The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-09-27

10 you thl0k SO
Certainly. He's an officer. Fighting
is his trnde."
Well, let hun."
What'lI you do"
Accept his chllenge, Of course"
Aud fight him :"
"Cc;tainly."
He'll shoot you"
"l'm not afraid."
Blake returned with friend to his iodg.
ings where he found billie, already from
Redmond, who was oil eageness to ewing"
his rival.
Ga the next morning two friends Of the
belIigeren,s were closetel for The purpose
OF arranging the ptellninaries Of the fight.
"The weapon p asked the friend Of the
military man. Your principal, by The
laws Of honor has lhe cholce as, also, the
r.h, TO name time, place, ect.'
"Yes, understand. Allhal is settled"
lie will 6.ht then"
Eight ., certainly. BIake's no COW
ard"
well, then, name the weapons"
:" A paIr Of good goose quilts"
ISL !" ia profound establishment.
The weapons are 10 be pair Of good
Russian qulls, Opaque, manufactured INTO
pens Of approved quality. The place OF
meeting, the --- Gaz'ite; the time to.
morrow morning, bfigh, AID early"
do you mean to insult me T. This
was said with sicruness.
by no means"
Oh Cannot be sefiousl'
Never vas more 81 IN my life. BY
the code Of honor, he challenged party has
The right 10 choose weapons, place oi meet
ing, AID time. Is not lliei So
Ceusiuly."
Very veil. Your principal has chal-
lengcd niue. An these highs are Of
course his; and lie Is Justified 10 choosing
the weapons With which he Is most ismil
iar. The weapon he con use best is the
pea and chooses that. lfL,eg,enant Red
mond bad bern the challenged party, he
would Of course, have named pistols, with
which he is familiar, end Mr.. Blake would
have been called coward, a polIroon, or
something as bad, Il, after sendng chal
lengr, he had objected % the ~eapnns. =
VIII your principal 6nd himself IN any DIT
feren, position IL he declines ibis meeting
upon like grounds think not. Pens
arc as good as pistols, al any time, and wall
do az good execution.
Fighting with pens Propos,efous =
"So, quite as piepostefous as you might
think. Mr.. Blake has more than inslnua.
ted that Redmond's no gentleman. f1f
tbs he is challenged los Single combat that
is to prove him to be either gentleman or
not one. Surely the most sensible weapon
with which to do ths is the pen. Pistols
won't demonstrate Ibis matter. Oaly the
pen can do il. So the pen is chosen. In
the --- Gazette OF 10 morrow morning
ny freud stands ready 10 prove your friend
to be 20 gcuilemac. Ie, hun stand on the
defensive, and prove that he is gentleman
aud that gentleman has the right to insult
publicly and wilhoui pfoyocsion whomso'
ever he pleases. Depend upon II, YOU wi
ind this quite as serious an stlllr as II pistoli
we're used.
81 did not come here, sir, 10 be tfilie'
with
NO trifling IN tho matter at oil.
am in sober earnest. Pens are the wea
pons. The --- Gazette the battle
ground. Tune early as you please to NOR
row morning. Are YOU prepared for th'
, meeting :"
No."
do you understand Tho consequences I
, Whal consequences
i Your principal viii be posted as COW
ard before night"
i" Are You mad J"
:" No. Cool aud in earnest. We full
. understand ha, we are about"
The officers second was non pused
4 flo did not know what 10 say Of think
: lie was unprepared for such Posliion
4 aflairs.
!. I'm SEQ you 10 the course Of ar hour
= he al length said, rising.
, VERY well, Xou viii fad me here
e ais all setlledi' asked the valiant Lief
/. Tenant, a. his second came into his rooI
= a, the hotel, where he was pacing the foo
\ "Set,ed No Nor likely to be.
! objected to the weapons, and, indeed, =
q whole proposed arrangement" ,od rra
n "Obiected to the wee ~,
=" a,g a. n,c.r blunderbuss z
:, en- ..or duck gun with 'runp'
, ..,uzzle. But an ialernal pen :"
d "A wha, ~
o "why, curse the fellow, pen it
n are to use pens--ihe place OF meeting u
/. --- Gazette tine, tomorrow NOR
IL ling. lie is TO prove that you are 20 Sc
Of ,lemun, and you are to prove that you a
in one, and that gentleman rs at all TIM
10 privileged to insult whomsoover he pleas
r. without proyocation"
$. Hos cowardIy fool =
r.. "Ir the terms are not accepleo'
is threatens to pos, you for coward oe'o
ke night"
nd "Wha, !" m.
all "You mus, accept or eposted' I'M
of TINT !"
Tho precise terms in which the p,'n
pal swore, aud tho manner IN when