Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-11-11

nainder of the proceedings were con-
Quoted with the decorum suited to a
court of honor.
Lieut.. Maxwell was selected as the
friend of Lieut.. Egmont-for that
may pass for the English officers
name-while the American chose his
second by add dressing the veteran
Irish Major. i
AS you app eah to be the only gen:
tleman in this crowd, ! must ask of
you4he kindne nesS to act as my friend
inIthis little affair
However ungracious this speech
mhy have been, the partiality Of the
Major for such little affairs was too
decided to permit him to refuse, and
hd at once scented, without reflect
ing on a point that Immediately sug-
gested itself to Lieut.. M. who indi-
Gated a wish to know whether the
American could claim the position of
a gentleman, to whom bis principal
could properly afford satisfaction.
these may perhaps, satisfy you
on tie point replied the American,
and when I have disposed of that
fellow pointing contempt uously to-
wards Lieut.. E., q will expect y0u to
satisfy me for so important ques-
ton This Was accompanied by a
look so perfectly di4bolical that the
young G officer fairly quaiIed under it.
The truth was that ever since the
suppression Of the insurre ection, the
behavior Of the Brf rftish officers and
soldiers towards A mericdns- whom
they accused Of hay Ting omented the
revolt, had been int plerably insolent.
Thus, although tho langu age Of the
American was into lerably insulting,
it might be accounted for by long
train of previous e vents which had
nurtured national a himosities; while
amidst all, his mamie was that Of a
high toned gentlem mank
'By the powers!, said the Major,
but ye're one of e N, as your coun-
trymen say, any hd W.
Meanwhile the bearing of the
American and the cool expression of
| his benevolent in Itentions towaF Fds
Lieut.. NJ. were far from encouraging
to that gentleman a nd his friend.
The first rays pf the sun n Fxt
morning, witnessed the duellists and
their respective frie pds grouped on a
green bench Of land, that borders a
small creek in the vicinity Of Toronto.
Whatever might have been the
indiscretion of the language used by
the young Englishfn nan, his bearfng
was now manly and firm. Dressed
in a full suit Of black, when he laid
aside his hat, he exposed features
youthful and rema1 kably handsome
though rather pale. Probably he re-
gretted the circumst tai nee which had
placed him in position so perilous,
but retreat was imp ossible and pride
and courage sustain ed him.
On the other hald, his opponent
had not changed bis dress in the
slightest particular, but strolled
around. with the utmost noncha-
lance, smoking his s. egar with as col IN
plete apparent inditferenceas thou gh
he was taking a mo orning walk.
| In the meantime, the affair hav-
ing got wind sever hl Americans in
| T. at the time arrive ed on the ground
although none of them thought ii
necessary to exhibit the slightest
feeling on an occasio on in which theiI
sympathies must haF We been SO strong
Ily enlisted in favor of their country
man.
The Irish Major, to do him jus
| tice, who was by no means a novice
in such matters, discharged with the
greatest Judgment and skill the du.
tiesof second.
At length the position of the prin-
cipals was decided upon, at eight
PAGES, and each hal wing received his
pistols took his place. A slight flusE
overspread the face of Egmont, but
not a shadow of a change passed
over the thin cada3erous features Of
the American, tn pugh his glance
bodied no good to hi opponent. The
word was given by Lieut.. Maxwell
/ The weapons we're discharged at thC
same instant, but with widely differ
ent effect. Lieut.. Egmont turne(
/ half round on his feet and fell upor
his face, while the pistol arm OF th'
American fell shaft bred by his side.
Does he W ant a mother shot?' en-
quired the latter. No, by the pow