Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
ERIN AND DAKOTAH.
Romantic Marriage of an Irfshman
and Sioux Maiden.

ana sioux Maiden.
From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
In Bismarck June "a will occur the we'd
ding of a subject of her majesty, the Queen
Of Great Britain, and true daughter of
the new world. Thomas Dulaine Cronan,
an 1rishman by birth and a resident of
London. will be Joined in wedlock to Pic
ture Eyes, daughter of John Moose. the
famous old Sioux chief. and adopted daugh-
ter of Col. Frank Duncan of Bismarck.
Here is the story of the romance: Ten
years ago Cronan was sent to America by
Moreton Frewen, the famous English BIZ
Tetailist, to look after the investments of
a number of English capitalists who were
interested in the west with the Marquis de
Mcres. On his third trip. in 1890, Mr..
Cronan stopped off at the little town Of
Medora, In North Dakota, to look after
some business The first thing that he saw
was mob of furious men attacking the
Jail. The building was defended by one
constable and an Indian girl who seemed
almost frantic.
An Indian had been arrested, charged
with having attempted to burn barn be-
longing to a cattle man near the town. He
was then in the jail and the grief-stricken
girl who was pleading with the mob was
his daughter The mob had determined to
lynch the Indian.
The lrishman's chivary for a woman in
distress and his love of fair play overcame
his cooler judgment, and, forcing his way
through the crowd, he placed himself beside
the constable and began to address the
mob. After reasoning with the men for
few minutes they were induced to with
draw and allow the Indian a chance. A
few days later the Indian was tried and
acquitted, being able to prove alibi. The
Indian was John Moose and the girl, his
daughter. was Picture Eyes.
The old Indian grateful to his foreign
deliverer and SO was the girl. Their first
interview was strange one. Neither the
Indian nor his daughter could speak
word of English, and the young 1rshman
could not speak the language of the Sioux.
There was one person present, however, to
whom language was unnecessary. 1t was
the little god with the arrows, Venus mes
senger, plump, rosy Cupid.
MIR. Cronan returned to England, but six
months later was back in Medora. He
found that John Moose and his family had
gone to Bismarck. There he found them,
living in tepee on the banks of the Mis-
souri,. He went to them. But alas, he
was no better off than he was before. He
and Picture Eyes could not understand
each other. The Indian maiden could not
speak to her white lover. Mr.. Cronan pro-
cured the services of an Interpreter.
1t was a strange love making. The
Irishman poured his love into the ear of
the interpreter, who repeated it to the girl.
Cronan told Picture Eyes of his love, and
she blushngly admitted that it was re
turned. Then came a difficulty. She had
recently been promised to young buck of
the tribe. He had paid large quantity of
tobacco for the fair Picture Eyes hand,
and she must be redeemed from him before
she could promise to become the wife of
Cronan. Negotiations were opened with
the Indian, and So and ten pounds of to-
bacco soon purchased Picture Eyes re-
lease.
After that there was no trouble in obtain
ing the consent of John Moose and his
worthy squaw to the match. Col Duncan
was a friend of Cronan's, and the Indian
girl was adopted into his family. She was
sent to the Indian school at Carlisle, Pa,
for two or three years. and her education
was completed in st. Paul. During these
years MIR. Cronan kept in constant CORE
spondence with Col. Duncan and directed
the education of his future wife
Two years ago the Irishman came to
America solely for the purpose of seeing
his prospective bride. In the parlor of Col.
Duncans house at Bismarck he met her.
He had left a shy, untutored Indian girl;
he found a beautiful, modest, refined wo-
man. She told him that she still loved
him and willing to become his wife.
The IrShman's love had increased with
the years. He returned to England. and
since that time a constant correspondence
has been kept up across the water
June ; Mr.. Cronan left London for Bis
marck TO claim his dusky bride. June "A
they will be married by Catholic priest.
Der will indulge in old-fashioned we'd
ding feast, the like of which has been sell
dom seen. And then the young 1rishman
and his Indian bride will return to London,
and as the old fairy stories say, will live
happily ever after