The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

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III. X. SMEAD,
Sworn and subscribed before me, Notary
Public in and for the county of Grand
Traverse, and State Of Michigan, on the
18th day of May A. d. 1858.
JAMES TAYLOR, Notary Public
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4 Romantic and Pathetic Story of Real
Life.
The Cleveland Herald relates the follow
ing affecting narrative, which is represented
to be no less true than strange:
| 1--WE Yesterday learned the denouement
of & painful story, equal to the most thrill
/ ing romance in interest but with the eircum-
stances aud actors Of which We were per-
sonally well acquainted.
''Some twelve years ago, two young men,
named Clyma and PAUL. lived in small VII
laee not far from the sea coast, in the ex-
IRENE West Of England Both were miners
and workers in the same mine near the vii
lage. Both paid their addresses to the same
maiden though not with equal success
Clyma prospered SO well in his suit that
day was appointed for the nuptias, and in
due course the banns Of marriage were ask
ed in the village church on the first of the
three Sundays prescribed by the English
canon law
Before the second Sunday came round,
the rivals met at wrestling match in the
village, and it CHANGED that the turn came
for them to wrestle together. PAUL was ex-
cited and endeavored TO give his successful
rival in love wicked fall, but his eager
ness worked his defeat lie was thrown to
the ground amid the shouts of the villagers.
On sprineing to his feet he swore that he
Irpnt III no ravanual md t,a+ (NiyY,.o eIo
not marry his intended bride From that
day he took to drinking deeply, and hurled
imprecations on his rival.
The day before that fixed for the mar.
riage, PAUL told all his acquaintance that
he would be at the wedding, and would find
means to prevent its taking place Know
ing his determined character, Clyma appear
ed alarmed at the threat, and cot some
friends to intercede with Paul. but in vain.
Late that night, Clyna left the house Of
his intended bride for his own cottage. The
| way lay across a 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 iathoms of water About the
same hour PAUL. was seen crossing to the
same patch of moor from another direction
"a hlnSI1 WI pusScu filtiG IEtieT tbNuFu
the mine where he worked-it being his
turn for night work-ayerred the next day
that he heard a noise as if of dispute and
scuilie, but it was too dark to distinguish
| any one.
The marriage was to take place at II
clock in the morning at the village church.
| Long before that hour the village was the
scene of great excitement The hat and
| hop of &c po,Il ~ I,t Al NV
md bloody-had been found near the deep
est of the abandoned pitshafts and of PAUL
| himself nothing could be found nor had he
been seen since he went toward the moor
on the preceding night The ground where
the articles had been found bore traces of
a scufile having taken place, and to crown
/ the whole, two buttons recognized as belong
| ing to Clyma's coat were discovered among
the earth and stones 70 these ominious
! facts Clyma could only reply that be had
met PAUL at the place mentioned, during
the night; that high words were followed by
scuille and that he had beaten PAUL, who
| had retired cursing him.
This account was not considered satistac-
| tory and Clyma was taken into custody to
await further Developments. Several days
passed away-an examination was made OF
| the pit aud the surrounding locality, but no
trace could be found Of the body 1t was
argued, however, that Il stone was attach
cd 10 the body before it was thrown into the
pit, SO as to sink it, there would be he proba-
bility Of its being loand. After several exam
nations before magistrate, the accused
Was released from custody but only to be
Stunned us murderer by the whole com
munity, In the mc.n time the intended
bride became sick through excitemont a
violent fever was succeeded by a wasting
illness, and after lingering some months she
died Of a broken heart. These accumulated
ills were TOO much for the unhappy object
OF general suspicion, and in lass than twelve
months after what should have been his
wedding day, he became the inmate Of an
insane asylum, where he still remains a
hopeless lunatic.
Among the relatives OF Ciyma was q SIS
ter, married to Il farmer who, two or three
years after the unhappy occurrences related
above, removed to this country and settled
down on farm in northern Illinois. About
ten days since, this sister, while about
taking the cars in Chicago for home, sudden
" encountered the supposed murdered mani
Her excitement WAS intense. Drawing him
to one side, she made herself known to
PAUL, ana was Immediately recognized by
him. The explanation given by him of his
disappearance was, that he had met Clyma
on the eyentful night with the purpose oil
beating and disfguring him so that he could
not be married on the succeeding day, but
that his rival was more than a match for
him. Burning with rage at this discomfs-
ure, he had rushed off without knowing or
caring what became oil himself, and, on
reaching the beach, had taken an old leaky
boat and pulled directly out to sea Next
morning, when the boat was nearly sinking,
he was picked up by an outward bound ship,
which took him to New Orleans Since
then he had resided several years in Cali
lorna and in the United States, become
moderately rich, and was now on his way
to his native home, with which lie had
maintained no communication since his abb
rupt departure. On learning the sad events
which had occurred in the meantime be i'm
mediately accompanied the sister to her
homo in illinois, and after the necessary
arrangements were made, he started with her
Tor England, in order to repair, as far as
possible. the mischief which had been DONE
They passed through Cleveland last evening
no their way east, and, happening accident
ally to meet them at the depot, we learned
the sequel to the sad story, with the earlier
portions OF which we were already acquaint-
ed
They 90 on joyful yet mournful GRAND
The good name Of tho unhappy condemned
can be reclaimed, but none can restore his
shattered reason, or rescue the broken.heart-
cd dead from her early grave"
PITHY.-Somebody sends to the Louisville
Journal the following homely simile
The joint-snake may be ranked wonder
For when provoked it flies asunder;
But, stranger still, Its anger DER,
The fragments reunits once more
So, when Democracy is severed
By foreign blows, or self-deliyered,
The strong, cohesive power Of spoil
Again unites its snaky coil.
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