The Shasta courier., 1866-05-05

THE DANGERS OF MAKIssG LovE.-Love-
making in San Francisco is not the delicious
day dream that it is in other portions of the
world. Here man must needs keep his
wits about him, or he fin himself compro
missed and the defendant in breach of prom
Use suit, and the legal fraternity clamprng
for divisonlo OF bis property: or it comes in
another shape, and he discovers that an at
tempt is made upon his life by the woman
or some of her friends A case was nvesti
gated in the Police Court yesterday, which
unveiled Il picture of domestic life which is
ANYTHING but pleasing. 1t appeared in evi-
dence that Frenchman had been making
loveto another mans wife. or she had been
making love to him. On Thursday she went
to the hotel where he was stopping. and after
some cony rsation, asked him to meet her at
certain place at eight O'Clock that evening.
which he promised and really did do. ''Tley
met mott by chance. the usual way" and
arm in arm sauntered toward North Beach
and along the turnpike till near the toll gate,
she protesting her anxiety to leave her hus-
band and ceave unto her lover. whom she
deemed better able to protect her. He listen
/ ed to her dulcet tones, and felt himself honor
ed in being loved far better than all things
on earth. and refurnedlher sigh for sigh and
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the hand. In fact he began to think it was
a case of 'i7o
" Two souls with hut single thought 'gt'
Two hearts that beat one
Batit wasn't. and he soon found it ont. and
that there were other thoughts harbored in
her gentle bnsom. After passing the toll
gate he said to her, = My dear. had we not
!. better return the pathway is lonesome here,
I q, al | bav hn.r hat lur n
neighborbood." She pooh poohed the idea,
and insisted on continuing the walk but he
didn't feel like complying with the request.
An inward monitor serving as a check upon
the outer man, induced him to turn his foot
steps toward the city, and he had gone but a
/ short distance before he heard a noise, and,
| turning saw four men running toward him
| from a sand bank. As they neared him, the
woman left his arm and ran to meet them
Immediately afterward, he was attacked by
4 the men, knocked down, and beat till he was
| insensble after which he was rolled down
the bank into the water. where he was lett 10
| drown. The water, however. revived him.
and after a while he crawled out, and finding
! his enemies gone, made his way to a place Of
safety With returning consciousness came
reason and he imagined that the woman had
taken hIm there for the purpose of having
him murdered by her husband lie, there
fore had warrant issued for the arrest of
q the husband, who was bef're the Police Mag
istrate for tiiar when the above reveIatiahs
were made. The husband, who is the keep
Z er of saloon ON kearney street, established
an-alabi by three witnesses. who testified
that they had been playing cards with him
during the evening which the attempt was
made on the life of the Frenchman, from half
81 past seven o'clock until after twelve, which
rendered it impossible'fsr him to have been
at the place where the Frenchman was at
tackled. Although the accused was adjudg-
ed = not guilty." the fact was apparent that
somebody had been giving the gentleman
with amorous proclivities very trough
daal.r Need we suggest to the reader the
moral of this little story. We believe not
S. f. Gail.