The Arkansas banner., 1846-04-22


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 Not amiss,n answered he, "eonsiderng that the game Is so plundered here. Scarcely half an hour ago lel in with a gpsy encampment-rcgular Bohemian town of the eastern border ol the wood; and faggols were cracking under more pots tIlau one, The contents 1t would require no magician to guess atn
 Phoo, Cnrtis,o said ], ioculaFy, you are d complete gamc-law man, and would screw the business up t5 the letter. But see, you are bending under your baI. Wink I little hard i'll charity on the poor creatures, and let them 'cat their supper with what ap- petite they may"
 s.WeIl, we'll, that may be your miad,o he continued, in q sneering way, '.but 1t is for tune that all the world are not of one way Of thinking. Had discovered one of tue gang wiring hare, or bringing down pheasant, as sure as my name is Jack, he should have had as much lead as my barrels contained.o
 ~Gfemerey on the poor poashers, if you are so bloolily-mindcd, Curtis; bu, it is as well for both parties that none of them fell in your way. Why, man, you seem to have got quite nipped-qaile angry with yourself, and all the world, Of late. Surely there is something net going according 10 yoar stomach, Cagtis:2
 That there Was something rude aud vulgar in this familiarity of address, mean not b deny; hope it Was somewhat out oI thy usual mode, and that some apology may be found fof i ia the general character of the gentleman l was addressing. fiqaed 10 the extreme, he answered.
 "Aiad YoHf own a!iairs, ST; am at least capable of taxing cure of myself. 4 man who Iancies himself in love, as some one does,0 added he in bitter tone, '.Will have enough to do in managing his own business 10 hls mind, else am greatly mistaken
 ] could observe that he aboared under eX- treme mental irfi.at.oa-his eyes sparkling with ferocity that pierced throag the in- cum5ent twilight; while lie stopped short suddenly, and, tusaiag around to me, eX- claimed, ia voice hall s0focatcd with an- ger, won mean to insult me, do yoQ3 IL shall uol be so with imp0nity,,2
 insult yoQt3 sai1 1, iAterrupting him somewhat sharply, "@hal croehet is this you have got into your head Curtis? Come, come-''
 'None of yo6r smoothing me down, sr," " he interrupted, fefteIy; "Ho no-thai ah'nt serve your turn. You have tried to under mine me. You have tempered with my teelings-yoa are q base-o
 ''Hold, srl'' cried, "on the peril ol being called to instant account. You are la5our- ing under some gross misapPrehension. l call upon you to explain yourself"
 "Explaia myself!'' he eaeuaed, and rush. ing forward, seized me by the collar. A violent struggle ensued, in which l en- deaYoured 10 shake him off but the oppor- Huity for explanation had escaped, and il was now too late-ior found him graphing ne with tigar-like ferocity, which left no ahance for life, but in my utmost eXcrlioRs
 No, villain" he exclaimed, as he best could, while twisting and struggling 10 throw me over, 'sthis is tug for life and death- both shall not survive IL"
 During this scuAle he still continued to hold his fowling-pece, and | have little doubt would have shot me, had opportunity allowed so intensely RiHaied was the fire of his anger, and so distorted were his lea- lures, by the extremity of passion: so made every effort to trip him over, but this his athletic vigour prevented my accomplishing.
 Vainlv endeavoarcd to call him to reason flo uubosom his suspicious, and to hear my explanations! he struggled with the fury of q maniac; and at length lei! uly strength hot only failing. but q sense of sgilacalion came over me, from his having got his fingers kno!tled into my neckcloth. Desperation lent me moments vigour, and while indig- nation and adherence burned within me, l drove him back wards with such vehemeace that he was ripped oyer by some brushwood and the trunk of tree alone prevented him from falling. In turn, he recalled upon mo, and observing his fingers graphing for the trigger, drove the muzz!e from me with an energy that brought the piece from his hand. and, as we both came 10 the ground, 1t ex- pIoded remembered the flash, and a sound laundering in my ears; but, being stunned by the force with which struck among the branches, lay for some time inseasible.
 We were by ourselyes-no human being was probably within hearing of the report How long may have lain is uncertain, and, on recovering from my stun, started up on my elbow, quite unconsclousnot only oi what had happened, but of where was; and, having removed something that lay upon my face, and raised my fingers to my brow, saw that they were cloucd over with blood.