Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-07

/ iHgs OF Others, and cared nothing /
about Charles sacred promise Be |
sides this, he was a bitter opposer of !
the abolition OF slavery, being in |
strong sympathy with the slave
traders, and regarding slavery as a
divine institution. When he realized |
that Charlie was firm in his decision |
he became enraged at what he called |
| ingratitude. Hevowed Charlie should |
not goto the war, only to come home
crippled and with his prospects ruin
ed, and to marry his daughter and
depend on him to support both. Hot
words followed, and the upshot of
thematter was that the Captain, see
ing the wrecking o! his long cherished
| plans, drove the young man from his
house forever. and refused to let him
have further to do with Kit.
The lovers, with the mid of o faith
| full servant. kept up correspondence,
however, and one night Kit left the
house, met Charlie and they drove
away to n elergyman's and We're
married just as the ceremony was
finished, steps were heard outside,
and the next instant in rushed the
Captain and four burly sailors.
Taken by surprise, their escape cut of,
Charlie could do nothing but fight,
and while one of the men bore Kit
from the room, the Others attempt
ed to seize and bind him. He resist
ed furiously, and the Captain, losing
control of himself pulled pistol
and fired at him, but Fortunately
missed his mark. Charlie sprang at
the old man, but was telled by a
brutal blow from the hard fist of one
ofthe sailors, and lay senseless, while
the party left as quickly as they had
come.
The affair caused much excitement,
and Charlie was nearly wild with
grief and rage, but Kits place OF
confinement could not be discovered.
One night Capt. Rogers, meeting
: Charlie, fired upon him again, and
the young man, thoroughly aroused,
, shot back. The old man fell. and
Charlie thinking he had killed him,
fled. At length he found himself in
} Milwaukee, where he enlisted under
: another name, and after serving
with marked bravery, was disabled
at Pittsburg Landing and sent to
the hospital, whence he joined the
I Reserve Corps. But his misfortunes
r hung heavily upon him.
News of his death at Pittsburg
, Landing appeared in the papers. and
I to no one except his sister did Char.
lie correct this error, and she kept
4 the secret of his whereabouts. Here
: he was in these barracks a cripple
= for life, aud by that fact shut of
from his wife and reconciliation with
. the Captain. He could not retrieve
: himself
" In this story which we had learned
q was the full explanation of Charlie
!, melancholy. How should we aiC
him? was now the question, for ou
sympathy was aroused, and we de
3, termined to endeavor to bring abou
e reconciliation with the father OF hi
le wife.
t. But where should we find Kit Rog
n ers? Our first step was to take tn
n, young mans sister into our conf
a. dence and offer to assist in bring
as ing about the desired renewal c
to friendship with the old man. Jenni
On entered heartily into our plan. Gu
ne correspondence was carried on wit
D. the greatest secrecy, and we learne
as from her that Kate was still living
bit now with her father. After he ha
IN been assured of Charles death, tn
70 Captain had gone to France, whithe
Id he had sent her to her mothC 5 pee
~ pie and brought her back.
en- But Kate was changed woman
r. so changed, indeed, that her old NJ
le- quaintances scarcely knew her. TIL
at beautiful color in her cheeks was n
er longer there. Her once laughin
e. blue eyes were sunken and lusterles
al Her features bore a wan look, an
re she had grown retiring and silen
rd stunning company of which she ha
he once been the lite. And the old Cal
er, tain? He had failed to crush her 10y
nd for Charlie. and in attempting it
We had ruined the health and beaut
ne and ambition of the one being
We really loved. He had wronged
ut bright young man, the only one wi
all could have made her happy, the SC
af- Of one who had ever been staunt
tn friend to him in the days of ear
cd struggle and made him what he wa
as And the thoughts of all this, wit
at the constant pain he endured at Il
gin fact of his daughter being indifferel
we to him, even stunning him, preyt
ice upon his mind. and bore their frui
nd All that he could do or she would {
e's low him he did for Kate. Nothir
ng was too good for her. But with
ng all, she betrayed so little care abo
a what he did or about what he did
ng about him, that at times he grt
his wild with his own feelings "Alas
Use he cried: Il would give all posse
IA, to be able to undo this gre
i a wrong"
zen When Charles sister became 3
ian quainted with these facts she beg;
lad to tell her friends that she had hea
lsh from the Chaplain OF the hospital
ned certain city that Charlie was ST
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