Show A easaw alice aljets francis the nineteen year old belli belh of the penobscot miss alice francis of olamon alamon island d me is tho the daughter of john mitchell mitchall francis the famous indian guide trapper and hunter she is the niece of joseph francis governor of the penobscot tribe anbe and with the possible exception of her cousins is the handsomest girl in the tribe alice francis look at all ne as though indian blood ran in her veins and even among her caucasian aste sisters she ehe would pass muster her complexion is modulated into a becoming olive her eyes are dark and expressive and her bet movements are graceful and unaffected affected john francis francia is a wealthy man so far as indians go and he has baa given his daughter many advant advantages agea her dresses are always rich and stylish her education has bag been looked after carefully she has visited washington baltimore and other large cities and she is a surer surprising ising example of what the maine indian maiden of the nineteenth century can become the home of john francis on 0 alamon olamon lamon island is remotely situated but it is none the less cozy the house is tidy and is 13 to tell tho the truth in all apartments save the parlor somewhat different from what a trim yankee housewife might desire however the parlor is the bower of the daughter daughten r of the house I 1 theres there a a polish on the tha parlor about this time of year it forms a particularly bright attraction in the eyes of the young braves of the neighborhood who our indian maiden naively admits occasionally drop around 0 evenings but says she with decision 1 I never allow them to stay later than 10 in one corner of the tha parlor is a piano and beside it stands a massive piano lamp hugo fur far rugg rug cover the floor and these were secured by the prowess of hunter francis indeed the latter seems to have been an important factor in securing adornment for the room and a great array of trophies both feather and fur hang about the walls miss francis is ia nineteen years of age she is as yet fancy free but when the right young man cornea comes along there will be a real old fashioned indian wedding on olamon alamon island with a feast a dance games and all tho the merrymaking that can be crowded into four days for that ia the way in which the Bock alexis lY francis ancis tie the nuptial knot lewiston journal |