The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-08-30

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1t so chanced, on o time, though Colonel
Jones was one of the best uaturcd men, that
be took unbfage al some report circulated
about him 10 an adjllang county aud one
Of hrs dis;ticts, TO the ti'ct tina, be had
been a federalsi during the last war aud,
instead Of rely Ing on he fact of his beng a
school boy on Mil Creek at that time, he
proclaimed, at the tavern table. that The
next time he went over the mountain 10
Court, Bill Paterson, The reputed author
OF The slauder, should either sign tebtH,
/ fight, or run.
This became narrated through the town,
the case aud argument of the difference
was discussed among the patriarchs Of the
place, who generally came to the conclusion
I that the Colonel had good cause Of quarrel,
as more had been said Of hun than an hon
orable man could stand. The young store
boys Of the village became greatly interest
ed, conjecturcd how The f.. hl would 20, aud
gave their opinions " hat they would DO IN
der similar circumstances. The young
lawyers, aud young NJ. D,'s often as hey
were N he Coune's company, lat oduced
/ the sui ct Of the expected Int Ga such
occasions, the Colonel spoke carelessly and
bauleungy. Some good old ladies' spoke
/ drprecalingly, in the general and "a the par
/ llcular, that SO good aud clever young
man as Colonel Dick should set so bad an
example and the young ladies', aud The lit
lie misses, bless their dear little innocent
souls, they only consulted their own kind
hearts, aud we're satisfied that be must be a
wicked aud bad man that Colonel Jones
would fight.
Spring term Of the Courts came on, end
the lawy ers all started On their circuit, and,
ta,s hem, Col. jones went over the noun
co,sco,,o.,,, hqle town was alive o-lh'
much cnrn,,,,.,'a. -,,s1sr1efs Standing on the
subject, ..ost Of The populaslon either gam
cred al the tavern at his departure, OF no .
$1,000 l1aa, a dtsta4ce, aud nc foIe Oh
ag hts hat 10 the ladies, on both sides Q
the street, as he passed out If town.
From that time, only one subject eneas
ed the thoughts Of The good people Of sum
mervlIe, and on the third day The common
salutatlon was, Any news from over the
mountain 7" q" Has any one come down
The road T. The fourth, fifth, and sixth
came, and still the anxiety was unappeas
ed 4 had, with The delay, become insult
ierable, quite agonzing; business and oc
cupatton was at stand still: doctor
o. a constable would not ride TO the coun.
Try less news Of the fight might arrive
"a their absence. People in crossing the
"a lare or entering or coming out Of their
houses, all had their heads turned up that
road. And many, though ashamed to con.
tess II, sat up an hour OF two past their Us.
uaI bedtime, hoping some one would return
from court. Sull all was doubt and unceT.
talnty. There IL IN unaecounlab!e perver
slty IL these things that bolhefs coni aclure.
| watched the road from Louisville two
I days, to hear OF Grey Eagle beating Wag
ncr, on which had 500 slukcd, Of bof.
ro@cd money, aed No one cane, though be-
/ tose thab some pcfson passed every hour
I Ga the seventh morning., the uneasy pub
lie we're cansolcd By The certainly that the
lawyers must be home that day, as Court sell
dom held a week. and the universal resolve
seemed To b. that nothing was to be at,en-
dcd to until they were satisfied about the
fight. Storekeepers and their clerks, sad
dlefs, hatlets, cabinet makers, and their ap
prertlces, all sioud out at the doors. The
Nammer ceased to ring on he uuyl, and the
bat,keeper would scarcely walk in to put
away the Strangers saddle bag, who had
called Tor breakfast; when suddenly
Young m2n, that had been walking from
one slue OF the street 10 the other, IN
"a state OF ieEettsh anxiety, thought he
saw dust away up the road, aud stopped
have been told II man won q wacer IN
Philadelphia, on his collecting n crowd by
staring, without speaking, at an opposite
chimney, So 10 sooner was THIS young
mHu's point noticed than there was zen
cFal reconnaissance Of the road made, and
before long doub, became certainty, when
one Of the company declared no Knew the
CoIoncfs old sorrcl rldlag.horsc "Genetal
Jackson, by the blaze on has face.
In the excited state If the public mind il
required no ringing Of Tho Court house bell
10 convene the people; those duwn the |
street walked up, and those across the
square came over, and all gathered grad 7
ualy nj the Euale Hotel, aud nearly oil
were present by the time Col. Jones aish I
ted. III had PAIR Of dark green specks |
on his right hnnd in n sing, with browu
paper bound round his wrist, his left baud 4