Just as, once in a hundred years in a Christian land, if a girl will run away with a young man, her parents run after her, and in spite of religion and common sense bring her back, have her divorced, and then in either case the parties must, as a matter of course, be very miserable.
But the marriage that we are about to witness, is a "marriage in high life" among the Dahcotahs, and the bride is regularly bought, as often occurs with us.
"Walking Wind" is not pretty; even the Dahcotahs, who are far from being connoisseurs in beauty do not consider her pretty.

She is, however, tall and well made, and her feet and hands (as is always the case with the Dahcotah women) are small.

She has a quantity of jet-black hair, that she braids with a great deal of care.

Her eyes are very black, but small, and her dark complexion is relieved by more red than is usually seen in the cheeks of the daughters of her race.

Her teeth are very fine, as everybody knows--for she is always laughing, and her laugh is perfect music.
Then Walking Wind is, generally speaking, so good tempered.