The Native American Wife
While W/we consider the below account simply an example of how most
main stream religions direct U/us to live, it differs from our
current society's view enough to be considered "kinky" or
worse.
On June 10, 1835, members of the Bonneville Expedition rescued a young
Blackfoot wife lost on the plains.
After observing the habits and attitudes of the white wives toward their
husbands, she admonished them with a description of how a devoted wife
should act:
"I was the wife of a Blackfoot warrior, and I served him faithfully.
Who was so well served as he?
Whose lodge was so well provided or kept clean?
I brought wood in the morning, and placed water always at hand.
I watched for his coming; and he found his food cooked and waiting.
If he rose to go forth there was nothing to delay him.
I searched the thought that was in his heart, to save him the trouble
of speaking.
When I went abroad on errands for him, the chiefs and warriors smiled
upon me, the braves spoke soft things in secret; but my feet were in the
straight path, my eyes could see nothing but him.
When he went out to hunt, or to war, who aided to equip him but I?
When he returned I met him at the door; I took his gun; and he entered
without further thought.
While he sat and smoked, I unloaded his horses; tied them to stakes,
brought in their loads, and was quickly at his feet.
If his moccasins were wet I took them off and put on others that were
warm and dry.
I dressed all the skins that were taken in the chase.
He could never say to me, why is it not done?
He hunted the deer and the antelope and the buffalo, and he watched for
the enemy.
Everything else was done by me.
When our people moved their camp; it was I who packed the horses and led
them on the journey.
He mounted his horse and rode away; free as though he had fallen from
the skys.
He had nothing to do with the labor of the camp.
When we halted in the evening, he sat with the other braves and smoked,
it was I who pitched his lodge; and when he came to eat and sleep, his
supper and bed were ready."
