Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-10
IN Errant MiIkman.
Ezc r';ps away frot.l "a yanms Wife and
aboar,! biiR.-WiiIiam Henry Mar.
shall gone fsOra ou. Siggst.-No eject
On sfre rice OF milk!

He has gone without even bidding
US o fond adieu. He took neither stove
nor scrip with him-neither baggage
nor coin-not even q second shirt or q
spare paper collar. The place that
once knew the festive and genial young
man shall know him no more forever.
His name is William Henry Marshall
and he WAS wont in times agone TO
drive fiery steed along our streets
and distribute the lacteal fluid which
cheers but not inebrIates. William
Henry departed between the sunset
and dawn Of. two. days and now his
most ultimate friends are singing 90,
Willie, we shall miss YOU" The vend-
or of fresh milk had been the guest Of
the Lafayette Hotel for several months
and during the latter part of 1875 he
was taken with 4 severe attack OF
heart disease. While he was lying at
the point of death in the hotel, two
messengers were dispatched fer physi-
clans to hold a consultation over him,
and third for divine. Before the
meaicos arrived the minister had
united the sick man and his sweet
heart In the holy bands of wedlock.
OF course there was no further Use for
the doctors. The patient said III the
words of Shakespeare,
Throw physc to the dogs. I'll none oft.
and SO eilicacioes was the matrimo-
niai treatment that the invalid was
soon convalescent, and from GONZALES
cence soon was as strong as ever.
The newly welded couple still re-
manned at the hotel after their TO.
mantle wedding. But meanwhile the
board bill was running up and there
WAS no income worth speaking of.
When the delicate subject of money
was limited at, tie hotel men were put
OIL or. oae excuse and another, and
the happy man moved on in the even
tenor Of his way. Why should be
worried about board bill? Was he
not happy in his newly welded love?
Once he gave to his landlord an order
ostensibly drawn by his father on a
brother iii san Francisco for the
round sum of one thousand dollars,
but when the order was forwarded for
collection, there was no brother to be
found. Thus matters came to crisis
last Monday, ana the clerk Of the ho-
tel indited the following touching
note to the young gentleman:
Dear Sir.-You will please leave this
hotel at once. No baggage to be TAX
ell from the room. Respectfully,
+. Il &.
Acting upon this friendly suggestion,
William Henry stood not upon the or.
der of his going but went at once. He
conformed literally to the conditions
of the note and took away no baggage
nor even his wife. Where the fell
low has gone is not known rs he left
no clue by which to trace up his where
abouts. Previous to taking his de-
partGre he pawned valuable dia-
mond ring which belonged to his wife,
and probably used the funds to help
himself along the journey. The unfor-
tunate girl whom the rascal married
in his dire extremity is utterly broken
hearted-a wife for few short months
and now worse than y widow; her lot
is certainly deplorable. 1t is hinted,
too, by the knowing ones that the wo-
man is in "a delicate situation and that
the unfeeIing husband deserted two
instead Of one when he made his dis
graceful flight We learn that Mrs.
Marshall is Of q good family, her pa
rents living upon farm in FL Monte.
Marshall left many bills behind him
which will doubtless accumulate an
immense amount OF interest before
they are paid. It is to be hoped that
the rascal will be appreh and
made to suffer for his ylllainous con.
duet