The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-08-13

in the confederate army, backed up the
colonel, while Col. Holiday had the assist
ance of his son. John B. Holiday now the
sheriff of Bourbon county, and his brother,
and finally Holiday, sr., said he would
mighty soon settle the matter, and drew his
pistol and shet Col. johnson in the hip.
Blaine drew his pistol, and, assisting Col.
johnson into buggy near by. drove
away toward Millersburg. Bushrod john
sen is said to have taken to the brush, and is
reported to have made the twelve miles inter
vening between Millersburg and the Licks in
thirty minutes. The Holidays, father and
SOD, mounted their horses, gave chase to
Colonel Jonson and Blaine, and soon caught
up with them. The landlord and his son,
as the historians say, made Johnson and
Blaine give up their pistols, and Blaine, with
characteristic smoothness, talked the Holli-
days out OF their intention to do further in
jury to Colonial johnson, who was bleeding
profusely and IN great pain from his wound.
The sufferer was removed to Millersburg,
and for many months hobbled about the
town on crutches. The fact that Bushrod
Johnson ran amounts to nothing, since
thousand acts on the battlefield in after
years prove him a man of great personal
courage. He was simply taken at disad.
vantage! The Military Academy was shortly
after the shooting ARRAY removed to Drennon
Springs, and in few months died of inani-
ton.
But during these years Major Blaine was
devoted in his attentions to the lady already
alluded to. Every Friday night her neck
was craned out of one OF the windows of the
college listening for the rumble of the stage
coach, and the coach on Friday night invaria-
bly, carried from Blue Licks to Millersburg the
gallant Major, seated on the box by the side
OF Uncle Jack Hook, the driver. Major
Blaine was a welcome visitor in Millersburg.
Friday nights, Saturdays and until Sunday
evening, he paid court to the lady.
THE LovE-MAKISG
was done at the residence of DR.. Moore and
William McKim, near the school At Me-
Klm's, card parties were the order OF the day.
while DR.. Moore's mansion was open for
social dance, Sunday excepted. 1t would
not DO to have the counting done in the
boarding-school, for the matter was being
talked about by the pupils already, and the
parlors of a boardinS-school affords little OF.
portunity for a good, old-fashioned six
hours session of a counting match. When
Sunday night came and the stage for the
Licks was just ready to leave the town,
Major Blaine reluctantly tore himself from
the presence Of the charmer and returned to
his pedagogic duties Is it any wonder the
people of Bourbon County talked2 AS for
the pupils, they almost wore their tongues
out. Finally, the matter came to an issue.
A great burly Kentucky cadet made some
remark about the affair. Major Blaine
called him to account for it, and, according
to report, little scrapplDg match ensued
but the affair was quietly hushed mp and
nothing more heard about it, The young
man, now in middle life, was asked by the
Times commissioner the truth of the story.
With characteristic Kentucky gallantrY he
refused to say single word on the topic
and concluded the interview with the re-
mark: IF there was any thing in it l would
not tell it"
The teachers wooing was soon turned by
certain loquscious people into secret scandal,
and finally the matter was made more aud
more public, and the whole country side fell
to talking about it. 1t ran month in and
month out. and at length report was circu-
lated which compromised ia
THE MOST SERIOUS MANNER
the young lady. One can imagine the effect
of such a story concerning people of the
prominence of Major Blaine and his inamo-
rata. 1t set the country boys and girls be-
side themselves. As for the old gossips and
'I-told-yo u-so" people, they gloated over the
affair, and rolled it in their mouths as they
would roasting ear or lump of maple
sugar. Then the old women began to debate
over the proposition as to whether or not
Major Blaine had been guilty of betraying
the lady according to current rumor At
the quilting bees, the mite societies and the
donation parties the ladies discussed the
question in bated breath. But the men
folks enjoyed IL immensely. The habitues
of the postoffice and tAe drug store reveled
in it, and the old bucks, who can always be
found in country towns on the horse blocks,
or engaged in whiting up other peoples
store boxes, had lasting theme for discus
sion.
One day, however, while some ladies were
busying themselves at an accouchement one
ancient dame said she had been noticing
Miss - very closely, and she was sure
l..
clifton. According to her opinion, Miss -
showed the premonitory symptoms OF APP
preaching maternity. Another chimed in
with cheerful second, and the scandal,
which was bad enough before, grew in in
tensity thousand fold. OF course, the mar.
ried ladies told their husbands. and the liege
lords in turn communicated the news to the
young fellows, and every movement Miss
- made was. eagerly watched. The CON-
munity was awaiting developments, and, &C
cording to the scrap of ancient history they
did not remain long in suspense. The grace
full carriage degenerated into an ungainlv
walk, and the lady withdrew from public
gaze.
In the meantime Professor Johnson was
compelled by adverse circumstances to give
up the school at Drennon Springs and Major
Blaine, laying aside his coat and buttons,
sword and nodding plume, sought other
fields and was lost to the gaze of Millersburg
forever.
When the fact that Major Blaine had sew.
cred his connection with the Western Mill
tary Academy or been thrown out of en-
ployment became known, the Millersburg
folk were all broken up, and they circulated
a nauseous story that the Major had not only
seduced Miss -, but had basely deserted
her in her hour of trial. And, if re-
port be true, the Major was openly and in
secret condemned for his laches in not max.
ing such reparation to the lady as lay in his
power, and the whole country fell to talking
about II.
One sultry summer afternoon the Lexing-
ton stage drew up in front of the leading
hotel in Millersburg Down the street came
Miss - with her head high in the air.
Paying no attention to the people in the
doors or on the sidewalks, she entered the
stage and, as the coach went down the pike,
the citizens Toasted their eyes on her for the
last time. She has never been seen here
since.
THIS WAS NOT THE END
of the scandal. The public began to discuss
irregularities of conduct in the female school,
which were said to have occurred some time
previously. 1t was alleged there had been
several lapses from virtue in the institution.
The Blaine scandal was the cap sheaf aud
the patrons of the school took their children
home and the institution went to the wall.
Colonel johnson left the town, and it was