Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-29
A ROMANTIC STORY.

Bell learned to his dismay that Biz
card had taken his daughter, Miss
Sallie, in a buggy and that the loving
twain were we'll on their way to
Clarksville, Tenn, the Gretna Green
of Southwestern Kentucky. Like
Lord Ullin, Mr.. Bell lost his temper
and arming himself he bestrode his
steed and started in hot pursuit.
The night was dark and a buggy
could not travel with the speed of
a horse spurred on by an angry rider
and before half of the long thirty
niles was traversed Bell was rapid
ly lcssening the distance between him
and his would-be son-in-law. A few
miles more and he was upon the
fleeing couple and could hear Blizzard
urging on his tired horse. A halt
was called, but Blizzard only accele-
rated the speed of his animal. Bell
raised his weapon, a flash, a report
and a bullet sped after them. 1t
was very dark but the ball fired at
random passed between the lovers in
the vehicle and shot an earring out
of Miss Bells ear. A kiss at that
moment would have cost both of them
their lives. Blizzard saved HIM
self by turning into the woods by
the roadside and Bell rushed past
him and thinking he was being dis
tanced dashed his horse into furious
rate and reached GAINESVILLE ahead
of the clipping couple. Blizzard then
continued his journey ami reached
his destination and was married about
daylight the next morning, while
Bell was still in the city.
When Mr.. Bell realized that he had
been baflied, he did not do violence to
them but contented himself with dis.
inheriting his daughter and forbid
ding her his house forever.
For awhile Blizzard and his wife
made out to make a living and thu
fellow really tried to make something
of himself. But bad luck followed af
ter him and he soon became povert!
stricken and his name became syn
onym for all that was worthless ant
trifing. Two or three years ago HI
moved to this city, having with hin
his wife and five children. lie wa
| in bad health and was about as poo
as poverty could make him. He LIVED
Tor rather existed. for he did not max
a living) in a cabin in the eastern sub
urbs of the city and one day he guar
relied with j. A. Ritch, his next doc
neighbor, and selling a shot gun, h
fired load of bird-shOt into the lat
ter's face. For this offense agains
the peace and dignity of the Com
monwealth he was incarcerated i
| Jail, where he was kept for month
awaiting trial. During this time hi
wife and children were forced to be
on the streets to keep from starving
By spring Billiards. health had bee
restored and he came out of Jail a
"fat as MOLE" He was tried la:
March and the jury gave him on
year III the penitentiary as punish
ment for his war-like exhibition {
military tactics.
, He was sent to Frankfort and wit
other convicts was hired out by TIL
lessee of the pcnitentiary to work o
a railroad. While engaged in tn
work he was severely injured an
manned for life in an accident. III
hip was dislocated and one hand WI
cut off. AS he was completely an
! permanently disabled, Gov. Kno
granted him a pardon, and after &c
! ting able to be about he placed h
q case in the hands of Hon. Asher {
a Caruth, ofLoulsvllle, instructing hi
q to bring suit against the railroad con
y pany, and hobbled home on crutch
, to find his family in the county POI
. house. He was sent to the same i
stitution himself, where he and h
/, family remained for some time at ;
n expense of $40 month to the count
II Some weeks ago Blizzard went to Il
" county Judge and told him that wi
g an allowance of $40 month
o thought he could take care of himse
Is This arrangement was ma
q and Blizzard left the poor house
Il few weeks ago. we don't know nc
! he is getting along or where he live
Il but he is somewhere in or near t
? city.
Now comes the concluding event
this chapter from real life. 1t
y semi-authoritatively announced
/ the streets this week that Blizzar'
9 attorney has compromised his 81
: with the railroad and that the u
II fortunate pauper will receive $l5,C
=. above his attorneys fees. We do
d know that this is true, but B.izza
o is confident that it is and asserts I'll
l. he intends 10 buy his father-in-laV
re farm, valued at $4,000, if the part
IN lwho recently purchased 1t will agl