The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-28
A SOLD SWAIN.

lComlca Adventures ola Loycsick swaIn-lus.
trailing the wit o! Woman aud the Innocence OF
Man
The scene of this story is laid at Dog
Tooth, and the man who figures rs VIC
tim of the wics of woman is constable of
the precinct-Mr. Eugene Mitchamp,
Eugene in the ordinary run Of affairs
found himself, or imagined he found him
self, in love with Miss Irwin. Miss
Irwin is about eighteen years old, good
looking, and in every way good girl.
But she will Jill al over, as Mr. VI, learned
by sad experience. The father Of the
young lady warned Eugene of what his fate
would be, but the love that laughs at lock-
smiths needed not the old gcntcman's
warnings. Matters had progressed so far
between the young couple that the
day for the marriage was set, and
Eugene to appear as groom should
on such an cvcnttul occasion, disposed Of
horse to get a supply Of store clothes and
pawned heiter to pay Humm for his mar
riage license. So far everything was lovely.
The day for the wedding arrived, and
Would Eugene do his adored Il favor"
Eugene certainly would. She had but to
name it. She desired, upon reflection, she
said, to be married by Il justice-a friend
Of the family-living at Thebcs. The man
who had been sclected-at home there
was for some reason Objectionable to her, and
she could not abide being married by him.
To such a very reasonable request, of
course Eugene assented He furnished her
a mount, she using her own saddle. They
started for Thcbes and the justice, and had
progressed along their journey five or six
miles when an important actor in this
melo-drama put in an appearance. His
name is Powliss and he met them on the |
road, babe them good day and passed on.
He was also mounted, leading |
another Morse. After RIDING about
a mile in an opposite direction
from the young couple he halted, turned
the heads of his horses, and rctraced his
steps at rapid gait, 1t did not take
him long to come up with Eugene and
Eugcne's bctrothed. He rode alongside for
a few moments. The young lady called
halt told Eugene she would 90 no fur
Their with him. and dismounted She
transferred her saddle to the led horse of
Powliss, mounted it, waved her hand
at Eugene, and rode off
across the country, with Powliss following
lose behind. Eugene could not move.
lie was transtixed with amazemcnt After
while something began to dawn upon his
mind, and he realized that he had been
Utilized by the young lady to forward her
cheme of clopement with young Powliss.
lie returned home, reported the facts and
cceived the sympathy Of his friends.
The father Of young Powliss when he heard
# IT. was so enragcd at the conduct of his
ON that he caused search to be made for
he young couple, but up to day before
yesterday the search was in vain. No
idings could be had of them.
ir Mitchcamp in speaking of the matter,
almost inconsolable at the loss of his {
orse and heiier but views the loss of Miss j
irwin with stoical Indifference Our in G
says there may yet DE serious |
'ouble about the matter, as Powliss, SEN i
n, is on the war path, very bitter against T
ne girl, whom he charge. with instigating
is son to the awful deed of running away
nth her.