The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-14
ONE OF THE ooWoInLs MARxIED.
The Novel Way In which Her Interest In
Her Future Ha.bnpd Mns Aron-ed.

IRON the 81. Lo,ts Globe. Democrat.
CHAMBERLAIN. s. d.. Feb. 1.-The recent we'd
ding Of Myrtle Morrison. the famous Nowlin
county girl broncho buster. and Frank Duprce.
n part-blood Sioux. created quite IA sensation
among the aristocracy on the Sioux reservation
and In the adjacent territory. Miss Morrison Is u
handsome young cowgirl. noted far and nenr for
her proficiency In the art OF horse training. She
has had many admirers among the frontier
beaux, but ALWAYS declared that she would
never marry any man who could not ride. shoot.
and throw II lnriat better than she could. aud rs
such mon, are extremely scarce. 1t appeared
a life OF single bic-spdness.
However last fall. hay being scarce on tho
upper Bad River rage. her father removed his
OF the Cheyenne River. Here Myrtle hrst made
the acquaintance OF the good looking. daring
husband. Frank Dupree is u splendid horse
man. a thorough cowhand. and apparently de-
void OF fear. The Dnprees are among the
their cattle by the thousand. and Frank.
like many other half.bloods in that section.
has received "a very fair education. SIN.
Myrtle wa. not much attracted toward the
rwarthy youth until one dAy they happened
to be riding together. AMI came In sight OF u
herd az sixty or scvcnty buffalo. which the
Dupr-e family have raised on their own range
from u few calves caught years ago when buf-
the entire sioux nation: Although this herd IL
kept from .trayIng far from the home ranch by
old Mnn DupreeS COWBOY. ihrN nrc fllly rs
Wild "a their ancestors. who once biackened the
pralries west OF Chamberlain.
The young couple rode up quite close to tho
herd before the animals were aware OF their
presence, and Frank. In q ,plrit OF bravndo.
urged mis- bronchu alongside OF "a huge bull buf-
falo and spfRnG from his saddle to the animals
back. In nm inrtant the herd was siamprding
madly across ia. prairie. with the old bull lead
inv the van. DupTee's foolhurdin.ss lad placed
him In an extremely dangerous p~rrd!cRmeut.
IL he Jumped or icl from the bufialo's back
he would certainly be trnmpled to death
by the pursuing herd. aud II he retained
his seat until the animal became tired
and sulky IL was equally certain that the
brute would make q furious assault upon him
the moment he dismouut-d. So all he could
do was To cling to the animals back and await
an opportunity TO escape. but IL was not until
the herd had run fully two miles that ie saw
the least chance OF leaving the back Of his
novel steed and escaping alive. Fortune at last
favored him. and the animal ran for some dis
lance along "A deep. harrow wRslout with AL
most perpendicular sides reaching to n height
OF fully twenty feet. Here Frank sprang from
mis- seat and sid down the bank OF the d-pres-
by the closely fullGwIng herd.
Meanwhile Myrtle had lassoed her compan-
Ions horse and was hurrying after the rapidly
Tetreattn. buffalo. She reached the spot where
Frank had disnIounted just a. he WAS climbing
dirty and hedragsled. to the top OF the ravino.
Tbs cowboy did not feel very proud OF his ex-
ploit, but nevertheless tho little episode had
touched n tender spot In the girls heart. and a
short time ago the bells OF the Cherry Creek
Mission Church announced the wedding OF this
typical frontier couple.