The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-03-25

parents, had long cherished feelings most
opposite to hatred. One was William liar.
land and the other Flera Borland, the lovely
daughter of Colonel Borland, who had Just
entered her eighteenth year Her brother.
whose age WAS the same as that of William
Borland, and the two younger sisters were
all the near relatives left 10y her parents to
follow to the grave, although ho had by
will provided guardian for those whom
he knew his death would leave too much
unprotected.
William and Flora knowing of the family
teud had concealed their love; yet. like
Juliet and Romeo, had often met and made
their vows that kithnor kin could or should
never tear their hearts assunder. And sad
was this occasion; though they spoke not.
yet their fearful eyes exchanged glancos
from which each read more than their lips
could utter.
A weok passed. by, alonc in his chamber.
William Harland opened the scaled pack.
age which his father had given him, and
the instructions OF which ho had sworn to
obey Why did his face blauch TO an
ashen hue as he gazcd upon it? Why did
it tall from his grasp a. If his hands were
stricken with sudden palsy? Because it
was written i'll the following words:
William, my only boy, am the third of
my family who have fallon by the accurscd
hand of the Borlands OF them there is but
one left Elias of my family only you,
Now you are his superior'in skill strength
and courage. You have sworn to fulfill my
direction! Keep your oath or feel that a
fathers curse hangs over you And oh,
what on earth is more fearful than father 4
curse, 1t is my wish that you at once secl,
n quarrel with him, provoke him to an at
tack. and leave not male of the Borlonds
alive for with him the last will perish.
Remember, revenge is sweet
IoUR FATHER
"My God! Why did take that oath ?
Elias is not my foe, and Flora is my love
Were ! to kill him she 10 lost forever, lost
TO the world, for tho blow which would kill
him would break her heart. gromed Will
liam.
All that night in wretchcdness young
Ilarland walked up and dCwn his chamber
in agony of mind, studying what to do--he
would fain have fled the place but his oath
in his eyes was most sacred, and he dared
not break such an oath.
lie sought a comforter-a comforter,
said. Oh, if the iiend is comfortcr--if al
the ills that ere were clustered into one
COuIu lillu u lldillS, lndl lldllc NOulu bt l ut
comforter. lie sought rum.
Maddened with its fumes, he left his
homo at an early hour armed to the teeth
aud determined to fulfill his pledge and If
he did not tall himself in the conflict, to en-
the tragedy by selt-dcstructon
Too,soon, alas, at the village tavern, he met
young Borland and i'll tho frenzy Of inebria-
tion insultcj him So grossly that an instant
combat was the result; and it was q fearful
one. Revolvers and knives were the wcap-
ons, and both were used with terrible ef-
feet. Almost in the same moment, c!euch-
ed and grapped in the dreadful struggle,
they expired,
And lady, young and lovely, who WAS
passing. heard of the atray, aud rushing to
the spot, fell scnseless on the bodies of her
lover, and her brother.
She is now y maniac. They sleep as
.her fathers sleep in bloody graves. 'ris
"A sad tale, but tatrue one, this of y Kentucky
fcud.