The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-08-23

har6shfps; ron abandoned wealth md poei
ton To- nj sGke, and ron have never spokes
IN uukind word 10 me. We hAye loved from
childhood, and that love has never knovt
abatement. 1t il this tha4 troubles me-nol
regard for self. II il indelibA impressed up.
on my mind that shall die 3 horrible death
before mndown, and the thought that it will
distress ron also distrssees ma
These we're the exact words Of Hill, q Ia.
tilted BY his wife and children. His wife told
him
"Then. my dear husband, do not go to
court to-day
THE Circuit Court Of Pope county. in
which Hill resided, it should be remarked,
wss in session.
nYss, my wife, must co.. De replied.
"MhanAenaa.s tina has couelephouA ~
seef toAvd6d 1BaGh, but neeti Il b,ayeIyJ,
Then turning % his son william. ! br;rht
boy of thirteen, he told him to 70 and ret the
Bible, and upon it he made him swear 10 kill
the man that killed his father.
Here comes Moses Howard. father: he
will protect you" remarked Mary, the eldest
daughter, a. she deserted the man approach
ing,
The youth, who was . fine, powerful-look-
ing man, chatted . few minutes with the fam
lily. and then went out with Hill, Who shaveI
and dressed himself with particular neaAaees,
and Gnbfseed his wife with the warmest az
~fection, and with tears 10 his eyes, before
parting.
As soon IS the two reached town. Hill b.
gan drinking deeply, and showed . more
qnarrelsome disposition than ever. He in
suited everybody that crossed his path, and
all the entreaties Of the young man failed to
pacify him. Finally he declared That he
wnnId nInAe AA~ ~~..k 1~..> l-~l-1 80.
the court rem With fury depicted in his
|tofs, II AilsA rush for the door One man
Who lasxed behind was seized BY Hill and
beaten nnnfercifaify.
Young Howard caught hold of the infuri-
ated man and attempted to restrain him.
when, glaring like . tiger, he turned upon the
youth and struck him to the earth. Before
he could rise Hill sprang upon him, and COM
meneed pounding him. 4
FOR Gods siks, stop, Hill Don't you
know me-, your frie0d-Howard ~
Hill seemed to grow more furious each mo-
ment. and finally clutched . pistol, deter,
mined to take his friends life. Howard, |
seeing the crisis had come, seized the bowie |
knife that protrudsd from his vest end buried
il in his bosom.
"The dream is fnlGlledl' exclaimed Hill,
y q 0iHil0 VI BtlKul0I 6WGSl068S t86L ke0\ |
gered on his naturally handsome face after
yroan.
Howard looked down into his face, - if
unable to realize what he had done. Then
ne burst into tears.
sGod knows | would not have done it If
,ould have helped it, but it was either your
ife or mine.
He turned away with . gloomy cir. and,
lpon the instant, disappeared. He was never
zen in Arkansas again, but several years
.fter a trader brought the news that he wa
living in San Antonio, Texas.
We're We printing fiction, Ne should here
aside the pen; but as we are giving facts
which can be s~ubstantiated, duty com
us to add another incident before this
tale is ended.
II will be remembered that Hill enjoined
pom his son to avenge his death. Faithfully
id that son obey the command. When be
ad reached his sixteenth year he left for
'exas. He was gone several months. When
e returned, he said to his mother
at is done, mother! Poor Howard
tiled him, but | had to do it !"
The Butte County (Cal.) Press, in r%eciting
10 shove, says:
There are those who disbelieve this story,
ut it is true in every particular. We knew
ixon Curry, and q more brave, honorable,
id candid man, prior to the affair with the
tronps. never breathed. The writer has
nitted to mention two facts-frst, that Curry :
AZ under the influence of strong drink when :
!, revealed the strange history of his early
e, although he was q very temperate man.
he second omission is, that Nose Howard,
of, was the betrothed Of Curry's ss-
,emely beautiful daughter, Mary I