The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-05-07

l..dgings. whrrr he Ennnd biIIei ALREADY
from Redmond. y In was all eagetness 10
wing lis rival.
On The next morning iwo friends of The
helligeranis were rinseiied Cor The purpose
of arranging tie preliminaries lor lhe
fight.
The weapnnl" asked The friend of The
military man. Your prinripal. nv The
laws of hanor. has The rhnire; as. alsu. 10
name time and plare, &C."
Yes. understand. All is settled"
liz will fighi. them"
arighis Oh. certainly, Blakeis no cow
ard"
Well Then. name tie weapons"
"A pair nf gaose-quills."
aSirI' in profound aslonisllmeni.
@The wespnns are io he pair ol good
Russia quills. opaque. manufactured into
pens 81 approved quality. The place af
meeting, The - Gazette; The time. TO
morrow morning. bright and early"
DO you mean 10 insult me.."
by no msans.'
You cannot he srrions."
Never was more serious In nv life.
By The codp of honor. ihe challenged par
" has right to chosse weapons. place
af meeting. aud time. Is il mol so!'
.cerisinly."
.very well. Your principal has ehal-
lcnged mine. All these righls are of
course his: and lie is justified in choosing
these weapons with which he is most "a
miliar. The weapon he can use hest is
ihe pen; and he chooses Thai. III Lieut..
Redmond had been the challenged party,
he would of course. have named pistols,
with which he is familiar. and Mr. Blake
wo Ill have been called coward. poiiroon,
or something as bad. if after sending
challenge. he had objected 10 The wea-
pms. Will your principal fnd himself
in different position Il he d clines this
meeting on like grounds! | think not. Pens
are a. gond as pistols, al any lime, and
will d. a. much"
",Fighling with pens Prcposierous! !!
Ma, quite rs prepo>ierons as you may
think. Mr.. d. has more than insinuaied
that Mr.. Redmond is no gentleman For
This lie is challenged 10 single camhai that
is 10 prove him 10 be gentleman or mol
one. Surely The mosl sensible weapon
with whicl, 10 do This is The pen. Pistols
. won't demonstrate lhis matter. Only the
pen can do il. 20 lie pen Is chosen. In
I. n IN. m n
friend stands ready 10 prove that he i nd
gentleman and your friend iha, lie Is one,
! and that a gentleman has right TO insult
I publicly and without provocaiion whom
2 soever lie pleases. Depend upon il. you
will tpl This quite as serious an affair As
il pistols were used
II did not come here, sir, 10 be triaet
. with
No triiling in ,he matter al all. An
in her earnest. Pens are weapons. The
: -- Gazette the battle-ground. Time
!, early as you please Tomorrow morning
/ Are yon prepared for The mee,lnsf
! No.
!, DO ynu nm lersiand The consequences
J What consequences
!, Your principal will be posted IS
: coward before night
: Are ron madr
No. Cool and earnest. We fully un
: dersland what we are about.
:. The officers second was non.plnscd
!, He did MT know what to say or think
ii lie was unprepared for such q position 9
affairs.
!. I'll see you in The course Of an hour
. he al length sail, rising.
) .Verv well. You will find me here.
!. is AT settled . asked The valiant lher
!, tenant, us his second came INTO his roor
% a, the hotel, where he was pacing IN
il floor.
I. .Sellel! No. Nor like 10 be.
N ohjerled To The weapons, and. indeed "
- whole proposed arrangements.
,e .Obiec,ed to The weapons! And pra.
4 wha, did he name blnndelhuss |!
ID No. Nor duck gun. with trump
d. muzzle; bui an Internal pen.
n "A wliat'
nr why, curse The fellow, pen. "a
oh are 10 use pens-ihe place ol meeiing' y
-- Gazere--iime, Tomorrow NOR
ing. He is to prove you are no gehl'
man. and you are 10 prove you are on
and that 4 gentleman is at all tunes p
M ,ileged 10 insult whomsoever ne pleas
RS without provoralion.
Hes coaardly fool
.Ifhis terms are mol accepted ne thre
ly. tens 10 post you for a coward oe'o
la night
What 2
kc. You must accept or be posted. I'M
rec Of that J.
md The precise terms in which The prin
pal swore. and The manner IN winch
iumed for The next five minutes, need
g's be told. He was called back TO more
Der feelings By the question:
DO yon accept The terms Of The me
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