Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-12-18
'NEW, VOL. 5--N0: "a.
A Strange Fate.

0eSI-iOT so llnse, NnV kW" f'bW w.
we're a few hints OF briel death struggle
rtat was n0, nstutal. 1
.rGeorse R2-;wss boir in Keh,urky.
and came 10 Cooper cDuniy Missouri. 1T
she age OF sixteen, This wss IN lsassI
Soon his parents died, aud he was. leli.
alone and Psnniless. In ls5ehe went to
CiLlotn;a, entered the mnes wTth the
zesl Of boy. worked hard. wss sOseess-s~
ful, bought land near Sacramento Cny.
aud soon became arch and prosperous
nan. 10 1853 he met The woman iwtr!
through no fault OF Is. was 10 eNs,, fneh
a SAD iniluence upon all his alter lliet
This woman was said TO be besgspl, ,aC;
compli.hed, pure and lovsable, ,.s \ 70.
met her, was fascinated, proposed. aud e.
q result, an engagemeni followed, The
wedding day had been sueets'sd i j. bad
not been dscIledpPon, and fOt one bret
month the sun OF happiness shene DOT
solacingly befotc' the elotds tlosed over 4
fo,ev,r " = b.. ,t...-..- . y '..'
40 Proceeding tho wedding IL became ne.
resssry ier R+--,o retern 10 tbseim'nes
10 arrange some business, theIe claiming
his immediate attention. lie Went, bg.
came invGNcO IN u'qhsirtr @ir'i a dsn he
had neverseen " ss slnehed, and TO ss"e
his own, life killed bic snagonst 90 Ubs
dead man was his in,ended's brother. lilo
did ,not know Il ,bep. nor until his t'al
was,oyer, nor until AFTER be went agaln TO
Sacramento TO zee all that he had ever
know or loved.
/. Ii is Roi necessary 20 depict their mItt
lview---lhe terrible remofse on one s'je'
tie lrenNed Icproach and rcerels ,op The
other. Al last the sister grew irIghuuuy
calm-so calm, indeed. that lie told al
her brother; how be had left home AZ ihe
fret news Of the gold discovery: how he
bad not " rirIcn; how Wild tiofies had
come back OF his iecklesspess and drsipt'
,,on; and al l1sl the dfssdiull DAY when
, be lay dead at the feet Of her lover -,
Rs grief was no less bitter than
thai Of the stricken sislef, and 80 when
she said TO him 81 will love you I'LL p
die, bot will never marry you. on ms
earth, bccause my brolher's blood IS on
your hands ~ he sold out everything he
owred in California. sbtl came back. 20
Missouri, 6Isi ,pledglng TO each Other ,hst
they would correspond as regularly As
the condition Of the mails then perml''oJ'
2 She wrote once and no mofe. In
month following her firv, letter che, 100.
had pone TO jjuin ber brpIber lnyiho eietn'l
world Tbs second blow fell heavier
than the fret, Tor the poor man bad como
/ hone While the womsn lived Now no
WIS alone TosesefF vas. ''-as" F" .''
Presently the wat came and k----tn
ifteJ in the Confederate army. Ia the
hot ehstse made ppou 'he Graveyard fort.
at ths.baule Of, !laeua, .Aakansas. mmJc
bullet passed IhIougt, both Of r.
cheeks, and co, his tongue evenly oil
shout midwsy is length. Aher that ho
never spoke an inlell'eibIe word again.
Indeed, he csrod very liuie TO spesG. IN
subsequent bsllles ho tined, to- throw hl'
life away, and was noled in his rommsud
for The most reckless audsciiy- ~ Js9s.
ms Ferry Il seemed as if he Would get
|. aha,'he nosN d6sifed, for ne was badly
shot IN the head, tic sk uiI being fracafsd
aud tie braio exposed ~ ,He sesoyerod %
so mnch lha, The wound healed. bot The
! poor mled 10 an had eonyulsioaa yntl be
died, supposed Ma, lhe,o ,cYDygl-
sions impsired his mind 10 8 certain e1.
7 lent. lot he trtqfendy drsihrrd hc 'sw
J the lsce OF tie, woman whdm Ne hnse
bloyed-ths, face % Of tho woman iwho,o
memory had peyer leh him dung sA be
! bitter and souoxful yeaIs Of his life.
"' Bu, he, !. Al rect nov. let w hope
fba, hi: sool has joined in the spirit i,nd
ibe souluf oue who wsnt oat into aiornny
under the shadow Of great daikness,--
Kansas City Times.
IgtsV iq s.,r,sTT,r-y- II trrruti 1ri
The ingenuity, OF the young man viii
be remembered ~ho Being a.ked how his
fatiier died. srs wered ,bsi. "while addfes.
sing a nimmsure aDdisncs from ,hs. top OF
q bisb scsiIsld, apOrliop Of h gave, way.
and Tho poor man. 10 (sllipg, broke bis
neck" This is only m stched by = sini.
I lar event ss foliowr During The rrossex.
animation Of 81 wiiness,7 'hg swss .ssked
whGfe. his father ws..ysToHbich, viii a
melancholy air. he responded dead.
sir--dropped of very suddenly" "How
came he to dropped of suddenly '''foul
I plsy, sir; ,be sheriff i'm posed on vi, un-
I su.pecring nature. and getting him 10 90
on pistform Ia look alta select sudieIes,
suddsoly knocked q smsll door out from
under him, and 10 falling be became en-
tangled 10 rope. from tho effects Of
I which'he de-" ''. .f@ 'ns S''''a''
Messrs. King, OF the B. a. 0. rsilfosd
and J -Edgsr TbO@ pson, of the Penrsyl-
vanIs Central, sete Al Cincinnsii . fe~
days ago 10 compete Tor the purchase OF
Che CincinoaG. WILMINGTON. and Jssss.
vile RsfIfosd, which vas 10 bs sold as!
suction to meet ,he claims Of lie Europe
an bondboldeu. ,Thomas l., Jewst.
PJpsiden, Of the Pan Handle Railroad. be-
esmo lbe tufehs,tr-ii ]. -soppo'ed Tor
| he Penns, ,i,snfs Cen,rsL - J .'''''
Mics Rebeees Wright, Of Winebe.ier.
Va. Who CON % moniested Important ihisill-
pence 10 Gen. Sheridan, during s'hs late
var, Of military Affairs within ,he Con-
I feJersie lines. has not only been present-
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