Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1860-04-18

fslk assured he de&iged 30 tell raa s0ns-
thing Of himself, and I was ail anxiety
70 hear IL. Ii was unpleasant to think
him 9 pickpoekst or sharper, and l hoped
that be might be able 70 pEoYs 10 as
ghas he was neither.
We left the house and proceeded along
Stockton street. towards Happy Y alley
For ten minutes not word was spoken.
Several timea be seemed oa the poiRt sf
speaking, but hs as often checked him-
self.
'tUnless / msyIeall yOu one, ] hsVs aSs
Z friend in Calf" rniR, +" he at length be-
gan, placing hiE hand upon my shoul-
der,
bowed, but msds 90 reply.
s'You do not speak" he continued,
observing my silence. ~ am 10 under
stand, presume, that you are not to be
made an exception"
tFT0 be frank with yous Jansen" re-
Piled, "thare is d certain mystery about
your movements calculated to give rise
TO suspicious anything but favorable"
"Of what uasursf" Inquired my COM
pauion.
"Tbat you are gambler, or even
fsE vorss than khAs,'' [ very blantIy re-
piled.
'sHe smiled, as he replied: FYes,
yes, Isse now, Jet such suspicion wrongs
me-"
"Aaaks it appear 30, p answered, Sand
you shall not wGnt 9 fsisna,"
ssprosaiss that yeu viii not divulgs
what may tell you, or attempt By word
or act 70 thwArt ne in the accomplish
msnt of 8 purpose to which / have
plsdged my sou, !" he said, "snd you
shall have the proof you require"
eff your purpose is not criminal, I
promise, if otherwise, keep Jour secret"
was my answer.
otis what you would do, or any 9TH
sr man worthy Of the name"
"Thsn promise; here is nay hand"
s'Listsn,'' he resumed, taking nay arm,
aad walking slowly on. ''I have tw:n
sister. We we're born in Georgia, and
our parents were the posssssors Of hun
dred slaves and q plantation laggs
enough to give all employment. Wien
we were fourteen cur father died. AT
the age Of sixteen nay sister became
convert, daring a religious revival, and
six months after, in ths face Of the de-
terminsd opposition Of my mother, ran
away with and married young preach
er, to whose eloqueace the revival owed
its origin. Ny sister did nos love the
nan Hsr feelings for him we're re-
ligious enthusiAsm-a fancy wrought
upon By an unnssural infaEaatl en.--
Lsaxning thsy were married, nay COED
mothor seat for them, and thsy rssarRsd
to receive her blessing. The plantation
was placed in charge OF my ststsr's hus-
band, and he relineuished the Gospel
he frequently visited New Orleans, aud
other OF the large Southern cities, during
the HFst year Of his marriage, but the
circumstance excited no suspicion.
ssTo be brief, befors two years elapsed,
the large estate left BY oar father vas
swsp4 from AZ, and we ware almost bank
rupf. He had induced my mother 10
mortgage the plantation, With he view,
he said, Of purehasing more negroes 70
work it, bat the money was squandsssd,
and ths slaves we aad were secretly sold
By Hves and tens, antii less than a do4sn
remained. When asked to explain, by
nav mothsS, be had no excuse to offer
In ths midst of this grsas grief, another
wife Of Mayhaw was the williams
nams suddenly made her appearance
sc the plantation. Learning the resi-
dsnce OK her husband, bat knowing moth
ing Of his escond marriage, she had isfs
South Carolina to meet him. Ny pear
aisteg Vas art-broksn. MRyhsw, to
escape prosecution, Esd from the State.
His hrst wife was sent to the mad house,
'sEzRs eAzs@s- -ss~aAAA.a&g naax old mother
was laid Ia the ehurshyard. Ny grief
bowed siSssr-bus / will not SPEAK Of hsr.
Turning the wreck Of our property into
money, started in pursuit offhe scoun-
drel who had dealt sach havoc with cur
peace. Through dozen States track
ed him, and returned with my mission
Of vengeance unaoaomplished. 0ne year
ago, by accident, / lesrusd be was in
California. As soon as | recovered
from serious illness under which I was
laboFiRg, / took passags for khis Stats.
/ arrived ak months ago. BE is hsrs,
fer ] hare seen aim, aud be sannos e.
cape ma nowl He ia sven In this city ,
but little dreams that the pistol is shot
ted to send him 10 the great reckoning
| haYa made few aeguaiatanses, having
| no wish 80 implioa&s oshsrs in . work oR
hlsod whlsh nHss hs nine aIens. LAaa
Night followed him from ths Kl DeeA-.
do, whsrs he spanas most Of his sias, %
q house On Powell strsst. Hs has vis-
tied IL frequently oR late, and to-day ]
asesrt&insd that he 10 paying his ad-
dresses 20 widow lady Of wealth resi-
ding lhsre. Bat he will nos marry hsr,
/ for anoshag wesk shall not zee him alive
You now know all. Havs | osas friend
in GAligorniA?'s
| 10 See 30 much spIris, 80 mach aessR.
mination, 60 muoh m@Rhood sxhibitse
By O beardiess bey, surprised ms be-
| yond expression. offered the brave lie.
| lie fellow nay hand, aud he felt thai b
Iwaa answered. In silence We returned
ia cur iodgiugs. Bidding larsen gool
night stepped inaa Smiths room for j
momena, I found the old gentlemsi
somewhat Agitaasd. he had lost val
i liable diamond pin that day, and krssi,
| intimsasd AhAs she ssslask young eaas,
"a be denominale0 1nnsen, had stplea II
20 sagenuoualy sndsavoged 10 dissipas
The impraasiaa, that ! verify believe b
felt inclined 10 tranafsx the oafam os ah
supposed 8hsEs 70 nae. Tkasaight Szaitl
/ sacred loadsE thaa nsaals
n Thres dare after, mss 5aasen In ID
skgess. and leasnsa saaA he bad aaksl
rvuaas On FoweaI asgssst did NOS In
aaira che fsason,x saoaghs knea II
y re aexe day again m@s him HE kAe