New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-02
a FATAL MISTAKE.

Shogo dWelt in California, some years ago,
11noo fE3snds, Wild fellows enough, who had
- ln9ly 1iiked their fortunes Tor better 81
- v6tIsy and who, whatever their luck,
s lXSeeo yenne men were Charles Chester,
1aETy Bay ard Edward Warren. They
N1ID Dnro bgutherly than many brothers,
30 akin than many kinsmen. True "a
4 80 othee even VIXEN w0Den and money
iW1go Sotwoen them. Damon and Pythias,
With . twin Pythias. added. For long
While they had been very poor; 1t last for.
tuae favored than E.ch had certain sum,
bYno means contemplate, slowed away in
- leathefn belt he wore about his waist
Eaah carried gold watch, and each wore Z
aunle of clothes supposed BY himself 70 be
- latest style and choicest fashion. More.
ovee. their revolvers were perfect, silver
1ounted, and rejoicing In multiplicity Of
+ Hn5elx ioe without these it would be qaite
&0oeosfb1e 70 maintain . position IN this
nsster q the world IN any sec,ety.
IN nct kerire TOO particularly. They
vere neither burglars nor highwaymen, but
DE and betting may have helped them to
Is winning Of their little fortunes. They
were nj over scrupulOus; bat they would
heve Knocked any man who had neglected
6 address them - gentlemen, aud used
tAoee wonderful revolvers promptly on any
sss1xanger" who objected to drinking with
them, and, consequently, stood rather high
last to each other they were faultlesaly
Iaooesble and miraculously generous.
Olo day soon after "luck" had come to its
re olottee directed IN woman's tremu-
- hand to Charles Chester" was handed
= Tat unAmber Of the trio, in the presence
j q the ether two. The young fellow seized
= eagerly tore ityopen, read II through, and
tonxing q his bolt, spread its contents be-
- Hin upon the table and counted it over:
Very unwisely and profanely cursed
lfIseh for extravagance, AL sorts Of un-
eoufSrtable things hero and hereafter, .
veuooodine which seems to relieve some
- cuusjdegubly, though Why it would
pusgle the unenlightened to declare. The
-9uo6Uf IN TN, = hit-eOun1des soon dis
covered, was that his mether bad written to
Him from her little farm in . Southern
0tate to tell him doleful tale Of sickness,
eeash. A mortgage was almost due, and as
Is old people would find it impossible to
Hneet it. they would be sold out and left
hs0elees in their old age. ut will kill your
1hsher," wrote the mother, land l will die
With him."
Z. ri did it ALL" said the young fellow, sob
bing openly. "My debts and my wild ways
- 6ered them at first, and now look"
,--~AnA - peintad taths gold upon the table,
ead began his Profanse htsny again. sgn;Sin: a and
he had but two thousand.
ais that, all I, cried Ned Warren, hauling
GOOD Heaven! What does he take ua
1 1brp' cried Harry Bray furiously. Five
hundred apiece, and the expenses Of the
iouz.ey are about the figure. There 60 to
Is old folks Well see about your horse
While you pack your bag"
~; ct the other at bis oaths again; hut
= ioyful style this time. They were trumpe
"a kicks, and by everything he could
fhink II he'd do for them if there were any
aHeid NV them back, if he lived, and
taea-hed-blesa them," and 20 checked Of
into sobs again, ct which they left him 70
fsoover, returned with horse and we'll
Alled pocket task, and saw him set forth
upou lis mission, - though the 'old folks
- been their old folks too.
They waited for news from him, but none
eane. They waited quietly ut first, ther
inpotiently. At last they beard this: HI
hna never been seen ct homo, or BY any ONT
I. Mo knew him since the day on which the!
had shaken hands with him. Some terrible
( fAte had befallen him in the lonely place
ever which he had journeyed alone; "
0VOUt 0A1U UOvOI CuVcIOU tm0A1 0Ss1sssDs = -
- was - true to them - they to him the,
vou knew, and one thought filed eac!
I'D. They must discover his tate. and,
& were what they supposed, avengo him.
60 one bright morning, we'll mounted
yell armed, and followed by favorite dog
: hound which would by NO means be lei
6Ghind. the two set forth in search of thei
80 comrade. They took the road he mus
have taken, and asked ct every tavern an,
oohin for news of him. Ono old man n
Rembered him well; another man pointe,
= - "a daneerouo place in the road leadin
last preeipice 70 man Of hle los friend
description, but at that point The cine va
1ost. After much travel and manY tnquiriea
eur comrades began to fear that 10y shoul
have paused to examine the UeM an
Eavines ct the foot of the precipice Aalude
-, ere they proceeded further, and dete
mined to tarn back and do %. They cam
- this resolution about nightfall, and just Z
they reached the borders of . little farm
which bore evidence of careful tillage. UpC
this Land also stood farm housed from q
oeeviCos in the shutters of which streame
4 long bars of rudy lamp-light, and whena
the sound of music was plainly heard.
WA the Only dwelling within sight.
1--WE still stay here" said one friend
another, until dawn, and then return"
That the house was not an inn did n
1n6feer 70 either of them. Hospitality ~,
.9cver Sefnsed in the land to any one ct Ii,
~ ~ rode boldly mp to the gate and =,
= loud halloo. In m instant the do