The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-17
QUEER TEXAN FOLK.
loWBoY MERCHANT, INDIAN BLOOM
Err WIFE, FAuNTLEROY PAPOOSE.

Picturesque Group Attracts Attention In
the Streets of st. Louis-Going to Eu-
rope on n Pleasure Trip-strange Ro-
nance of Their Union.
The newest of new women and yet
one of the Oldest if the aborigines may
be classed as "old, 4" was seen on the
streets of st. Louis. She was a splendid
specimen of womanhood. strikingly
handsome and superbly proportioned
and was dressed in bloomers. although
they differed in style and cut from any
worn by the st. Louis bicycle girls. She
was an Indian woman, the full blooded
daughter of chief of the Sioux tribe
one Of the fiercest and most bloodthirsty
bands which ever troubled the settlers
Of the west-and her dress was one of
the most peculiar ever seen on the streets
of great city A dark hat of modern |
style half hid quantity of raven black |
hair on her splendid head. and long |
ulster of the most recent fashion envel- |
oped her, outlining her fine figure to adj.
vantage. But below this there tapped
out as she walked the most remarkable
part of her dress and that which attract
ed the most attention, her boomers.
They were cut long and straight, like
mems trousers, and were rather close
about the ankles.
These boomers were OF black silk.
and the inner and outer seams were dec
GRATED with four or five rows of beads
of various colors and worked in fanci-
full design. Flowers. snakes and animals
ran up and down the side and made
the bloomers, or trousers, thing to at
tract attention anywhere and especial
" ON so handsome woman. Her COM
plexion was olive, like that OF Span
ish girl. and clear; her cheeks were rosy
and her voice low, but her eyes were
, dark and piercing and seemed to LOOK
through one. But with all her fancifui
dress and her name of Talaconqua she
! ia the wife of one of the richest mer-
chants q the great southwest and 10 ON
: her way to Europe. where she Will
doaht,ess bs received by royalty.
In direct contrast 10 this woman wa
. one of her companions. Taller than she,
with hair AZ light as hers was dark, and
. light blue eyes, his ruddy. sunburnec
face was partially shaded BY tho oroat
Q bYimmsd sombrsro, which was tippst
& 20 one side on his head. As he wakes
Is there was q swing TO his gait thas toi'
d of ,hs easy gallop Of the mustang. an'
8 everything in his manner bespoke tn
Is cowboy. His shirt, which was OF expen
lg sive material, was made negligee fash
Of ion and cut low at the neck. showin
. povsrful neck, tanned BY the exposur
I'd Of MANY suns on the plain. His clothes
ey too. were Of expensive material, but tn
ut cut was a trife odd. Still they gave on
n, the impression that they were PAID &c
h and that the man that wore them ma
DIS his own opinion as to how clothe
he sbonld be made for him, as he was N
ed man To wear them. He walked alont
Is. frequently squirting a stream OF tooact
re mice through his white teeth and strol
ng ing his long, blond mustache. The ma
in 10 worth $3.50, 600 and is one or u
most successful merchants in Texas.
ed Between this strangely assorted pa
)re walked a youngster about years Oh
icy and his dress was as stylish as that
ny. his companions was unconventional
lex leather Tam O'Shanter was plac
ng iauntily on one side OF his crown
or. Golden curls. and he wore velvet CO
old Of Faurtleroy pattern. His little Il
ter were incased in swell patent leatn
ary boots, and above them, extending ne'
de. " TO the hip, were leather leggins
rec These were decorated somewhat az
ma the manner of the boomers when
inc woman beside him wore, but were
re. on Noticeable because of the decorate
ks, as there were only two rows OF pea
Old and they were dark in color Inc III
ght fellow carried cane, which he swu
his 70 and fro like dude, and yet the
not dian woman is his mother, ana nc 10
t. heir TO $3.50, 900 and is going abroad
eniov the advantages of foreign traVe
The manner in which the couple
Jity was unioue. 1t was during the
ting month after the opening OF Oklaho
3 OIL that the Texan was going through Z
the territory and saw his present wl1e.
amy fell in love with her at first slght' an
r,ontb later they were married, 81
II po that time UDey uaNO
hree Tex, where he is dealer IN agri'
mile tural implements and farming tools
hich The mans name is Samuel brent
the He was born in Dayton, o. IN i'
, air and year after the war closed wen
mile New Orleans, working his way
,ibly racket He remained in the Ores.
rson City until 1876, when he went TO
ance ton. then only settlement Oh
houses on the bank OF the hea -
He located a claim there with Cns
. Avery At that time all farming In
ecree nents had to be brought from Hou
n of and cost two or three times VIVA,
ecree We're worth III northern markets "A
rsary and Brennan saw chance for pun
ar of mn a business in the line IN Norton
they located a general store there. /,
aso miles north of Houston. Ihe'
vestment proved paying one,
Turk Brennan in 1879 bought out avery
terest in the firm. Since theh IN
ASS, w. t...,,aSc himself.