The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-03-18
A secrot Marriage and the Tragic Re-
suits.

tot hia''y inoHthS Il youhG'Scntieinnn
paid ltts attentions TO ayouhg lady who
occupied a position in nclghboring
town several degrees below his own So
ciality. The youth succeeded in cngag-
ing tho affections Of The youhg lady to
an extent that notiiig could satisfy
except matrimony. Tie post Office had
for time done its duty, as post Offices
always do in such matters,, and many
were the long and doubtful messages
that passed between tho loving two,
protected by the efficient care Of their
dear uncle from the prying eyes ui'thosc
who would have given Something
nice TO have kn)wu what was going
on.
The lady knew l!'a, iirr 'pa,M ara
mamma would never consent TO The
union OF Two loving hearts, with her
parents mine Of wealth LAYING between
them, so she readily consented to the
yonn3a mans proposition to have tie
thing done up ION Tie sly )" and all
unknown to the folk, Will" Shc was on
visit Lo some Of her relatives at Co.
lumbns, hcr clarmcr called and the
thing was done. After Il bricf honey
moon IN the capital city of OHIO, she re.
turned to her home. but her husband did
not return with her
From the time of TIL" daughters arri.
val home lhc old people lancicd ,lcv
could hear strange moscs in tho house.
Steps were often heard upon the stairs
in tho lone still hours Of night Various
| articles Of furniture moved mysicriously
about in tho roonabovr, and The ola
feANenan and lady finally came 10 The
conclusion that he house was haunted,
o. hat something was wrong. Ono
night, after all had rrllr",l. tho ''narrnls"
not on V distinctly heard .sr"A anon tho
stairs, buh voicrs a:r"l trola.s on ilc land
ing place above. Armed with horse
pistol, the father left his bed and quiet
ly approached the foot of the stairs,
where he found resting upon the lower
step, q pair OF boots. Al once hu arl
up the cry OF "lhirvcs, robbers, mtsp,l%r;;"
that IN a twinkling brought every .ncn!.
Der Of the household 70 the scene except
his daughter.
All hands then proceeded cautiously
TO the young lady's room, and not being
able to arouse her, they broke open thr
door just in time to see n hunila, man
dive through the window The olr,'nan
rushed TO the opcn.n.t, discharged his
pistol, and the young nlnn dropped lu
the ground. ''Grral hravrnSl vnu have
killed my husband = exclaimed the
daughter, falling back and Iain,ng upun
the bod. "Your lnusbanlm exclaimed
all in breath, ani'lhrn a rush ol DO
| mcstics TO the yard below.
The young man was found uron the
ground beneath the window, carried
mt" inc house, and The old people, fran.
tic with grief and Tear, promised to re-
cclvc him 10 their hearts if he would
only live. The doctor soon arrivoe, and,
having dressed Il slight il.$h wound
upon his arm, pronounced Inn IN lro
darGnr: ITh has now rccnv"rc,!!'. ami
IS one Of lhc h,u'plcsL men within GIly
miles of Springfield -SriuyFcM (W)
.NiOcr!iScy:
SERGEANT MI.E DRE,t,Y Drsr Al ,a>
OF THE RErum.lC.- llalpin (Mics
ORrilly) J, editor Of the Nrw York CfU
zen, who fought through the war, rs he
says, to preserve the unon and the
Constitution, and to establish mill
lnry drspollsm, is becoming very much
discouraged and dlSgus,rd with the Jaco.
bin rule at Washington. bike thousands
Of other ttuc men North anl South, he
seems to have dcsraircd Of The Republic,
and Is ready for amy change in ll!e Lr.
let that ii couhl not possibly be ior Tic
worse. In his last issue, he says:
30 lar lis we are concerned, The game 5
up; and wo go it blind for an empire. :
The republic, once cnlh'il'' the "Ci icat ne
public;" has lost all dignity under The
rule now dominant in Congress. The
White House has been converted by
Radical httacks into a"spccics Of comb.
nation. embracing prison., pest house,
and pillory. The President Of the I'm.
ted States las been roltcn.cgged, pelt
cd with cabbage stalks and dead cats by
old Thad Stevens and his my,midons
tor over year. Faugh The offence is
rank and smells 10 heaven. Let us
get donc with il, and with all its odious
memories at once. I.c; an emperor first
proclaim himself and then proclaim. an
empire, with an army Of three or (our
hundred thousand blacks to sustain his
throne upon their bayoncts 1t is to this
wo arc drifting and rather than Drift ia
any object, We prefer to hoist sail and
point Tor it deliberately, We may no,
be free any longer bu, under an empire
wo can avoid becoming tho disgusting
spectacle wc now present to heaven and
all the nations OF the earth.
BOUQUETS. The Belgian florists arc
said to practice plan by which thoy
have bouquets in fair condition even
in damp or cold weather, for week
or ten days. They change the water
in which they are kcpt~ ovcry other
day, cut of with sharp scissors a quar-
tor of an inch Of tho stems, and put a
pinch of salt,and a grain of .saltpntro
INTO tho water. livery muoh' faded,
the stems may be put into hot water