Year: 1872

eAtA4 amy MS VIZ OElG lGAlE
expression spoke Plainerthan words
that he was not the, man. With
out stopping to say good evening
he and his crowd motrnfully de
parted, and he that a few Il .urs be


fore stood upon the floor before the
preacher with his license ia his hand
aud his aifianced upon his arm,
drove mornfully of from the scene
Of so many happy hours and the
field of the recent conflict.
leaving his city adversary


master of the situation he
so lately held. During all this
time, but occurring in such manner
as not to form part Of the direct
narrative of events, three sons of
the prospective father-in-law of the
would-be husband of the beautiful
lady, were franticaHy enraged at
the course events were taking, and
witha flourish of six shooters and


yOlleys OF oaths, declared themselves
in favor ofthe country lover, but IN
spite Of their threats and mennces
the battle was decided agaiHst them


After the rejected suitor had gone,
the more favored one was invited 81


remain for dinner, of which invita-
tion he gladly availed himself, to-
gether with one of his friends, and


while they were sitting in the par
lOr awaiting summons to par
take of the hospitality of the gener-
Gus host, one Of the above mem
toned brothers appeared at the


door with q navy six in his hand
and suggested to the favored man
that he had better move from the
premises in five minutes, or re
would be eRcumbcred with load OF
lead when he did make his depart
ure. The friend suggested that he
reckOned it was time they were
leaving, but the anxious deyotee at
the shrine of the old mans daugh-
ter and dinner table said he reck
Oned the boy was excited and did
not mean to harm them, and that
they would wait awhile at least,
when just at this time scuffling was
heard just outside the door and a
pistol was heard to explode in the
neighborhood of the front entrance.
They rushed to the door and found
the old man trying to hold one Of
his boys, but the boy had left his
father the bosom of his shirt and
was making ct the inOfiensive
couple of gentlemen, when BY mutu-
al consent and without cOnsulta-
tion simultaneously came to
the conclusion that it was about
time to git" They made for the
front gate, where their buggy was
hitche,I, and hearing a fuss in the
rear, they looked back and saw an
other one of the dutiful boys try
ing to jump from a second window,
with q revolver in his hand, which
sight induced them to red0ublc
their speed, and an a few minutes
they were going down the road at a
furious rate, fenring every jump to
be oyertailen by one of Colts
dread messengers. Thus the bat
tie field was entirely deserted by the
original combatants, and the IA
ther wac left alone to curb and
COiQu uGi HIS bhlGC iGbGiilOuS SOlo-
This was finally accomplished, and
word being conveyed To the valiant
hero of the late inglorious retreat
that he could venture again before
the citadel. he gathered his friends
and departed again for the bower of
his lady-love, and during the next
hour all the ills and vexations Of
the proceeding conflict were swal-
lowed up in the JOY Of the present,
and he was crowned at last sOn-in-
law and husband de fdcto Thus it
was that q relationship with an ex-
President proved a salve of inetfable
happiness to one, working in a
short time complete reaction in
the predictions of a lady, Overcom-
ing every objection of father, and
c ompl tely overthrowing and
the schemes of once for
midable rival.