The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-12-10
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Pollard,s Death.

HOllafoO Ooo60s
| Tho following is the article in
Pollard's Opinion for which Grant
| (the brother Of the girl), brutally and
cowardly shot him, from the second
story window, of an opposite build
ing.
| 20, No, We Never Mention En-"
I-Old Air., The Indian Summer has
passed away, and with it has passed
q fair and radiant daughter of one of
our first citizens habob Of Clay
street-a gentleman who su61ce it to
say, holds the very first position IN
the wealthy and fashionable circles
of the city. The daughter, the rebel
liant Helene of the family, Is beauti'
full beyond description; but her
beauty did not prevent her from fall.
ing desperately and irretrievably in
| love with young gentleman ofscmi,
militaire connection, who, i appears,
some months ago plightsd his troth
and accepted the tiny hand, grasp-
ing it within his own-''never to be
parted, never for aye" Nobody sus-
pected mesalliance, much less the
father. until last Saturday night,
when the daughter, who was the
hight ofthe household fed to parts
unknown, or at least only guessed in
company with one, q masculine, who
should ere then have been proclaim
ed his SON in.law. The runaway par
ties have been heard from, and it is
now said that the lady proclaims her.
self a wife of some six months, and
that her affianced is choice OF her at.
ter life. "What God hath joined to.
gether let no man put asunder." The
gay young man who has whisked
away the angel is q gay lothario ma
med Horace Ford, Of Goochland Co.,
which county ought to be proud of
him, as it doubtless is. Horace is IN
orphan, just plunging into his teens,
and has lost both his parents BY
death. Much property accrued to
Horace in the shape of money, chat
tells, goods, &c, and, having convert
ed the whole into "rcady rhino,
Horace ventured fora swim in the
sea of gay life and love. lie met Miss
Mary Grant. bcauty---"mct, per-
chance, the usual way" talked delici-
ous nonsense won her heart: then,
half inclined to earnestness, threw it
away. All me! Then he sailed. Oh!
He sailed Or! He sailed the same
MS Captain Kidd did. Horace won't
to New Orleans, and, not having been
shipwrecked by the way, telegraphed
or wrote to his beloved. Thus it
went on through the sultry month Of
August. The crimson period Of Oc-
tober when the forests change their
garments, down to dull, chill Novem-
Dor. Alas that love should never
run smooth--in an even current
but love never did, and never will. =
She responded all unknown to tire
healthy dad, and he replied. Thus
affairs progressed until Horace an
nounced last week that ho was OF
for Texas rig ght away and couldn't
stop for trifies like an affianced. Then
it was that the ''girl Of the period
made up her mind and bundle that
she would follow him; yes, she would
follow him to the uttefmost parts OF
the earth. Being fage and no long
er the slave of parental control, Miss
Mary, on Saturday night last having
habilimentcd herself becomingly, de-
serted the palatial mansion on Clay
street, and casting behind her wealth,
sought the office of y gentleman on
Broad street, whom she importuned
to buy her u ticket to New York
This gentleman, who is the pink of
propriety, refused, and Miss Mary
sought elsewhere aud found the ready
means at all events, she procured
passage on the cars, aud embarked
on the 81 o'clock train, which carried
her northward at the rate Of 20 or
&c miles an hour, il notas speedily as
her heart desired. On the train, be-
tween Richmond and Acquia Greek.
she was observed to weep bitterly,
by the conductor, to whom she rela-
ted her tale of woe and distress. Her
departure created, of course, . hub
bub in the mansion ON Clay street,
and amid the wringing of hands and
loud expressions Of distress, ne tele-
graph was invoked and parties sent
in hot pursuit. 1t was surmiscd that
young Ford, instead of going OFT to
Texas right away as be announced,
had put for New York, there 10 meet
his Mary, and thither the detectives
directed their steps The upshot OF
the matter is, to makes long story
short, that Miss Mary had been
heard from; that she is now in Phila
delphia, and that upon the whole
there is q very sorry family history
connected with the case which ia not
WITHIN our province to reveal