The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-04-21
RED ROSES MISTAKE
THE INDIAN MAID AND THE
GALLANT LIEUTENANT.
The Rescue and the Rcscuer's Polite
ness-An Unlooked-For Response
New England Girl APP
pears on the Scene.

Little Red-Rose, the young daughter
Of Lame-Dog, a Kiowa warrior, ven-
tured alone one day to search for a
horse that had strayed. While at
tempting to cross a n~eighboring
stream. a small detachment of cav
airy, returning from a scout in the
Comanche country, suddenly made its
appearance on the farther bank. The
clatter of hanging sabers and booted
carbines, as the horses were brought
to a sudden halt at the edge of the
stream, greatly frightened the animal
ridden by the girl, and as it turned
suddenly about in a spaSmOdic effort
to escape, she was thrown from it's
back into the stream.
Fearing that the girl might be
drowned, an officer with the detach-
ment quickly dismounted and plung-
ing into the stream, brought the wom-
an safely to the shore. She seemed
her, and employing the scant knowl.
edge Of the English language she had
acquired at the agency school, ha-
stoned in broken speech to express her
gratitude. She possessed pleasing
manners and ready speech, but the &C.
casion was a trying one for her, and
the characteristic self-possession Of
her race for the moment quite de-
serted her. The officer, plying her
embarrassment, fastened in turn to
assure her that what he had done was
scarcely worthy Of consideration.
Hoping to end the scene by a little act
Of gallantry, he seized her hand and
raised 1t to his lips. Unfortunately,
the act awakened an emotion in the
breast of the maiden that the young
man had not anticipated, and brought
a response he had not expected. The
woman stood for a moment gazing
earnestly at him, and then suddenly
throwing herself into his arms, vio-
lently embraced him. He was a chiv.
alrous youngster, and thoughtless of
possible consequences, returned the en-
brace fervently, and ended it with q
kiss upon the girls upturned lips.
An awkward silence fell upon the
"a 90 tACy oACW dpdI q, OIOhCA dt last
by an exclamation from the girl.
when you come again." she asked.
pretty soon," he replied, "if the Com
manches don't behave themselves"
A week had scarcely elapsed after
these events when the Indian girl and
her father appeared one day at Fort
Sill, ostensibly on a trading trip, but
evidently to enable the Rose" to see
the lieutenant again.
1t so happened that the young
daughter of a prominent New England
was visiting at the fort at the
time and a~nxiossly awaiting the pos
sible visits Of Indians from the ad-
see and converse with them. She had
acquired some very romantic impress
sions Of the "red man" from fanciful
Of irresponsible writer's. and
"longed to participate for awhile in
the wild, free life of the children of
the forest and the plain"
The coming OF Red-Rose, arrayed in
barbaric fashion, wrapped in a highly
blanket, and displaying broad
necklaces Of beads and heavy wrist.
let's of silver, quite filled the measure
If expectation INDUCED in by the New
maiden. Quickly seeking the
acquaintance Of the Indian girl, she
arranged to go with her for awhile
her home on the Kiowa reservation.
On reaching the home of Red-Rose,
of the romance of the occasion
vas. lost in the squalid conditions en-
,ountered by the visitor. The lodge
consisted of a single room without a
loor, and the light shone through
many openings in the roof and the
of the edifce. A number of VI
ious, wolf-ilke dogs nosed about
the cooking utensils, and drank
t pleasure from the family water
a"7'''
The. girls spent .fhe night in the
5dge, lying close together on the
COR wrapped IN their blankets, and
or awhile conversed freely>.of their
In the. future. The. visitor
oped, she conddeds to the Rose. to
e instrumental in, -efecting many re-
orms among the lords of the plains"
nd. in turn the Rose" confessed that
he expected soon to become the wife
the lieutenant who had rescued her
rom drowning. When this confession
ad been made the New England girl
ceased further conversation,
nd when the morning came promptly
ade the Rose" good-by. and hurried
ack to the fort in the vehicle in
hich she had gone. "The presumption
[ the creature!" she exclaimed to, a
lend at the fort. "Ste expects to
larry my ~affianced."
H.. r. BRINKERHOFF. ;