Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1845-01-14

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Carpenter had been drinking wildly,
and With bOisitTOus laugh snslebed 1p
bis ride. All present had seen The par.
lies Shoot and this desperate aim, in
slead ofalSrming, was merely made a
matter Of Of jest.
'YOur gTOg 10 split forever, Miber
Kill the old Varmint, youug'un!'
'Whatl bis skin bring IN 81. LouisP
Amid lOud laugh. Carpenter raised
bic Piece-reVen the testers remarked that
he was unsle ady-'crsck r-lhe can fell,
Ia loud shOut-but, ipsiesd Of smile
Of pleasure, dark iEOwn settled upon
The face OF Finkl He made no motion
except 10 clutch bis rife ss though he
would have crushed ii,and there be stood
gazing al the youth strangely! Various
shades Of passion crossed his features
surprise, roge. suspition-but Al length
they composed themselves in 4 sad sx.
pression, the ball had grazOd the top Of
bis head c1Iling lhe scalp, and the thought
Of treacbery had set his heart on Ere.
There was a LOUD call upon Mike to
know what he vas waiting fOF, in which
Carpeter joined, pointing 10 the can up,
on his hss1 aud bidding him fire, if be
! snew how
'Carpen!er my son. said the bOatman,
taught you to shoot different from that
last shot! You've missed once, but you
won't sgainn
He fred, his ball crushing through the
forehead Of The rOulh, laid him corpse
amid his, as suddenly busbed cOmpan-
ions!
Tine wore oB-many at the fort spoke
darkly Of the deed. Mike Fink had new
er been known TO miss bis aim-be bad
grown afra id Of CarpenteT-he had muT-
dered him! While This feeling was gath-
ering gains, him, ,lhe unhappy BOSNIAN lay
in his cave, stunning both sympathy and
susienaRce. He spoke 10 none when
he did come forth, Twas as q spectre, and
only to haunt The grve Ofhis 'bOy,' or il
he did break silence, twas 10 burst into
Paroxysm Of rage against the enemies
who had 'turned his boys heart from
himH
At the fort was man by the name Of
Talbot, the Gunsmith of the station; he
was very loud and bitter in his denuncia>
tiOns Of The murderer as he calledFink,
which finally reaching the ears Of Iha lat.
ter, filed him with The most viOleRt pas
sion, and he swOre that he would take the
life of his deiamer. This threat was al
most forgotten. when one day Talbot,
who was al work in his shop, saw Fink
enter the tort, his FIRST visit since the
death Of Carpenter. Fink approached,
he was care worn, sick and wasIed There
was no anger in his bearing, but he car
RED bis rife, chad he ever gone without
i.?l aud ths gunsmitB was not a cOOlly
brave man, moreover his life had been
threatened.
Fink cried he, snatching up pair Of
pistols from bis bench, don't approach
me-ifyOu do you're dead man!
'TalbOtI' said the boalm an, in sad
voice, you needn't be afraid-yOu'Ve
done me wrODg-I'm come 10 talk to you
abOut-Carpenter-my boy"
He continued to advance, and the gum
smith again called to him.
'Fink! know yOus-if you come three
steps nearer, I'll FIRE by
Mike carried his rife across his arm,
and made no hostile demonstration, ex.
.cePt in gradually getting DeaIeT--if hos
tile his arm was. .sr
Talbot, you've accused me Of mrrdert
ing-my boy-Carpenter--that Iraised
FROM cbild-lhat l loved like SON
that can't live without! I'm not mad
with you now, but you must let ms show
you that ] couldn't do it--lhat I'dEsther
died than do lt-that you've wrOnged
me- $50
By this time hO was within few steps
of the door, and TalOOtt's agitation be-
came extreme. Both pistols were pOin-
ted at FiDk's breast in expectation of
sPIing from the latter.
by the Almighty above ", Fink I'll
fre--I don't want to speak TO you now
don't put your foot on that stepydOnI-
Fink did l,ut his foot on the step, and
the same moment fell heavily within IT.
receiving the contents Of both barrels IN
his breast! His last and only words
were
i didn't mean 10 Kill my bOyp
Poor Mike! we are satisfied with our
seniors conviction tina, you did not mean
to Kill him. SuspIsiOD Of Ireachery
doubtless entered bis mind but cOwardice
and murder never dwelt there.
A few weeks after this event, Talbot
himself perished in an attempt TO cross
the Missouri river in q skid.
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