The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-27
OLD TERRITORIAL DAYS
The Story Of Z Deadly Fond Between
Nebraska Settlers.
A Romance OF the Early Days On
the Missouri River-love and
Revenge, With Their Ac-
compartments.

TT WAS q hot afternoon in the early
part Of last week that two Omaha young
men CHANGED TO he spending the day at
q farm house on the Missouri. They were
lying on their backs in the shade Of some
trees on the banks of the yellowish river,
says Cecil Hastings in the Omaha World
Herald.
do you see those two little mounds,
covered with grass and scarcely distin-
guishable 2" said one to the other.
"Yes; what are they. Rraves?"
They are; and thereby hangs O history
Of b territorial days of Nebraska"
1.-THE Tolmy and Richardson families
lived in This neighborhood and owned adj
joining farms or ranches and were on
terms OF the most ~neighborly character.
When their children grew up the young
people of the two families were dependent
upon each other for society. They varied
the dull routine of rural life with
dances and picnics, and such in
nocent sports as suggested them
selves to their rustic fancy, and though
the boys n girls lacked the accomplish
ments which adorn the young people of
the present generation, they had their
full share-the girls of beauty and tie
boys of hat dash which make ever rus
tics acceptable in female society.
Julia Richardson, now In her eighteenth
year. was a sparkling brunette and could
round up a herd Of cattle with any of the
boys. dim Tolmy was a dashing cowboy
of %, who could jump his horse over a
four-rail enc and pick up a silver dollar
of h grass while his steed was going at
the rate of fifteen miles an hour.
The two, James and Julia, had been
equestrian rivals since childhood. Julia
insisting that she was he better horse
man, so to say, Of the i've
Thus the children grew to a certain age,
when their to each other changed,
when Julia no longer talked defiantly to
James, and challenged him to daring
deeds of borsemanship, and when James
felt shorn of all his dash and bravery,
and was awkward, absent and timid in
the presence of Julia. Together and alone
they were silent and uncomfortable. 1t
was only in company that James seemed
to rally. and when Julia, thinking nobody
was watching, would lift her dark eyes
from under their sweeping lashes and
look with glowing admiration IN
her old playmate. But there is no
use to dwell on the ardent though
Pickering omens of love. Ii is sufficient
TO say that James and Julia loved Love
is a passion which, however much and
long il shoulders, finds expression at
last, and the longer IL shoulders the more
abrupt and palmer will be the avowal.
The avowal came, James was accepted,
M the young couple were happy. Their
parents consented, but thought il better
to defer the union for a year. When they
aid "Do you know / think my sister
Belle and your brother Tom will get ahead
of us il we don't hurry up" Toni" she
exclaimed, why theg awk is ashamed TO
look at a girl"
"Never you mind. sec them often TO.
gether. Thus the lovers confided in Zach
other and the young and old of both fam
lilies were happy i'm expectancy. But
though a year would not be long in pass
inc. as Julia said, still a year often brings
many changes, especially i'm affairs OF the
heart. Twenty miles away lived the Cas-
Teton family, where James in hunting for
stray stock had often called. Mable Cas-
Teton was "a beautiful girl, well born, ac-
complished and affable-a different type
of beauty from Julia Richardson. She
was fair and tall. The mustangs had been
ssrayins away very much T Ct late in that
OF course James would go
in pursuit of them and call to inquire
about the fair Mabe In those frequent
visits he and Mabel became attached to
each other, when, faithless 10 his engage
ment, and forgetful of the pretty Julia,
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first known of the affair was that they
were married. Julia Richardson's feel
ings nay be better imagined than de-
scribed. She was sighted, she was be-
trayed and jealous rage fired her. The
whole Richardson family felt outraged,
and the Toimys, TO do them justice. were
scarcely less painfully shocked. The false
lover. knowing that sue would be the
result, kept discreetly out OF the way for
weeks when, supp ,sing both families to
have cooled down, he visited his parents.
When Tom Richardson heard OF his arri.
val, he rode over quietly toward the
Tolmy residence, with a rifle mt his saddle
horn. As he approached he observed
James and his sister together, and he hes.
itated how 10 act. Tolmy retreated in
side, but soon reappeared, also will a
rifle. Seeing this, Richardson raised his
rife. The act was repeated by Tolmy.
Both fired simultaneously and Belle drop
ped dead, pierced with the bullet INTENDED
Tor her brother. frantic and appalled, al
having killed his fianse, Richardson gal
and despair. The Tolmys now, from be.
ing ~apologists for their relative, became
aggressors and and the Castle.
tons, though Mabel's marriage was none
Of their continuing, took sides with their
brother-in-law. The fend was now begun
Returning IRON the internent of Belle,
the Tolmys and Castletons had, or pre-
tended To have, occasion TO pass the
Richardson residence. They, a~pprehend
ing some some such course, had barri
cadcd the house, and watched for the APP
proach OF the cavalcade. A desperate
light ensned, and among the first TO fal
was old MIR. Tolmy n two of the Castle
ton boys. The Richardson residence wa
set ON fire, and the desperate fight grew
nercer and iercer until the night merci
fully came down and stopped IL.
Many on both sides were wounded ano
| l.Il-l hssf stnutllnr IV anOllDh. the Drlngl
n~als-James Iolmy and Tom Richardson
escaped without n scratch.
After this the feud was quiet for som
little time.