Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-12

20 man there VINO WIN At once forward you
to Gen. Walker in Nicaragua, and viii give
you an Introduction to my friend Heming-
sen, who is with him. Throw yourself heart
anu eoui into the service. and you ought 10
be an officer in three InonthA If they sue
coed you win be q patriot and hero He
grRsped my hand and thanked me warmly
! kept my word. and thought l had done
the best possible thing for him.
about six months later when was still
in st Louis, the card of well known law
yer, in Official position, was brought to me
This gentleman showed some embarrassment
in addressing me Finally he told me that
friend of mine had become intimate in his
family, and that he would like TO know
something from me about him should
mention that this gentleman was the brother
OF two young ladies who afterward attained
much celebrity In the literary and dramatic
world asked him the name of the person
TO whom he referred, and he said it was De-
lorme l assured bin that knew no per
son OF that name
You must know him.. said he He
Utlks vi you as none but an intimate friend
We argued the matter for some time,
both OF us being very persistent Suddenly
wild idea crossed my mind ! asked the
gentleman IL the man who claimed TO be my
friend wore malachite studs, and. 10 and be-
hold, he odd 1t was Ashley, alias Dumont,
alias Delorme, whom / had supposed to be
serving bravely with Hemingsen- / then
discovered that he was very intimate with
the two young ladies TO whom have rs,-
ferred; had won the affections of one Of
them, and had become engaged TO herl
When explained matters to my visitor
be was terribly enraged, and vowed yenge-
ance against the man who had deceived
him I wished to aid him, and persuaded
him to promise TO use no violence; 70 %
guided by me, and TO go with me 70 New
York, where ais sisters and my oto &c
quaintance then were he dld 50. ans
we took rooms near his sisters knew
very well tho one who had become ENGAGED
and with the freedom of an oh
friend told her the truth about her nance
she received the intelligence with surprise
and sorrow, but, womanlike, did not believe
fme learned from my friend that, as sool
as left his sisters Ashley went to them, anc
persuaded them that had slandered hin
from motives OF jealousy l knew the fet
low was still in the house, and / bribed
porter 60 place in his hands note from me
telling him that he had better meet me al
my rooms at l ! o'clock the next day. re.
ceived in due course reply, saying that ne
would be there; and he came on the minute
MY friend, the brother of the girls Il will cal
him SAM, was with me, but let me do the
talking h
Our friend of the many aliases was look
ing very well, and, as usual, wore the NAL
achite studs When ! taxed him with hit
perfdy and duplicity, he broke down ant
wept bitterly. He acknowledged how wrong
be had been in winning che affections OF ar
estimable young lady whom he could moi
possibly marry
FINALLY he agreed to sail for Europe next
morning, and leave her to forget him. he
said that $3.50 would cover his expenses
With that in hand he would solemnly prom
Use to take himself off and make nc further
trouble Sam at once handed him double
the amount; and l fully thought we md
a Tj1 nf
Judge of my astonish ment when, next
morning, Sam burst into my room, his hail
actually standing on end, and informed me,
amid oaths and lamentations, that the man
had indeed gone but having twice as much
money as he expected he had taken both
the sisters with him! This is fact He
married one of them but she subsequently
secured q divorce from him. The other
married famous artist
1In Europe fortune favored him, end he
was quito an important man in France
under the empire. snd was once sent &c
London by the emperor on a mission.
Not long ago, If you will believe 1t, met
this man face to face on Broadway, looking
extremely well. fauitlessly dressed, with the
ribbon of the Legion of Honor in his button
hole, and still wearing the malachite studs
He insisted on saiuting me, and was as ana
BILE aud frank as possible.
A'lou have done me great services In time
past said he, when / was down and you
Were up. Fortune Is sure TO change. Now
i am up and 1t may be that you are down.
II 40, believe me that shall be delighted 30
reciprocate. Here is my card, and beg you
to command me at all times and in all waysr
The card was that Of journalist of much
note. and such, believe. is my remarkable
acquaintance to-day
SYou may suppose that have been ro-
mancing little. On the contrary. while
have suppressed some names and altered
others, l have told you only what actually
happened, and doubt not that it will be my
fortune to meet this remarkable man in
some other capacity still in this world
Should meet him in the next, j am sure be
will still be wearing the three studs, even IL
they be asbestos instead of malachite"