The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-08-18

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An Infrssa TACTICAL Joxx.-One of the
| tallest practical jokes We ever heard Of, was
/ recently practiced ON an ardent young "lovyern
in the delightful locality Of Louisiana, town in
| Pike county, Mfesiouri. The youngsteF became
violently enannored with luscious young dalnsel
Of the town, and was suffering III sorts Of ago
mics from her coquetish disposition To ttide with
| him, when her parents discovered what Was 60
ington, and being disposed 70 prevent il further,
exiled the young fiirt TO > mansion Of ! maiden
aunt in the rural Districts. The signing swain
was nearly insane on learning Of this move, and
party Of young scAmps, who had heard ali
about the affair resolved to confront him with !
bogus 6les-doMx They wrote several letters.
signing the name of the adorable dulcinea to
them and 20 eagerly did the lover snap ~ the
bait that they determined to carry out the joke
in extreme style.
They made the young lady agree to an elope-
ment, by letter, but with this proviso, that the
wedding should take place In tobacco factory,
and that the frat bridal eve should be spent ii
the same fragrant temple. Of course our hero
consented-was at the factory just IS night was
closing in, and q fair faced youngster, who per
sonated the happy bride, fell into his arms and
acted the part beautifully. The rascal Who At
tempted to solemnize the marriage became very
much frightened at the thought Of the possible
conseqosRce. Of hisRaa act and broke desnin
older impostor took his place, and NOT only mar
ried the "happy pair" but actually offered ups
prayer for the happiness Of the newly welded.
The mock bride then retired TO his couch, and
the blissful bridegroom was about to follow,
when tremendous noise was heard outside, and
IN stalked party al disguised jokeFs repre-
senting the enraged s'parients" Of the bride and
her brotherG M .es4afg fs55t t..5.f955; ;5AAt
Both parties were armed, and as there vas
considerable firing done, somebody would most
certainly have been killed had the pistols con-
tanned anything more than powder. As it was,
the paternal forces prevailed, and the unhappy
lover vas obliged to fy through the night air
with . scanty supply Of clothing, and the bitter.
thought that he had lost his bride. Strange to
say, he was still in the dark a. to the Joke, and
actually consulted lawyer on the following day
for the purpose Of ascertaining how he could
legally reclaim his bride. The imposition was
then explained to him, and when the s.sell" had
been made manifest beyond doubt, the poor
fellow departed precipitately from town, and has
not been heard from since. more heartless
and inexcusable practical joke was never At
tempted; yet SO ludicrous are all it's aspects that
no one can help laughing att.
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE-A gentleman of the
Second District Of this city was on board Of the
i'll fated steamer Arctic when she got loston the
9th of September 1854. The sad news reached
here that he was among the missing, and cast
gloom in his household, for he had . family-a
young d pretty wife, and child. He was well
to do In The world and left property sufficient
for their maintenance The young widow mourn
her lost husband sincerely, doubtless, but sorrow
is not everlasting, and as the long years rolled
past, the mourning weeds disappeared, the roses
on her cheek bloomed again, and the smiles
played on her r0sey lips. She was young ard
pretty, and suitors we're not wanting. She mar
ried again .4-t aJ5a H,iaY
Several years of quiet bliss have passed since
the day she tookia new companion in life, and
now, suddenly, the electric spark Of the telegraph
flying with the speed of lightning, has struck
the edifee Of her happiness, struck At Its base 50
as to make 1t totter and crumble. "A distant dis
patch from Balize, received yesterday, announ-
eed the arrival Of the long lost first husband
Clinging to some pieces OF the wreck, he had
fioated to distant shores, where for six long
years he lived with the hope Of meeting the be-
loved ones he hadleft at home, but unable to
find a homeward bound vessel.
we nope to obtain some particulars concern
ing his CrusOe life, aud Of the many hardships &c
must have suffered-all Of which dwindle into
mere nothngness at the thought of the disap-
pointment that awaits him on his arrival home.
The feelings Of the twice welded wife can better
be imagined than discribed.--N o. Picayunc.
A GREAT LAND PRoJEcr.-We notice that
steps are in progress for the organization of
company in Louisiana with . capital Of 2.AOO..
900, to be devoted to the purchase and settlc-
meRt of land in Illinois. The "Prairie Land
Emigration Company state that conditional
purchase has been made Of $4,000 acres Of
prairie land, fromithe Illinois Central Railroad
Company, ''that when the sale is completed the
company will not be in any way connected with
the Illinois Central Railroad, Or its affairs, but
will hold the land by direct tenure In freehold.
The SCENE is said to be. similar to that Of the
Canada Land Company, which was started in
London some years since, and which has success
fully established large population upon its
lands. and proved an extremely profitable opcr-
alton to its share holders. t'H
TOUCHING 1sclDENF.-We recently heard re-
markabie and touching story Of q little boy, the
age is twelve or thirteen. lie is an interesting
promising lad. One day during the past winter
ne failed to rise in the morning as early as usual
At length his father went into the room where he
lay, aud asked him why he did not get up ne
sa'd 1t seemed dark yet, and no was waiting
for daylight His father retired, but the boy did
not make his appearance for some time he re
turned and said second time, any son, why
don't you get up!s He replied, -"Father, is il
daylight 7" Eyes, long ago" "Then, father"
the little fellow said, 4 am blind" And so it |
was His sight was gone.
In short time his father took him to Nash
vile, to get the benefit of the medical profession
there, but none Of the physicians could do any |
thing for him, and happily made no experiments |
on his eyes Some ladies in a family Of his |
fathers acquaintance sought to cheer him in his |
affection, and one night proposed to take him to |
the opera that he might hear the music and sing
ing. He went, and was delighted. In the course
OF the performance, all at once he leaped up,
threw his arms around his fathers neck, and
screamed with ecstacy, "Ohl father, can see
can see /" His sight had Instantly returned
And since then he has retained it in full vigor.
except that under excitement there is sometimes
a transient dmness of vision. The case ID one of
a remarkable and singular character.
terrain.
IMPROVEMENT IN PHoroGRArHrc PRrxrISe-I
An achievement has been accomplished in the
science OF Photography, by one of our citizens.
which will work complete lie evolution in the NJ
of pcture-taking, either from nature or by COW.
Its success il triumph Of patient investigation
lna labor under the influence Of impelIing genius.
which is rarely met with, and which deserve
notice as an application OF elementary
principles to an object calculated to be Of great
practical use. The inventor, Mr.. Charles Fon.
syne, an experienced photographs, to whom
IFS profession was rnainlv ,,f ;rta.c.A L.