Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-08-15

A notable wedding occurred at Bis
marck. n. D., on June "a. The bride was
Picture Eyes, the daughter of John
Moose, an old warrior, who has scalped
many \ white man and participated in
many a tribal battle. The bridegroom
was Thomas Dulaine Cronan, an Irish
man by birth. The marriage ceremony
was performed first by y Roman Catho-
lie priest. after which the Indians had
n genuine old-fashioned wedding east
b wedding Was the elimination OF
a eourtship extending orer seven years,
which has been attended by unusual
Incidents
Picture Eyes At the g of Is was a
well-formed, pretty-faced girl who
could not speak q word OF any but the
Sioux language, and had never known
the ways and customs of the white
man. She lived then in n tepee with her
parents Now she is IS years of age.
educated and refined. Her father, John
Moose, lives on the Standing Rock e
crvation, but the bride has been 4 mem
Der OF Col Frank Duncaa's family, hav-
ing been adopted by him several years
ago with the consent of her parents.
Cronan first came TO this country. lie
was then about IS years of age and
anne put west through the instrument
tally of Moreton Frewen. an English
financier. who was AT that time in
terssted with Marquis de Mores in the
cattle raising and exporting business.
Cronan was sent to America as 4 sort
Of special agent to look after the in
terests OF the English capitalists, and
his duties brought him TO the cattle
raising regions of Montana and Wy
oming one each year. On his third
trip he had occasion TO stop of 1T Me-
| dora, and il was there that he met the
Indian girl. Upon the day O! his arrival
4 Sioux Indian had been thrown into
Jail for attempting TO set fire TO \
ranchman's barn and there MAS n mob
of white men gathered about the Jail
door evidently ben; upon lynching the
Indian. The plucky constable. who
was 4 small man. stood uronr the door
step threatening TO shoot the first man
that made 4 move forward, but il was
certain that lie could not stand the mob
oil very long, and already n dctach-
ment OF the would-be lynchers had be-
! gun TO batter in the lone window of the
building. In the meantime an Indian
girl had appeared upon the scene and
was darting about making frantic eff
forts TO have some one understand the
entreaties she was screaming in the In
dian tongue.
Cronan. noticing the girl. asked who
she was. and was told that the mar in
the jail vas her father. ard that she
wanted the mob 10 spare his life so-
her sake. Cronan. moved by the help.
/ lessness OF the girl, decided 10 inter
{ cede for the life o! the Indian. though
he realized that il was 4 dangerous
more and might COS; him his life.
Elbowinc through the mob. he sprang
10 the side of the constable and shouted
out a plea for the Indian. He per.
severed in his efforts whenever the din
subsidized long enough for him to be
heard, and in time h. was successful.
The mob dispersed. leaving the consta-
be in charge OF the Jail and his pris.
oEer. \ few days later the prisoner,
who was John Moose. was tried and was
acquitted. having proved an alibi.
CroEan wen back TO England. bu;
returned in six months 10 NeGura, only
to find that John Moose and his family
had gone 10 Bismarck. He went to the
latter place on his return trip from
Wyoming and found the Moose family
sungly quaTtered il a tepec on The baul
of the Great Muddy. lie learned that
the girl had already been promised 10
n young buck named Four Toe, who
had given her father i certain quantity
Of tobacco for her hand. Cronan and
an interpreter went 10 the ;cpce of the
lucky -Four Toe and proceeded at once
20 negotiate for the purchase Of the
prospective bride. IL was an uphill
Job nj first, but after several trips had
been made TO the lodge Of Four Toe
the redskin finally ~relinquishcd all his
right. title, and interest in and 10 the
Sioux maiden for the consideration oil
S25 in hand paid and ten pounds OF
cabbage-leaf tobacco to be delivered or
the wedding day. Then the old war
rior's consent wa obtained To the pro
posed marriage and Cronan returned
to England, after making arrangement.
with Col. Frank Duncan for the adop
tion of the girl and for her education
Picture Eyes attended the Indiar
school at Carlisle, Pa, for two year.
and then was placed in n seminary n
St. Paul, where her education wa,
fnished.-N. y. Sun.