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Show N INDIAN WEDDING. (Whhlta Utter) The awelleet Indian wedding In the f. etnry of the Ooage Indiana, the rich-ett rich-ett tribe ot rrl ople or, In fact, any tlher i lot! of person un rtb, w celebrated In gvrgeoue atyle at Pnw-l:uiika, Pnw-l:uiika, the Onage capital, tho othir day 'Tall lllk, the owner of a hf million dollars, and Mary lied Igle tho helreaa of Chief lied llagle, were mnrrl.il with all the dignity, pornp and glory surrounding their potltlon In the tribe It w the edcioty ovcat of the Four llund-ed ' Osage toelsty. lloth th bride androoM are full-blooded full-blooded OeagM and tb' are nwnitt and heirs to over two million doltnm. Their wealth la largely Invested In Al wells. Por n numlier of J ears Tall Klk attended the iwbools n the Un There he drcwod In the regulation style of the rollego student nnd wrat among the pretty whlto girls, who adored his tine form aud graeefulniaa-nor graeefulniaa-nor Hut a year ago he on inn batk from the Knm and returned to his old Indian habits. Tho broadcloth wta rati aside for the gtudy raiment of the Indian warrior lied Hagle waa a clerk lu the government office nt Paw-hiiskn, Paw-hiiskn, lelng placed there by hla father to guard the financial Interests of the I tcli Oaagee Tall Klk' also had hit own Interests to look after, and the numeroua bills favor.ihlo to -mining and oil lease were the (ample of hi handiwork He wn- -mncesfiil In getting get-ting n Rrrnt many of them through Hut when he met tho pretty Indian maiden, Mary lied tingle hla thought fife W- I s.- Ca" TAI.l. KI.K AND Ilia WKAI.TIIY IlIIIDi: fled from bualuoaa care und he determined de-termined tu win her heart 11 wi a royal courting with million for both. Tho girl' father wat determined that hla daughter should not wed the young clerk, who, though rich, was tho son of his hated enemy, Had Klk Tho oung man had to get around this proposition, but Just how he could not conceive, in tho meantlmo ho loid no tlmo In making fait frlcndt with tho girl whom he wanted to make hit own: An Indian courtship cannot bo carr.vd out without a public announcement that tho couple are engaged, so tills pair had to sneak around behind tho trees nud wander off Into lonely pith. Their la tho first ciso known to the Indian agent, who Is a great studunt ot Indian love-making, where tho oung woman braed tho storm ot popular ahuso (If she had been do-trcted) do-trcted) by running away from her father home to meet her lover. Theto were lotely times for then two Indian hearts, but they knew It could Hot bo curried out much longer without with-out being dlnco'crcd, which meant disgrace dis-grace to both. The joung go. rnment tlcrk determined upon n coup He knew ot some ery valuable mining leases which the father ot his sweetheart sweet-heart waa holding contrary to the law, lie Investigated the matter secured evidence sufficient to cause the arrest of the man he wanted for a father-in-law. Then he made bold to beard tho Hon In It den The evidence was pre-tented pre-tented and the girl demanded. The old man screed readily lo sell his daughter daugh-ter when he found that ho had been flapped A bargain waa aixin agreed upon, forty-five ponlea being the consideration con-sideration The engagement waa an-nutinied an-nutinied and the young people were allowed to rourt lu the regular atyle, t.hleh must bo much more tlresomo )lmn the new way this couple nt first , pranked The young man calls at tho lepee of hi beloved and sit for tho' , flint half hour without opening hla I mouth Then ho begins to move closer I lo I lie klrl and cast occasional glance ! nl her Hhe doe not even look at I bun Alter tho young man has been ' i ailing for two hour ho can take tho oung woman upon nig lnti If she doe not object, even If the parent nro In i the same room. I The wedding was celebrated In the I publii square nt Pawhuska Hundreds ! of Indians were present. At S o'clock ' ,n Hi" morning six young men ap-iieind ap-iieind at tho public square, disrobed, pn pared lo fW for the htlde pony, wblle six squaws appeared and were In rare for Iho brldo' robe. Tho robe ' ii to bo discarded after ths wedding wed-ding Thcv all lined up 2t0 yard from i the lied llag'e wigwam, where dwelt the hilde-to-be A short dlstanco aw iv near the square waa tho tern porarlly erected tepco of the groom. Shortly Mis lied llagle. clad 111 dax-illng dax-illng robe ot red and blue, appeared from tho fold of her father' wigwam mounted on n llttlo pony llehlud her rame her mother When they had advanced ad-vanced to within 150 ard of the runners run-ners tho two women, halted Tho pony was turned looso and the six bucks ttarted after It. Tin bride In tho incantlmo waa being hattlly undretsed by her mother Tho gay robes nnd dainty lingeries wn strewn to the winds and tho ery soon-to-be-brlde stood there clothed In a smile nnd a nlghtrobo. Tall Klk, blushing, happy nnd robust, then rnmo running from hi lent, threw a blanket nround the unclad brldo and carried her away .to tho wigwam. Then tha visitor rushed Into tho square, clapped their brown hands In delight nnd tho ceremony waa ovor. That la, all but tho feast. This con-aisled con-aisled of dog soup, and all tho red-uklns red-uklns sat on the ground around boll Ing kettle of dogs nnd drank Iho fa vorlto dish of tholr people. After n while tho brldo and groom appeared nnd ato from the tamo plate. Thus ended the wedding. |
