Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1871-08-02

TO pleasant honey moon. LIZZIE readily
consented to wait, and the wedding was
postponed.
The evening hours sped away, and yet
the two fingered together, strol.iug about
the yard and talking of the coming years
At ! clock Rabbit joined the party and
all three joined in and continued merry
conversation. Not word was spoken, mol
was there a look, which indicated anything
but kind feelings and generous rivalry. A
small four shooter was sticking in Rabbit S
! pistol pocket, and was distinctly seen, but
to this no kind of allusion was made. He
did not take it out, and the little weapon
remained in its hiding place, as if awaiting
a more reasonable time.
| At 10 O'Clock Rabbit arose, bowed him
self out of the room and departed. He
went out of the yard by path which goes
IN a northern direction. Fifteen minute,
| after Rein went out, taking westerly
course. Scarcely had he gotten two hun
dred yards, when pistol shot was heard
and silence followed which filled the poor
girls heart with evil forebodings. She
rushed to the door and looked out into tie
darkness. Everything was still, the only
noise being gentle breeze which crept
| slowly through the leaves. In few min
utes, however, some one was heard stag
gering through the field toward the house,
and then groans as Of some one in pain fell
on her ears.
''Ok, father !" she said, It's Jacob, he
is shot. Go. father, to him, and see what
is the matter.'
But the step-fathcr was more bewildered
than the daughter, and said if he went out
there he too might be killed. She resolved
to 20 herself, and said
IF he is dead l wish to die also. l will
so to him if Z hundred guns are pointed at
me.
She then went in the direction of the
sufferer. The mother followed her, and
they found Rein about 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 prepared, and the girl,
almost bride, took her stand by the bed
side and watched the life cbbing out Of her
lover. The young man, though suffering
intensely, was perfectly rational and related
the manner in which he had been assassina-
ted He was going across the field to his
home, aud had approached near the pike.
At this moment Valentine Rabbit sprang
toward him with pistol in his hand. Death
TO his rival.
II know you, Valentine, said Rein
you are not going to shoot me, are you?"
Rabbit made no reply, continued to ad
vance, placed the pistol to his stomach aud
fired. The ball passed through the boEels
and lodged in the spine.
Rein sent for a lawyer to make his will,
desiring to make Miss Wirtz his derisee,
but Mr.. Willis the County Attorney reach
eG the poor fellow too late. He was still
sensible able to answer questions, but the
remaining hour of his life was occupied in
taking the testimony of his assassination.
He repeated to Justices Schardine and
GAR that Valentine Rabbit had shot him.
Constable Walker went to arrest Rabbit
and found him at work in the harvest field.
1t did not seem that any trace or remem-
brance of the terrible deed was upon his
mind. He was taken to Louisville and
confined in jail. He says that be is twenty
three years old, but those who know him
say that he is only seventeen.