The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-07-29
A WEDDING eoerPvNxu,


parents lived on the Seventh st.
road, about five miles from the city
Of Louisville, and they were to be
married on Sunday. 10Th ult. Liz.
zie's home is q log house, with
four or five rooms, set back some
four hundred yards from the pike,
and was almost obscured by the
foliage Of the peach and other
trnit trees. The rooms were neat
and. comfortably furnished.
| Lizzie was the light and pride Of
1.-The family. About two months ago
Eshe formed the acquaintance Of
young Valentine Rabbit. Her
sweet disposition and gentle man.
ners readily won the affection Of
the stranger, and he used every
device t. detach her love from
Rein. Whenever opportunity Of
tered he was with her. Frequently
t7 THE RIVALS - DSs.a'-
Would meet at the house, and
would even visit there In each 9TH
| er's company: rheyiseemed to be
friends, though their dispositions,
! their looks, their ways and their
manners were totally different.
The young lady saw the contrast,
decided TO ct,ntinuein the love aud :
friendship Of Rein, and assured
him of her devotion: The day was
fast approaching when she would
he beyond the reach Of courtship.
Rabbit knew this, but did not give
up the contest. On the contrary,
it is strongly believed that he re-
solved many days ago that she
should never m airy another. This
impression gained strength by
| young Rein's being ehot at abouta
week ago, just IS he was entering
. the house. OF his -betrothed. The
ball passed close to him. and was
thought to have been fred by Rab-
bitt. Thus matters rested until
last Sunday evening, at the time Of
| the wedding. hr 1 is ms
Rein arrived ct the house early
in the afternoon, and was joyously,
received. He said that in few
days his month would be up with
his emnlcyer, aud that he woulls
then have both time aud money to
devote 10 a pleasant honeymoon.
| Lizzie readily consented to wait.
and .'S Sf.''
THE wHDD1No WAS POSTPONED. s7ii
i 4 y ? H
| The evening hours sped away,
and yet the two fingered together,
strolled about the yard, and talked
of the coming years. At 7 o'clock
Rabbit joined the party, and all
three joined in and continued Q
merry conversation. Not q word
was spoken. nor was there look
which indicated anything but kind
feelings and generous rivalry. A
small four shooter was sticking in
Rabbits pistol pocket aud was
distinctly seen, but to this no kind
of allusion was made.tt shis r"
/ At 10 o'clock Rabbit left, going
in u northern direction. In . few
minutes afterward Rein went out,
taking a westerly course. Scarcely
had be got two hundred yards
! when IF so9s0s zt& &t7at-75
A PISTOL SHOT WAS HEARD
and silence followed which filed
the poor girls soul with evil fore
holdings She rushed to the door,
and looked out inte the darknee,-s
Everything WAS still. In q few
minutes. however. some one WAS
beard staegeri g through the field
toward the house, and then groans
ss Of some one in pain fell on her
ears. ~ it,to az.
oh, fatherr she exclaimed, 'tis
Jacob! He is shot! Go, father,
to him, and sec what is the matter
But the stepfather was more be-
wildercd than the daughter, and
said If he went out there he might
be killed. Sine resolved to 60 her.
. self. snd said: ,-.+.., ,,ir3a 40
III he is dead. I wish to die also.
: Iwill 60 10 him il = hundred guns
are pointed me-" inoF{ nia9s91 '2af'
She then went In the direction lof
the sufferer. The mother, followed
her, ard the two found Rein about
4 q hundred yards from the house,
lying on the ground. and suffering
the agonies of death They took
! him up in their arms and carried
him to the house. A bed was pre-.
pared. and the girl, almost q btide
took her stand by the bedside and
watched the life. .sbbing of her loy.
er. The young man. though; suf.
iering intensely, was perfectly ra-
tionsl. and, related the manner ia
! which he had been assassinated
He was going across the field to
his home, and bad approached the
pike, when Valentine Rabbit got
up IRON q fence corner, md came
toward him With q pistol in ;hii
hand.
!. T know you you, 20 valentine, ssii
Rein. 'Yon are not going to shoo
me, are you9F .nloI9lE ,}Ba,
- Rabbit made noyreply, but con.
tinued to advance, placed the pisto
I, to his stomach and fred. The bal
!. passed through the bowels an,
lodged in the spine. a!a Y ;.ass5
Rein sent for . lawyer to maxi
his will. but he arrived too, late
The poor !ellow was still seusibl
and able to answer questions, bu
the remaining hour Of his life va
:. occupieda anEta~ing the testimon,
= of his assassination. He repeate'
4 to justices Schardine and -Gaa