Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-16
DECIDEDLY ROMANTIC.
A stosy Concerning a Family Feud with an
Amiceb,e Outcome.

Amicrb,e Outcome.
fDenyCr News.i
The SamueIs farm was one OF the most
beautifully. located OF any in the rich Ches.
ter Valley in Pennsylvania. Lying on she
side OF genty-slOping hill, It's broad acres
laughed In The sun with their golden bar
vest OF heavy grain. The cosy homestead
with its graystone gables peeping through
network Of vines and flowers. the we'll
kept farm-yard with its capacious out
building, the herd OF fat, comfortable
looking cows grazing in the pasture. all
gave token Of the prosperity OF the owner.
The family consisted Of Herbert Simue,S.
ruddy, good-natured-loO farmer Of
shout Lfty. his wife, two sons. James and
william, ard the daughter OF n deceased
brother. Hattie Samuels. The boys" US
they were called, were
FIyE.LOOEISG SPECIMENS or MANHOOD,
sged twenty -three and twenty-five years re-
spectively, each 81 robust, healthy appear
sncc and gentlemanly address. and both
having equal educational advantages
through the liberaity Of their parents,
there was yet a marked difference in their
manners and disposition. James, the elder.
he'd light bair and eyes. and was OF quiet
and even demeanor, rrrely. II ever. known
10 be angry, and beng general faYorlte.
not only st home but throughout the en-
the community. In marked contrast was
the character and disposition OF William.
the younger brother, who, OF dark, al
nest swarthy complexion, with hair and
eyes rs black ~ Goals. was fiery and quick
70 singer, and. although naturally we'll
meaning, had had numerous encounters.
both while attending school and since his
graduation. The cousin, Hattie. was
truly glorious creature. Scarcely turned
twenty,
WITH LAUGHING BLUE EYES,
golden hair, checks like the ripening
pCscbos Of tine firm, dcmurc n \ nun, she
WIS wilhal rs saucy and bewitchng fairy
"a ever stirred the heart Of man.
Since the time, three years ago, when
James and Wil.'om finally returned from
college, and found their lovely cousin dom
iciled at their home, they had both been
violently in love with her, and both had
made every manifestation OF the feeling.
but so far the cunning witch had avoided
showing the slightest preference for either
treating them a brothers rather than
lovers. This state OF affairs ranked rs
thorn in the breast Of the hOt-headed Will
l4ttD. whose ItNililEN VI Ullll HlN1 hilH ~
ousy toward his brother grew until they
amounted to almost positive hatred. Time
ard again had he sought quarrels, but
James, moreover temper prevented any
thing OF a serious character until one
bright afternoon IN July. when, upon the
return Of the elder brother and Hattie
from a ride, the younger, who watched
with
FEROCIOUS, DANGEROUS GLARE
in bis eyes as his brother assisted his collin
TO alight, and then followed him TO the barn,
where he was embarrassing the horses, and
attacked him with the yilest abuse, using
epithets so strong that ho was at last COM
PEELED TO reply in the same spirit. Words
were followed by blows, when William,
blinded by passion, seized a heavy wagon
spoke and dealt his brother stunning
blow, telling him 10 the earth, as the blood
gushed from CHASTITY wound IN the head.
At once realizing the terrible thing he had
done, snd believing hs had killed his bro
Their, a complete revulsion OF feeling came
ever W illism, and, casting last hurried
look at the PROSTATE form and the white.
upturned face, be ned, running across
the fields and fairly flying over fences and
hedges, with thai white face and those
staring eyes ever before him. Continuing
bis course, he soon reached the railroad
track, traversing which FOR some distance
be came TO small station, at which
wgsTBRs.DOUND TRAIN HAD STOPPED
for moment With one desire to get ~
far away ~ possible, he sprang upon the
platform ~ the train was moving, and upon
reaching Pittsburgh, entered the Chicago
train. which there made close connection,
T. IL. All, "a
seeking only TO get away. After several
days Of continuous travel he arrived at an
obscure Mining camp in Colorado, hoping
that buried in the wild Businesses Of the
Rocky Mountains, he could shut out from
bis vision the ever-present horrible sight OF
the face OF the brother slain by HIS hand.
Entering upon the pursuit OF a miner. he
sought BY feverish industry and the
hardest kind OF hard work to forget his one
horror. but in the dark recesses OF the
drift in which be was working. in the
gloomy corners OF the cabin in which he
slept, everywhere and always, it haunted
him. In the mean time after u few months,
fortune with her usual flckleneSs rewarded
his labor, which had been performed with
ont any particular thought or hO1e OF re-
suit, and the open drift, which had become
q tunnel OF some proportions,
STRUCK RICH LEAD
OF marvellous proportions and containing
immense wealth. At once the almost I'M
known camp became famous. and his
name, all unconsciousy 10 him, became
almost as q household word in all mining
communities 50 associated with one OF the
largest strikes OF the year. Fame Of this
kind travels far, and even after time
"a 0 ..,tto In Tha.tar Nsil
where heshad spent his happy bOyhOOd
days and afterward wrecked his manhood
forever.
One day, while in the cage ascending
from the bottom OF one OF his deepest
shafts, q shadow cast over the top caused
him 10 suddenly look up. and the face be
saw caused q thrill OF horror to pass
through him. his hands relaxed his grasp
OF the rope and be made q narrow escape
from falling TO the bottom. Arriving at
the top more dead than alive, he gave Que
hssty, frightened glance around him, saw
the face again, and swooned away. The
owner OF the face, tall and handsome man,
evidently a stranger in the camp, sprang
forward and caught his fallin. body in
time TO prevent IL
FROM BRING DASHED TO PIECES
in the bottom Of the shaft, at the same time
calculating "Oh, William" The miner
was taken TO his cabin, and after the applI-
cation OF restoratives slowly revived.
" Where 10 itt" be asked, at which the
stranger slowly advanced and said softly,
a." Brother. don't you know me!" With
still hali-frightened look In his wondering
ewes the miner gazed again at the face
which had so startled him, and gradually
raalizino the fact TINT IL Has rell living