Democratic banner., 1845-04-12

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ooi, ae E5ua. e. reIi;ea Jack.
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the pistol. C.: cours', was Janh
answer We are no; ab"ut ~ h1N' &"
duel, tut Ia decade Il P4hr'"ron "tIci'
we are at ISSUE.
The two wong men catered The
cabrlolets. ea@n acconpanlei Uta
fiend, and drove towards the b"iS ot
B~oulogne. Arrived at The appointed
p!ace. the second, wished t. arrange
the matter. Tits. howcve:. Wiz
Wv d~th.ult;i ck's advtr,l y -
,qa.a4 ~ apu;;irs "".t't JACK m'iA'
,a,.. "a. le ii in "yl,r' :
- ".,i.aa SIS cite G'iioN
..a. ior unless lt,s hnpPens'
III 4 uou. ave bret prov
ed wrong. TH, seconds >p"n' +"
quarter OF an hour IN the attempt"
effect n RECOMMENDATION. hut IN va'1.-
They then wi,he' t, lace i've an
tsgonisrs al thirty PAGES lf"" 'ach
other; to this Jack ~.uid not con-
sent, observing mat he POINT ~ ques-
ton could not be correctly decided
II anv difference we're wad' between
the distance now ~ he fixed and he
! distance AT which his Antagonists had
nli the bulls eve III the gallery
1t was then proposed mat a IONS
should he thrown mp, "a order to DE-
CHE who was ~ shoot list; this
Jack declared was to,aiiy uEnccrS>"-
W--tha, the right 10 the iiis, shot
naturally belonged 10 hi- adversary:
aud although the Freuch'Aan WIS
ANXIOUS that Jaca sI.nuld take advan-
taue of this one chance. he was II NJ
aid carried his point. Tie 'garoon'
of the shooting gallery had followed
and YVES ready t" charge The f''i-
which lac aid VIII tue SINE mr"aure'
the SINE kind o: powder, ami same
kind OF balls rs those used by the
Frenchman in the gallery n shor'
time before. The pistols, too, were
the same: this condition alone JACK
had imposed s,ne qua non. Inc
antagonists, placed At iwrntr-0ve pa
c,s from e!cn oiuer. received eitc.
his pistol; and tie seconds + jared
lew PAGES 10 order TO leave the con-
ba,ants free to fire IN oUe another
according 10 the stipulated arrange
ment.
Jack took none OF the ~pyscauti"n'
: usual with duei,s's; he attempted a.
{. 10 shield ary part o! hls hndy. by 10
sirion or any ptHer meaGs; tni a''"
eh nrs aims % banq down by hlS sid"
l and PRESENTED lis iJit front t. hs g"
emy, who SCARCELY Knew What !
make of this extraordinary r"rGcct
He had tough, sf:oral ducls. hut }
| had never been his lot Ia Sc" sue;
! sang Groia in any ne at hs aniaI"
4 nists: he le.t IS # ~HewiGe'ed; az
! Jacks theory occurring 10 hIs nina
7 tended but little IT, reasSure HIM: u
, short, this celebrated shot, VII n"v
err missed neither his man nor III
bulls eve Of tI'c target, began
doubt his own po~ers. Twice h
raised his pistol. and Twice ne Iowere
il again. THIS was. al cumrse. col
d trary to all lie la~s'of duellI".; bi
a each tine Jack c%ontented hInsr
! with saving Take time. monsIeu
Take time!' A tiird time he raise
) his arm, and feeling ashamed o. I'm
{ sell, fired. 1t was a moment at n'o'
q painful anxiety 10 the seconds; III
u thew were soon relieved; for J. G.
the instant after the pistol had he
frra turned 10 the right and tot II
e left, and made a low bow 10 the /"
friends, to show that he waS N
e wounded. and then SAID cooliv 10 h
antagonist:
a. .You see, sir. ! was right!
IA You were answered the Ffenc'
man; .and now fire in your turn
+ Not j. said Jack, picking Up h
hat, and handing the pistol 10 Il
garcon; 'wla, good would IT 20 n
90 shoot at yonn
. b.. ,'''~~id his adversary. 'y'