The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-03-13
EVANSVILLE, INDIANA. T~HURsDAY, MARCH IS, 1915.

stand pardons for calling me out here in a raw
morning; or iii have a shot at you, whether
you will or not.n
"Wili you stand that?n said Blister, with
eyes like burning Goals. "By the living jim
go, and the holy poker, Magneezhy, if you
stand that--if you stand that, | say, | stand
no longer second, but leave you to disgrace,
and a Gaming. If he likes 10 shoot you like a
dog, and not as a gentleman, then cuishla
ma chree, his viii be done.
"No, sir,n replied Magneezhy, with a quiv-
ering voice, which he tried in vain, poor fel-
low, 10 render .warlike, Che had never been
in the volunteers like me.) Island US the
pistols then and let us do or dep
"Spoken like a hero and a brother of the
lancet: as little afraid at the sight of your
ewn blood, as at that of other people, said
Blister. 'Hand over the pistois.D
Ii was an awful business. Guide save US,
such goings on in a christian land! While
Mr.. BIoatsheei, the young writer was in the
act of cooking the bloody weapon, | again,
but 10 no purpose, endeavoured TO slip in a
word edge ways. Magneezhy was in an aw.
full case; if he had been already shot, he
could not have looked more clay and corpse
like; so | took kind of whispering. while
the stramash was drawing TO a conclusion,
with Mr.. Harry Molasses, the fourth in the
spree, who was standing behind B~loatsheei,
with a large mahogany box under his arm,
something in shape like that of a licensed
packman, gnnging about from house TO house,
through the countryside, selling toys and
trinkets; or n%ifIering plated earrings and
SIGH like, with young ~lasses, for auld silver
coins, or cracked teaspoons.
"Or' answered he, very composedly, as il
il had been a canister full of black rappe OF
BLACKBOARD that he had just lifted down from
his top shelf, cit is just Doctor Blisler's saws
whites, and big knives, in case any oil Their
legs and arms be blown away, that he nigh!
chi them OFF, Little would have prevented
me sinking down through the ground, had
not remembered al the precise moment, tina,
| myself was a soldier, and liable, when the
hour of donger threatened, to be called out,
in marching order, TO the field Of battle. BY
this time the pistols were in The hands of tue
too infatuated young men, Mr.. Bloatsheet
as fierce as a hussar dragoon, and Magneez,
by, as supple 10 the knees as if he was all on
toiied hinges; so the next consideration was
to get well out of the way, the lockers on
running nearly as great a chance of being
shot as the principals, they not being accus
torI0p, fih0 rpoy for inoruIrO ~ rHU use o
arms; OH which account | scougged mysel
behind a big pear tree; both being ready tt
fire when Blister; gave the word "Of!"
had scarcely jourked into my ~hidy-hole,
when "c~raak--crack" played the pistols
like tightening; and as soon as | got my
cowl taken from my cen, and looked about
wae's me, | saw Magneezhy clap his hand,
TO his brow, wheel round like a peerie, or a
sheep seized with the sturdei, aud then play
flap down on his broadside, breaking the
necks of halt a dozen cabbage stocks, three
of which were afterwards clean lost, as we
could not get them all into the pot at once
The whole of US ran forward, but foremost
was Bloatsheet, who Selling Magneezhy by
the hand said with mourniul face. Il hope
you forgive me. Only say this as long as
you have breath; for ] am of 10 Leith har
Dor in aminute.'
The blood was running over poor Mag
neezhy's cen, and drib-dribbling from the
neb of his nose, so he was truely in a pitt
full state; but he said with more strength
than | thought he could have mustered
i'Yes, yes, fly for your life. am dying with
out much pain; fly for your life for am gone
manp
Bloatsheet bounced through the kali yard
like a maukin, clamb over a bit OF wa, anC
off like mad; while Blister was feeling Mag
neezh'y pulse with enc hand, and looking a
his doctors watch, which he had in the il
other. do We thinks that the poor lad vii
} live, doctor?' said to him.
He gave his head a wise shake, and only
observed, Il dare say, it will be hanging bu
siness among US. In what direction, do yor
think, Mansic, we should all take flight?
But | answered bravely, Flee them tina
will, Fse fee name. 'lfi am ta'en prisoner
the town officers maun taken me frae m,
own house; but, nevertheless, | trust The
visibility of my innocence will be as plaiI
as pike-staff the cen of the Fifteen
'What then, Mansie, will you do wit
, poor Magueezhy? Give US your advice i
need.
), 'Let US carry him down to my own bed
answered l; Il would not desert a felloN
creature in his dying hour. Help me dow
with him, and then fee ye thee country
. fast as ye are ablep
J We Immediately proceeded, and lifted tn
j poor lad, who had nov dwalmed away, upo
+ our wife's handbarrow--Blister taking tn
: feet, and meet the oxters, whereby | got IN
waistcoat all japanned with blood; so, whe
5 we got him laid right we proceeded TO cal
h ry him between US down the close, just a
if he had been a sticked sheep, and in at III
back door, which cost us soma trouble, be
e ing narrow, and the barrow getting famed il
o But, at long and last, we got him streeke
iout oho,o H. blaDLa4S bayinu rrevinrs