The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-21
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woman. When only afteen she be-
:ame q bride, marrying an otnceT IN
The Confederate army, the marriage
ceremony beiuR ce1ooEAted Ia - kAt4e1
Catholic ohsarchbin NeW OflaausoHery
quieily, "a neither family was aware
Of the event. This was In 1864, When
the marriage was announced 1t creafeo
q domestic hurricane, and the Paten@
of the bride and groom Threatened all L
manner of things but did nothing and
the happy pair.went ON their way Hn-
l.ss,s..s4s...,tss.E
Two or three years Of welded bliss |
followed, and then the husband took
sick and died, ieaviug his. wife disconS-
solate. The husband had been q Pru.
dent man, and, after the first shock Of
his agony was over, the widow upon |
careful Investigation of the assets left
her, found that In addition to a charm
ing face and figure, she possessed the
substantial fortune of some $S0, ,000.t i
Under such circumstances 1t, is not
that she quickly forgot her
grief, and sought and found solace In
gay society and the companionshtp
of the opposite sex. She had the
entree of the best society In New Or
leans, and her social triumphs ecltpsed
those of any other belle who attempted
to enter the field as q rival. lovers
she had by the score, butSto each and
ali she TUNED a deaf ear, no one seem
ing to find favor In her sight. Here
was q mystery, and It was intensified
by the gay widow suddenly retlring1
from society-leaving the scenes of her
social victories-and seeking home
in a wild, yet picturesque portion OF
Arkansas. Her advent here pfo.t
duced a social sensation. '. '.'''''' IL
Her beautiful country seat became
at once the scene of lavish hospitality,
and legion could only name her ad-
| mirers. Mrs. Vandivcer was now In
the zenith of her beauty. Lovely,
graceful, accomplished-a thorough
woman of the world--it is little won
der that she excited universal hom-
age. Her features were regular, her
form supurb, and her eyes dark and
piercing, while ..
"Hor glossy hair was clustered DER a brow
Bright with intelligence ana 1a'r' ana
11or eyobrow's shape was liko tho aerial
Her cheek all purple with tho bloom OF
Mounting. At times. .S z .ssnspsrens M :; glow
Among her most persistent suffers
were two young and wealthy men
from distant part of the State. When
they met her they were fast friends ;
a week later they were bitter enemies.
The widow encouraged first one and
tthen the other. One day her smile
lifted Robert Mitchell TO tho very
heavens, and her frown drove Henry
Morgan to the verge of insanity and
vice versa. 1t was now evident that
the lovely woman was a sOulless co.
: quette.' But still her train Of admir-
ers did not diminish, while Robert
Mitchell and Henry Morgan struggled
more desperately than ever to win
from her a smile. = .,i aot,.ssl
A crisis, however, was soon reached
in theirs rivalry. Mitchell met Nor.
gan in town and knocked him down
Mitchell was a Hercules in strength
while Morgan was physically weak
and, besides, had no chance to resist
lMichelI's sudden outburst. Ate,
telling his rival Mitchell mounted hi.
horse and rode rapidly away. Morgan
was at loss how to proceed. He fell
his position keenly he was wounded
and hrmiliated, but how to avengs
the insult and outrage was more thar
, he could conceive. Therefore hi:
friends proceeded to advise him.
"You must horsewhip Rober
: MITCHELL" they said, and the unfortu
: nate young man dare not disobey tn
j mandate, and SO was hurried on to a.
{ untimely grave. He passed a sleep
i less night, and early the next morn
n ing started out In search of Mitchell
n finding him an hour or SO later at Mr..
/ Vantiiveer's country seat. The reade
can guess the sequel. Upon Morga
/ asking Mitchell to apologize and N
ceiving a prompt refusal, he advance
upon him with appraised whip, an
It Mitchell drew revolver and sh,
,e Morgan dead.
y Before the tragedy the widow al
Of pcared upon the scene and Ordere
20 both men to leave the premises. FiN
1t minutes later one OF the lovers WI
rs weltering In his own blood.
I'd Mitchell was arrested and lodged
A jail, but succeeded In escaping. He "
es recaptured, tried and found guilty ar
of sentenced to be hung. The chief vi
ne ness against him was the widow. III
We evidence was plain and positive.
rs, \ was listened to eagerly by all In q
at densely packed court room and
e; evident desire to see him punished
,r. the full extent OF the law was mu'
ey commented upon. AS Mitchell W
being led back to prison, upon =