The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-12-23
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half breed woman TO make known her
plans to Warren Rodney. In circum-
venting Sally Tumlin the man became
the spolls OF war. and It Is not the In
dian way to tell plans on the war trail.
80 the squaw left her kingdom IN the
hands OF the enemy without n word.
Sally Tumlin and Warren Rodney
looked upon the disappearance OF the
squaw In the light OF providentlal
solution Of the difficulties attending
their romance. They admitted IL was
square OF her to hit the trail" and
they decided to lose no time In going
to the army post where a chaplain. an
Indian missionary, happened TO be
staying at the time. and have real
wedding. with ring aud fee to the
the post. old mother Iumlin dutterinG
about the bride as compacently az II
the ceremony had been the elimination
OF the most decorous courtship. The
oafsh brother drove the bridal party,
making crude Jcsts by the way to the
and the giggllng protestations Of the
bride. The chaplain ut the post was
disposed to ask few questions. Par
sons made queer marriages In those
tumultuous days, and IL was regarded
as patent Of worthy motives that
the pair should call in the man of the
gospel at all To the question whether
or not he had been married before
Rodney answered:
well. parsoII. this IN the first time
] have ever stood up for life SEN
tence." And the ceremony proceeded.
Some of the ladies ut the post. hear
ing that there was to be wedding,
dropped in and added the smiles and
futterings to the rather grim party,
among them Mrs. Atkins who had just
come to the post as a bride. They even
added tribe or two from their own
store of pretty things as presents to
Sally. And Miss Tumlin left the post
Mrs. Warren Rodney, with "a home of
her own" to go to.
Singing Stream did not hasten In her
quest for bright fabrics with which to
stay the hand of fate. To the half
breed woman the journey to town was
not without certain revivifylng pleas.
ure. The Indian in her stirred to the
call of the open country. As she drove
through the foothill country she told
the solemn eyed little Judith the story
of the Sioux and what great lighting
people they had been before Rodney's
people drove them from their land.
Judith was not quite four when She
took this memorable drive with her
mother, but the impression of these
things abided through all her years.
And when they had come within Il
mile OF Warren ROdney's cabin on Ell
der creek Singing Stream halted and
prepared for the great event of rein
statement. First she made splendid
toilet of purple calico torn into strips |
and tied about the waist to simulate |
the skirts Of the devil woman. Over |
these she wore shirt OF buckskin |
broidered with beads OF many colors |
and n necklace of elk teeth wound |
twice about the throat. ON her feet
sne wore new nlOccuSlnS OF tanned elk
hide, and these, too. were beaded in
many colors. Her hair. now braided
with strips OF scarlet flannel, hung be-
low the waist. And she walked to Rod
ney's cabin not as an outgrown mis-
tress, but as the daughter OF chief.
The little Judith held up her head and
chung tight to the doll She knew that
something of moment was about to
happen.
The gala trio, Singing Stream, Judith
and Judlth's doll, presented themselves |
at Rodneys house, before which the
bride was washing clothes, the day be-
ing fine. Sally, us usual, wore one of |
the rose colored calicoes with the col |
lar turned well in and the sleeves rolled |
above the elbows. She washed vigor
ously, with steady splashing of suds. |
Sally enjoyed this home of her own
and all the household duties appertain- |
ing to IT, She was singing, and a strand
OF pale brown hair. crlnkly as seaweed,