Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-27
LADWELL'S LANDING.

annmn0 IL
IN III which had rested upon me for years
sps been transferred tothe one Of an other
n ,'a that would have shielded from it,
Il anv sacrifice on my part could have
n,rchased her immunity.
'.IJaa nv love cursed her'' l asked
u.alf over and over again, wishing, as
had often wished, that my dark and fatal
i.Ihorette had never crossed the happy
nath of one so innocent ana beautiful.
How then, must i be cursed, that upon
.hoae loved that curse must also falls
''T Tortures of the n.ther region, with
ybich we are supposed to be punished
ofter the lash of human destiny has tired
of dealing us its stripes, can your misery
ont Herod what some OF US, when God
abandoned, suffer here!
pnt LET me cease these frenZied utter
onces. for my story must be told.
Those who have never heard OF Lad
Wells Landing will scarcely be open to
the accusation of geographical ignorance.
IT, is a lone western Settlements from
t;er noint Of civilization which few bold
nioneers have established, from the most
prominent of whom the settlement takes
h name. Ladwell was the doctor and
druppist-the medicine man of the COM
munity-and next to him in point Of i'm
nortance ranked the groceryman, Norris,
who was the weather. of the two. A
few other stores, Some residences, a
church and postofiice composed the
place, the total population being about a
couple of hundred.
A freak Of fancy had led me to settle
there, and for the sake of a livelihood
dispensed medicines and patched up. broken
shns for Ladweli.
1t was not the charm OF TINS occupation
which kept my restless spirit III I-ad"ell $
Landing, however, put the beauty OF
Edith Norris, VINO was the only daughter
Of the grocerymah'
My rec".I' .!WeVer' was iioO one "hich
impressed olu MOTIFS very ihVoraoiy, ahd,
although Edith ana had Iully satlsned
ourselves that we could pe satlslied with
one another, ne SET MS heel upon the aHair
in such determined manner that out
wardly II had 10 terminate,
LadweIls business hau grown 10 DC
rather prohtaole one, ana ms success
had tempted aAother young fhlladelphla
graduate to migrate 10 the place ana put
out ms shlhgle'
The young lelloW was Ilhe looking ana
OF very Sood iauiliy, WIN niue money
OF his own, anu us he iilaue hiiilsell popu'
Lar IN the placei sillail collllecllon was
soon guaranteed MN.
1t leaked out thae eooo zeal OF ms
success was atlfloutaoIe 10 the lacI lha'
Norris had taken MIN up, ana people were
not long III discovering tiaC tne ON man
had determined, IL possible, 10 make MIN
MS soh-ih-iaW'
ms proved TO De correct ana as soon as
new mouse hau oeeil oulio Ior the young
doctor tEe forthcoming huptlals were an
nouhced'
MY disappointment ana ehagrln aVailee
me niue ana partly from spirit OF prld'
Kept aloof from every one as much al
possible leaving tnlngs 10 work them
selves out as they might
IL was not uiltll the day Oh the "eddlhe
arrived that | seemed to awake from thi
cohlatose cohdllloh' theh grew suuQehl!
desperate ana seemed to realize That
brutal sacrifice was going to be enacted
before my very eyes Tor despite her acqui
escence III her lather Wishes knew ina
hulth MOTIFS loved me us she coulu low
no other.
~ uIo"h tiese leelllgs l turhed 10 INA
most common antldote, drink
III! leeliilSs ON tlls occasion, the spirit
only seemed to increase my frenzy, ant
Wheh the oridal party started Tor the Ittl
naule church was prepared TO comm
any OUTRAGEOUS act "alkihg dlrecIl
ilto 1'e p'ace Ill .he rear OF the prlua
pa r"i'! 1ooN III! pace uilooserNe9 anon
the spectators, The pastor had barrel
commenced tle ceremony Wheh steppe'
ooiui! up 10 tile ran ana maze miId Pre-
"SS usoiiIs' 'iie proceeuinSs'
Eulth, trembling with iright' seized IN
arui VI i!er llVeiiueu husoaila, "ho' win
supeicIiious sIillle on ms lace, seemed l
s,e" III! interference with the utmost IL
otUe' 1hlS Holilcal lhuillertuce IL
r a',', mt Alre'uS SeNeraI oL tlie me
p,e9euU were preparing 10 lorcloly eJec
MI o iloiA inc pace Ut the lnstlsaVioh I
-Jr'io'
ro ~ an instant my TWO hahas held I"
fe,Ur'erS' ana had ordered al hahu
O0"u'
" SuIs instant Edlth lei lalhtinS /
Oho VI lhe pystanders arms, ana r.
p"oeN III! pistols anu walked out OIL III
nj an ilo',r S'lterWard learned tha1 ma
haar 'ile woman loved nat ma
80 on ,llslaheh LOT n mere lalhtlnS
bo oseu IL nave peen paralysis Oh III
'..
nv "u! lnreats OF vengeance reaehe
HI! ears but as l was callous to them,
suppose R5' nothing happened;
avn n'ee uaNS alterward Eulth was Lil
VI WIZ N we quiet burylhg ground Oh Lac
T MI hahHlhg.
vb MY nishV following that day al
owing to neryons excitemant. sIent
Perhaps an bonr had elnpsed when
commenced tn dream NV sensation