The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-29

PilSG anu nOTTOF, Il0 SdlO, VI VIII nOI US- sassinate him --I will bring him into the field, or beat him to death in the public streets with my stick, as 1 would a mad dog;" and as he uttered these words, he struck his stick with such violence aeainst the floor. that 1t shivered like pipe clay, and fell out of his hands Tn fragments.
 started up. You do not know what you are doing," said; < you have no chance with him-you yourself told me what a shot he was, and you have no chance but that of being killed, and your mother will break her heaH.''
 sI can feel but one thing," he answered, " and that IS, that shall kill him.. Look you, this day two months had never fired q pistol but two or three times in my life, but when brother Is murdered 1t IS time to learn. have learned, and mark you any inch of space upon that knife,n he contn- ned, pointing to GIG which which lay on the table, s' and upon the edge within that inch of space, will split five bullets out of six, at twelve paees."
 Before 1 was able to address to him any observation in return; he had walked away.
 Ere three days had passed, he had pub- liclY proclaimed before whole company where H. was, that Mir. H. whom they sat beside, was liar and q sIanderer heard of Ii the same evening, and that a meeting had been arranged to take place out of town, the next morning but one. I deter mined that there should be no hesitation on my part about applying to the police this time, and had arranged before l went to bed, that both parties should be taken up at rrine o'clock the next morning.
 It was now the height of summer, and the mornings were beautiful. I got up ear ly as was my custom, and walked out be- tween five and six o'clock, towards Knights bridge. As 1 passed the Park gate, l saw, to my horror and amazement, carriage pass with II. in it and two others, and in a minute after, another rapidly followed, in which l recognized Richard R. The fact was, that after having settled the day fol- lowing but one, as a blind to all but the parties concerned, they had agreed that the very next morning they should meet in Hyde Park. looked about for assistance, but conld see none, and, like distracted man, l mn to the very spot where the for ner duel had been fought. As went very quickly, and across the ground, gained upon the second carriage, which had to go iround by the road, and when arrived at the spot, II. was bathing his right arm with cold water. The morning was so warm, ] that 1t appeared he found 1t expedieflt to steady the muscles by cooling them.
 < Hold, murderous wretch P cried: but just then the second carriage drove up, and Richard R., with military friend, aHghted. It was in vain to expostulate both parties were determined to fight, and they took their ground. Never were two finer looking men set opposite to one another for dead ly purpose. Richard R., the moment he took his ground, fell into a position like a soldier mounting guard, and stood firm as a piece of iron, coolly looking at the spot where his antagonist stood. I thought that for moment something like an appear ance of terror crept over Ills countenance, but 1t soon gave way to the expression of cool Satanic hate. The pistols were hand ed to the duellists. stood transfxed with l know not what of horror and fear. could not look away, and yet t seemed as if my eyeballs would burst in looking at the combatants. Richard R. looked at the pis- tol as he took 1t, and the slightest imagina- ble trace of bitter smile played about his mouth. The pistols were raised-the word {" fire," had hardly reached me when both pistols went of. Mercful heaven H leap- ed into the air, as 1t seemed to me, the height of himself, and fell upon the earth as lifeless as the earth on which he fell. Ri- chard R. stood still, as though he were an iron statue. He had sent his bullet into the ear of his antagonist, and right through his braln.
 rushed up to hlm. " Is not this horri- ble" l said.
 "Fery," he replied but do not think me unfeeling that contemplate 1t without emotion. This sIght has been constantly before me for the last sixty or seventy days and nights. felt and knew that was to do this, and 1 have seen many time, or it seems to me that have seen all that now see before me--.that miserable man dead, in this very place where my brother was slain, and you to whom I speak, beside me. And now my work is done. My brother died here, and nolc l can weep for hinl."- And he bowed his head upon my shoulder, and wept as strong man ueeps, when his grief can thus find vent.
 It appeared probable that close together as the two shots appeared to be, Richard k. had fired first, and to the immeasurably short period of time which his fire had pre- ceded that of his antagonist, he owed the l preservation nf his life. As Il. s pistol was