The Red Cloud chief., 1878-01-24

About cigh; months ago \ Young Ia
DIV If very ;ine and STYLISH appearance
cam. 'o New Allan, from California "a
visit r.ia;ives. Her father hal died ri
consumption in New Albany. hui n fcw
months previous. While on = %s"lonrn,
and during hi> Illness was kindly CARED
Z for by the uii Fellows. and whcn h.
died was Inferred with the houors II
the order. Tn. daughter. coming "n
n short tim. after ,h. death IT her hon
or~d father. the members Who look If
ter the interests of the widow. and the
orphans. took quite NJ interest IN the
Young lady. They. however. were pain
ell and amazed. one fine das. Ia learn
tina, this com.Iy giri hal eloprd ." JEFF
frrsonyille. and had married = irfIng.
drunken %losf-r. who Was notorious for
hi- bad conduct hen under the inflG-
me. II drink. OF course those who
had taken an interest IN the ar,i
girl. sorrowfally ave her up for lo.,
when she hsi thus thrown herself
away. During four months IL married
life she passed through nm experience
that would hay. tried the soul If n saint
yet she. chung Ia the worthless huS-
band with n devotion approaching in
fatua,ion. She pawne.l her clothing
and jewelry and gave up all the money
she had. from time to time. Ia get him
out Of ,roubl. resulting from drunken
spr.es. and la act him up in business
that IT n barber. After two months IL
varied experiences they came Ia Louis
Vile. and he set up Ia business "n tn.
money she had raised bv pswning her
clothing and jew-lry. ~fr-gu-ntl, h.
would leav. his business and ~ ,o New
Albany on a spree, and finally land in
the station house. She followed him
thith.r. and insisted on sharing his cell
The next morning she took the rings
GU; Of her ears and put up for hi
fine. and left the courtroom hanging
On his arm. ~ proud ~ the proudest
queen.
But this stat. If things could mol las,
long. One day the husband saw her
speak to n nan al the street. This in
stanily aroused his jealousy. and he
raised n roy with the man. and "A fight
ensued, in which the husband was seri-
ously punished. He went home. abused
her terribly. and would have cut her
throat with n razor had she not been
IN" stronger IF the two. and s.izri his
uplifted hand. In the struggle sh. hap
penrd to close the blad. IF the razor
on two If his fingers. nearly s-yrriny
them from his hand. She then fled To n
%ncighbur's house, where sh. remained
all night.
Shortly after this she went Ia New
Albany. Ia her friends. and he left for
parts unknown, having finally aban-
doncd her.
The second part Of the drama can
now be- told. Upon her journey from
California Ia New ALBANY. she mad.
the acquaintance 81 n travelling insur-
agent. who fell desperately in love
with her. He commenced n CORES
Pond.nce with her. and the ,iay after
her elop.mcnt came his proposal.
When the agent came la New ALBANY
and found that she had married. he
way /" his grief in bitter tears. He.
however. kept up correspondence and
the woman in many eways. |
Learning that she had recently separa- |
from her husband. he wrote "A let |
l." her offering Ia send her back a.
california and tn furnish her all the
clothing she might need. He wrote for
la meet him Mt the ~. Nicholas Ho-
~. Louis, and that he would for
her to her old home nj San Fran
or she could return to- New Al
If she desired. Such ''disint.r-
friendship A. this is.to a strange
,irl rare. and. when il is manifested.
mention and praise. The offer
vas accepted and the unfortunate wo-
nan left on Wednesday last for ST
-ouis. by the Ohio and Mississippi
rain. -IouIsrIUe Toutu.rct1I