The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-11-26
sSTRAN gle BIZ I TR . 3 STORY,

81 Many decades ago q vessel fromB Boss
ton arrived / at 1 q dock in Lond on
Among the hands on board was one
named Tudor, q steady, well king
young man, who acted as sailor. Very
early one morning q young, beautiful
and decently dressed woman came n les
trip ping down TO the vessel and in.
Sq,lired aof Tud orr for the captain. She
was told he Yves not risen, but she in
sisted on seeing him Without delay.
5Tudo r called him up, and she adj dress
ed him with. ss:3i
God morning, Captain; I have
called to see if you will marry me. ' l V
Harry you Chewing her to be be
a, suspici ous charact Ter leave my
vessel Instantly, if you know what ls
I for your goo d.n She next went to the
mate and received a similar ans wer;;
she then went to; where Tudo was, be
ing engaged 'iSin handling ship. tacks,
and put the same question to- him
Itch all my hear, answered Tudor:
in q ocular manner: Then, said
she, come along wit me. ~ dor
left his work and followed her By
the time The principal n shops were
opened Che lady entered o sbarber's
shop, followed by Tud Or. She order
ed a. knight of the razor. to clip his
beard and hair, lib 9th of which he
stood in deed She paid the bills and
entered a hat store. She requested
i the best Of beavers in the store, and
told 4 Tudor to select one, and: he
, did SO, the price being paid by the
lady. Tudo rt! threw his old ,tarpaulin
i aside They sanext visited d shoe
store, and selected q pair &of boots,
3thel ady8 also paying fOEtheln. Tudor
by this. time was puzzled to devise the
object! the; lady had { in view. He So
licited anexp lanat zion, but she told him
ito be silent. She next led the way in
4 to q clothing store. Here Trd or was
told to get the best suit Of clothes in
the tore. The man 81. the tar be-
i8danbed pants and checked shirt was
{; in e few nlinut es metamo rphosed into
a as fine q gentle nian as walks the
4 streets, the bill, as before, being paid
{ BY the lad Tud or's amazemenkwas
4 now complete. He again and again
4 earnestly insisted on an explanatioI.j
The only answer he received was ~ Z ol-
4 low me and be not afraid; all will be
explained to * our satisfaction" He
therefore resolved to ask no more
quest ions. Next she conducted him
into a. magist rate's office, and politely
i requested the minister of the law to
]. unite her. and her companion in
matrimony This Nv rs rather q damp
i or TO Tudor, but he yielded ]. The GER
lemony over, the couple were pro-
nounced man and wife. Without ut
tering o word Or exchanging a kiss,
Tud or and his wife leftsthe office, not,
however, until she had paid the magis-
trate his fee. The couple walked in
silence. Tud or hardly knowing what
The was doing or what he had done.
4 Turning tho corner, he saw a splendid
q house; toward which the wife directed
her steps and into which they emf Tered,
\ passing into aroom that was furnished
4 in magnifi tsstyle. She told him to
5 sit down and make himself contented
while she went into another ON.
The! first one who add dressed her was
e her uncle, who asked her how
. she escaped from hersr ON and where
she had been. 4 Fl eE only answer was:
assss Thou fiend in human shape; Iallow
you just one! hour ITO remove your
effects from this house. You long
enough deprived me Of my property,
& and meant to thru ugh life; but you are
q frustrated. I am mistress of my own
house. / am married, and my hns-
band is here!'''' a i3.
We must leave the newlymarried
i couple fol. the purpose of giving the
4 history of Mrs. Tud or. She was the
only child Of a wealthy gentleman,
" Mr.. gA - his daughte r's name being
4 Eliza. He had been at agreat expense
in her educ tion, she being the only
object of his care, his wife dying when
she was quite young. "a short time
before his death he made q will by
which his brot her was to have all his
property until his daughter was mar.
ried, when he was to give up to ller
husband, but if she died without mar.
uncle and his family After the death
OF Mr.. a., his Sbrot her removed into
his house and Eliza boarded in his fam
ily. She soon disco vered that her UNI
Gle did not int end! she should marry
He shut her up in one of The center
rooms in the third story and refused
Ii her associat les, by telling them when
they called that she was gone on a
Journey. The unfor tunate girl was
thus shut OF from the world for three
8 years. Y Her scanty brea kfast happen
ed to be carried to her one morning
by her old servant Juan. Seeing thu
face other old friend and servant, Eli
4 20 burst into tears. Juan5well under
Il stood the meaning. lls:B 4 Sf
Hush, Eliza! Some Of your old ser
wants have long been planning means
& forSy ours escape 81 II,
sSs55 Nhatr2' claimed Eliza sissit pos
sible that i am to be- delivered from
this vile placer
IL is unnecessary to detail all tn,
minute fthe escape. Suffice it to So,
& that on the morning Of the fourth day
after the int erviiew she made her es
q cape. This was about daylight. Sh,
immedi atelys bent her steps to TIL
wharf where the Boston vessel lay
s. The amazementS of Tudor and trans
port OF his wife att the sud den chang
~ Of fortune may possibly be conceiyes
~ but cannot be expressed
One pleasant m rning somed lays at
ter the marriage the crew OF the ;Bos
# ton vessels attention was drawn to /
splendid carriage approaching Til
wharf. The driver LET down the step
Isl and d gentl enan and lad elegantl!
dressed alighted. The gentleman ask
I'd the captain what port he was iron
i and many other 81 stions NIL TIL
time avoiding his scrutiny. At last
turning to the cap Jain and calling hin
aby, name, he said. aptain, befor
leaving your vessel, permit me III
make you acq nted with Mrs: III .,