Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-07-01
Oruuille Dailg Butte Rstorh.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY lst, Il
Her Last Footprints.

Every man OF US who heard her, was
strubh with the peculiar tone of her
voice, as one of sweetness and anxiety
intermingled, while her face beamed
with an expression that alone made
her charming, despite six weeks ex-
posure upon the plains to parching
winds and glaring sunshine. Before
passing entirely from view, she reined
up her horse as if in waiting for her
husband, and thus remained for tull
half hour.
At this moment, Capt. Tenn, throw.
ing saddle upon his mule, and mount
ing, started towards her, which being
observed by her, she too started though
slowly on her way, but was soon over
taken by Tenn, who offered to escort
her, as it was already getting dark. to
her friends, who had pushed on to Pa
cific Creek, two miles beyond. She
accepted his offer, though reluctantly,
preferring and hopeing every moment
that her husband would arrive.
He had been out upon hunt, leav>
ing his company early in the morning
upon the Sweet Water, and though
eminently successful, had pursued his
game further than he had supposed,
and it was not till ten in the evening
that he passed our camp with COM
panion, and their two mules laden with
the flesh of a noble elk, the fruits of
their days hunt. Il was not alone in
the heart of the wife, that anxiety was
playing its fearful game that night.
From the moment that Lally notlc-
ed the departure of Tenn, he seemed
like one who had lost his only friend.
His anxiety and grief assumed fea-
ture so closely bordering on despair,
that our utmost endeavors to reconcile
him were utterly without avail, nor
were we other than absolutely amazed
at the depth of feeling he manifested;
and when Tenn did return, which was
near midnight, and had retired to his
tent, murmur of voices was continu-
ed therein, till the nightwatch an
nounced the coming morn.
Pale, feverish, and weak was Lally,
as he mounted his animal that morn
ing. Starting early, we came upon
the camp Of the hunters company just
as they were ready for a move, and
more than one of us noticed something
we thought as peculiar in the recogni.
ton that passed between Capt. Tenn
and the hunters wife but owing to
the circumstance of his gallantry the
evening before, the apparent familari-
ty was thought of no more. Just then
Lqlly was taken more violently i'll, and
with every symptom of that dreaded
scolrge, the chole. a, that while it sport
ed with, had decimated many compa.
ny..
We were compelled to stop and pro.
vide COR our sick comrade as best we
could. Between four and five in the
afternoon, during a moment when Lal-
ly seemed to be sleeping, Tenn seized
his rife, and leaping upon his best
mule, said: Take good care of Lally
when he wakes, for | intend to have
an elk or antelope before | Sleep He
then started back in the direction of
Pacific Springs. But e'er an hour had
elapsed our suffering friend awoke, and
raising himself up and not seeing Tenn
any where around, asked for him. On
being told that he had gone for short
hunt, and would be back soon, with
wild shrek that sent thrill to every
heart around him, he exclaimed, as he
fell back upon his blankets--HeW nerer
eone again
Night came, but it brought only de-
lirium TO poor Lally, for Tenn did not
return.
Il vas toward midnight, when rack
ed by terrible paroxysm, and his
brain reelIng under the pressure of de-
i,riun, that Lally first revealed the
secret, now preying SO heavily upon
his soul, and what think you it was ,
it was got that he was murderer, not
that nc was worse than this, seducer,
Lal!y 5 oaly crime was. being womani
the baselY deceived, and now aban-
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