The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23

replied No. g, "that all the republicans i1
Ohio that are ofage are in Office already?'
aOTTHERE IN TIME. r
In New, York city dwells an old gentle.
man who will never again sec GO, widow.
or with several children, all young men anG
women. In the same street lives widow
lady with but one daughter, only one; but
the excellencies of that daughterare enough
for several. Mary Mattinger was sweet
girl, and she is now, thank Heaven. sweet
wife.
Mary had been for several years especial
ly beloved by Samuel Titus, the second
son Of the old widower mentioned. They
passed through the regular stages of the
gentle passion. and about year ago en-.
married Immediately. But, alas! There is
nothing but trouble in this wicked world
Samuel was interested in mining specula-
ton in California, and intelligence coming
to him of the rascality of partner, it be-
came necessary for him to go at once to the
Golden State and give some attention to his
affairs there. With many tear and many
sigh. and with protestations of everlast-
ing fidelity and all that sort of thing, the
lovers parted, he for the stern realities OF
life in the mines and she to weep and be-
wail his absence. r
1t 50 happened that Samul had not been
gone more than week before the old gen.
theman, his father called to cendole with
Mary. Condoling with very pretty girl of
20 lis rather a pleasant business, and the elder
Titus found it out suddenly. He condoled
successfully, and called to condole again,
and kept calling with coincidence till he
found that calling with coincidence became
necessity to him. In brief, he found
himself as desperately in love with the girl
as Lis son Samuel was, and he determined
to possess her at all hazards.
The mother favored this turn of things
The son was all we'll enough, but if the ia
Their should marry the girl. she trusted to
her skill in; the management of men (she
had been married twice. to turn his infatu-
alton to account She would declare war
against the whole Titus family, and so warp
and twist the old gentleman as to secure to
herself all his estate, which was not incon-
siderable. She didn't care so much about
the estate, but the delight of getting it in
that way was what excited in her thef de-
light the hunter feels when game is in
sight.
And SO the mother and the ancient lover
worried that poor girl into spasams. She
was not permitted to write to Samuel his
letters were carefully intercepted, and the
poor girl was made nearly crazy. Six
months of this kind of thing SO subdued
her that she finally consented to we'd the
father of her rightful lover; and the date of
the nuptials was fixed for the 1st Of March
last.
What had become of Samuel in the mean
time? He was up in the mines straighten-
ing out his affairs, and dreaming day and
night of tho happy hour when he should
return and claim his darling, and, with
enough to live upon. sit down quietly and
enjoy life. But one morning he got let
ter from younger brother, who was very
fond of him, revealing the situation. The
brother wrote samuel everything, even stat
ing the date Of the wedding and all about
it. Samuel did what any decent man would
have done. He dropped his work, he made
q hasty collection of such things as he had
to have, and started for home. He had just
time, if there were no delays, to reach New
York the evening of the wedding at 7
o'clock.
He was fortunate. The trains ran with
commendable speed, and there was no vex-
atious breaks. He came by the New York
Central, and at Albany he telegraphed
LIS UIOtueC VI Ills WHEREABOUTS, auQ uUUCu,
II shall kill the old mani"
The brother got the dispatch at quarter
to 7. The few guests were all in the house
(fcr reasons the old gentleman desired it to
be IS private as possible), the clergyman
was ready, the bride. pale and wan, was in
readiness to be sacrificed, and the father
and mother were as iubilant as could be.
The son read the dispatch! The falling of
bomb shell in the room could not havea
caused a more decided sensation.
Sans coming! Kill mel" shrieked the
old gentleman.
Eyes and if he stops at that it will be a
mercy" replied the SOB. There are elder
~ females who have had a hand in this WHO
may be sacrificed to his vengeance. A re-
volver has six cartridges, and one is enough
for anybody"
Visions of tall, stalwart man in O rcd
shirt, with belt full Of revolvers, with
eyes glazing with rage and breast swelling
with vengeance, rose in the minds of that
wretched man and the still more wretched
mother. The rumbling of carriage ives
heard outside.
What shall we do?" sbrieked the father.
What shall we dor" shrieked the
mother.
The gentle Mary was equal to the emer-
gency.
There must be wedding tonight, for
everything is arranged for wedding.
Mother, you must take my place; you are
dressed as very old bride should be, and
when Sam comes you will be married, or
en- the way to it, and We can say that Titus
marrying me was oil mistake. Then Sam
can marry me, and all this horrible blood
shed be saved. 1t is all that can be done.
1t is that or DEATH"
The old gentleman looked at the girl and
then at her mother. A look crossed his
face such as one makes when taking med
icine, and refusal was on his lips.
The carriage was at the door, and a heavy
step was heard on the threshold. There
was no time to lose. With sigh, followed
by the grinding of teeth, the old gentleman
took the mother, the daughter sat down
quietly, and when Samuel burst into the
room the clergyman was just finishing the
remark, Whom God hath joined togeth-
er let no man put asunder!'
"What is this2" CALCULATED Samuel.
"Only this, Samuel" replied the delight
ed Mary; Its SO nice. Your pa has mar
ried my ma, and we will be married, too,
and them"
''Then father was not trying to marry
yon?"
How ridiculous" was Mary answer.
They were married immediately. Samuel
got an idea of the true state of tie case, and
was disposed to visit condign punishment
upon his fathers head, but when he looked
at the stepmother he relented.
HE is punished sufficiently now" he
said to himself, ito satisfy the most ex-
acting. will leave him with his mis-
cry"
And he went back to California, taking
his wife with him, very happy man.
The elder couple parted last week. The
old lady was afflicted with an incompati-
bility Of temper.
A GALLONS SCENE.
Remarkable Performances at the Hanging
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