Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-07-14
THE RIVAL LOVERS.
A TRUE STORY.

| A TRUE STORY.
The following extraordinary narrative from
a late number of the Cleveland, Ohio, Herald,
which is said by good authority to be literally
| true. The reader will admit that an air of
rraisenlbfance pervades the narrative, such as
is seldom found in a manufactured story:
Some twelve years ago, two young men.
named Clyma and Paule, lived in small viii
| lage not far from the coast in the extreme
| west of England. Both were miners and work.
| ed in the same tin mine near the village. Both
| paid their addresses to the same maiden, tho ,
not with equal success. Clyma prospered so
| we'll in his suit that day was appointed for
| the nuptials, and in due course of time the
| bans of marriage were asked in the village
| church on the first of the three Sundays pre-
| scribed by English canon law.
! Before the second Sunday came round the
rivals met at wrestling match in the village,
and 1t CHANGED that the turn came for them to
| wrestle together. Paule was excited and en-
deavored strenuously to give his successful ri
| val in love sswicked fall" but his eagerness
worked his defeat. He was thrown to the
| ground amid the shonts of the villagers. On
| springing to the ground he swore that he would
| be revenged, and that Clyma should never
marry his intended bride. From that day he
| took to drinking deeply, and was fierce in his
imprecations on his rival.
The day before that fixed for the marriage,
Paule told all his friends that he would be at
the wedding and would find means to prevent
its taking place. Knowing his determined
| character, Clyma appeared alarmed at the
threat, and got some friends to intercede with
Paule, but in vain.
Late that night Clyma left the house of his
intended bride for his own cottage. The way
lay across patch of barren moor where there
were several open mine shafts, which had been
deserted, and the bottoms of whose black
depths were now covered with several fathoms
of yyafa A hnr, has hnn anfA
seen crossing the same patch of moor from
| another direction. a miner, who passed lit
tie later towards the mine where he worked
it being his turn for night work-averred the
next day that he heard noise as if of dis
pute and scuffie, but it was too dark to distin-
guish any one.
The marriage was to take place at eleven o.
clock in the morning at the village church.
Long before that hour the village was scene
of great excitement. The hat and neckerchief
| of Pauie, the latter torn and bloody, had been
found near the deepest of the abandoned pit
shafts, and of Paule himself nothing had been
| found, nor had he been seen since be went to-
wards the moor ON the proceeding night. The
ground where the articles had been found bore
traces of a scuffle having taken place, and to
crown the whole, two buttons, recognized as
belonging to Clyma's coat, were discovered a.
mong the earth and stones. To these ominous
facts Clyma could only reply that he had met
Paule at the place mentioned during the night;
that high words were succeeded by scuff1e,
and that he had beaten Paule, who retired curs-
ing him. This account was not considered
satisfactory, and Clyma was taken into custo-
dy to await further developments. Several
days passed away an examination was made
of the pit and the surrounding locality, but no
trace could be found of the body. 1t was ar
gued, however, that if a stone were attached
| to the body before it was thrown into the pit,
so as to sink it, there would be no PROBABILITY
of its ever being found. After several exam
nations before a magistrate, the accused was
released from custody, but only to be stunned
a murderer by the whole community. In
the meantime, the intended bride became sick
through excitement; a violent fever was sue
ceeded by wasting illness, and after linger-
ing for some months, she died of a broken
heart. These accumulated ills were too much
for the unhappy object of general suspicion,
and in less than twelve months after what
should have been his wedding day, he became
the inmate of an insane asylum, where he still
remains hopeless maniac.
Among the relatives of Clyma was sister,
married to farmer, who, three years after the
unhappy occurrence related above, removed to
this country and settled down a farm in
Northern Illinois. A few days since, this Sis
ter.whilst about taking The cars in Chicago for
home, suddenly encountered the supposed
murdered man! Her excitement was intense.
Drawing him on one side, she made herself
L
nized by him. The explanation given by him
of his disappearance, was, that he met Clyma
on the eventful night with the purpose of beat
ing and disfiguring him that he could not
be married on the succeeding day, but that his
rival was more than q match for him. Burn
ing with rage at his discontinue, he had rush
ed off, not knowing or caring what became of
himself and, reaching the branch, had ta-
ken an old leaky boat, and pulled directly out
to sea. Next morning, when the boat was
nearly sinking, he was picked up by an out
ward bound ship which took him to New Or
leans Since then, he has resided several
years in California, and in the United States
has become moderately rich, and was now on
his way to his native home, with which he had
maintained no communication since his de-
parture. On learning the sad event which had
occurred in the meantime, he Immediately ac
companied the sister to her home in Illinois,
and after the necessary arrangements were
made, he started with her for England, in or
der to repair, as far as possible, the mischief
which had been done. They passed through
Cleveland on their way East, aud, happening
accidentally to meet them at the depot, We
learned the sequel to the sad story. with the
earlier portion of which we were well acquain-
ted. They go on joyful, yet mournful err
rand. The good name of the unhappy con-
demned can be reclaimed, but none can restore
his shattered reason, or rescue the broken
hearted dead from her early grave.
A CoINcIDENcE.-James Powers was hung
at Washington, on Friday last. When parting
liquor alone." On the same day, in the same
city of Washington, and almost at the same
hour, drunken Irishman murdered girl
lprhO nnf inn, Shox ae1a at