The Nevada journal., 1856-03-28
WHOLE NO. 3OS,
A California Wedding.

~AbO0t q nCCh sluCC - lubb JOuuk lAehS
whom we shall call Horace, became &C.
quainted in this city with young, beau
tiful, spirited, fascinating and deyil-may-
care widow, whom we shall style Arabella.
Horace was particularly pleased with her.
and she appeared to be especially pleased
with him; and he became very attentive
to her. After their acquaintance had
lasted several days she told him that her
betrothed whom We shall style as Syltes-
; ter) had seolded her for flirting with him
(Horaee.) He expressed his regret, and
said he would not stand in the way any
more. She, however, insisted that he
should, for she had given Sylvester notice
to quit; at the same time she said she had
made up her mind to go to St. Patrick's
Ball, and she wished to know whether he
would not take her there. He went. she
went, they vent.
Horace had boon for some time intend
:. ing to 60 to Nicaragua on the steamer OF
the Goth March, and in his attention to-
Arabclla did not intend any thing more
. than little harmless Irritation. On the
18th, however, in the course Of some con-
versation she spoke again of her rejected
lover, and said she had discarded him on
ly on account of his (Horace's) sake
Horace was too gallant to listen unmovod
to such language, and so he said at onco,
"Madam, rather than that you should
lose any thing by that, just consider your
self engaged to me-" She replied, "all
right.''
On the 10th he Sent to see her again
He said that he vas poor, and he intended
to start for Nicaragua in two days. She,
not at all taken aback, said she had money
she would sell her furniture, and she
would 60 with him. He said he had not
enough money to pay her passage. She
replied, that as soon as the bank should
open, the next morning, he would have
money.
After he left he went to consult friend,
whom we shall call Frank. Frank went
IN the evening to see Arabella, said he
was Horace IS friend, and if she intended
the betrothal to pass for a joke, it was
time it should end. She protested that
she was most serious. He said that in such
case the marriage must take place thas
evening. She REPLIED go get Hor-
ace, put on white vests and kids, invite
few friends, and will send for a priest,
and have everything ready by the TINA
you come back.n
Frank put off, hunted up Horace, and
they hunted up their friends; and finally
about midnight, having been detained till
that time in getting their party together,
they went to the brides house. AS they
drew near they heard the sounds of music,
and saw dancers flying past the windows.
They were little astonished, but marched
up. Frink walked in, and an acquaint-
ance asked why he had not come to the
wedding. Frank replied he had come to
it. "Yes," says the other, 'but you're
too late; they were married about an hour
ago." ''Whoi'' "Sylvester and Arabel1
Ia" Frank inquired the particulars, and
then went out and told Horace, who was
waiting The latter said, "They have
had their fun, now we'll have ours" He
walked into the dancing-room, threw him
self into theatrical attitude. and exclaim-
ed, ed d-n you, clear out! Pm GO
ing to take this house! Pm flibuster!''
And thercupon, with his big cane, at one
sweep he cleared large waiter of host
of decanters and glasses. The womon
shrieked, the music stopped, and the par
ty scattered towards all sides as the large
chandelier and other glass ware followed
the decanters. Sylvester made at the
ilibuster, but was fclled by blow of the
latter's cane. Syltester's friends started
to attack Horace but they too were knock
ed down. Sylvester rose upon his knees
and drew pistol. Frank kicked at the
pistol but missed it, and the next moment
the pistol ball cut off about one-sixteenth
of an inch from the tip end of Franks
nose, and also passed through Horace's
cravat, and within half an inch ofhis Jug
ular vein. Several blows ofhis cane made
Sylvester pcaceable; and then he "pitch-
ed into" large mirror, and made mince
meat of it, and after having grati6ed his
destructiveness by a grand smash of chairs
and tables, he departed. In going away
he was arrested, but was permitted to 60
free on promising to appear at Court the
next morning: About an hour after the
affray friend of Horace went to Afabel-
la, explained the difficulties in which she
would place Horace if she should appear
against him, and requested her to drop the
matter. She was very indignant and re-
fused He threatened her with law suits
and appealed to her love of Horace. She
promised to drop the suit and not to ap-
pear before the Mayor. He asked why
she had treated Horace in that style. She
replied that she had prepared for the mar
riage according to agreement, and finding
that Horace did not come she could not re.
sist the desire to be married any how, and
therefore sent for Sylvester.
No one appeared yestarday against
Horace; the Mayor dismissed the charge,
and he went unmarried, but rejoicing, on
filibustering expedition to Nicaragua.
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