The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-04-22

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upln my mind that | shall die horrible
death before sundown. aud the thought
that it will disIrcG, you, alGo distrsSsa'
me,
These were tho exact words Of Hill
IS iesri6ed by his vile and children
He Vile told hin
,Theu, my dear husband do not 60 tc
court to day,
The Circuit Couh Of Pope county
in which Hill resided, it should DO rs
msrGsd, was in session.
,Yes, my wife. / must go, ho r,pIiet
when mau'Stinc has come, he shoulc
not seek to avoid death, bu, NEE, il
hravrly' Then tumiog TO bi,so vii
klian, a bishl boy Of 10, bo told him /,
| igqAnd get the Bible, and upon it b,
ulle him swear to kill tho msn tha
Ekihsd his fa,het
sBere c'mc' MoseS Howard, father,
he will protect you. remarked Mary, III,
eldest d&ughter, as she described the
gOung man approaching.
The youth, who was a fac powshO
lookioe m.n, chsllCd a few minutes with
he family, md then went out with II II
who shaved and dressed himself with
particular neatnO". ami embraced his
wife with the watmesI SfFtction, and viii
tears 10 his eyes. before leaving,
As soon as the two reached town. Hill
began jfiu&iag deeply. and shoaed 4
mora qurrelsoma disposition thSn ever.
He in.ullcl everybody that crossed his
path, anl all the en,reaties OF The young
Msn failed to piciry him, Finally he
declared that he would clear. the court
house, aud dashed into the court room
with Nry depicted in his eounlcnSn,e,
Judges, lawyers, jury, spectators, ell
made a rush lor the door. Ono man
who lhgged behind was seized by Hill
Snd bsaIen unmerCiiully.
Young Howard cpagh, holl Of the
ofGrislcd man and atcmplelto restrain
him. whan glariug like tiger he lurned
upon llc youth anl struck him To The
earth. Before he could rise lIiil tprane
upon him, and commenced pounding
hinr.
For Gods sake, stop, Hill Don't you
know me, your fiend-HoSsrl?'
Hill seemed to grow moro furious each
moment, and 6aaly' clOlchej q pistol
determined 10 taxa his ir,eni's life
Howard, sesiog the etisis had come.
seized the bowis kniid that ptotrulel
from his vest andlburris,l it ia bis bosom
The dream is fulfilled 7 exclaimed
HUI, gith smile Of singular sweetness
Iibal fingered on hiy natdEIfy 6audSoriI
iaoO nier he was5a corpse. He then
died withou! a grOan,
Howard loosod down into hls faos, as
if;unable 10 tealizs what he had done,
Then he burst into .sers. f.,
fGoi knows woull not have done it
itlI could have helped il, bat it vas either
ySlt ifd orsmine.
He tunlei sway with a gloomy air,
aud upon the instant disappeared, He
vas never seen in Arkansss again, but
several years after trader btdnght the
news that he was living at sin Antonio,
Exss.
AsS Yaavriiiss 6stioo, wo'shoold
here TIsFSShlS stftS pen; but as we ars
giving facts simply, which cOn b, sub
SlinliaIej. duty compels US to add anoIh'
er incident before this hIois ondod,
II will bo remembered that HILL en-
joined npon his sou TO Ovepge his death,
Faithfully did thn. son obey the com
manj. When he had reached his Six
tesnlh year he left for Texas. Ho was
gone several months. When ho felurOed
hc said TO his mother.
/ 1t is done, mother! Poor Howard!
pilicd lin, but | had to do it,
Ths Butte county (Cal) Press. in re-
citing the above, siys. There are those
who dis5elievs this story. but i, is lrro
every particular We knew Nixon Cur
y, and mora brave honorable, an
candid man prior to the atfiir with the
Strocg'. never broatbed. The writer
has omitted to mention tSo iscls-frst
that Cary was under the influence oI
strong drink, when he revealed the
sransy history Of his early life. although
he was very temperate man, The
sc'oni omission is. Tia, the Moses How
ard, spoken OF, was tho beirothsd OIL
Curty's supremsly beautiful daughter
Mary.
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Pass 1T AROUND. "a Wooden We'd
ding M'rrIiuga blockheal. -[Ciliz'n.
A GolIou Wedding Marrying for
money! Elmra Gozauc.
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