Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-05-12

Observation-Disclosures"
+ No report followed. and the seconds
looked at each other in silence. .sa4 81 &
Now. tell me. Marx Brigham. why
should not Stay you. who attempted to
assassinate me?" said the miner. =. IS.
1.-The shot was accidental--indeed it
was, returned the trembling gambler
Spare me. AID l viii return every dollar
you have lost-give you all possess"
"Let me tell you now why | should Stay
you. 1t is not for The dollars you won
from me. for lido not value them-not for
the 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. N Y. and noder the
promise OF marriage Induced her TO elope
to New Orleans. Her parents. who lived
three miles from the city. did not know
you. for you were not resident OF the
place, and never visited the family but
once. You did not marry the girl. You
maize her your mistress--the mistress Of a
gambef-and as such she became a moth
err. Shame prevented her from communi-
eating with her parents and and they are
still ignorant OF her fate. Three years ago
she accom- panied you to California Her
brother who became a man. and vowed to
terribly avenge the dishon or Of his sister,
should he ever meet her scducer. followed
shortly after, unaware of her presence here.
One night he heard her name pronounced
in the street. He followed her to gam
bling he'll, and recognized her and by her
side her seducer, whom he had seen but
twice before. In venturing his money he
found ready means to bring about an en-
counter in which be determined to illyou
He met you in a room alone. You at
tempted to assassinate him. Do you
know me now. ,afiIf a0Ikaa a'd4A.
+ "Mercyl spare me. - said the gambler
.'and--"a tgafsss-I
"On one condition. replied Farley.
Name it.''o9 ..
. THAT you marry the woman you have
dishonored. and abandon your thievish
vocation" lia44la-
IL consent; but when?" oir4.l s3af
[ "This very hour :. : .f,,......., -..-,e..
81 promise" said the gambler.
g "But your promise is not sufficient"
replied Farley. Il vii have better guar
antee. This pistol shall not leave my
hand. or your side. until the promise is
fulfilled; end by my hopes of heaven. if
you hesitate in the performance. or show a
disposition to escape ! will put q ball
through yonr 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 aad car
riage. Through the half opened door.
which the seconds had opened in resi- onse
to a knock from within, Brigham repeated
the order to his astonished friend. Learn
ing that no blood had been shed. the lat
ter left the house, and in few minutes
Jane was in the presence Of the silent CON-
ba.ants. She requested an explanation.
but was told that sill would soon be made
clear. and the whole party entered a car
riage and were driven to the residence of
clergyman. where Mark Brigham aud Jane
Fa ley were made man and wife. The
unshorn miner thea called her sister! AMI
she hur upon his neck and thanked God
thatthe same hour had sent her husband
and a brother
Brigham sent for his child which had
been left in New Orleans. purchased tract
of land in Los Angeles county. and snow
wealthy and respected resident OF that
region of the vine and ig-tree. Farley is
a miner in '.Old Tonlmne," and "Old
Kaintuck." AS the world learned reverent-
ly.to callshim, wasskilled by the klamath
Indians, in 1855.