Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-12-14

wofk u nu- noi, c1nupt ripeff1' MOCK
tim 5own. cfiod Lse ,iIei aosluF, ~hh icarisi
imp'scaiion SIR exclaimed ihe sCUngtf, 4 ~
pfecia,, yosr motives BAT ! derasoa Il you % IN.
isffefs no MOTE wish car afvsnrrrnsn's The
seconds sciscd I'VE by Toe arms and compiled me
10 fcsife. Dat warned them Al every sep Ne
vot beiofs do u 81 - drcply. ,he value aud haz-
ard Of the human .ool Ny rstpafks wetc with
cot ,Arct ,,c,ts on enc ofth f'isn3s Of the youn
.ges p.inespsl THIS 80 horrible place ssia he,
4 esano, endure H. and be turned Wah me from
she ncene
Now then fof II cried one Of the seeonl. as
they rsuraei, Take your places shuddorinsly
hsscnod my pace 10 etcspe the rcsult
sOne--.wo --ani The next sound was lost in the
explosion q the pistols o God. shrcked a
voice al agony, tanned round The young
pfncipsl with bis hand 10 his face sAri'ked sgasn,
onivcred and bll to the ground | rushed 10 him
With one hand be- ciung 20 the carh, the fingers
rrn,fraiinq the sod while with the ether he gasp
al h. lee i,w which was shattered with borfid
wo1nl turned with f,in'ness from the sight
The charge had passed though the lcf SIDE Of the
r,ou,h cfos..nv the teeth, sevoIing the Jucuar
and passing out at ihe back part ofthe head, lay.
Jog open entirely orr side of the face and neck
In ih,s ehas,ly wound amid blood aud shattered
,ct.h. hsd he hsed he grasp wih a ienaciy which
could no, be removed BLEEDING pfoiasely and
eonvulsive wih agony he las for several min.
ziss, the most irighiful spectacle had ever WI
nes.rJ The eonnepance OF tho spectators ex.
pressed conscious relief when il was announced
fy The surgeon tina, death had ended tho scene -
M,anwhaethc murderer and his patty had ef The
ground.
Ono Of The company was despatched on my
horse "a communicate the dreadful news TO the
family The dead Young man was elcansed rom
his blood and bore Immediately 10 his carriage.-
4 accompanied !, II stopped before small bu,
slegan, house The dfsor ran 10 the door aud
rarped An elderly lady opened it, with frantic
ae,ta,on, at tho instant when we were hl.ing the
pha.,ly remains from the carriage. She gazed
Ter moment, as II thunder struck, and ieli faint
ing in the doorway. A servant removed her m
10 the parlor, and as we passed with the corpse IN
10 the rear room, observed her extended on So
"a, as pale as her hapless son
We placed the corpse on table, wHh the sill
ened hand still grasping the wound, when young
LADY. neatly n,tired in white, and with face deli
eaely beautiful rushed fran,ically in the room
and threw her arm, around Il, weeping with IN
comfortable emotion and exclaiining with an ago
ny Of feeling "My brother my dear, dear bro
iheri Can il be-O, can II be The attendants
bore her away | shall never forget the utter
wre.chedncss she wore as they led her away
her eyes dsovng ia tears, and her bosom stained
with her bro,her's blood
The unfortunate young man was Of New.Eng-
land origin. He had settled in the town of N,
where his busnos, had prospercd so well that he
had invited his mother and sister 10 reside wnh
him His home, endearcd by gen,ftness and
love, and every temporal comfort was scene
Of unaIloyed happiness, but in an evil hour he
yielded to local absurd prejudice sentiment
of honor falsely 50 called, which his education
II. l. a., IN 6
excnseablc than his malicious murderer, for he
had more ieh, and better sentiments. This one
.,ep ruined him and his happy family Hc was
inferred the mex, day with the regrets ofthe whole
community.
His POOR mother never'leN the house till she
was carried to the grave to be laid by the side Of
her son She died after delirlous fever OF two
weeks duration throughout which she ceased no
to imploro the attendants, with tears, 10 preserve
her hapIess son from the hands of assasslns, who
she irnacines kept him concealed from their muir
dcrous purpose His sister sill lives, but poo
and broken hearted Her beauty and energies
have been wasted By sorrow, and she IS deprnden
ON others for her daily bread | have heard som'
uncertain reports Of his antagonist, the mos, prob
nblc OF which is, tina, he died three years after,
the yellow fever. ut New Orleans raging will
tho borrors Of rrmorsc Such was the local esti
NATION this bloody decd that scarcely an ofor
was made to bring him TO justice. Alas for th
Influence Of fashionable cpinion II can silence b,
its dictates the laws Of man and God, and exa'
murder 10 the glory Of ehivalryl
when we consider how many hart. OF mother
sister and wives have been made TO bleed by hi
cruel and deadly custom, shall we no, invoke tn
influence Of woman to abolish i,2 1t rests upoi
an accidental state OF public opinion, fic,icion
sentmcn, Of honor. Whose influence IS NOR
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men,s than wom,n's Human laws have hile
to correct il, but her influence can do il Let heI
then. dislain the duells, as s'nined with blood
Lc, her repci him from her society as one wh
ha, wrongfully escaped the gailows, Let her ex
er all the benign influence OF her virtues and ne
charms 10 bring into disgrace the murderous sen
timen, which ,olerates him, and il canno, be lon
before the distinction between the dueiist and III
assassin viii cease.
Boston, Mass, Oct ie43.
L.. L.