Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-08

young Scotch lover would leave the
land Of cakes and follow her to the
northwest, where she pictured TO her
self the kind reception he would re-
ceive from her parents, and where the
battle Of life would be commenced in
the married state. But this dream was
never to be realized. Aye, the golden
web was TO be shattered before II was
nearly completed
after due time the father was in
| formed OF her attachment TO the young
man in Scotland, Of her intention to
marry him, and how he was coming
| out for that purpose. The father be-
came angry and would not consent lie
already had husband chosen for her.
The person was an employee of the
| company, and was stationed at Fort
Garry.
Here was an obstacle that she did
not count upon. She debated the sub
| jcct with her father and finally as
serted her prcrogative of accepting as
her husDan the man she had chosen,
while the father was just AS determined
that she should marry the man he had
| chosen.
"Thus matters stood for a long time.
II was impos sible for her to let the
| young man II Scotland know how
matters were. In the meantime, how
ever, he had determined to reach the
northwest.
'lle came out TO Chicago, and from
there made his way to Fort Garry,
where he joined II party who were go
ing to Fort Policy The Journey be-
tween the two forts-some three hum
| dred or four hundred miles-was made,
but his reception at Fort Policy was
cold one. The father would not allow
him TO see his daughter. lie was or
dered to leave the country at once.
This order was supreme and had TO be
obeyed.
"lle could not reside in the country
an hour without the factors hnowl-
edge. Even IL he could there was no
means for young man like him to
gain n livelihood The forts held all
the necessaries of life and none could
be purchased elsewhere. Then, again,
there was the danger Of being killed by
struggling bands of lndianSs
with reluctance he turned his back
to Fort Policy and all 1t contained
that was dear to him. lie retraced his
steps us best he could, and reached the
border of the United States, where all
trace of him was lost forever so far as
No. 10 was concerned.
by some means she learned that
her transatlantic lover had been In the
country, the reception he had received,
and how he had been banished by her
father This, OF course, caused her a
good deal Of grief, and consequently
widcncd the breach between herself
and father.
large number of employees belonging
to the Hudson's Bay company, and the
factor lived like baron of feudal
times. Meals were served in a large
hall. while buffers attended to the or
binary duties
"Onc morning, after the factor and
hi, rctinuc had taken their places ut
the breakfast table, IL was noticed
that the daughters chair was vacant
The mother was asked the reason, and
she replied that the girl was i'll and
was unable to leave her room.
"Ihe father, suspecting that she had
ANhiNA va iiio hNNlhhH AbNdTu young
Scotchman and that she was fcigning
sickness, determined to show her he
was lot to be trifled with. The mother
was requested to tell her to come down,
and the daughter obeyed the summons.
"When she entered the hall il was
quito evident that she had recently
been weeping. The father, letting his
passion get the better of decorum, up
braided his daughter before the em-
ploycs, using the most harsh language
toward the young Scotchman.
For a time the daughter listened 70
I'm meefly, but the climax was reached
where patience ceased to be n virtue.
She arose, ana, tossing back her loose
hair, stood before him In defiance.
Looking straight at her father, she
said with much bitterness and deter
mination; Before forty-eight hours |
will disgrace you With that she
rushed from the dining hall. The
meal proceeded, and afterward the
employees went about their usual voca-
tons
THE father thought the affair OF the
morning would soon quiet down as far
as his daughter was concerned, and
eventually she would come around to
his way of thinking. But he was mis-.
taken.
The young woman left the fort II
was no use for her to try to leave tho
country, for she was too far away from
civilization, and she also knew that
none of the employees dare assist her.
She therefore made her way to a tribe
of Cree Indians. 1t did not take her
long to mako up her mind what to do.
1t was II terrible sacrifice, but she was
determined to thwart her fathers
plans, and in order to do this she be-
came the pale faced squaw' of full.
blooded Cree
although, with her husband, she
often encamped near the fort her
father never noticed her afterward.
Her mother used TO send her articles
from the fort, but that was the only
intercourse she had VITA her parents.
In order to disting uish her husband
and family she had them assume the
name of Mcleod.
The woman's story affected me
very much" said the speaker. "and
was glad when my WORK was over, but
the sacrifice No 10 made has never left
my memory. st John Globe.
A MEMORIAL MONUMENT.
The Curious Collection OF War Relies lie.
longing TO y blind Veteran.