The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-10-10
From Holdens Dollar Magazine for October.
A DUEL I'm GEORGIA.

| III Inc Dar-rOOIn oil rude tavern and
posi-house, in the western part of Georgia
around rough deal table, oruamented with
two or three old newspapers, were seated
nine or ten persons, --oveseers, book-keep;
ers, and small plorteEs As the weather
was intensely hot, The lazy had cause to be
thirsty; and thirsty enough they were, if one
might judge from their incessant poiations
of minljulep, shery-cobler, sangaree, and
divers other species Of those American bev-
erages, the names Of which are as singular
as their favor is delicious. The party had
for some time been engaged in loud and
boisterous political conversation, when they
were suddenly interrupted by
"What ere you making all this jaw aboui?'
On hearing this gentlemanly query, the
assemblage turned their eyes upon the speak
er of it with stare Of astonisbment ano
rage; which, however, was Instantly conver.
ted into an expression of undisguised con.
sterna'on, as soon as they fully recognized
the new conner.
In the doorway stood man at least six
feet three inches in height, and stout in pr =
portion. His features were mosfNesseniially
yillainous, and his large grey eyes cleaned
with an expression that was absolutely fiend-
ish Everything about him had ferocous
aspect, from the dilapidaled white mnsK-ral
hat that was fiercely cooked on one side of
bis head, TO the clumsy and muddy shoes
that protected his huge feet; while the butis
Of two horse-pistols, peepng out from the
breast of his waistcoat, gave the finishing
touch 10 the picture. As he stared savagely
on the company, they forgot everything but
the formidable monster before them Mcr-
wether Gamble, the bully ofSodom and Co.
morrah.
I This interesting parsonage lived some fif.
teen miles of, close to the Alabama from
tier. The real name Of his place of resi-
dance Gf il had ever been regularly christ
ened by the government surveyor) had long
ago been forgotten, but il was universally
known throughout the district by the appel
lation we have just given it. 1t was a per-
feet Alsatia, wthin the magic limits Of which
no sheriff dared shew himself. Here Gam
BILE lorded it over plantation of eighty or
ninety slaves, and here he presided over d
gang of miscleants, wi ose doings were the
terror Of the country for fifty miles round
Every one Of them had in his day murdered
at least one white man, counting Indians and
negroes for nothing; and their chief had
been oullawed dozen times, for as many
atocous crimes. At that very moment
there was price Of FIVE hundred dollars on
his head, Several attempts had been made,
boli by the legal authorities and by private
individuals, TO take him dead or alive, but
they had always failed most signally. On
one of these occasions he was said 10 have
killed, or MORALLY wounded, five men, sin
gle handed. Such being his character, it is
no wonder that his appearance IN Major
Lawson's bar.room struck terror into all its
occupants. But am wrong in saying all;
for as he looked round tnumphanlly upon
the covering assemblage, there was one man
who cast back on him a gaze as naughty as
his own. As this person was, moreover,
distinguished by being the only individual
present who could by any stretch of courte.
sy be called gentleman, he deserves more
particular mention.
Frederick Stuyvesant Schuyler belonged
to one of the oldest Dutch families in New
York His father was wealthy merchant,
who kept stylish honse in Broadway and
an elegant country-seat ON the banks of the
Hudson. Al the age Of fifteen he entered
Columbia College, and became, in shor
time. great favorte with professor Anthon
and regular attendant at Bassford's. So
sedulously did he cultivate his classics anc
his billiards, that, on taking bis degree a
nineteen, he ceuld almost play the pom,
even, and was considered one of the frs
scholars in New York. The two years
which elapsed between Schuyler's gradua
ting and attaining his majority. were passeo
without much profit TO himself or any one
else He was NORMALLY studying for the
law; but, like many young men of fortune
only did SO ,hst he might have the credit o
belonging to some profession. This sort
life, however, did not last forever.
AT the period of which we are speaking
the American commercial world was begin
ming 10 recover from The great explosion o
1887; or, indeed, we may say that It ha,
nearly recovered. But during the conlinu
. ance of the great panic, Mr.. Schuyler, had
in common with hundreds of his brethe
merchants, became bankrupt.
He had but one cause Of satisfaction--n
small one, il must be confessed, to an homes
man!--not one creditor lost cent by him
Having at length wound up his affairs, b
found himself, as he would have expresse
it, with capital Of half nothing 10 begi
life again. He became clerk in hous
far inferior to that Of which he had been tn