The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-12
FORTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
n True Tale of Love and War in
south Carolina

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from here. stands the line OLD mansion
50 celebrated IN ante-tellum days as the
''Auclare Place. 4 large white house
with double windows and green blinds.
II has all the characteristics that are pos
SeSsed by the i,le3l south. m home. fht
/ enormous pOItlco Is supported 10y heavy
! Cofinthian columns that reach full two
stories, with wide verandts on either
sale. From tn roadside the view is par
tally Ind by the dense foliage in thu
front yard. Flowers, evergreens, rare
plants and shrubs all grow in profllsion
and serve to add much IL the charms of
the erstwhile magnificent prop rty.
( torty'tive years ago or thervdhout.
when the fortunes of the Auelaie family
were at their zenith. the old gentleman
had retired from the active mana cement
Of his large plantations and placed them
in charge of his only son. Henry. who
Was just home from Yale. Henry was
Petted aud spoiled by indulsent parents,
hut aside from a naughty manner. was
voted a gon fellow by all his acquain-
tances. Ii seems that soon after attain
Ing his majority he had invited, among
many Others guests, a college chum Ia
spend several weeks with HIM. \ con
led. to unpleasant results. Tbs young
New Yorker fell in love with the girl
Henry had chosen for himself.
She WAS the daughter Of neighbor-
Ing planter, who hal lorg ago before
planned with old man Aucare that their
I children should In married when Of suit
able age, and while Henry hal never
/ openly ayowsd his love II WAS under
stood that the matter Was settled. 81 II
was with some anxiety that young Au
clare saw John Redwood 81 deeply smt.
ten. Illus own guest endeav"ring To Ills
place him in Annie's affections. Twas
enough Ia cause jealousy /" creep he
tween him and his college TREND. Fora
time he bore it patiently, but his manner
toward his guest lost much ri its former
! warmth.
/ Matters came To- a crisis when. without
II word If explanation, Redwood moved
his trunk to the village inn and began
driving out to the Young lady's home
every evening. The now thoroughly
/ enraeed Auclare wrote note asking for
an explanation Of his conduct. Red
wood made No reply. a friend Of Au-
clare then sought AN interview with n
view To an aMicable adjustment and mn
tual explanations. Miss Annie meanwhile
unconscious Of being the cause Of any
! trouble.
Redwood only smiled superciliously at
the medating party and told him that
Auciare might 70 To --, As he would we'd
! the girl or die. despite any interference
Of Auclarc. 4 challenge followed.
! They met, accompanied 10y seconds.
! The word was given ready. aim -
when AN unearthly shrek broke the still
ness Of the morning air, and Annie, pale
and exhausted, threw herself between
them and fell fainting in Henry Anclars
arms, moaning as sh, did 81, "Savc m,
Henry The fury Of Redwood knew M
bounds jumping forward, h. l","led
hls revolver at the pair kissing, ITO HI
with you noth,' and fired. \ low moan
from Annie, and crimson Hood flowed
from a wound in her arm.
The seconds seemed paral, zed, and the
william was about to iireagain. when ont
from the bushes sprang oil Hero the
watch dog AMI constant companion Of
the swooning girl. Clearing the open
space ut n bound ho fastened on the
throat Of the coward, Redwood AMI
bore him to the grouud.
Here the second, discovered that the
ball which had drawn the blood from tho
fair Armies arm had penetrated n vital
part of poor Auclare, and he lay appa'
rently IN the tlros Of death with his
arms around the fainting girl. Before
| they could act for excitement Hero had
| finished his work. and Redwood lay h..
! fore them a corpse.
| Henry got well, however, and lived to
enjoy a long life with Annie ~ his wife.
Nashville American,
The news from Washington Is that the
Morrison tariff bill il to be forced toa
vote. The revenue reformers in con
gress, especially those from the west, in
sist that they should not he sent home to
their constituents without having a
chance to record themselves ON the tariii
question. There is also a good deaf of
outside pressure. The meeting Of textile
workers in Philadelphia WAS not mean.
| invless, II was intended to show demo
cratic congressman that the people are
! interested in securing lower tariff rates,
and that they cannot shirk their duty IN
this respect, Mr.. Carllsle's committee
. Of chairlnen are working very hard to
/ select the business which shall he called
up during the remainder Of the session.
and while they experience much lIflicnl
ty in making choice, the tariff b'll IL
the one measure on which they will unite.
/ II seems o. be certain, at all events that
| the Morrison bill will be called mp and
debated, although n vote may be post
p0ne,l until the next session. The large
appropriation bills are still IN the way,
! and a good deal Of careful work looking
to delay appears to have been done by
somebody. N. y. Star.
| Thp Ticbborne Claimant.