Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-24

iIoih SANTA re- What was his chagrin on
discovering that his daughter had married
without mis- knowledge or consent. and to
a man who depended entirely upon a pro.
iession for the means of subsistence! Fool
lshy and inconsiderately he resolved TO
separate the pair, hoping that absence
would lead to forgetfuness. Accordingly
he forbade his son.in-law the house, and
hastily left with his daughter for the cas-.
tern cities.
This proved most unfortunate. The first
suitor was again met with; the wife learned
TO forget her allegiance, and in a short time
yielded her heart solely to him.
In the mean time Stanly began to regard
more nationally the course he was pursuing,
and ultimately came TO the conclusion 10
return with his daughter to their home.
and yield her to her lawful husband.
This decision fell heavily on the heart of
the estranged wife, but there was no reme
dy. The father and daughter returned, and
the infatuated lover soon followed them.
There was reunion of hands at the
homestead, but not of hearts. TheVloved
one was not there, though the husband
was; but the object of affection soon ap.
peared in the village, and the features of
the bride were again robed in smiles
We shall not relate how suspicion grad.
ually unfolded itself, or how detection first
followed-then murder-prcmedi,ale cold
murder; or how the lover went to an un-
timely grave, and the husband to the
gloomy cell of prison. Sufficient that il
was so, and that the blow fell heavily upon
the heart of doating father.
ImDeratiye buSineSs recuireJ rho proe
ence of Stanly in New Mexico. A war had
broken out between the so.caled "Sis,er
Republics" and his many private interests
demanded his immediate attendance at
Santa Fe. With heavy heart he left his
home. He was rich, however-and iails
are not adamantine! 1t was some little con.
ISOLATION, then, to know that his daughters
husband might escape, and that the dis
grace of the death punishment of one of
its members might be saved his family.
The murderer escaped, and the intel.
gence relieved the poignancy of the traders
grief Sad reverses of private fortune,
however, had been entailed on him by the
war, and he now heartily cursed people
he had sold his soul to serve.
To drown his disappointment and his
domestic aflliction, resort was now had to
the bowl, and the bowl soon wrought its
venom. For weeks it was remarked that
Stanly was becoming an altered man.
Lately careful and calculating, he had be-
come the very reverse of prudence, and
even of decorum of department. He was
attached to the army, public and private
affairs having rendered the connection ne
cessary. On the morning preceding a
memorable action, an express was received
from the United States. 1t brought letters
to Stanly; intelligence of the re-arrest OF
his son-ln-law, and of the probable igno.
minious death which awaited that unfortu.
nate man; but rumor brought worse tidings
stil-tidings which, though probably erro.
neous, filled the cup of alfliction to over.
flowing and banished the last ray of hope
forever.
The tide of battle has commenced its
flow. The distant sound of arms evnces
that the advance is engaged with the enc.
my. Stanly wheels his horse and dashes up
to commissary's aid. "One more deep
long drink" said he to the soldier. as he re-
ceived from the latter canteen of ardent
spirits, zone more everlasting pull, and II
90 to H. rich.' So saying he took hi:
last drink; dashed into the thickest of the
fight, and fell dead with his noble s,eed
pierced by dozen bullets.
Thus persisted the victim of unholy am
biton and maddening despairl