The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08
LOVE AND BUCKSHOT.
Ths Traduccr Perforated by sloss Gets
We'll and Marries The Daughter.

The Perforated by Sloss Gets
We'll and Marries The Daughter.
In June last the press Of the country
contained accounts OF the shooting OF
one George +. Long by Congressman
j. III. Sloss, OF Tuscunlbia, Alabama.
The circumstances were as follows : MIR.
SIoss, when he returned home from
Washington, learned that injurious and
slanderous reports had been set IN CIR
culation concerning his daughter, Miss
Mamie, a young lady Of eighteen years,
by Long. The reports were VI n o
slanderous character, and when Mr..
Sloss succeeded in tracing mp their au-
thor his rage naturally knew no bounds.
Long is considered a desperate man,
and as he associated with several OF like
ilk, who had openly threatened ven
geance should Mr.. Sloss seek personal
redress, that gentleman concluded to
employ strategy. Procuring a double.
barreled shotgun, which he loaded
with a handful of Duckshot, he stationed
himself near n sccoud-story window OF
a building which Long frequently pass
ed. He had been there but a short time
until he espied the traduccr OF his
daughters good nnme coming up the
street with several boon companions.
Waiting until his man got well in range,
Mr.. Sloss turned both barrels loose,
and lodged thirteen of the shot in the
anatomy of Long, who fell senseless to
the pavement. Long was carried home
on a shutter by his friends, while Mr..
Sloss surrendered himself to the proper
authorities, aud was released on bond.
The entire community justified tho
action of Mr.. Sloss, while their SYM
pathics were heartily extended to Miss
Mamie as Il victim OF a slanderous per
secution. Long soon recovered from
his many wounds, and q few days since
was once more on the streets. About
that time Mr.. Sloss, who is m indepcn-
dent candidate for reelection to con-
gress, started ont to canvass his dis
trICt, and has since been absent from
home.
Mrs. Sloss and Miss Mamie were left
at home alone. From some reason the
mother kept watch on the daughter,
whom she confined to her bed room in
the seconds DRY Of their residence.
Last Wednesday Miss Mamie asked
permission 10 go no"h tt''rS 'or ut!nh
OF ireSh water. MIS' 0'oSS' sIspe1',hnb
hothlNg, granted .ile req'leS'' n4u .ho
young l"ny went ooWn STAIRS; N0T 10,
turning III II bloro 'iNe, Ni,S. oIoS'
suspicious DccalIe or0'Seo anu $40 %on,
III lueS' OF her oauRh1er' a sGuIcn ~
INC premises oh'y ro'oale" INV 'lo
young iady had GOV up II mysterious
olShppeaf"Aco' WIN " rare ni'ila'ion
~ 10 'he CAUSE ana PIooapie "n,Ie-
Hp"n'S 81 ,ao elt'uB ""'Sn'el' mia'
o'oSS P'cNou up Il pl,.o u, hiA-SIloo'''
ma S'lf'c" iof tl'e .Lico oi " very pop
mar squire, Only re" squares dl"C"hD;
"Aco she h'IiVeu Hiie ioun,' Lung 'nu
h'r daughter inc centre OF u cifolo Oh
an admlring group OF trends "ho were
extending theif coE8f@Ilia'iohS III 'n9
heartleSt manners me gooo OlH
iGoy IeVeiea h'rur'IIleiy M" oeh'llue|
hrr daughter or gore 0hs was aoter-
mIhed 20 nave one or poIh 4IIli 'lIo
squire hterposed, ana III inc pianaeSI
Of tones, introduced heI daughter rs
Mr5. long, seeing that sl'o "Ns 700
late, Mrs. oloSs projected 10 relloVe her
inild, ana IIel WIN her llaPleil'ohIS o,
warfare tucked und.r hrr arm, Sallie9
lorth Tor nome, Wllllc INC groom "h''
bride projected IN another direction
Tho sequel to the almost tragedy as
related above, created the llyoliest as
constituent and gossip that IUScnmpia
had ever experienced. AT present, IN
view OF all tho circumstances, IL Is
thought that Long DETAINED the youn@
lady with aVlewo OF rendering her odlous
III the community, so that her parents
would consent to her marriage with nm
rs u compromise. Inc SANDER had an