The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-10

was at that time engaged in building large
frame addition to his school, and the Chris
tian Church, which still stands yonder, was
used by the pupils for recitation purposes.
The distance from the institution to the
church was about three blocks and day after
day did l see the young lady pupils march
from the seminary, accompanied by the IN
fortunate lady. At first the feeling was one
of great sympathy for her and indignation
toward the Major, who continued his weekly
visits as of old. But finally the sentiment
gained ground that it was hardly the right
thing for the lady to 90 through the streets
with the young misses, under the clrcum'
stances, and the pupils began to drop oil by
ones and twos until the school had been
materially reduced. l think somebody
must have advised the lady as to what
would be a prudent course, for she finally
RETAINED from making those trips, and re-
NAMED shut up in her quarters at the
seminary. About this time there was
great row at the military school at the
Springs, which resulted in a removal of the
school altogether. 1t was taken to Drenuon
Springs, down on the Kentucky River above
Frankfort, where there was an old hotel
suitable to its purpose, and Blaine went
with it"
'Did you know what precipitated the
trouble?'
"0h yes in q general way, and l happened
to be present when the row occurred. You
see johnson rented the premises at the
Springs from the Holidays, and he got in
Arrears for rent. The Holidays, after num-
Der of unsuccessful efforts TO collect, began
to lose patience, and on the day in question
Tom and Lou Holiday, who were brothers.
called there to settle the thing. When |
first paid any attention to them Tom Holli-
day was up near the top of q pretty long
flight OF stairs leading to the front door of
the college. Near him stood Lou Holiday.
Further down on the flight stood Blaine, and
at the bottom of the steps stood old man
Johnson and his son Bushrod. who after
ward became quite famous. The parties
were talking very angrilv, and both Blaine
and old man Johnson held pistols in their
hands. I saw no pistol in the hands of the
Holidays, but / knew they would fight
at the drop of hat, and was not surprised
when Tom Holiday suddenly jerked out
revolver from somewhere, and with the re-
mark, i guess I'll settle it right here began
to blaze away.
SEVERAL SHOTS WERE FIRED,
and old man Johnson sank to the ground
with a bullet through his thigh. / think Lou
Holiday had his scalp plowed by bullet,
but If so, it was FREQ by the old man him
self, for neither Blaine nor Bushr0d used
their pistols Bushrod, seeing his father fall,
started to run, and the Holidays took after
him. He made for the creek, dashed in where
it was only waist deep and fOrded it. then
disappeared in the woods on the other side.
end made good time to MillersbuTg. Mean
while Blaine had gotten the JOhnsons' buggy,
ard, getting the old man into il with some
help, he jumped in himself and drove furi-
ously toward MilleTsburg. When the Holli-
days came back and learned that Johnson
was only wounded, they were mad. Tom
Holiday and his son John got out their
horses and started after the buggy 10 gal
lop. They overlook it after chase of FIVE
or six miles, and found that both Blaine and
old man Johnson had their revolvers in their
laps. With pistols presented they made them
drop the revolvers to the bottom of the
buggy, and then Blaine begged them to do
no more violence, but to let him get the old
man home TO his family before he should
bleed TO death. 1t was a narrow escape, as
the Holidays were bent on mischief. Still,
as Blaine and young John had been boon
companions during Blaines stay at the
Springs, the puTsuers relented and allowed
their vanquished foemen to proceed on their
way to Millersburg, where DR.. William Ken
ney extracted the ball and dressed the
wound. Johnson was a long time crippled,
and meanwhile the engagement had had the
effect of demoralizing his school at Blue
Lick. which was virtually broken up. The
Holidays got judgment against him for
$1,000, but that's all they got. As soon as
the old Professor could get about he moved
his military school to Drennou Springs, aud
Blaine, bidding farewell to his lady-love,
who was in retirement, went with it.
Troubles came in shoals upon Professor
johnson, just as they do on other people.
His financial embarrassment was at its
height when the young lady pupils began to
leave because of the scandal which had been
kept so peristently before and around them,
so that within a couple of months after the
removal Of the Military Academy the Female
Seminary was in dropping and almost de-
serted state. One day was
afapdinU Of tho DurnalI HouSa NH icb
was the stopping place for the stage
when the Maysville stage, bound for Lex
ington, rolled up to the door. While it was
changing horses the unfortunate young lady
from the Seminary came along, and without
any seeming embarrassment entered it.
felt pity for her, because l deemed her un-
able to make a stage trip. aud / wondered,
too, why she had not halted the stage at the
seminary instead of coming to where the
crowd was, to get in. DIR. Kenner, who was
also standing there, expressed his amaze
ment at what he saw, and / learned then
that up to that time he had not heard of the
real state of affairs. He remarked that she
would be very fortunate if she reached her
destination il safety.
ANOTHER THING THAT SEEMED STRANGE WAS
the fact that she who was supposedly start
ing for her home in Maine, should take the
stage geing toward Lexington, which lay in
the direction exactly opposite to the one by
which her home was reached. The stage
moved out, and we never saw her again, nor
did we see Blaine. Soon afterward we
heard he had left Drennon Springs. Then
came the report that they had met some
where on the way, which, n view of the di-
rection they took, was not at all improb-
able, and that they had been married at
Pittsburg."
What time do you think it was that she
left?'
ut was in the spring or early sum mer of
1857
"And what of the other members of that
little social band?'
About the time of that departure. proba.
bly, O little after it, William McKim was
| married to Miss Sarah Stanwood, and they
| for five or six years occupied the house
which had been the scene OF their festivities.
| They then moved to Canton, Mo and mis-.
| fortune overlook them in every way. They
became very poor, and were for many years
| dependent on Mrs. Blalne's aid for support.
| Finally, after much suffering and privation,
| Mrs. McKim died. leaving her husband in a
| helpless paralytic. He is still at Canton,
barely alive, and has control of very few OF
| his faculties "a painful contrast with the
| bright gay fellow of thirty-fve years ago.
Sand DR.. Moore?"
"He moved down to Paris aud is there
Plofr oil traI