The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-07-07

|wtlh . murdered woman, under cfrcum
stasces- calculated to fasten suspseior
seos me-and which. 70 cay the least
would reaslt in my detention beyond
the hour fixed upon for my nuptisls-
1sp'ung away and run up the othr,
street. I had not gone far. vhsn
heard voice shouting:
"stop him stop him stop tie mur
derer !! stop thief! stop thief |"
l Hooked back. and saw man; ;1ith
out hat, and having on what appear.
ed to be . dressing gown, as if he had
just issued from some dwelling, coming
after me 1t thetop Of his speed, calling
ont 1t every breath. I ought to have
stopped, turned bark, and made 1 II, q
ful statement of the whole matter, le,
the result have been what it might: bu,
the horror Of being suspected, arrested
and detained, at such time of all 9th
ers, determined me TO escape If posi-
BILE, and l bounded away as ifI were
the guile, wretch indeed. Window.
6ew up, other voices were soon added
to those Of my pursuer, aud in very
short time dozen persons hand i.,iDed
in the chase. There chanced to be nc
one immediately before me /; and 10
less than half . minute / had darted
down . small, narrow street, having q
tart sufficient to turn the second cor.
ner before my nearest pursuer could
reach the FIRST.
At length I entered wide, pleasant
street, and saw an empty coach passing.
| hailed il. and in less than half ! minute
y v inside.
No. ., Ashland Place, - quick .,
possible r. said to the driver.
He shut the door, sprung to his seat, !,
and away We flew.
| trembIed still, but brea,hed again
What . narrow escape from trouble.
some night! and what an amount Of
painful anxiety had l thas saved nv
f'rien is--to the sweet being
u my love! Should I tell her, Of my
horrid adventure At some future time
perhar s-but not at once-not on the
sve OF my marriage. Considered as an
omen, It certainly was not q pleasant
one, and resolved - be silent.
Within fifteen minutes from entering
The carriage, I was set down at n.
door Of Richard Graham. l handed
The driver double fare and hurried into
the mansion. was in good time, and
The expected guests bad not yet begun
20 assemble. ! received an affectionate
greeting from Mr.. and Mrs. Graham.
but both remarked that I was deadly
pale and agitated.
ut IL On occasion Of such moment.
ous consequence to me, that have not
The power to be calm." was my only
explanation.
When alone with Ella, she inquired,
With affectionAte interest, If I was i'll.
No, dearest, no bodily ailment," !
replied.
!. "Something has occurred to trouble
you then, Walter" she pursued with
lender earnestness "oh, tell me what
it 10 r.
why do you think 50, dearest Ella ?
Il not the present occasion, % long and
tremblingly hoped and prayed for,
sufficient TO efsct me in the manner you
zee ?"
Our tete-d sets vas not Of long dura.
lion; and when interrupted BY one Of
Elias bride's-maids. I vas glad Of the
opportunity Of getting away BY myself,
Tor the purpose Of collecting my
thoughts and steadying my nerves l,
Was > task however, not easy to &C
complish-for though perfectly inno.
cent Of any wrong, I eomehow felt like
: guilty being-and when the time =.
last arrived for the perfo, nance Of the
solemn ceremony. that vas to make
forever mine what ! most coveted on
earth, ! had III the depressing feelinge
ofa criminal being conducted to his
When, supported by our bridal
friends, | led the pale and trembling
Ella forward, amid blaze Of light and
shrcng Of beauty and fashion, to take
upon % the holy VOWS nf marriage, Il
was with The greatest difficulty I could
keep my feet.
At last the ceremony was begun
amid hushsd and death like silence
Suddenly there waA s stolsae ring cf Ii,
street bell. - In oaals Of most urgen,
haste, and every one sssrtsd prsesps,hly
and exchanged glances with some othe,
Aaa even ths clergyman maize q mo