The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-04-12
THE DAILY EMPIRE.
n. n. ROBINSON,
PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR
ROMANCE ON THE pRAIRIEs.
r from the Chicago Daily Prcss.l o.ol

slaughter of innocent prairie chickens COM
menced, there arrived In this city from the
other side of the "big drink" three sprlgs of
English nobility. They came for the pur-
pose Of participating In the chicken slaugh-
ter. ITS snch jolly sport, you know. and
| then the governor, or the old boy at home,
| Is SO demed fond OF the birds that he'll be
delighted with lot of them packed IN fee,
and all that sort Of thing, you know" These
Young gentlemen have usually very aiiec-
tionate way of speaking of their paternal
! guardian. The three we have mentioned
came here by way of Canada, where they
had been spending few weeks among the
officers of the garrison at Montreal or Que
bee, we are not sure which.
| They belonged to the upper crust of En-
/ glish society. being the sons or near rela-
| tives of titled men. and travelled with
trunks, valises and portmanteaus and ser
wants to look after them without which 10
seems impossible for an Euglishman to
leave home. One Of them, the youngest of
the party, was the Hon. James Alexander
! Scott, Il nephew. we believe, of the Duke of
Bucolieugh. The names Of the Others we
did not hear. Mr. Scott was Just from the Uni
versity, and one of those good looking, ac-
| tive young men that are often found among
| the aristocracy of the old country, notwith-
standing their faults. That he was worthy
of his position In society, and high
minded, noble fellow, his subsequent con-
duct here proved.
They remained IN Chicago but few
hours and then having learned where The
best shooting was TO be procured, they
started for the prairie. They had with
| them tents, camp furniture horses, dogs
and servants TO look after matters, and be
Ing fond of sport were determined TO have
q good long spell of 1t. They visited diff
ferent parts of the State, spending Il day
here and day there, and enjoyed them
selves thoroughly. After they had been
thus engaged for about two weeks they
struck on nice spot In the vicinity OF
which they found game plenty, and they
determined to settle down there for few
days. 1t was a quiet spot, and a consider
able distance from any farmhouse.
Here they remained for couple of DAYS
when an accident occurred which put an
end TO their sport, and furnished us the
material for writing these lines. They
were on the prairie after birds, and were
Standing together congratulating each
other on the fine time they were having.
Mr.. Scott was leaning carelessly on his gun,
when noticing one of his dogs tearing a
bird he called II to him. Hearing the call
one of the other dogs ran to him and afiec-
tionately sprang upon him, and In doing
so touched the lock OF the gun, and the
piece discharged The whole charge of
small shot passed through the fleshy part
Of his left forearm. inflictlng a fearful
wound. and laying the arm bare to the very
bone. His companions at once ran to HIS
assistance, for he had fallen, and raising
him up they were rejolced to find that he
was not dead. In accordance with his In
structions, his arm was bound up and the
flow. OF blood stopped, and he was then
carried to his tent.
A servant was sent off TO the nearest
house, several miles distant for assistance,
and In due time returned with an honest,
good farmer named Morris who
brought a carriage for the purpose of con-
veying the wounded gentleman TO the farm
house. Thanking the old gentleman for
his kindness, Mr.. Scott was assisted Into the
carriage and conveyed To the house, where
the women folks had prepared every thing
they could to make the wounded man COM
Portable. Ii was several miles TO the resi-
dence of the nearest surgeon and IL was af-
ter nightfall before he arrived, by which
time Mr.. Scott was In n low condition on
account of the wound having remained so
long undressed. In the meantime, how
ever, he had been well attended 10 by the
kind people of the house, who did every
thing In their power to help him; and it
was generous, heartfelt kindness, too, for
they did not at that time know the rank OF
the gentleman who had thus become an in
mate of their house
The wound was found TO be a severe one.
and the unfortunate young man suffered
much. IL would be tedious TO relate In de-
tail all that followed. We need only say
that fever set In and fbr time his life was
despaired of. A strong, vigorous constitn-
ton, however, finally overcane the suffer
ing, and he recovered. Many weeks elapsed
before he was able TO leave his bed, and
even when he had advanced that far toward
convalcscence 1t was weeks before he could
leave the house where he had been so kindly
cared for.
Mr.. Morris had daughter Just turned
eighteen If we were writing a love story
for the Ledger we might here describe all
the loveliness this young lady possessed,
We might speak OF her sparkling eyes, her
rosy checks, her ruby lips, her glossy hair,
and all that sort OF thng-but we won't.
We will only say that she had all these and
more too. She was genuine rustic beauty
IA fair, gentle. unsophisticated country
girl, reared away out on the prairies where
her father made his home. She was as
good, as kind, and as loving as she was
beautiful. During all the sickness and
suffering Of the young Englishman, she
nursed and helped him. Every thing that
a woman could do, under the circumstan-
ces, she did. In a strange land far from
his friends aud his arlstocratic home, the
kindness and attention of this simple
country girl were 10 young Scott the min
istrations OF an angel, aud, as he afterward
often said, he believed he would never have
recovered but for her slsterly devotion aud
kindness.
Under these circumstances II Is not
strange that the gratitude the invalid felt
should ripen into stronger feeling. Az
ter leaving his bed he had many a long
weary hour 10 while away In that quiet
farmhouse, for his two companions, In
compliance with his own earnest request,
had started, one to Canada and the other to
England. to satisfy his friends regarding