The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-02-20
Love on a Observation-Disclosures
Marriage..-Bc atmen's Justice.

\ The st. Louis Herald tells this story
The Helen Mar was bound down the Ohio
f6r this city. At Paducha, a young man
flonl Tennessee came aboard and took pas
4sace in tie cabin. lie was from the coun.
stgy, and being away from home, with
"pocket full Of r, cks," he was not long in
making the acquaintance OF all on hoard.
from the fireman to tie captain. Among
the passengers was a young girl ofseventeen
to whom the Tennesseean paid marked at
tsntiors. and It was evident, that she Uas
not Indifferent to lis Establishments.
The ice was running thick in the river,as
the Helen Mar tuned her bow up the Mis-
sissippi, and her progress was slow. The
young Tennesseean would frequently join
The circle gathered around the stove. but
presently paid all his attentions to the
your lady. Presently, she seldom appear
ea 10 the ladies' cabin, and her step, re-
Gently as light rs an antelopo's, was heavy
and slow: her cheek was pale, and her eyes
din ard swollen. Tears was seen to steal
from under her hinged eyelids, and it was
whispered that sobs--deep, htartbroken
sobs Of anguish and d, d,sp.ir--"ers heard
IRON her state room in tho silence ot. nigh
when others slept.
The boatmen began 10 suspect tn at ono
thing was wrong, they canvassed lie matte
smong themselves. and resolved upon Ar
investigation. The Trailer vessel being leaky
tLey determined to overhaul her and discov
er the cause. With that delrcacy eharacte
rsis Of Western boatmen. they said noth!n.
to.the girl herself, hut called upon some la
ds passengers TO interrogate her,
The girl was young and artless. Will
tears and sobs she confessed she had yield
ed to the young mans opportunities, and
had fallen from virtue. She blamed hin
not. however, but took all the blame upor
herself. Il was about ten O'Clock at nigh
when this fact was communicated to tht
crew and passengers composing the "cour
Of inquiry" They were not long in making
up this verdict. The decision was, that thu
two crafts should be lashed together.
The Tenvesseean was arragncd befor
the imperitive tribunal and made acquain
ted With The sentence. He had to take til
girl or be left high and dry on sandbal
where he would freeze to death in less tina
an hour. He "cayed in" at once--said h
was willing to do what was risE,, and wo'
make the wronged lady mistress Of his plar
tation in Tennessee. The girls consent wa
also obtained and the next step was to fin
tblacksmilh" to do the welding. Thel
was no enc on board authorized TO Official
on such interesting occasions, ard aeor
,nsjdnight the boat ~as landed at Cheste
on The Illinois shore, and messenger di
patched to procure a parson or Justice I
thc Peace. A Justice was found. jerked O
Of bed, and marched down to tie boat. y
thers against his will, and the marriage ce
emoney in the Sucker State being excee
ingly brief, the decd was donein less th'
Two minutes.
Having piloted the two crafts safely 10
port, and lied them up suugIy together. 7
iovial boainaeE resolved ITO have a mig
efis." After drinking the health Of the b
wiIdered justice, they sent him ashore, al
rsorganized The court as board cf comm
aioners 10 assCss damages. The procee
Iags On this occasion were N iIie most mir
prosol ing chsraeteE. 0aF Informant sa