The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-10-22

Certainly
He'll shoot YOU.
I'm not AFRAID
Bake returned with his friend 10 his lodg
lnes, where he found billet already from
Redmond, who vas all eageruess to wing hts
rival.
% the mex, morning two ffler ds Of the bel.
hseten,s we're cc.etto 10 he purpose OF az
ranging the premnanes for The fight.
The weapon asked the friend Of the NIL
lssry man. Your principal, By the laws o.
honor, has he cholce, a., also, 10 name lime,
place, &C."
Yes, understand All is settled
He will fgh, theul'
Fight Oh, cerls'nly; Blake is no coward
Well, thea, name The weapons.
A PAIR of goose. quls.'
Sir = IN profound asIon,,hneut.
The weapons are to be pair OF good Rus
STA quilts, Opaque, manufactured into pens Of
approved quality. The place OF meeting the
- Gazeue; he time, tomorrow mora.
ing bright acd early
Do you mean 20 insult ne 2
BY no means
You cannot he seriou,l
Never va more serious 70 nv life. b.
lis c,de Of honor, he challenged party has
righ, 20 choose ~sapons, place of meeting
and lime. !. /: nol SO 2
Very oell, your P'merp has challenged
mae All these righ,s are of course ms; he
i justified n choosing he weapons with which
he ; most familiar. 1hs weapon he can use
best he pen; and be chooses It. Il Lieut..
Redmond had been he challenged party, he
aouId Of course have named ps:ols, with which
he IS most familiar, and Mr.. Bake would have
been called a coeafs, po,troon, OF something
IS bad, T. ater sending chlenge, he had
o j-cled to the weapons. Viii yodr princi.
pa fad himself 10 d ferent posincn, If he
declines The meeting on Ike ground think
TO-. Pens are a. COED ss pistols al any time
AID vii do as much
Fighting With pens Prepos,erous L
Not quite as pre- pos,erous as you thnk.-
Mr.. B. has more than insInuaed that Lieut..
Redmond is nc gentleman. For this be is
cha,t geo to single combat that is 10 prove
njm to be a gentleman OF not one. Surely The
nest sensible weapon with which TO 60 this IS
The pen. Pistols won't demonstrate this mai.
ter Only the pen can do II. So The pen IS
chosen In the - Gazette OF to.mor.
row morning, my friend stands ready to prove
That be is no! gentleman; aad our friend
bat he 10 cne, ard that a gentleman has
night 10 insult publicly aud without provoca
ion whomsoeyef he p.eases. Depend upon il,
you aill find this quite IS serious an affair as
il pistols we're used
DID no; core here, sir, to be iritied With.
No rniug 10 The matter a, all. am in
sober earnest. Pens are The weapons the
- Gszetie the battle ground. Time,
early as you please to morrow morning -
Are on prepared for he meeilngl'
Mo-
DO you understand ne consequences
What consequences
Your principal viii be posted as coward
before night
Are you madf
No. Cool and N earnest We fully on.
defstsnd what We are about
The officer. second vas nouplussed. He
did not know wba, 10 say or think lie Was
uuprepared for such position o. afiirs.
III see ,ou 10 The course Or an hour he
al length SAID, rising.
Very well. You viii find ne here
+ all settled 7 asked the vaIian. lieuien.
anl, az hs second came iulo his room {, The
motel, where he ives pacing the n1or.
Serledl No. Nor like to be. OBJ
s-ie1 to HE weapon.
Aud pray shat did he name A blum.
#,tes.7"
'., nor duck gun. si,b Itumpelm1z
FL. y. 5n nfefnai pen.