The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-25
THEIR WEDDING TOUR.
Jack and Katy's Somewhat Novel
Experience.

\ Among tho many German emigrants
lthat from time to time landed at In
dian Point Matagorda Bay. on the coast
Of Texas, and proceeded Inland for
hundreds Of miles to make settle
ment on the extreme frontier OF that
po~ilous region. was a red-cheeked lass
Pr seventeen, who, being an orphan,
and without relatives in the old coun-
Try, had ventured over TO try her
Prtunes in the new. But though
Iithout kin. Gentle Katy. as she was
termed. was not without
|opiends, and the same vessel which
srought her over had on board at
fast six sturdy young fellows who
Z Ought her moro lovely than any
~ yher female they had ever seen.
+ Gentle Katy cast her lot with new
] .y-married couple. and with them
went far northward. to settle in
beautiful spot on the green bank OF
the Llano. There. strange as II may
oem. she saw and &c | In love with as
rough and ugly specimen Of clviliza-
tion q could easily DO found IN = re-
|gion where tho men have always been
more celebrated for their pluck than
their beauty. Jack Hawksworth meas
|ured six feet and two inches; was
trough In manner. blunt In speech. and
had never been inside Of 4 school
house Ia his life; but he had good
heart. and the courage Of lion. On
one OF his hunting excursions he came
hcross Katy. and the result was mu-
ual passion and . marriage
Now, then. my little beauty" said
lack, playfully tapping the bride
ehin with his long. brown. bony
lngers I've got the bird. ye sec.
lnd 1 wants the cage to put Il in. I'm
gwine TO git the cage. and 50 Jest you
)tay here quiet till / come back"
In her imperfect English. Gentle
Katy managed TO inquire how long he
would BE- gone. and Jack assured her
lit wouldn't be over . thousand
ears"
He finally took leave Of her, in his
rude way, and went about fifty miles
to tho eastward. whore. partly for
cash and partly on credit. no pur-
chased . small shanty and land
enough to live on comfortably. and
khcn returned for the purpose OF re-
moving his bird TO his cage.
But Judge Of his anguish on finding |
shat Katy was loss to him. perhaps |
forever. Tho young couple with
whom sho had made her homo n the |
wilderness were almost fronxled with
fear ani tribulation. They told him.
with wrlneing hands and fearful eyes.
that Katy he'd the day before gone
over 70 : little prairie grove 70 gather
some flowers. and that shortly after.
some wild screams and horri-
yells. they had looked out just In
he 70 see her borne on by . party Of
united Indiana
Y AZ this direful intelligence Jack
lwksworth sank down on the near
seat, buried his face in his hands.
for few minutes shook all over
man with tho ague. When he
In looked up his hands and lips
10 working convulsively, his dark.
nxed features were white and
tstly, large beads Of Precipitation
q standing all over his face. and
small, black eyes had a piercing.
Y. wicked expression. He stag
"a 10 his feet without saying .
"a, clutched his long rife with .
that seemed 10 sink his fingers
the cold metal. and then went
light 70 the spot where his un-
unato vito had boon seen In the
er Of svage foo. For half an
h he walked 70 and fro over the
und, infinitely examining tho foot
hts Of the different horses and cal.
ting their number; and then, fall
upon the departing trail, he struck
4 q long, steady, Indian lopo and
disappeared from sight Of the
ted couple who had come forth 70
ch him. II