The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-05-02

heart She IS utterly betcft Of soul aud cent
1. neni
e Wnghp5face bIauchcd as VIII to as,h c papei
D. 10 he hands, but be said nothing.
No soul No sentiment exclaimed Saun
= defs. There you are mistaken. Not man,
y hours since net her near her fathers house
" and bad quite an interesting tete a tete, as hc
= ffenehmaa OF a parent would say, Before
eit her she honored me vi h kiss
/ "A kiss' was he general eletrogaory shout
b. 'He's fomaneltg, said The bury roue, dom
Il On my soul and honor speak the truth,
Y Responded Saunders, emphateally.
PICTURED vIiIalbH fjaeuIated a deep bul trem.
uluus voice.
WHO spoke!' fefcely demanded Saunders
Il did,' SAID Wright, calmly advancing TO the
centre Of the apartment.
Did you apply those words to mel! inquired
: Saunders.
Il did,
Then you are a ecoundreI ard a coward, and
| will have your hearts blood!'
Every body rose, sober, from the table and
gathered around Saunders. Wright was the
fret 10 speak:
you have told what you will do, now listen
to me: You have dared to lie to the discredit Of
a vltuous young ady-her name has been ban
died about by your drunken companions, as if
she was creature as vile as yourselves You
nave profaned that name in low and disgrace
IuI place, and unless you repair those INJURIES
you shall be punished
Punished! almost yelled the bertinc.
Punished! said Wright, firmly. Unless
you now, and at once, comics, yo Gef liar
and retract what has been spoken, you Shall give
me satisfaction
Il VIII not retrsc'. and cannol fight you.
why mott!
Because you are not equal to E.s,d4 9scia
posiion-becau you gave the f and
do not choose to recognize ii from ole .-neath
me-
A doalhhke silence pervadei the apartment.
Wugbl ref cted moment, and then, while his
eye cleaned with passion, IN husky tones he
a sk d, VII you fghlp
Il Will have nothing to do with you. For The
language you have used, | will have revenge
When aud where | can get it,
Miserable coward, take THAR exclaimed
Wright, throwing glass Ct wine full in Saun.
ders' face.
Enough muttercd the latter between his
c!enched teeth 81 have changed my mind
name your time and place. | accord you that
privilege
The time NOW. the place HERE!. The wea
pons, THESE! replied Wright, as he produced
brace OF pistols.
The company stood aghas,, They had tram
ped on man whom they had mistaken for a
mksop; and he had proved lion in courage
as well as a Napoleon in tirmness.
This may do very well for bravado, said |
Saunders bury friend 'bul you do not pretend /
o say that we should turn This place ln;o
slaughter housl!
'hatk yt!' said Wrish', in manner which /
showed that he was weighing every word: for ,
years Ibis man had carried dlsmay and misery
into the peaceful family circle, Month after
month he has followed the paslime of traducing
The character Of unprotected females. lie has
at last v!lliicd the only one love on earth-she
who is to become my wife. know well enough
tha, unless this Islander is formally relracted,
she is ruined IN the estimation OF at least one
half the community, All the happiness hope
to Ell upon ear>h is centered 10 her purity -
Ii | ain killed, her.fate will not be more deplora.
Bile than at present, Therefore, Mr., Saunders
must retract Or viii fire upon him.
Mute inquiries were exchanged indecision
and fear we're marked on each face. Saunders
mechanically outstrefched his hand and took
one of the pistols, looking round the room as i:
for advice and then replaced the pistol on the
table, saying am in the hands Of my friends
Fight as PROPOSE said the bury man.
Both parties agreed TO do SO.
This then, is the plan: You shall each fire
at that spot on the wall opposite. lie who
strikes nearest the centre shall have the first
fire at his antagonist, at six yards
The echo of the last word had scarce died
away before Wrgh. fred at the mark Breath |
lessly they waited for the smoke TO clear away.
lie is an inch wide of the spot, Reload the
pistol said the burly man, cooy.
Now, Saunders, it is your turn
With trembling sinews Saunders raised his
arm and fred A crash of glass followed the
report. He had missed the wall aud shattered
the window three feet wide of the spot indlca-
ted
Gentlemen, stand apart said Wright.
They all gather behind him, leaving the enc.
my with about The space of SIX yards between
them, face to face.
MIR. Saunders, your life is mine, by all the
laws of honor; but waive my right to take 1t, 7
provided you retract your false assertion
NO groaned Saunders, Il dare not do that.
Murder me, if you will cannot Disgrace my
self
Some one count three was Virgins re-
ioinder, .and will fire when he is done
sONR Two!-
The aim was deadly.
DO not say THREE!' shr,eked the coward
falling on one knee, and shielding bis head with
outstreicbed hands. Do not say three! | de- /
famed her-l re'ract. She is as pure as my
own sister,
Without another word Wright left the tav-
ern. The next morning Saunders departed
from the village, and his companions, deprived
Of their leader, settled down. in a very short 'lme'