The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-11-08

This sQuaw man is ever present
when money is to be seen. He has.
however, been to severely condemn
ed by writer's who have never entered
into the Creek, Cherokee, or Choctaw
Nation. He is not necessarily a re-
fugee from justice, a schemer, or al
idler, but when he is not the first he
is in many cases either the second or
third. The white woman who VOWS
to love, honor. and obey an Indian
brave is almost a social Outcast. los
inc all her existing relationship and
entering upon life of misery and
wretchedness to her. Wien the ord
er of things is reversed. however, and
a white man marrics an Indian girl.
it quite frequently happens that the
domestic relations between the par
ties are at least pleasant.
An Indian brave on marrying 4
white woman usually becomes 4 bully
and an iGlcr, but the Indian girl who
marrics white man usually develops
a liking for household duties and Lc-
comes. if not in every sense OF the
word Il model wife, ut least valua-
Die hclcmatc in prairie life. Beauti-
full Indian yills are few There are
numbers Of pleasing looking Chcro-
kcc, ChOctaw. and Creek girls, some
of them pure blood and some of them
otfsprings of mixed marriages be
tween different tribes or between
white men and Indian women. The
majority of the young women are
lighter in complexion than the men,
and 1t is a significant fact when they
conccnt to do household duties and
remain in the house the greater part
of the dav their complexion becomes
so much lighter that after awhile it i;
u.ilicult to distinguish full bloc,
. from 4 half breed.
In some instances there is quite
bond of affection between squay
man and his wife, regardless of tn
motive that primarily caused them t
marr;. These marriages are mostl
for money. The financial advantay
. of marrying IN Indian can scarccl
be overcstimated,p provided. of cours,
the man making the sacrifice is al
solutely impccunious. or wealthy el
g Cugh to follow up the singular Il,
g vantages resulting from the alternat
a brimstonc-and-treaclc policy of tn
Government with regard to the Ii
dians. \ recently issued rctur
!, shows that the per capita wealth
the United States is little over $50,
allowing for men, women and children
In the wealthicst known civilized n:
ton in the world the per capita wealt
is $2G3, whereas several Indian tribe
:, are worth to day S2.OS3 per hea,
this extraordinary wealth bcin. Iii
tributed to the socalled "ciyilizcU
nations in the Indian Territory.
4 The squaw man is not recognize
q either by the United States or by Il!
Indian tribal governments as an i
i, dividual with Il vote. influence,
81 power. But, in spite Of this di
h. reimbursement, he acquires, by h
H. marriage. all the ri oh,s OF his wifi
". or if he does not fully acquire the
as he assumes them without que>tio
|e, One: squaw man very well know
rv was originally a coal miner. work.,
as IN the mines IN the ChoctOw NatiO
81. He married a girl of l6, with TO
Iv Choctaw and Cherokee blood in h
IN veins. and boaSted proudly that
81 consequence of this he was able
of collect for his wife for both her tribe
,ut Patting his breast pocket in Il We
ed to,.e lted manner, he remarked Il
he he had enough of Uncle Sam : mon
al there to fence in agocd sized far
he Every dollar Of the money he I
AS pended forthwith for barb wire !,
eat fenceposts, less little he would ha
to reserve for LABOR. If he sta
or sober he will shortly have in his p
an session large tract Of land. capa
for of growing anything. from cotton
nas corn, or OF pastaring several thou>:
md head of cattle. His wife is EMIT
ms to fence in this land. Strictly spe