The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-06-24
A TRUTHFUL PANACA ROMANCE.

over the swamp lying between it and the
dusty atmosphere of Bullionville. The
young man in question is the hero OF this
sketch, and as such we will introduce him
to the readers of the RECORD as Schum.
garrett, of Sanpete. Now, Schumgarret
was in love and had an engagement fol
that particular evening with the object
of his affections, which accounted for his
reckless disregard of the mud that was
bespattering his patent-leather boots and
gluing the ends of his swallow-tail go-to-
meeting coat, as he waded through the
swamp that separates those two towns.
On arriving at his destination, which
happened to be at the home of his sister S
dulcina, he prudently took retrospect of
the surroundings, precaution that was
unnecessary that evening, but which
former occasions had justified him in
adopting, as the paterfamilias of his little
sugar plum was always on the qui vive
for matrimonially inclined young fellows
of his stripe, which was nothing more nor
less than cross between a Gentle and
Mormon, and abhorred in the parlance of
the Church as a "Jack- Mormon" If
there is any one thing that good Nor
mon detests, it is one Of these renegades,
as they are frequently termed by the
Church people, who go out into the world
and become their bitterest enemies. Such
were the feelings entertained by this
worthy Mormon toward our hero at the
time of which we write, and at the pres
ent time, for all we know to the contrary.
Unjust ones to be sure, to any one out
side of the pale of Mormonism, for how
many times have some of us recourse to
change our opinions in the course of life;
ones when formed we thought were UNI
changeablc, but which the slow course of
time, with its accompanying circum.
stances, has entirely destroyed. But we
are straying from our subject. As we
left Schumgarret at the residence of his
sweetheart's sister where he was to meet
her by prearrangement He had not
long to wait, however, before her gentle
footsteps were heard on the door-sill, and
that peculiar knock, sometimes different
ly made, but always understood by those
for whom it is meant, and he was by her
side in moment, regardless of the fact
in his hurry he had knocked over the
cradle containing the baby, a procedure
that the kid vigorously objected to by
Justly yelling for its mamma; but what
cared Schumgarret for the cries of the
babe, or the idle threats of an old man,
when he had encircled the waist of his
little "butter-cup' with his strong right
arm, and was leading her unobserved to
the Economically situated nights of
"Court House Rock" where the lovers
Of the village from the time of its settle
ment have done their billing. and -cooing
uninterrupted by their stern parents, who
never dreamt for moment that its
rugged sides contained complete stair
case invented by their young offspring,
and only known to the initiated few; but
Schumgarret and his girl belonged to the
Social Circle, and found no difficulty in
ascending the passage leading to its
nights. After getting safely on the sum-
nit they seated themselves in one of the
many inches hewn there for that purpose,
and calmly viewed the reposing village as
it lay in the mellow moonlight below
them. The scene was one to awaken
tender feelings in the breasts of more
sympathetic couple, and after absorbing
its beauties for some moments in silence,
our heros hand gently stole around his
companion waist, and his lips gave ex.
preston to the burning passion that was
consuming him. Happily it was fully
reciprocated, and after mutually tasting
of the pleasures of loves young dream
and plighting their troth DER and o'el
again, they returned to the maiden''
home, where her lover secured her ad
mittance by the skillful manipulation O
a skeletOn-key in the lock Of the kitchen
door. But this little incident, trivial a.
it was, proved to be the death-knell o
our hero's hopes, for on the old man dis
covering next morning that his daughte
did not remain with his sister over night
but gained entrance in the above men
toned manner, he became furious and a
once instituted enquiries which resulted
in his learning the full particulars of TIN
affair from the village gossips, and full.
believing everything that was told him
he held council of war with his sons an,
brother.n.laws on the best mode of pro
cedure. Some were in for killing on
hero on sight, but better council pre-
vailed, and it was decided to summon
him before them and given fair chance t
explain matters. This plan being agree
. upon young chum of Schumgarret's wa
induced for paltry consideration to 6
and inveigle him to the place agreed upo