The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-05-10

1 illt dtlu biOOVSIlcu, Ntiitc dIOtutu V1Su
knot of men perfect rivers Of tobacco
Juice were running. Apart from their
iellow-passengers, sitting as If for se-
clusion's Slke near the port wheel
house. | noticed Young couple, who
were evidently of a different class
from the rude people strollng over the
vessel. The superiority of their dress
and bearing attracted my attention.
and at once sought a seat IN their vi
cinily, without any i.,tcntion. howey-
err. of intrmling myself upon them.
As they sat talking with each other |
had far chance to observe them
closely. They were Il beautiful pair.
From their actions and their accent, |
mentally decided that they were new
| ~ married. and Yankees, hut we'll
bred. The lady was apparently about
seventeen or eighteen years of age:
I and | thought Hen, aud have never
changed my mind sihce, that she was
the posssesSor of the loveliest face |
ever beheld. The words of Edmund
! Burke on Marie Antoinette reverted
to my minJ. II N,,s co = in an avail
! E,rm onl seen,od m he ti1mdd In
ring!ets Of gold. as her hair played
| loosely around il and over her neck
and shoulders ,IInr cvcs eonId moi
get a olinnse Of ~ She kent them
| 1ashing mon her roumonion who
darker ro,nnl4vionod and more sad,tn
was listeniu~ With a C,nt;fied smile to
the nrattlc Of heing he evidently
/ loved
.,Zot wi.hinc IN he obsorved nv the
h,nnv MIR 7 movnJ ow,v md boron
a Stroll anon~ other n3ssnnrers I
fi,und-whi,h i inevitable in lie ex-
treme soull,-we.t--thnt a carl-tabIe
had hern imnroyis,d. and thot the
single male pasSe,prerS were about TO
beGin nlav. 7 knew fiat brandy
would follow, ma ny tbouel,tS were
of the yonnr connie, sho,,ld a hrawl
ensue, which is the us,ll ending TO
card gaming anonr the ride border
men Of Tcx9S. Carino very LITTLE for
life disputc ~enpraliv end; with A
sla sh Of tIie kuifi, or Shot rroan
( the death-rlttIe-and hack they 90
to their cards NJ if uoth;nv eytrao,liti-
nary had bapueped.
among those NJ cards noticed one
man who apneare,l 10 he a bully of the
! tirp-eatinr order. His voice was the
Ioudest and his oaths most plentiful.
He had produced a bottle of spirits
when approachcd the table, and. to
use his own peculiar words. was pre-
paring TO take a couple of sings out
Of the crittcr.' Ind n prcsc,ltiment
that there would he trouble with that
man. So, leaving the spot went
forward and tnki1r ont NV pistols. |
made nm examination to Ire SIRE they
were IN praper renlitiop IN ease ne
cessity called for their use. | then
strolled toward tlle bride aid Groom.
They We're watchino fine scenery which
we passed on the river with Interest,
andIid notnotice me. Feeling uneasy,
sa,ntcrcd back to the card table, and
inst in time TO observe scene 1T that
time new to me. Tile bully had lost
all his money, aud was accusing tlle
Others, who seemed to he afraid Of him,
of cheating. with such obscene oaths |
that fairly turned away in disgust.
He had einpticd his bottle. and his
passions were intlame.l the more at his
losses Evidently in 4 state Of mind
capable Of apv mischief. he left the
party and walked forward to the spot
where the Young man and his wife
were sitting. followed. lie stood
for A moment bitterly cursing the play
ers who had flrcced him. Upon seeing
the beautiful face of the eirl bride, he
walked over 10 where She sat. and be-
fore She was aware what his intentions
were. his arm was around her waist.
| inyoluntlrilv stepped forward, but
before | reached him. the husband.
whose attention had heen diverted by
A scene Oh the river, dealt tie rufllan
such a blow g lail him on hi, hack.
Quickly recovering the senses the blow
had stunned. the drunken brute pulled
ont a knife and sprung at the Young
man, Who appeared like bow in com.
perison with Ills assailant | saw that
the Young husband was unarmed. and
that his life was in danger. There
was no time to loosc-tie lady had
tainted. caught hold of the arm that
held the knife, and forced its holder
back; but being IA powerful man, | did
not hope to cope with him in main
strength. NV Interference maddened
him. With an oath lie attempted to
free his /! !told the assailed party
to look after his lady-that Iwould at
tend to the rulllan. A terrible str1lg-
gle ensued between us. felt that MY
life depended on my getting out re-
volvcr. BY this time the oatls and
imprccations of the baffied drumkard
had brought to the scene the captain
of the steamer and the rest Of the pas
sengers. still managed to hold his
knife arm and thus controlled the wea-
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