The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-09

.Iexpecied asmucli. resumed Lieutenant
James, and have brought with me beau
tiful pair Of dueling pistols, wilhlong BARI
rels, rife boFes, and hair triggers. What
distance shall Imeasurel Off,
Eight PAGES, replied Captain Loyett,
Only eight pacesp eied Lieut.. james, a
little surprised. %; Yery well -and he ]
placed bis man at bis post. Then adyan-
cling @ Captain LoYstt, he presented him
with a pistol,
a do not fightwitih pistoIs!
Not fight Withpistols afterhaving refused
Etosfght with swordsg What brought you
here, ihen9
TO fight, shouted Lo9ett, in a laundering
voice, which made the British officer start
lam the challenged party, and have the !
lright=lo choose my weapons, according 10
the laws of daeIIO, all.fhe world er-and
lyou may rely upon Il, shall not select wea-
Pons with which my antagonist has been
practising all his life, Such proceeding
on my part, is not only not required by the
rules of honor, which, after all, is a mere
chimera. but would be contrary to all the
dictates of common sense. Mol shall
! eight with weapons of honorable warfare,
with which Ihave. eger,beeR accustomed.
Swords and pistols, indeed
'But my dear SIR cried the astonished
Lieutenant, we must proceed according to
rule in this business. What weapons have
you fixed upon?' Andih fancy'seye he be-
hello before him huge blunderbdss, loaded
with buckshot.
Captain Lovett said nothing-but beck
oned to Mr.. Slarbuck, who approached him
with great alacrity, bearing two harpoons
He seized one of the formidable weapons,
and thrust into the hands of Bigbee, who
seemed actually paralized with astonish-
nept..
MY weapon said he. SIS the jaUelin-
such as the Grecian and Roman knights often
fought with in olden times-a weapon
which no man who challenges another, car
lrefuse TO fight with at the present day, IN
less, he possesses mean and craven spirit.
Thus saying, he took She station which
thad been assigned him, eight PAGES distan
from his startled antagonist. He COOL,
barred his sinewy arm, grasped the hdrpoor
land placed himselfin an attitude. tPlfbet,
: said he, casting triumphant look upon hi.
friend, "a smoking herring against whale
that l'l drive the harpoon through that fel
lows midriff,. at the first throw-4and vii
finish him without the aid of lance. Mr.
. fStarbuck, fercely continued Lovett in
loud and rough voice, such as is seldom
) heard except on board Nantucket 9haliDl
vessel when shoaI Of whales are in sight
, stand By to haul that feIIotC ia =
{ The mate gFasped the end Of the line, hi
leyes beaming with as much expectation an,
h delight as ifhe was steering a boat's.bow o.
il Ito an eighty barrel whale, while Capt. Lovet
a poised bis harpoon. with both hands, keenl
leyed the British captain-sbOuted IN a TIRE
IS mendous voice, Nov for ith-and DIRE,
lt1hack his arms as in the act of throwing tn
k fatal ironl
n The Englishman was brave man whic
# is not always the case with bGllies--and. b
ell had often marched Withou hinchina, up
le the mouth of "a cannon And if he had bee
ct met in single combat with an.adVersai
N armed with a sword ora pistol, OF dagg,
he or a Queens arm, he would have boFT
Id himself manfully. Indeed, he had alreat
le acquired an unenYiable notoriety as 4 due
- ist and had killed bis man. But the haFpo,
q lwasa weapon with which he was allogeth
as Eunacquaintad--and the loud and exulti,
u, tone ofths Yankee captain toice sound
Oh Hike summons to hisgraYe. -
. And when he saw ihe staIBartsYan
~ raisestle polished iron and pause for
~, instant. as if concentrating al his streug
=. g6 give theEfatal blow, d panic terror ssiz
HIM bis limbs lTegnbled his features we
- = Of a ghasilg pailoI, and The cold sweat ste
nls ii large drops on bis foTehead. He had |
stFength 70 Iaise us Weapon; and when
~ grim opponent shouted Now for il pa
-, shook his deadly spear. he British otIic
l1 forgetting bis vows d chiyalrye Fepufati
en- as an olioef, and honor dDeliisl, thr
= bis hafpBan 81 lhe ground fairly turned
back upon enepl IS ard hed j Ie g ilig
~ enad coigs8r from tlle Geld, amid the III
e De lnfrahs Of the muliituds sse1abl
s9 BIZ this time on the spot.
en- Captain Blebees duellne DAYS are ~
,ns man would light with him after hisad9i
lure With The Yankee He was overHhel
gas ed wi th insult and ridicuie- nd soon lou
~ adgisabls 20 change into another re
neni. But BIZ story got there before hin
and he was soon sent % CoventYy' 4
y disoraced man He la compelled, all
...o with great relucta ice, a quit tie sefRics
and u may With greai truth be sid, thai
te. never iorgol the lesson be had rscei'
"a TON ts veteran ulalel, soiong IS hisna
ds. was Bigbee