The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-21
muoIuLY MARRIED..
A n.dc Awakening Tram u HAPPY
Dream "A HGiher tlnsu"eess-
uI "spgFi."

Some few months ago there arrived
In this city gentleman whom the re-
porter will designate M Jones' lie
WINS accompanied by u handsome ana
fascinating looking young lady, who
lac introduced M his wife. Apart
mells were secured at one VI our lead
Iug hotels, and the gentleman, struck
by the mir of busy thrift aud thriving
Industry that prevailed our Guy,
launched out on the sea OF business,
and socn built up for himselfa lncra-
tive trade.
Everything progressed pleasantly
and prosperolsy. No cloud arose To
mar the serenity Of the domestic life
of the happy pair, aud In each others
love they seemed TO by Journeying |
adown the rugged path OF life with
bl lss and happiness that even the
angels might have envied. But,
alas the heavenly dream was
dlspelled by rude and un expected
tidings that tho sentleman's wife In
Orange county had instituted suit for
divorce, which were received In the
shape OF All official notice citing him
to appear before the Honorable District
Court OF Orange county, aud show
cause ETC., why the petition should not
be granted. What action he may take
In the premises, of course the reporter
IL unaware, but II IL safe to presume
that decree will be rendered for
plaintiff by default.
The gentleman Is somewhat OF a
sport" and ut one time In his life
aspired TO the dignity Of poker play
or. While keeping saloon In some
village In Jefferson county, he formed
n combination with an 0ld-time
"sport,p Colonel Sapp, aud rails
ing five or six hundred dollars
In gold, the pair wended their
way to the countryside of Orange,
while court was In session, to fleece
the unwary, and teach the ambitious
Granger the mysteries that are enclosed
In the history ofthe -Four Kings, accord
ing to Schenck's late and revised treat
ise on that subject. But those fellows
around Orange had evidently been
interviewed by Bill Nye, n Digger In
Jun or u Chnaman before, and ere
Mr.. Jones and Colonel Sapp arose from
their first sitting they were fully con-
WINGED that those Orange county fell
lows could "hold out" the "top hand"
Us easy rs a chicken can nip grass
hopper oil o sweet later vine. Well,
to cut the story short, Mr.. Jones and
Colonel Sapp got broke, and to
make matters worse, they were, with
several others, indicted. The former,
! hearing OF the indictment before the
: capias was issued, mounted his horse
e and attempted to escape. The Sheriff
8 u fat, Jolly. old fellow of nearly thret
9 hundred pounds weight, had
!. also been indicted, and when informed
4 that Jones had left town, swore that ht
r must be captured, as from his fees In
: Jones' CAGE he expected to pay his owr
d fine. Starting u deputy In pursuit o.
o Jones he mounted his own horse ant
q joined In the pursuit. A short dis
d lance from town bridge, some five o.
six hundred yards in length, crosses |
a bayou, and OH that bridge the fugitiv,
was discovered riding leisurely along
a Observing the pursuit, however, h,
a put spurs to his mustang and increased
(. his pace to speed that seemed to def.
, capture. The Sheriff saw that his MAJ
4 must escape unless he could cut HIN
of, and started to head him Oft by
riding through the bayou, But hi
:, horse was too light for the weight, an,
y broke down. Not discouraged, he or
" dered the deputy to make the venture
. and he did 1t, arriving at the end of tn
bridge about fifty steps in advance Q
y Jones. 1t didn't take much persuasion
I" aided bya cheerful looking navy-six, t
induce Jones to return to town, where
u deed Of trust on his mustang raised
e sufficient sum to enable him to"square'
y lhe matter and return home sadder
II wiser, poorer, but probably not better
y citizen.
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