Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1856-11-13
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VERSUS PISTOLS.

About week age says an exchange,
very respeciibls citizen of eur neishborfa,
hsrgh Of Nsuport, named Miekleuai,. va,
applied 10 ~ sesDilsoas fer board and AZ
.Partnent for himself and laiy Ar n a.
hrss eblsc-e5, bat the stranger vas iupor,u
rate. alleging thai hi. wife vas q 81 rstirinr
Q sisPOsitiosthat she ssuld not suaare ths
case sf the inmates Of public hetsi. fsr
uhieh reasos he sas mofs than aaxious a
b seeoa1sdaied At lesgth Mr. Miekle
usite e0asentei 10 the sTrAaRSuent. and
havisg prepared a cory little room fer thei,
rseePtiou, the lady a very msxuiassut ,p.e
inea Of femiaine ievslIssss vas daily induet
I'd within her bpssr
IL uas . matter 0f ainiration ts tss hos,
and kosiess, the isSs aad ieys;ioa gEish
seemed 20 Pervade the Reuly arrived caunis
it uas svidsa, that the boseymsOn vas a,
tAs fall, asd that tive ksarts heat a. oas' iu.
hASitsd the httls ssuggefy ap stairs, Which,
however, 70 the i0visg pair va, a whole
world, hoEsvsr, AZ gsSerss s;rsHn with
geidsn dreams aud -osy sewers Bat AZ id
safG-- Ess sSA4kSPssEs-s.tasEs sssis o. said
--Iibs's s-r-liss al 4rrsz.
Isiss. saai a.ssy. shas tAsy .-<a"
and 80 II ,arssl sGt with cur ,arils doves.
uho g SEEMS
"Lsvs4 81 us.sl- s.i tss Ers
OS WsdsssIay last, shsrtIy after the At.
Tlval Of the LsIIBgtcn train. a gentleman
called uPon Nr " and requested TO knew
H saeh . couple, describing the pair in ques.
tioa, Se-e u. the house, Being answered in
,hs EtirnstiTs, be desired 70 be conducted 70
tssir apartment, which bsing sAswu him he
sang oPea the deer and their seated upon
one chair, his legs luxariSasly rsstisg apon
another, sat The gentleman, while the lady
Seadies over ham sas dainty arranging bis
uavJ lair.
At sight Of the spparition which thus
barss sron their view. the pair started. and
looked sghAst, bat as the intruder drew from
has brsAs, = revolver, the lAsdlord placed
hin1e6 between the parties and demanded
al explanatiOn- Ths stsry was soon told
the lady va the wife ef the recent arrival
and eleped about a week previous from her
houe IN LexInEton, Ky whence her hus.
s.nd had traced her 70 her prsseus quarters
With the intea'ioa sf aTeBsiag his weuEded
ksEor
In Ise nsantizs the gay Lethario had
srsaksd cat 81 tke roem, aud left the house.
leaving hts guilty partner 70 bear tie bruAt
- 80 1N9fA4 a-t&G 81 aHEAAe hue kFie0
tAOss aafEllIag Resources q woman tears aud
Mysteries, aEa IAss, sasls aska0rIedgiss ker
sFrer, she raliatel IL By pleading esldnSss
uPoa kis part, Which eki!led her love, aud
Impressed Ter ut;h the Relief that hs bad
ceased TO care for her, AaG how, IN despair
AZ the l0ss of has Affection, she had impru.
Ssntly and in a nsRsst Of iasaHity listened
to the seductive YlsadiHgs Of bis false friend;
aad then she fsll upsn her knees. and gaIibg
sPuard lhroagh her tears, her large Gsd lus.
trous eyes sxsd mOarbfuliy upon his, she
inPlsEe1 him either to forgive or Kill her
Oar BsEsiict vas meyed-ks eaSi one
.oSk a. IAs aEF1sTSaS Implement be still
held IN kis hand, asI thea glABsed at the
bsAz;ifai fguTe at his feet IL vas a nsnsnt
Of auxi0as Js1bt 70 the best, Who remained
. astiOuless spectator but beauty in tears,
ssd szpPliAnt beauty At thas--Pshau, tbs
Sdds we're al on oas side-hs thTsE the
pistol frsm kin-raised his worse talf to
his bsssn-ERi The seXt sotuiBg's train
bsOvshs them baeE to iSs FAX eiIy q Lex
isKton