The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-27
CHARLES A. OANA's NEPHEW.
The True Story Of His EIopement With
Pretty Cassie HeIlner.

The True Story Of His EIonement With
Pretty Cassie Helper.
OAKEsDALE, Sept. 26-(Speeal.l-John K
Dana is resident OF Oakesdale, uhither he was
sent by his father, who is b.otler of Charles
A. Dana, editor of the New York Sun, and who
is the editor of a leading financial paper in the
metropolis. Jack was q worthless and profigate
son. and threatened the old man with disgrace
and ruin BY his extravaganza. Young Dana at
tended Q country dance on the bsnks of the pic
turesque Hudson, and there net and fell in
love with handsome and refinets country lass
The affection was mutual, and tGey were soon
united in married and returned to New York.
where the young mans father fitsed them ont
with everything necessary to g4 to housekeep-
ing. But the sons recklessnesss aud extrays.
ganee soon forced the old man % take stapa To
separate him from his com pansons. Accord.
ingly section of land was prrchased near
oakesdale, and the young man and his bride
were brought hither and placed thereon. with
teams and everything necessary to become A
prosperous farmer. Tho land xas 70 be thu
property OF the young man. but tEae title was to
remain in the fathers name, in oder that the
son might not dispose of his heritage and squan.
der the money.
Thus the old man left them ana returned tn
New York city. For short time everything
went merry as q marriage bell. put soon the
young man began to tire of his pretty wifi and
their rural home. He longed for tle soci ab ility
OF the club room and his genial scompanions'
He began to visit Oakesdale and 5requent the
saloons. He soon went from had 10 worse
keeping his system soaked with liquor, and at
last his vile left him about year ago and re-
turned to the home of her parents in New YORK
state. Jack continued to loaf arcsund saloons
and lived on an allowance of $40 a week sent
him by his father.
About six weeks ago he got disorce from his
wife on the ground of desertion ( short time
before this he joined the church, Snd, being a
good singer, sang in the choir Tfs, o-ganist of
the United Brethren church was a. young ladv
oy the name OF Cassie Helmer. "A Drcpossessipg
damsel of y summers. No one suspected that
she and the New York blood wSse ANYTHING
more than mere friends, until a fezs days ayo
when Miss Helmers mother found letters writ.
ten by Dana to her daughter, propssing a run.
away marriage. The old people. who are
wealthy and respectable, were horrsfei to learn
OF the state of affairs and immedias,ly made ar
rangemenss 20 send the young lady no Portland
to attend school
Dana, learning of this. pawned gis watch in
one OF the saloons for SIS. borrowed $40 mora
from friend and boarded the sssae train ON
which were the young lady and her father
The unsuspecting father sccors panied the
daughter to Spokane. where he purchased a
ticket to Portland and provided hes with SUM-
eiens money 10 pay ali necsssare expenses
Just a. he left the depot q friend told him of
the intended eiopement. and the old gentle.
man, Wild with rage, jumped on 5he moving
train and confronted the daughber with the
charge The young lady stoutiy denied the
charge, aud declared that Dana was.aot on the
train At Marshall Junction the fg.her got off
aud saw Dana walking back and ferth On the
platform. This was TOO much tor5the feelings
OF the father, who, though qnite gray, il strong
anu acuse, and ne proceeded 10 20 up" she
VOC. OF ms daughter in true Co-oett style.
knocking Dana down and whippine him com.
pieieiy. During the scutsie the train. moved off
carrying the daughter and leaving the father
and wouid-be son-ia-law senfffing ga the pla:
form
When the old man had yensed his snasen ana