Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-03-15

was decided Tint the next day Rsgl. |,
aald should obtalf ! licensej for, after
some little pressure, Bessie aceedsd e
bur united request, and consented 70
i clandcstine marriage and that the
and subsequent ceremony
should take place tho following day.
The next day arrived, and We wets
IN the hail waiting for the horses y
be brought around, when Capt. Wynd-
ham made his appearance.
''l,essic,' exclaimed he In . savage
voice, u forbid you to ride to-day y
"rorbid me y echoed Bessie.
ooh, come, that Is too bud Wynd.
ham," said old Mr.. Thornton, who
had come out ffom among his books
to see US mount. 'sIet her have her
liberty now, cage her how you ma.
IN few months time, when she Is
yours
~ insist upon riding said Bessie,
pluckins up spirit and advancing TO-
ward her horse.
"Be II so,' replied Wyndham.
nrl,en | win accompany YOU"
BY this time / had assisted Bessie
into her saddle, when, as was ut
tending to the girths Of my own horse,
the Captain came out.
The glare Of insanity was In hts eye
M, springing upon the back Of the
nearest horse to him, n splendid hun.
ter, lie snatclled the reins out Of BeS-
sizes hands then, striking her horse
! violent blow with the whip no held,
shriekel out:
| Nov she Is mine! II not In life,
then In death will CHIN my brideP
I At The samc instant both horses
2 started forward and commenced q fli-
rious gsllop across the lawn.
without q moments hesitation
jumped into the saddle and followed
. Wildly beating the horses ant
shrseking and shouting, NJ only
mailman can shout, he led the awa,
|. uc,oss tho ha-ha hedge vt the botto's
! Of tho lawn and across the path.
Foot by foot could feel my goot
steed overtaking them. But woul'
J he be In time to save my darlingi
The madnan's purpose could onl,
be guessed at, but | imagine TINT h
was DESTROYS, II possible, Of putin
), IN end to himself and to his .fancec q
the salne time. Nearer and neart
strides my bonuy chestnut, and Be'
sie looks around and, seeing mo |
= pursuit, utten one nounnfal, almo'
= :, hopeless cry:
. Save me, Toni
20 mo, no--toolatel He cannot ~,
!, YOU now = shouted Wyndlam. iii
:" ha /! this WIS 70 have been your brid
70 day, but 1f-lla, ha!-have elopt
with you instead!' md then follow,
'g q peal Of nnniacal laughter
II The tremendous speed ut which '
had been going had now taken
pn across the park, and We approach
the high wall which surrounded t
~ de,nesnc.
W, Now could see his fiendish inter
It was impossible for any horse
OF. s,,rmount such IN obstacle, but
ne' ,nennt riding both horses at It, IN
hope of--denth
IL Striking the spurs into my no
III the noble creature sprang forward a
was alongside Of Bessie's animal.
ah Leaning over, passed my a
I'LL around and lifted her from the s'dt
At the sumo instant Wyndh
nv struck me with the loaded end Of
'''' whip over the head, and, with Be-
:. in my arms, l fell insensible to
turf.
Wyndham rode desperately ut
.e'. wall. The brave animal rose to
III" bnt it proved too high, and fol-
back, he broke his own spine md
'''' riders neck.
In u few minutes Bessie and !, |
a ~ insensible, were carried buck to
' hall.
'e'S The following day the matter
y ~ represented to Mr.. Thornton by
''o- son. And his reply was:
''Ccrtainly, Regy, certainly.
poor Wyndham's son is dead (by
Gnu by, it was d lucky thing, after oil,
he broke his neck, for | don't thin
you was quite right, you know y but
'tter has gone, and you and Bessie d
'asll, it 80 much, ! have no objection "
lseo ever"
you And, so won my wife.
long -
ynd- From the British feet IN Ea'
dare waters: Asyoung midshipman
! no to join his ship, commanded BY a
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