The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
ELOPED, LIKE The PALEFACES
LOUIS OFTHE MOHAWKS AND EVA
OF THE TIOGAS NOW ONE.
Their Religions Didn't Hitch Easlly and
Eva Had Mother and They'd Waited
Three Years. 80 They Came to Mrs.
Conyerse--Had Church wedding. Too.

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There was an Indian marriag in this city
on Monday, which. though 1t was not pre-
coded by raids on burning tepees. bloodied
| tomahawks and forced marches through
the wilderness, nevertheless represented as
long and as devoted u courtship as any
wedding of the romantic Indian fiction OF
! the haircloth sofa era OF our literature.
IT'S now some three years since Louis
Savior, whose father was o full blooded
Mohawk, descended from long line OF
chiefs, fell in love with Eva Rea Jamison
Jacobs, Grand River Tioga. descendant OF
the famous white Princess Of the Genesee
Valley, who was stolen by the Indians and
refused to be recaptured Well. they're
married now.
Notwithstanding their genealogy. the
two will doubtless pass through their life
here without being known as Indians by
most Of the people they meet. Louis does
not look at all like an Indian. He has
sandy hair and as plainly Caucasian features
as his mother. Eva Is dark and has the
black hair OF her race, but she has the snub
nose of the modern Indian, az different a.
possible from the typical red mans profile
on the good red cent Of commerce. This IL
how they courted
Two years ago, Louis, who earns his
living among the palefaces a. ho,-ic
painter. went up to the Caughnawasa
reservation in Canada, where Eva's mother
has lived since marrying into the Caugh-
nawaga tribe. He went up with great faith
that he was going to bring Eva back as
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mother was a Catholic and Louis was an
Episcopalian and it wouldn't do at all.
Besides, they were too young and there
were a. many other reasons a. have ever
been found since parents first began to in
vent pretenoes for making lovelorn youth
unhappy.
As matter Of fact. Eva's mother didn't
want Eva to marry anybody who would
take her away from the reservation; how
much this affection was bolstered up
by the usefulness Of the girl ss house.
.seiper and nurse for the younger chill
dren 1t is 10 part OF the chronicler OF 70.
nance to tell. Mrs. Jacobs has q pros.
porous business selling Indian costumes
to societies and theatrical people and u
away from home great deal.
Six weeks ago there were three marriage,
at Caughnawaga. Once more, Louis went
up to Canada in the belief that there wa
to be fourth marriage. But the banna
had been forbidden and the priest had not
rot the dispensation from the Bishop.
disappointment Of parting. unwed.
Eva's mother went on business trip to
St. Louis last week. Eva, who had been
waiting ever since the wedding festivals
for her mother to go away, came to New
York at once and met Louis. They went
straight to Mrs. Harriet Maxwell Converse
the white chief of the Senecas.
Mrs. Converse has been mother and sister
| TO the India Ms Of New York for 30 many
years that abe always speaks OF them al
my people" and spends all Of her time
helping them 1t was to her that Louis
had always come to get reduced rate rail-
road tickets to Caqghnawasa; she e
.No, chief" he said. 1T il not for a ticket
this time. I come to tell you that am to
be married-right away
Now Mrs Converse had known Louis
since he was a small boy. She has also
known for a long time Of his love for Eva
She thought she knew that Eva was In
Canada. She was therefore as sad as a
good lady may be who has seen romance
growing for three years and believes 1t to
have vanished like mist, right before her
aWhy, Louis she said, surely you have
not deserted Eva? Surely you have not
given her up because of a few ordinary Off
ficultes which almost every young man
Louis explained. He came just because
no had done Just the opposite from giving
up. He had acted. The Chief must help
him. Eva was here and she wanted to be
a good Catholic: yet there was that ques-
ton OF dispensation, which was very
slow thing to get; and there was Eva's
uncle, who had followed her down herr
and had telegraphed to st. Louis for her
mother. Something must be done quick.
-You might go to an Alderman, sug-
gested Mrs. Convene Then the church
marriage could be arranged later
Mrs. Converse was secretly pleased to
brought into the discussion. She didn' t
want any Aldernanic naturalization OF
her dreams. She wanted to be married
In a church.
Mrs. Converse went to st. Chrysostom's
| Episcopal Chapel at Seventh avenue and
| Thirty-ninth street, her own church, and
had talk with the curate, the Rev. Mr..
Mitchell. He knew Mrs. Converse, and
entered into the wedding arrangements
with great enthusiasm.
some flowers, and Mrs, Converse and a
friend acted as witnesses. When she had
seen the couple of on their wedding trip,
Mrs. Converse settled down in the calm
consciousness OF her good deeds to await
the arrival OF Eva's mother from st. Louis
| and the delicate diplomacy Of getting
| Louis into good standing with his church
again.