The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-02-23

been closed and locked before the gam
bier raised his pistol and fired. The ball
lodged in the ceiling. not an inch from
the head of the other. With the spring
Of a tiger, the latter, threw himself
upon the gambler, and crushed him to
the floor before he had time again use
either pistol Or knife. Wrestling the weap-
ons from his grasp he seized him by the
throat and holding knife to his breast the
miner swore he would bury it there if he
uttered loud word.
"All right--give the wordl''said the
miner as the seconds were about to enter
to ascertain the reason Of the report.
care you ready?"
"YesW
"Fre!--one--two--three!"
No report followed. and the seconds
looked at each other in silence.
"Now tell me, Mark Bringham, why
| should not slay you, who attempted to
assassnate me-" said the miner.
"The shot was ccidental-indeed il
was?' returned the trembling gambler.
"spare me and will return every dollar
you have lost-givs you all I possess"
Let me tell you now why l should
slay you. 1t is not for the dollars YOU
won from me-for do not at all value
them-nor for your cowardly attempt to
murder me, for l expected it. LISTEN
Ten years ago you stole young girl by
the name of Jane Farley, from boarding
school in Rochester, New York, and un-
der promise of marriage, induced her to
elope with you to New Orleans. Her par.
ents, who lived three miles from the city.
did not know you, for you were not a
resident OF that place, and never visited
the family but once. You did not marry
the girl. You made her your mistress
the mistress Of a cumberland as such
she became mother. Shame prevented
her from communicating with her parents
and tLey are still ignorant Of her fate.
Three years ago she accompanied you to
California. Her brother, who had be-
come man,and vowed to terribly avenge
her dishonor, should he ever meet her
seducer, followed shortly after, unaware
of her presence here. One night he heard
her name pronounced in the street. He
followed her to a gambling hell, and
recognized her, and by her side her
seducer, who ho had seen but twice
before. In ventuling bis money he found
a ready means of bringing on an encoun.
ter. in which he determined to kill you.
lie met you in room alone. You at
tempted 10 assassinate him. Do you
know me now.'
"Mercy!-spare me!'' said the gam
bier, "and--
"On one condition" replied Farley.
"Name it,"
"Ihat you marry the woman you
have dlshonored and abandon your thiev-
ing vocation"
~ consent-but when?"
"This very hour
81 promise" said the gambler"
"But your promise is not sufficient"
replied Farley. Il will have better
guarantee.-This pistol shall not leave
my hands or your side until the promise
is fulfilled; and by my hopes Of heaven,
if you hesitate in the performance, or
show a disposition to escape, will put
a ball through your body"
Placing all the weapons in his pocket,
except the pistol, which he held cooked
in his hand. Farley released the gambler
and ordered him to send for Jane and
carriage. Through the partly-opensd
door, which the seconds had opened in
reponse to knock from within, Bng-
ham repeated the order to his astonished
friend. Learning that no blood had been
shed, the latter left the house, and in
few minutes Jane was in the presence of
the silent combatants. She requested an
explanation, but was told that all would
soon be made clear, and the whole party
entered the carriage and were driven to
the residence of clergyman on Stock
ton street, where, at ten o'clock at night
with pistol ready to use upon the BRIDE
groom should he falter, Farley witnessed
the marriage of his sister with Mark Bing-
ham. The unshorned miner then called
her sister, and as she hung upon his
neck, she thanked God that the same
hour had seat her husband and broths
er.
Bingham sent for bis child. which had
been left in New Orleans, purchased q
tract of land in Los Angeles county,
and is now wealthy and respected citizen
of that region of the vine and fig tree
Farley is still miner in "0ldToulumns,"
| and "Old Kiptuck, ,"as the world irrever-