Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-04-04

After which there was few hurried words; then silence.
 "Papa has come for me-" said I, at last.
 "You are papa's no longer, you are mine now" said Captain John Ray burn.
 And there, in the friendly shadow, was gathered up to his heart.
 "See, have brought you another ring" he said, slipping the golden seal of bondage in my hand, and hiding both against his breast. "It was my mothers, Belle. l have kept it for my wife"
 I could not see him for my happy tears.
 Lift your shy eyes," he pleaded i; Hook at me once, my beloved
 If did not look at him mother was there who did. Ann Maria Peters, tall and surprised, stood in the doorway, with ghosty folds of rumplcd linen trailing from either hand.
 "La, now, Captain Rayhnrn." said she, placidly, q always Sought you was after me-" FL.
 am his wife now. Nevertheless, as I sit here and write, miles and miles away from the spot, my heart grows faint and sick within me, remembering, as if it were but yesterday, all the horror and misery of the night in that old house in the cornfield, and the black pine wilderness beyond. a7
 @ Romance ao z y Thursday evening bit of romance occurred in our city, that to the parties concerned in it, will always be remem- bered. A young man made the acquain- tance ofa young lady at an evening so- cial last season. We will give no names, as the position of the lady forbids it. The young man we shall call Smith. Smith, being a guitar player and pos- sessing good voice, soon won the af- fcctions of his fair acquaintance. They met; they loved; and the post office did it's duty, as it always does on such occasions. Smith proposed. "Ask papa" was the quick reply. That was a bombshen in the camp. Papa had seen the dissipated freaks of Smith, and he dare not ask for the hand of the fair one. Papa smelled good sized rat, upon taking note from the post office directed to his daughter. "Pa had to go to neighboring town that evening"" Papa was to take that even- ing train at night. All the family had retired except the daughter.A k Footsteps were recognized, and in a few seconds the maiden, with 6 lamp in her hand, came softly in the parlor. Then going to the window, sue raised it silently, and threw q rope down, tied it to the leg of the sofa, and sat upon the sofa. In a few minutes a coat and pants, containing the carcass of ye lover, came in the window. 0! the embrace. Blondn, with all his feats never had shown such bravery. ''Sit down, Imo- gene while tale unfold.' And they sat. Byron was butchered. Tableau scene-A well fitted parlor lamp part | ly extinguished loving couple; the dial of the clock points to 10. Enter father, with candle in hand, looking after a cat Pussy! pussy pussy Hal- To! really, quite surprised party, said the old man. '.Truly 1 am not dream ing "Oh, Papa, forgive me P and she fell and fainted. Enter oldest son. John bring me my revolver; I will shoot this Thomas cai.' John flew to execute the order, and returned with an empty re- volver. Young man on his knee. "Oh, sir 1 confess done wrong, please for give me, l meant no harm!" Papa Smith, look here; listen; will not shoot you; you are not worth the pow der. 1 opened your note to my daugh- ter last week. 1 wrote to friends liv- ing where you were raised, and 1 find you to be a married man, with an un- fortunate woman. and three children left to their fate. IfI.acted like man, would shoot you like dog by only one way you can ever get out of this house alive" Here the son entered with a largo cheese knife. at is this that you repeat an oath that you go and cnnnoet -thap, haroaftarv v Tho youpu man consented, and an oath far ahead of the iron clad oath, was administered to him. He was told to leave by the same way he came, and in few minutes Smith was upon patent ladder; and when about half way down the son let the cheese knife fall. And the rope parted. A groan splash of water, and hasty footsteps was all the sound Jeff to the ears. shst