Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-12-26

footsteps of time although the end Of
his nasal promontory has disappeared,
probably in some street fght-althodgh
one of his ears has, at some previous pc
Rod, taken its departure from his head
without leaving the smallest trace Of its
having ever existed; and although he has
lost his left eye and six or eight of his
front teeth, yet to admirers of his class of
features he would still appear positively
handsome. His dress is Of that peculiar
style known in the fashionable world as
seedy.
Reclining upon the other seat, with her
head gently reposing in his lap, is mai.
den of thirty years. Nothing less graceful
and dignifed than the pencil Of Sully
could begin to do her the meenest sort of
justice. Our feeble pen would shed it's
last drop of ink in the attempt to place
her adequately before our readers-bht
in vain The beauty of the being before
us is of that character which intoxicates
the brain and renders words utterly pow
erless
Let US pause!
On on! on
Dearest Josey," murmured the fair
maiden in q low voice, the music Of which
showed plainly that she would have at.
tanned high distinction as street crier of
wares" Dearest Josey, fear, oh | fear
the rage Of my pa when he finds out that
I've gone and run away /! Oh, Josey, dear,
l fear the rage of my pap
Calm yourself, sweet Sukey," was the
! a nS Of tho = = -.
tone, am not here? Sooner than /
would resign thee l would heroically
place my little finger ON the headsmans
block By the storm now raging above
US, and by the powers of the earth and air
| swear never to desert thee, come veal
or come wo! A few short hours, and we
shall reach place where we can be uni
ted forever in Hymen's silken chain
But don't think Jack is driving with suf.
fclent rapidity. Let me stir him upi',
lie reaches from the window of the car.
riage and speaks to the driver. "A,
DRYER Ion faster If we getto Suuatn.
vile without being overtaken, I'll give
you dollar and drink p
The driver jumps on his seat for ioy
A dollar and a drink He plies the lash
with renewed vigor They aregoing like
streak
On on on
But alas and alackaday ! the inmates of
the carriage hear the furious galloping Of
horse behindi
The sound approaches The maiden
gives one quick glance at the horseman
from the window, and after speaking Just
two words, shrieks with horror, and falls
back insensible! 1.
My father ~
The driver swears, whips and wells, but
in vain One brief moment, and the horse.
man is at the carriage-another and the
driver falls from his seat, dead, shot in
the eye with pistol ball
The carriage stops. The hotseman I'D.
proaches the door. -
Joseph Green" he said in an awful
tone, what have you done with my
daughter 2"
She is here tyrannical parenti" OBJ.
served the man in the carriage.
Come forth, villain r shouts the in.
censed father and defend myself! Here
amid the storm of elements, this day and
this hour, thou diest like dog n
Thou liestl With this good sword
will | meet the and God defend the right /"
The gentleman gets out and draws his
toasting iron -
They fghti *,
Long and desperate is the struggle
quick and fierce is the clashing of swords
for somewhere about two hours and
half they combat with the resolution of
despairi
1t is at an end
The lover fallsi
The enraged parent has split his skull
spang to his chin!
One moment the victor stands gazing
at his vanquished foe. The next he slow.
ly draws the other pistol from his pocket
sticks the muzzle into his ear. and euts
loose. He dropsl 49, -,
The entire contents Of his brain-pan are
blown out?
And where is the carriage /?
The horses, having taken fright AZ the
horrible clashing of swords, have run and
jumped OFT the nearest precipice, which
happens to be little more than twelve
hundred feet high. Horses, carriage, and
maiden are smashedl
Look for the last time
In the forest lie three dead bodies !.
The Father, the Lover, the Driverl s
At the foot of the rocks lie FIVE dead
bodies tesa
The Maiden and four horsesl
Eight! G AeyH 2
And again the voice comes mournfulIy
through the trees, crying 10
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