The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-01
TAKE nRlDrs ny FORCE.
The Cour,ship Of the Indiana n Kldnnp.
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Indian mIddrnr DO not marry Thcy
Hfc morrly kidnapped. 4 young squaw
who inspires the lovv Of brave meets
tho fat" Of thr Sabine woman whom the
iIamans captured"
The reported marriage las, week at
the Dakota Indian agency Of Thomas
Cronhn. the representative OF an English
syndicate. and Sioux Indian girl called
Picture Eyes" says th- New York
World. II absolutely untrue, The World
correspondent, has Investigated II and
nnds 'hai the marriage" nA such never
occurred
/ "Anianovd husbands" do not exist in
{ the primitive lie % the true and only
American" Indian.
/ wh"u an Indian decides that ho wants
% ,epoc OF HE own he throws his blanket
over his hcs,l. leaving his eyes exposed
Ia the Turkish woman The blanket
over hr head signifies that he is going
counting
lir then star,t out n In his pcrigri-
nations he secs sirl that he thinks
, viii do-aud he is'not very particular
be- grabs her hy the neck, by the wrist
or nny o,h,r way. and carries her. or
drag- her. or takes her willingly, as the
case may hc to his ,vpcc Aud his is
abou, an there Is OF Indian cour,ship. or
oi the marriage ceremony
Thrrr are times. however. when an In
dian vii have preference For instance
one day Rlrl started out from tcpcc
with mrsc tin pail after water She
had gone but "a few steps when iivc or
six young follows, who seemed to be
lying IN whit caught her, Her tin pail
went rolling over the ground. She strug'
slcd to get awny-not ansrily hut coyly,
there bright red and yellow painted
faced Indians maid,ns have certain
coyncSs OF manner under all circum-
stances. But the Indians held hcr Sc
currly while they all talked to her
They appeared TO be pleading with
her. She lowered her head and smil, d,
Then, they released her.
The interpreter explained that some
young Indian had taken a fancy to her
ana these other young Indians were
friends OF his and were telling her wha,
O nice follow he was.
while grabbing an Indian girl and TAX
Ing her to his tepce Is about all there
liz of an Indian lovers courtship and
marriage he thus establishes himself as
a head Of family, and from this time
protects the squaw, lie Ia not, however
confined to one wife. lie can have sew
cral OF the squnws themselves will per
NIT. While an Indian woman is still IN
that state OF slavery OF all barbarlC
ngcs. they are great hghtrrs, and can
mako 1t 50 unpleasant Tor the new wives
that the head OF the family Is some
times Obliged to desist.
In this family" life from fvc to eleven
or moro eat, sleep. cook and live In d
lt,pcc that Is only ten feet in diameter
Sentimental writer's who surround IN,
Indian with poetry anu Tuu"pNc WI
gush about the Indians protecting The
honor Of women. one writer few years
ngo cxpatlated on the honor OF white
women always being protected by tha
old rascal sitting Bull.
II is not true, Neither white woman'i
honor nor nn Indian woman's honor Il
sacred to an Indian.
The greatest crime for which the gov
ernment must answer Is in sending tn
educated Indian girl back among her Owl
people, where she Is not sacred even /,
her own father and brothers.
As these Indian girls learn the code o
honor In civilization. and see the resrec
shown TO white women, they develope
wonderful womanliness, and return t
their people with a horror of the III
they understood perfectly before leaving
and It matters not at what age they ma
! have left