The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-04-20
Locals of a
Wider Nature.

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While the Sioux Indians are quick to adopt the
modes OF living andideas of the whites in many ways
yet the Young braves enacousy cling the custom of
the fathers in their manner of making love- An effort
was recently made by Carlisle graduate at Crow creek
to introduce the way of the paeface in affairs Of the
hear but bis method chat of having third party intro
duce the marmoniay inclined Indian to the souaw Of
his choce was declared out of order by nearly all and
the custom of the fathers will remain When the youth
decides that it is time for him marry he conceals him.
self behind rock bush near the path along which
the object OF his heart is supposed to travel and when she
appears the old fashioned introduction of sprngng at
her and graspng herin his arms occurs If the crude
introduction is met with ferocious rebuke then the
youth will wait few days and repeat the introduction
Ii more than seven rebukes accorded him he will
introduce himself to another maiden Quite generally
the rst or second effort is successful 1t is not long af
ter the primitive acQualnantance introduction before
the young people get license and married by min
isteT of justice the same the whites near-sghted
brave once sprang from behind bush to introduce him
self The squaw married and she rebuked the love-
sick Indian as ne grabbed her with the two pals of wa
ter that she was carrying Once introduced and married
the Indian women begin their life of toll and woe be to
the brave who would then attempt an introduction.
river full Of interest to the settler schooma ms as
the cattle roundup there last year. then the passing
of the cowboy will fade away with pleasant memories
The Upper Cheyenne outfit started from Fort Pierre
with lib men, 5000 saddle horses, % 4horse wagons
At Bull creek far southwest of Pierre the outfit campe
for week One day the cowboys were surprised by the
appearance in camp at the dinner hour of forty school
MAINS. The boys were greatly embarrassed as the
young ladies insisted inspecting the individual tents
and watching the boys cook their meals. They were
from the east and having finished their spring terms of
school, holding down their claims in the neighbor
hood Many OF them gold eyeglasses and
carried that they did not hesitate to point at
the cattle camps and cowboy tents One young lady ac
cidentally discovered old lover who some years be-
fore had come west to get rch then expecting return
farm and her mother and sister were helping her hold
it down he went out to visit her and view the ranch
The boys broke camp on Bull creek with reluctance
for they had unwittingly stopped in neighborhood
OF settlers who bore the marks OF culture refinement
beauty and youth There was no gambling or drinking
allowed in the roundup camp Not dog was allowed
along and Of the 5000 horses there was but one mare
Many in this outfit new hands at the business be-
ing young men who had from the east to take land
They had to be taught the old uabyes that the cowboys
sing to the cattle at night to keep them from waking up
and stampedng they had also to be taught by the buck
ing bronco that st required stickto-ttiveness to get
there The roundup was continued on west along the