Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-11-16


ms the colonel He replied lha, he knew nothing .
whatever concerning him, aud had never even
seen him before, two facts, which IN hi, opinion.
highly aggravated the repeated and intentional
insults he had received They accordingly nd.
rised him on the subject Of the coloners proves
and urgently rccomcndcd him 10 adopt the follow.
two courscs-.to scIcc, no ohcr weapon bnt the vi.
file, and 10 defer the decision until day ligh, BY
no other arrangcmen, could he possibly have
chance.
All was in vain, rs he firmly adhered 10 his pre-
vousy expressed determination; and equally vain
the painful aud even pathetic Inconsistencies
OF his aged friend.
Reconciliation, even during the space Of few
hours being thus rendered impossible, and oil the
already proposed modes OF hghng being rejected
or unattended 10, a neg proposition was made, IL
was distnctly-that in order 10 disarn of the |
parties Of his decided advantages duelst, to |
prevent the other, as far possible from being
buichered as well as wantonly insUied, and IN I
short, TO place both upon perfect equality as
possible the following articles ought 10 be agreed
to:
That the landlord should give up the use Of
large empty room that extended over the whole top
OF his house, and allow every window 10 be closely
blocked up with shutters or boards That, when
this was done, the duelisis should be Invested OF
every particle of clothing, armed each with brace
OF pistols and a bowie knife and then be let into
the three minutes being given alter the clos
ing OF the door before hosiiliiies commenced, the
expiration Of the time being announced to them by
three rapid knocks the door.
| Will it be believed that this arrangement was in
stanly agreed to- But so il was. And tolerable
party Immediately proceeded up stairs, some to
make the needful arrangements, and others 10 listen
TO this unseen tight, and await its exciting result
l Savage mems spirits may be- such scene Of
preparation as this was enough 10 silence If not TO
awe them. While it was passing. no man spoke
% he 6nnm INNS pef
sons that were soon, in all probability, abou, to cut
each Other up alive.
All things being ready. the door, which had can
iiousy been kept closed, 10 prevent the interior OF
the place from being seen by the dueliss, was open
ed and they entered the room of death together
The old man, whose friend one Of them was. wept
Ia silent bitterness but 10y an involuntary action as
the young man passed on, of his sight, evidently be-
sought heaven TO assist the insulied and the inno
, cent The door was closed The time keeper
took out his watch and KEEP, his eye steadily fixed
upon it. The assembled party employed that brie
period in offering and accepting, I'm whispers) bets
OF from one to five hundred, and more, dollars. as
TO the result According 10 sporting phrase, the
colonel was the favoriie though the hackers OF mel
Their one nor the other appeared inclined to give
very long odds.
The time keeper closed his watch gave the sig
nal, al the same moment all Tie lights on the land
ing and staircase exiingoshed, in order tina
\ no ray might pass through The Least crevce into tn
J. Everybody expected upon the giving OF the sig
= nal TO hear the commencement OF the strife, bu
they listened in dead silence, TO no purpose, not h
II remoest sound, of a foo,sep, could he heard
And thus they waited five minutes, and ten, ant
, twenty, and yet the comba,snts gave no sign. Al
ter the lapse, as near as could be conjeciured, o
half hour or Whereabouts, one pistol was dis
charged and although the listeners had been u
a. the continued expectation Of it so long yet when
lie did come, sudden start OF surprise ran ihroug
- them, though each man had instantly felt that h
n. might have received the contents himself. An
II then followed hasiy step across the fioor-anoh
err pistol repo,t-he clashing Of knives, and brie
but seemingly desperate attempt to wrestle, whic
I" quickly terminated, and all again was quiet.
" Its all up whispered one-'l'll bet drinks io
o. the crowd
Taken said another, Il begin 10 want julep
Fifty TO forty The colonel has killed him RI
,g marked a third. lie was uice young man but n
N can't come il this time
=, And thus would they have gone on, had not III
third report been just then heard, followed by pre-
" longed conflict. hand to hand, and knife 10 knife,
vi the OF which the fourth pistol exploded
The strokes Of the knives began to grow less ir'
quen, and more faint in sound; but ere they ha
III entirely ceased, heavy body dropped with dea
sound upon tie floor of the room. Another instal
or and there followed another fall.
i. Some individuals present were for opening Il
door Immediately; but this proposition was owe
+, ruled on the ground that if the fight was not
-. over the most hDie might lake auVanthge vi u
~ light to kill the other even lying on the boards
:, About half an hour was, If rocollcct argt
"A allowed 10 pass in close and attentive listening,
H., catch the most distant sound from within MOI
,:s was heard, and a, the expiration Of that perio
ho amid crowd ofthe most horrible and anxious !
,rO ces, the door was opened, and the whole par
~ rushed in Toward the remotcst end, and not !
H.. from the wall lay a heap like red cloth. II W
U.s. composed OF the gashed and bloody bodies oil 4
-, duelis,si One lay across the other They we
w taken up, ana something like distant mnrm
of applause followed. when il was discovered ii
~ The Colonel ras undermoa
~ But many who knew him best spoke outing
~ =, their eladness when an examination proved II
-. he was quite dead Both bodies were 50 Gu, q
~ mangl,d. that was next TO impossible TO hand
;,b them whou, touching their wounds
The best OF il was however, that the conquer
- ofihis fearful white savage was found 10 be- 81
alive lie vas taken down stairs instantly stl
ulanis were given, and he began 10 revive. !
az body was then carefully washed; after which,
ald ing carefully wrapped up be was conveyed az
o'e TO the nearest surgeons somdime after mldnlg
~ The room presented a spectiele not to be
u! scubed
~ The Young man eventually recovered cnIr'
Isl Of his wounds, and was often congratulated M
el having rid the country Of monster whom {
%. cared TO attack
TO This was no, nh During his convalesceD
-, inoniries were frequently made Of him as 10