Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-11-29

poor lass refused Tor long time; bu
when she found her fathers welfare ant
liberty depended on it, and besides havins
lost all hope of ever seeing William Ran.
dali again, at last she consented"
But you don't mean to say they were
married at last 2 | interrupted.
N two or three months they were, and
pretty couple they must have made she
with her tail figure and pale face, and he
with his red head and bow legs sh. milling
along by her side. They were married al
Millbrook Church ION the hill sir,) and
Will Randalfs old master read the ser
vice They said Ellen didn't cry or faint
or have any nonsense of that kind, but
went thr ough her share quietly and calm'y
enough, while the doctor seemed all abroad
Now, 1t seems this very evening, lust
about dusk, when the captain had gone
out to smoke his pipe, that Paul, who had
gone up stairs, heard a terrible loud
scream and rushing back into the room
where he had left Ellen, finds her tainted
dead away on the floor and William Ran
dali himself kneeling by her side.
William used to say afterwards, that he
could not forget Paul's face when they saw
one another for the first time he used to
dream of it. he said, and he had MANY and
many a time seen the faces of strong men
who had been struck down in the heat and
passion of battle, or who had died violent
deaths in various ways; but Paurs face
he said reminded him of picture he
had once seen, when quite a little lad, of
the Devil, which be remembered had
frightened him then, but which he had
forgotten till their eyes met that night
When Paul had recovered his surprise he
said not a word about the marriage; but
when William said he had but Just left
plymouth and hadn't seen a soul in the
village yet, he suddenly seemed delighted
at meeting him again, and insisted on their
drinking together He led Ellen into an
other room, where, he told VIII, his moth
er would attend to her, and shortly after
returning with two glasses of hot grog
which he put on the table between them
Now, Bill, old mate, says he, II drink
to your return home But what about
Nelly, my poor girl !? says Will Never
mind her. says Paul, mother will soon
bring her round, and meanwhile let.
drink the grog but first of all let's shu
the door and be snug SO Paul shut the
door, and coming back to the table, saws,
Now, Bill, here's your jolly good health
and no heel taps and they both emptied
their glasses. William says Paul, after
while, how do you feel? Quite well,
Paul, my hearty thankye, says Will Do
you, says Paul, grinning, then YOU won't
for long, William Randall, says he. get
ting white and trembling; we've long
account to settle, and now it's done
what d We mean 2 asks Will in surprise
as you may be sure. I've never injured
you! Ies you have said Paul Didn't
you step in between me and the girl had
set my heart on? Didn't the neighbors
Jeer and mock me, and drive me almost
you, come what might? And | am
When you were pressed said he, getting
worse and worse. i put the gang upon
youi | brought the account that made
them think you were dead and now that
you have returned alive, YOU find the wo-
man you loved the wife of the man you
both despised It's shameful lie, >
cries VIII, and | can't believe it. It's
true, says Paul, for we were married
this morning; but true or false it's all the
same to you, Will Randall and Paul
turns very pale, and rubs his hands, you
Fare poisoned You drank the brandy.
and in an hours time you are a dead
man Paul Penbyrn.' says VIII, speak
ing calm and low, you have played deep
game, but you've made one mistake
heard of your trick with the press-gang
and | knew you to be rival of mine, and
you've owned to other trcacherv. Blu,
when a man knew hated me, and looked
"a you did when we met Just now, sud
denly became nv friend, aad asked me to
drink, | grew suspicious, and while you
closed the door, l-changed glasses
When Ellen heard the fearful cry that
Paul gave, she ran in, pale and weak as
she was, and found him MI twisted to-
sether like with rage or pain, and foamins
at the mouth from the poison he had swal
I lowed.
"Aconite p ! asked
IL don't know rightly what it was cal.
/ led, replied the coast guardsman, But i
was very strong, for Paul, they said, diec
I within the hour, and before the two b.
had tried to keep asunder
a strange tale, ! said, rising to GO
| Its as good as play.
Its better than most of EN-" said h.
knocking the ashes cut Of his pipe, 80
! this is true. Good night, sir"
A SroUy REPLY.-Rev. J. P. Cook, o
the French Wesleyan Conference, VIII
was at the Illinois Sunday School Ami
versary, told an anecdote of little DO.