The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-06
Louisville, Ky.
Correspondence Of the Herald


LOUISVILLE, June 27ih Isi2.
Ridiculous DusI-Rel gion- Temperance Netrspa
pas- Crops RobJqy--Banss, Sc.
DEAR BENNETT
A very ludicrous affair took place in the neighbor
hood of our city short time since had it not ,erm-
mated as it did, ii nigh, have been very serou. and
melancholy. Two young strippllngs of high mettle
blood" became grievousy offended with each other
from very trivial circumstance. II appears that
young w. II. about the age of II or is years, owed
TO S. T. one dollar, which debt had been of long
standing 6. r., thinking that it was rather " du-
bous'' case, resolved TO ask w. II. for the amount
at the first meeting. On Sunday last they casually
met, coming out of church s. r. approached II.
and demanded payment for the loan he had granted
him young H., very much piqued at this, and taking
it in high dudgeon," replied, eff you ask me for
that dollar again, I'll slap your Jaws" Young s.
Ts blood mounted TO his face at this insulting lam
guage-" if you can slap my jaws" says T., You
cannot put q ball through me- This indirect hint
being given, a challenge in consequence passed
and accepted. These two mettle-ome school boys
repaired to Six MILE Island, equipped with one of
Dcksons best niles 70 pop at each other, at the
distance of thirty yards. Their seconds having a
regard for their lives, loaded the rifles with cork
balls" At the word both fired without any injury
being done TO either party. w. H., after he had
fred said, by God. there was too much flash TO
be loaded with ball--I'll load myself next time. -
The interccssion of the board OF honor nj this crlt
cal crisis put an end to hostilltles by amicably adj
usting the affair The anxious parents OF the youths
were unconscious of their being out, or else this
would not have transprcd; doubtless the two young
sters received sound drubbing by the doatlng"
parents, on their return home not, II was not be-
caute they did not deserve II; for never did two
children more richly inherit sound ashing.
Religion Is now the all absorbing topic OF CONVEX
satlon, and the only moving question among the
community all are aboring hard for the ascendan-
cy, and exerting the utmost tension OF their abilities
to increase their hocks The Methodists, Presbytc-
rians, Baptists, Catholics Epscopaans, &c. &c,
all are intent on moral and religious reformation.
The Bapsts take the lead. being the most ndefati-
gable i'm their exertlons the Methodists being next
The temperance cause is not hourishing as many
would wish they seem to be tagging in this great
work the same exertions are not made, ss there
used TO be- when first starting. Numbers have had
their names Withdrawn from the pledge, and some
have broken it, They must devote more OF thelr
attention, and use greater incentives, by endeavor
ing to bring back those that have left, which they
have, believe, determined to do. In furtherance
of this object committee have addressed letters 10
Tom Marshall to make temperance crusade west
word Work so goriously bsgun should not be ia
city or suddenly abandoned. Tom must come
there's no getting out OF IT,
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