Year: 1878

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aud submissive to her sad fate, she
closed her career leaning upon Him
who said 10 the Pharisees of her
who was taken in adultery" let him
among you that is without sin cast
the first stone"


The dead wife in her grave, Bar
tholomew sold all his possessions in


Philadelphia, converting them into
money. He had an ample fortune,
and this he determined to exhaust,
if need, in searching for Lacey, the


wretch who had been the author of
all his woes. He had received vague
information that Lacey was in New


Orleans, and taking his two chill.
dren he started on the trail of the


seducer.


Arriving at Louisville, he was


compelled to stop in this city on


account Of the illness of his son.


This illness rapidly increased, and


fifteen days from the time Of his


arrival the boy died and his body


was placed at rest in Cave Hill.


This calamity, however, seemed


only to intensity the fathers desire


for vengeance on Lacey, and he i'm


mediately determined, on account


Of the dangers cf Southern cli-


mate to the health Of his only re-


naming child-the daughter-to
place her in one of the Institutions


of the Catholic Sisters and leave


her in Louisville until he had


reaped the revenge he so much
yearned for. Providing the Sisters


with an abundance of money for all


his daughters needs, the unhappy


father bade his only child farewell,


and was, two hours later, on his


way to New Orleans on one of the


majestic steamers plying, at that


time, between Louisville and the


Crescent City.


Mr.. Bartholomew reached New


Orleans just at the breaking out Of


a yellow fever epidemic; but he had


no fear Of the terrible disease, for


his longing for revenge on Lacey


absorbed everything else. For days


he wandered through the streets


under the intense heat of the sun


in the vain hope that he might


meet Lacey. These walks through
the heat fitted his system for the


epidemic, and he fell a victim to it,
attack. For several weeks he lin
gered midway between life and
death, but finally his naturally TO
bust constitution prevailed and hi:


recovery was assured. After biz
recovery he was one evening stroll.
ing along Canal street, when he


UNEXPECTEDLY met Lacey, the object
Of his search. He Immediately
made a rush upon the man who had


destroyed all he held dear in life
but the parties were separated be.
fore doing each other harm. Not
to be thwarted, however, of ven.


geancc, Bartholomew Immediately
challenged Lacey to mortal combat


according to the code duello, then
SO generally recognized in the South
Lacey was no coward, although a
bad man, and willingly enough ac-
cepted the challenge.


At 6 o'clock the next morning
they met at the well known duel.
ling ground near the city, were
placed in position by their seconds,
and at the word fired simultaneous
ly. Lacey fell dead with bullet
through his heart, while Bartholo-
new left the field with a badly
} shattered arm, was conveyed to a
private house that had previously
been arranged for in case of acci-


dent, and there had his wound pro-
perly dressed. But the duel couls
not be kept secret, and the death OF
Lacey caused such excitement that
Bartholomew speedily fled the city.
Taking a vessel for California he
set sail for that land Of gold and
refuge for men, fleeing the ven
geance of outraged law. Here Bar
: tholomew fell into bad habits. He
, commenced indulging in drink, and
this led to gambling and other ex-
ceases, and it was but few brief
, months in this kind Of lie before
; he found himself, as hundreds had
before and have since, a penniless
! pauper.


Up to this time he had kept up a
J regular correspondence with the


Sisters at Louisville, in relation to
| his daughter, remitting to them
regularly the sums needed for the
child's proper support. But his
; money all gone, he could no longer
J do this, and so reduced did he be-
como that he finally took mental
service in the mines. His descent
from opulence to abject poverty had
f been rapid. Finally he left the
mining aud took service as a cam-


mon laborer on a vessel bound from
San Francisco to Liverpool. Dur
ing the trip he had ample time for
SOLDERING up and reflection as well,
and determined on bis arrival in
, England to commence q new and
better life by abandoning every evil
habit.