The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-09
A Stage Romance.

wisconsin has just been the scene of nearly
tragedy worthy of Shakespeare. The curtain
rises IN house near jackson and Martin
streeis, and the prompter's bell is three pistol
shots.
1t seems that young LAWYER, who repre-.
Senfs this emporium in the State Legislature,
and who vas Gnce described as Possessing a
w ehsterian mould Of inteilect-this fame IA
vorce individual has not been so well favored
IN tile selection OF a companion, who should be
10 him the idol of his domestic sanctuary She
IS IL is true. fair young woman, whose APP
pearance might well prompt her liege lord to
congratulate himself upon ih- possession of a
Jewel. But her heart, it seems was afir Oft
and IN It's free love tendencies had been le-
sponded to by a gentleman oil the sock and
busln.
III is whispered that all The spring and even
through the winter. while the shon member
was disch3rging his duties which he owed TO
iiis country IN the Legislature, the viper we
have mentioned has been cruelty reyelling in
the bliss of the husbands ignorance, and nest
ling IN the bosom of the husbands wife
On Monday afternoon, the injured party
went home, AID was greeted on bis entrance,
not by the smiles OF q loving companion, but
by pair OF boots-sfrange boots-and a hat
IA strange hat. When the f st flash of d.,
mestlc wrong appears to the mind, it does not
take an age 10 compI ehend the sequel. He
had no fears Of the anathema uttered against
INN 'wh6 dares these boots displace," but
quickly as On impulse would allow him. he
seized the boots and hat, aud rushed down to
shop OF neighboring coffin manufacturer. That
he should run TO II coffin manufacturer the first
thing. certainly looked ominous; bnt he did not
yet want Il home fof the dead, but was after the
Talulactnrer-a German--to go with him to
his house, and help dispatch the monster there
IN concealed. The, went-the BETRAYED one
with an impIiment o! death in his hand a re-
volver. They entered and after searching di-
vers rooms, closets, inches, and even the last
place ofconcealment where Lotharios are wont
To resort when alarmed under the bed-they
ascended to the garret, and there discovered
the seducer. who is said To have struck an at
titude, on being commanded to emerge. and a
"llvid falepcss spread DER all bis look as he ex
Claimed, at the idea of being caught il garret,
40 mighty Caesar! dast thon lie so low?
Are alitoy cnnqle>ts glores, triumphs, spoils.
Shrunk to this little measure p
The injured husband then took deliberate aim
with his revolver but just as he fired the Ger
man coffin man pulled his arm. SO that it miss
ed its mark. Again he fired and again--three
times--and each time the dutchman interfered,
and prevented the intended catas rophe. At
this the disciple of Shakespeare refused any
Logger to be made target Of and escaped from
the iphospi:able mansion, all bootless and hat
less as he was. He ran over to neghbors,
and some paper being produced, u halter down
town was furnished with an order for hat,
a shoemaker ditto.
We unders and that the legal gentleman and
his failhless wife started this morning for the
Fast, aud we shall probably soon hear of steps
being taken for q divorce.