The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-01-02

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six months"
"Oh, Charles, this is horrid. Dc
send him away. o dear! I wish
was at home" sobbed the little
lbride.
81 tell you sir" said the bride
groom brlstling up with indignation,
"tbis is all a vile plot. What would
1 be doing with your paltry spoonsi
I was married this morning in Fifth
Avenue, and 1 am on my wedding
tour. have high connections in N
Y. You'll repent it, sir, if you dare
to arrest me-"
ooh, come, now, said the incredu-
loas official, I have heard stories
like that before. This amt the first
time sWindlers have travelled in coup
les. Do you 'spose 1 don't know
nothin'? Tan't no use, you've just
got to come along to the station
house. Might as well go peaceably,
cause you'll have to-"
"Charles this is perfectly dread
lful! our wedding night in the station
house. Do send for somebody. Send
for the landlord to explain it."
The lanlord was sent for, and
came; the walters and cbambermaids
and ber-room loungers came without
being sent for, and filed the room
and the adjoining hall-some to
laugh, some to say they wouldn't
have believed it, but nearly all
to exult that the unhappy pair
had been "found out" No explana-
ton could be given; and the upshot
was, that, in spite of tears, threats,
entreaties, rage and expostulations,
the unfortunate newly married pair
were taken in charge by the relent-
less policeman, and marched down
stairs enroute for the police Office.
And here let the courtain drop on
the melancholy scene, while we fol
low the fortunes Of black. valise No.
p.
When the train stopped at Cam
den, four gentleman got off and walk
ed arm in arm rapidly and silent up
one Of the by streets, and struck of
into a footpath leading to a secluded
grove outsided the town. Ofthe first
two one was our military friend in q
blue coat, apparently the leader OF
the party. OF the second two, one
was a smiling, rosy little man, carry
ing black valise. Their respective
companions walked with hasty, irreg-
ular strides, were abstracted, and
apparently i'll at ease.
The party stopped,
"This is the place" said Captain
Jones.
eyes," said Doctor Smith.
The Captain and Doctor conferred
together. The other two studiously
kept apart.
every well. I'll measure the
ground and do your man.
It was done.
':Now for the pistols" whispered
the Captain to his felloW-second.
"They are already in the Yalise,
replied the Doctor.
The principals were placed, ten pa
ces apart, wearing that decidedly un-
comfortable look a man has who
is in momentary expectation Of be-
ing shot.
"You will fire, gentleman, simulta-
neously when 1 give the word" said
the Captain. Then, in an undertOne
to the Doctor, "Quick the pistols"
The doctor, STOPPING over and
fumbling at the valise, appeared to
find something that surprised him.
"Why, what the devil"
"Why, what's the matter?" asked
the Captain, standing up. Cant
you find the caps?"
"Duoe pistol or cap, but this p
He held up lady's night cap!
"Look here-and-here-and-
here!"-holding up successfully a
hair brush a long white night gown,
a cologne-bottle and comb.
They were greeted with a long
whistle by the Captain and blank
stare by the two principals.
"Confound the luckp calculated
the Captain, 'if we haven't made a
mistake and brought the wrong val
Use!
The principals looked at the sec
onds. Nobody volunteered sug-
gestion. Atlast the Doctor inquT-
ed.
"Well what's to be done?"
"D--d unlucky!" calculated the
Captain. "The duel can't 60 on"
Evidently not" responded the
Doctor, "unless they brain each 9th
er with the hair brush, or take a
pop at each other with the cologne
bottle"
"You are quite sure there are no
pistols in the valise?" suid one of the
principals, with suppressed eager
ness, and drawing breath of fevident
relief"
"We might go over to the city and
get pistols" proposed the Captain.
"And by that time it will be dark, .
said the Doctor.
"D-d unlucky," said the Captain
again.
''We shall be the laughing stock of
the town if this gets wind" consol-
ingly remarked the Doctor.
"One word with you, Doctor" t"
here interposed his principals.
They conferred.
At the end Of the conference with
his principal, the Doctor, advancing
to the Captain, conferred with his
principal. Then the seconds con-
ferred with each other. Finally,
it was formally agreed with the two
contending parties that statement
should be drawn up in writing where
by Principal No. l rendered the IS
surance that the offensive words,
''You are a liar" were not used by
him in any personal sense, but sole
lily as an abstract proposition in a
general wsy in regard to the matter
of fact under this dispute. To which
principal No. , appended his state
ment of his high qualification at this
candid and honorable explanation,
and unqualifedly withdrew the Of
fensive words, "You are a scoun-
drel," they having been used by him
under a misrepresentation of the in
tent and purpose of the remark which