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Rh Minnie for a very trifling offense, raise blood, to frighten Noble into doing as she wished.

For several days after this, we had peace, until some more letters came; she locked them in her trunk, and vowed he should not see them. I had retired for the night. He sent and got an axe, and Minnie came running up for me; when I got down, he was about to break open the trunk; I begged and entreated of him to leave them, but he declared the letters he would have, and the letters he did have; then there was another fuss. I told them I would go home the next day; they entreated me to stay a while longer, and at length I consented. In the meantime Minnie had persuaded them to let her go home and visit her parents. During her preparation Minnie and Noble had a worse quarrel than ever.

I found the only possible plan to save them from being blasted for life, was to telegraph for her father to come for her, which I did. I determined not to stay another week; my health was growing bad from constant excitement, and I had concluded to go home, when her father wrote that he would be there at a certain time.

Notwithstanding the exciting occurrences that happened, every one disliked to part with Minnie. Hearing we were to leave so soon, the lady in the next room began asking me questions again. She asked me if it was true Minnie had been followed in the street. I told her yes, Minnie once took me a walking with her, and we were followed by twenty or thirty people. I took her into a jewelry store, till I got a carriage and had her brought home. I then begged her never to ask me to go out with her again. She