Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-14
sHORT HONEYMOON.
A rqslaae MalAen Deceived,

A rqslane Maiden Deceived.
The usssl quiet town Of Moline wss . few
Aavs since The scene Of little densssmeat
!, The matrimonial line, which we dad -
sesur.asiy and vividly recorded ia the Chi
csgs Journal Of Saturday that we rspres
dues il entire .-s s,--
Histssy informs ~ that over tso yesfs
AGO. Rock Island, In this State, Was still .
prison camp, where were quartered troops,
in the service Of Uncle Samuel, who's, bus
iusss consisted in guarding the bodies and
morals Of numerous "rebs" who had been
captured While endeavofing TO svssthrow
the best 0overn0ent 10 the world. Among
those loyal ''eoldier boys" Who thus per,
formed military duty on the island was one
whose name will be handed down to poe.
terity. not exactly - that Of hero. but Of
an individua, Of very peculiar qualities, Of
both mind and body.
The name Of this somewhat queer specie
men Of humanity Was Nathan lrwio. For
the sake Of brevity, rather than from any
lack Of sdmiration for the subject of this
sketch, be wss called "Nste." Il would b
IN exaggeratioa TO cay that Nate was .
handsome fellow. A long. lank frame
limbs hsnsisg - loosely - II fastened in
their sockets with twins . pair Of feet like
two huge slabs sawed from kootty log .
snsll bead covered With frizsly. ssndy hsir;
one eye out. aed in it, place . depression
unadorusd By the least approximation to-
wards visual oeb-thsss pec1liasitiee we're
cestsinly not conducive - pessoeal
bsauty and vet Nate pesessssd .
sort Of something that was irfesistibly
charming to one person, ifno more,
That one eye Of his We kssnss than any
two-edeed sword (; though Il ssuId nos cut
more than ono way ct . time. Il seemed
10 possess The power 10 charm. equally With
that Of . serpent and whsn its cleaning
light fell upon the face sfs certain young
lady in Moline, che at once became irrevocs-
bly, smittsn With th. gallant Nsteia blue
The nrst Of these nestings occurred
casually, while Nathan wss o6 the Island on
brief furlouGh, airing his proud form amid
the pleasant groves Of Moline. The next
| and sumssous subsequent interviews wsss
| By no means accidental and the more the
twain met, the moro did they become ''lov.
ysrs' to each other. In doc time they
we're plighted-this awkward, loose jointed,
ens.sysd chap in blue, and the fair young
| maiden Of Moline the year and month,
il not the identical day, Of their happy
union in bonds matsimenial, we're hxsd
upon. Nsts he'd long fought aud struggled
fer s'ths Uoien," aud union be was dstef~
mined TO have He believed in unions-es.
pecially such an one - that which WAS
sooner o. later - occur between himsslf end
the lovely yousg lady whom hs bed charm
ed into promise 10 be bic wife.
| The var closed, the island which had fol
months been the scene OF Mates heroic ser.
vices was abandoned % military POST, and
city which had formerly been mis- home
Here he resumed bis favorite occupation ol
supporting lamp posts, whiting dry goods
boxcs aud keeping free lunches from spoil
ing from want Of patronage. Meanwhile he
kept up lively correspondence with BIZ
intended bride, and represented himself, q
he had done when with her, as man o
abundans wealth, being engaged in Hous'
ishing boot and shoe trade on Lake street
and promising to bring his vito 70 home
Of elegance and luxury.
About two months ago, the time fixed for
the contamination OF cloves young dream
arrived, and Nate went to Moline for the
purpose Of claiming HE bride. His raimsnl
was rather coarse and seedy tor that Of I
bridegroom, aud he he'd little Or no money
in bic scrip. Bul then hs wss MAJ cl
'.grest expectations" aud huge promises. -
lie would soon, he affirmed, have plenty o.
gresnbacks, ard his darling vile should bs
as happy % wealth and . ons.cysd husband
could make her. The minister who tied the
knot matrimonial was promised liberal fec
when the expected funds should arrive from
Chicago. The faithful husband went t.
Davenport and selected fine assortment o.
household goods. clothing, etc., for the fam
lily Of his father-in-law. He visited Block
Il Newberger's establishment in Rock To-
land and selected beautiful and costly car
pet, for his father-in- law . parlos-all to b,
retained for few days until the expectet
remittance should arrive.
Six weeks Of honeymoon passed away
and yet Nate failed to receive his money
His wife and her parents grew uneasy.-
The one>eyed husband grew indignant to-
wards "his banker" in this city, who Was q
negligent in forwarding the "stamps' to tn,
needy groom. Nathan continued, howsv'
sr, to comfort his bride with promises o.
. golden FUTURE" till finally his prom'
ises, never being fslfilled, ceased e
have consoling effect upon hi,
''better>half." The newly -yoked COO.
pie were living upon On empty purse
and, ere long. the slender tenure must give
way, and thea where would b Nathan aod
HE fair spousei Echo seemed to answe,
where. but ec6s would not settle board
bills nor pay for furniture and clothing
Matters looked dismal, and 90 did the anx,
ious wife and hsr relatives. The fashsr>iu
law, particularly, grew gloomy and restive
under the pressure Of . con 10 law living
week aftss wssk as his house, With no r.,
liable oeaos Of sspport. and noshing bui
untul6lled promises to offer in payment foi
board. Finally, the Old gsstlsmsn wrote h
certain parties in Chicago for information
concerning his son-in.lsw, and received il
Il Was such infosmation - confirmed hii
WORT suspicions After calm delibeeation
the outraged fathss.in.law decided on the
proper course 70 b pursued. He called
Nate into private sesm, aud closed the
door. Then came rsvelatious Of an exoitinf
chsraeter, and which showed the ex-soldieI
TO be an unmiligatsd humbue. bass in,
poster and . hsaftless villain. The inter,
view was tcrmiuaasd With command frou
the indignant paSeat TO Mats: "Leave ny
house immediately, cod never again darker
my doors With your accmrssd presence ~
This gsntls invitatien - snjey fusleuet
~ accepted promptly, and Nate deeampNd
for some uakaown locality, bearing upou
his bed The eassss of his insultsd father
la.lew, end leaving he ysung lady who's
he bad - bassly deceived 70 mourn ove,
her sad and humiliaaisg misfostuns.
Uss Lallemand's Speci6e for Rheumatism
0sut aad Neuralgia. II siTsetually DESTROY
I'll poison In the bleed. and performs rod,
col ours. Read testimonials elsewhere.
CITY NOTICES.
80 Acss FAM for 81 800, and Ists Of 9th
ef bsrgaiss, BY ELDnipos / Bno..
Land 4 Insurance Ag'ts, No. 40 Brady 81
Docfoa 0Hovsa.-The 0asAI MAoxsris
HEALsn. has opened sn ONCE on corner q
Main and Second streets Davsnport. ono,
hours from 10 4P. 4.
BsAUrY uEspe Paofscr,ou.-The La