Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-05-31

A RoMANCE AND A TRAGEDY.
Fergus Falls. Minnesota. is the local
ity of romance and tragedy of no
common order. Among the people who
have lived for some time at Fergus Falls
are, or rather were. a young man named
Thos. Nelson and Miss Anderson. Two
years ago Miss Anderson and Nelson
were engaged to be married. but the
date of the Wedding was not fixed. 1t
was the old story. The man must win
the fortune Necessary to establish home
before the marriage could take place.
Full Of hope. Nelson left Fergus Falls
and emigrated to the pineries Of Wiscon-
sin. and began to accomplish his ends.
Two years of hard labor surprised him;
he was shrewd. energetic and honest.
and he prospered in the plneries. Then
few weeks ago he returned to Fergus
Falls to claim Miss Anderson. aud to es-
tablish her in the home he had labored
for. He found the woman he had hoped
to marry changed He was steadfast
but her wandering fancy had settled on
another man TO whom she was reported
engaged Nelson had expected to be
married at once upon his return, and
the falseness Of the woman stunned him.
He went about dazed and sad, but ex-
pressed himself 70 no one A grand par
ty was held recently by the young peO-
pie Of Fergus Falls in vacant building
Of which Nelson was owner He was
present 1t the party. and in the evening
Miss Anderson arrived IN company with
her latest fame. She danced eccasicH-
ally. and Nelson looked at her. appar-
emily without agitation. though at heart
ne doubtless endured all the agony strong
men suffer when tbey yield themselves
up fully to the passion which is most re-
moved from reason. Finally Miss An
ders0n took a seat. and Nelson approach
ed her. She gave him her hand and be
was heard to remark
sWhy are you here tonight ? Don't
you know Icannct bear to see you here9 81
The lady arose and the two walked to
another seat. when Nelson. standing be-
fore the girl. was heard 70 say: @
You know cannot bear 10 see you
here" and while be spoke he was seen
reaching into his pocket behind him.
Suddenly he drew forth small revol-
yer. and. placing it against the ladys
breast, fred shriekiBg. Miss Andeasen
darted past Nelson and down the stair
way. Nelson Instantly turned himself
about. threw bis head back and dis
charged the pistol at bis owa heart.
Without uttering a word. be sprang for
ward nearly fifteen feet as the report
died away, dropped The Distoi. and fell
70 the floor. dead When Miss Ander-
son fed she was followed BY her friends.
and it was discovered upon the street
that the bullet fred at her had fattened
itself upon the steel Of her corset. and
retained barely force eoough in its pas
age 70 lodge beneath the skin. 50 end
ed the tragedy They examined the
body Of the man lying upon the ball
room soor. and ia bis pockets found
nOtes and large sum Of money. enough
to begin housekeeping with. They found
something else carefully wrapped up
and laid away among bis yaluables. 1t
was ; heavy gold ring. and had been in
tended BY Nelson as a vedding-ring for
the woman who deserted him. The dane
erz vithdrev from the Lzil. and there
the tody vas prepared for burial The
next day there came 70 the express ofsce
paekage Addressed 70 Selson-she
package contained ais Wedding -suit ard
It arrived just 10 time % serve a. bis
skrosd. Clad in tie wedding elofhss.
the body was laid out, and visited By
many of tie eitizsss. who had long re-
speesed tie character n the dad man,
asd among those sko cane vas the wo-
nan who had been false % bin and
vkon he lad tried % kiIl. Thnsing
ter.<if repeatedly npoh he oo@n. hsr