Year: 1867

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A Nevada miner writes the follow
ing romantic story to a friend at tine
East: E.s.t -s.kg- -.aEEE


At the mill we had at work young
man about twenty-five years Of age
named Henry Kane. He had been wild,
but attended we'll to his work, and gave
satisfaction. Shortly after he came
here a Dutch or German family came
down here. The family consisted Of
the father, who was a teamster; the


mother, who was little dried up wo-
man, who told fortunes, and two daugh-
ters, the eldest about fourteen years old,


who took the horses to water, &C., rid
| inc asfride like man. A Dutch adobe
maker called Adobe Jack, was intimate


with this family, and was anxious to
marry the oldest girl, and it was decid-
ed by the family that he should. This
girl had formely lived with Harry
Kane's mother, and he there became in


terested in the girl, but wanted to wait
until she was old enough to marry. But
this arrangement with Adobe Jack
forced him to "hnrry up his cakes" so he


went to u lawyer for advice, which was,
that a Justice could not marry them
against the will of the parents, but the
lawyer limited that written consent
would do, and the justice would marry
them in good faith, even if the sigma
lures to the consent were fOrgeries. So
the thing was arranged, the witten con-
sent given to the justice, and every
thing settled. Harry Kane's arrange
ment with the girl was, thai after her
parents should be in bed and asleep, she
should come out and meet him, when
they would go together to the justice
and be married. But ''the best laid
schemes of mice and men gang aft
aglee." Hsrry'Kane at 10 o'clock was
at his post, near the house, expectant.
His lady love retired before her patents.
to blind them but unfortunately, she
went to sleep herself, and kept Harry
watching for her until nearly morning,
in the cold autumn air. He got tired
and went home to his cabin, where some
friends wero waiting for him and turn
ed in. About three o'clock in the morn-
ing the girl awOke and went Outof the
house barefoOted, and not finding Har-
ry there, went about quarter of mile
to his cabin. awoke him, and they went
together to the Justice and were married.
Later in the day the family missed their
daughter, consulted Adobe Jack, and
they all made up their minds that Har-
ry had her. So after arming themselves,
they went to Harry's cabin and reused
him. He opened the door and was con-
fronted by the father with pistol, and
the daughter demanded. He refused to
give her up. The old man then snap
ped pistol at him several times, the
cap being poor and not exploding the
charge. Harry Kane thought it about
time to do something in that way him
self, so he fired a pistol at his father-in-
law, the ball taking effect in about as
ragged coat tail as this ragged coun-
try can produce. The old man then
ran, and Harry after him. The little
wife got frightened, ran out of the cab
in and took the hills. Adobe Jack saw
her, followed her, bagged her, and took
her to her fathers cabin. The mother,
returning, tied her hands and feet and
kept her there till afternoon. The faith
er and Adobe Jack, to celebrate the re-
covery of the girl, visited several bar
rooms, got drunk, and had fight, the
father getting the worst of it. While
this was going on Harry Kane and a
body of citizens went to the cabin of
the fond parents, and demanded the
girl of the mother, She at first refused,
but getting frightened, at last decided
to give her mp. Harry Kane and his
wife, arm-in-arm, headed the throng,
and marched up to his cabin. AS they
passed the mill they were saluted by the
the steam whistle, blown in the most
spasmodic manner by the head emalaga-
mator. The father, after his fight
with Adobe Jack, went to his cabin
to lind the bird flown; commenced
an attack on his wife for let
ting her go; a fight with her follow
ed, he again getting the worst of il
the mother, in her indignation, going
out of the house, declaring she would
90 live with Harry's wife. On arriving
there she was told by Harry of his dis
inclination to have her there, in two
words: "Clear out" The family set
tied down at last, and everything has
since gone on quietly. ...