The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-10-05
After en- Years.

know me-,
These iuterrogatIons were put ,o an
old gentleman who ~as stepping of a
street car in front OF the Tcrre Hsute
Houss Yesterday The gentleman u ho
spoke was About thirty-hye years ot
age. tiue, hand otne appearing msu,
who had. but few ninut.~s before.
registered bis usul. tipou the page II
the guests bpok
The old man paused. lie dropped
the two large vali-e- he ~as holding
He rubbed his eyes as II to clear away a
mist. lie suddenly .pun around like a
top.
Well. by blank " h. shouted '' il,e
devil take yoa =
notwithstanding this einiaentiy piou.
wish, the younger man did not seem 10
be anxious 10 allow any possession Of
the sort. and be simply said, pointing
over his left shoulder
Lets take drink
Well. by blank - was the old mans
only answer. ant away they walked to
gether
By aud by they came back. arm iii
arm, their faces b-amipg. their heads
in close proximity.
And the reporter, who happened To
be about. gained the knowledge Of the
whole story-how, II is needless TO say.
Ten years ago q worthy citizan OF In
dianapoli, was, like Brabantio. the
father Of q lovely daughter and is yet
for that matter But At that time she
WAS unmarried. young. and u belle.
She frequently visited this city, where
her friends wsre far more numerous
than angels visits, aud on one occasion
met handsome young lawyer, one Of
those wild dogs" whose face and fig
ure constitute About the sum total of
their wealth. In this case. brains were
united 10 good looks. aud. as Edmund
Sparkler would say, there was no
nonsense" about the youth. Easy,
graceful manners forming the cap
stieaf Of welI-proportioned whole, it
WAS not passing strange her heart was
won. They both loved, and as time
passed on, their affections ripened into
the tcnderest passion But as yet she
was playing the part of Desdemona.
aud he a gentler Othello than that Of
Shakespeare. So far the old man Bra.
bsntio, Of Indianapolis, knew nothing
OF the iove-msking, aud it was only
through u love-letter picked up by a
meddling servant that he discovered il.
The young lady was at the time here
visiting her friends. Maddened. the
Old gentleman sprang npon the first
train and arrived here about . oclock
IN the evening. As it happened, upon
that evening his daughter was upon the
stage at bowling Hall. doing a part
IN an amateur performances for the bene-
ht OF the poor. Her lover was also
cast Tor one of the parts and the play
Was In progress. The old gentleman
came To the hall, forced his way back
Ia the stage stamping and swearing and
entered the dressing room like whirl-
w.nd. He soon found his daughter.
AMI seized her by the arm. commanded
her to get ready 10 accompany him
home. She demonstrated. and begged.
blt iie Was entirely without reason.
The result Was that she was taken out
of the BALL. and compelled to 20 home
with her father by The next train.
bat vinegar says an old pro-
verb A" Lever catches flies" This wasn't
exactly the kind of treatment fer
high-spirited young lady. OF course
too, she vas forbidden 10 communicate
with her lover.
The mails may, however, have car.
ried . pretty, periuned letter or two.
hut TO that the sequel will furnish
clue
week or two after the Young law
yer left this city. He went To Indian
apolis. Two days after his arrival
there old Brabantio found the back
door open one morning and his pretty
daughter gone He raved stormed.
s~ore, quite, quite in vain. lie swore
still louder when he recsived a copy of
Cincinnati paper with marriage no.
,ice something like this
Married-At Burnett House. yes
,erday. Mr.. Blank. of Terre Hau.e.
Indiana. TO Miss Blank. only daughter
of the wealthy Mr.. Blank. of Indiana
polls. The pretty pair left on the
night train for the Far West. This il
understood 10 be a clandestine mar
riage"
For ten long years the old man
beard nothing 81 his fugitive daughter.
Yesterday when he stepped off the
cars aud came face 10 face with his son
in-las. be WAS amazed. confounded,
struck dumb. But he was no longer
his enemy. lie soon learned that his
daughter is still living. and ,ha, his
son-in law is one of the wealthiest men
in San Francisco. Strangely enough
the old msu - now travelling FOR the
Indianapolis house of which he was the
head 81 once. having lost his great
wealth ia an unfortunate speculation.