Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-04-14

ceased for more than an hour, bel
sn q. replaced bya din Of the most. bo
=, q, terous mirth, Myers by 4 great
, fort, mastered the spirit to return
. He found the customers helpil
x themselves with a vengeance, III
q thought to overcome them by Il
assumption of heroic airs He snate
y ed his revolver from his pocket, AZ
= pointing it at Warkawk's brea:
!: sternly ordered him to leave VI
!, house.
'If that's what you re arter,
shout ed Jack, unshcathihg his bi
!, bowie knife and sprlpging back oYe
!, the counter. "here's what will Civ
you a ladle full"
! Myers still kept the revolver Hre
: sented, but bis hands shook like
! leaf in the tempest, and his Fcr)
lips grew white with terror, and hi'
feet -involuntarily retreated back
; wards by short quiyering steps /
! The two feelings, physical fear and
moral courage, were struggling for
the mastery He was endea avoring to
act brlvely, but his nerve refused
their concurrence, and he remained,
so to speak, in his equipoi$e total
ly incapable Of acting at all. He
vas impotent to fight, and as power
less to fly.
There was no such hesitation in
the conduct of Jack Warhawl1.-
Brandishing his big knIfein bis right
hand, he seized the flowing locks
of Myers in his leftand roareG at the
top of his lungs -"Down,cO ward; on
your n2arrowbones, OF by the blue
bIazes III cut your throat
Incredible rs it may seem, Myers
still holding his deadly revolver, ,load-
ed with six rounds, covered to the
floor like beaten hound, and begged
most piteously for his life b prayer
which the Rocking half breed grant
ed ON condition that he would treat
the whole crowd for whole week.
From that time the unfortunate
Myers was subject to every species !
IF insult and outrage. {
The loafefs would pull his nose for {
mere amusement, the half-bree2s
WOULD spit in. his face to make him f
reat, and Gen. Cole, when intoxica- {
ed, you'd strike him with his cane /
0 cure him Of his cowardice, he said. T
The poor grocery keeper brooked all
hese gross indignities with the pa l
ience of a martyr; and would some {
ines meekly demonstrate, t.
.'Gentl$men, it is ungenerous to Ii
buse me- thus, for | confess / have Il
0 courage--I cannot fght,'T G
This continued for a whole year, II
hen change occurred that caused Il
be insultefs to rue their ignoble|perT t;
9cutions. He had a beautiful wife,. ct
HON he loved with the tenderest Al
assion. One day when the husband ri
as absent, the hideous half-breedB N
lcl War rhawk, instigated to the Of
lmning deed by che per Fuasion Of X
en-. Cole, vent to the grocery keep
s private residence and nnaltreatea qr
is lady iH t be most sham melul man W:
er, i m
Myers returned home to find his Ia
,loyed ohe drowned, rs it were, ih ne
ars. III heard the narrowing tale lii
ithout external manifesto lions Of ca
ger or emotion. His face, it Isl vi
ue. became somewhat pale his lip in
livered 4n instant, and then settled dr
an expression rigid as mouth Of ch
III, and bis wild black eye, it may
!, shot d few more beams Of pene- Fl
lting fine; but he did not murmlr ed
rises. He muttered not a whisper laE
menade; he did not condole Or If
en- synipathize with his afflicted q4
fe. Hid only armed himself with trf
powic-k hife, fourteen inches in the rd.
lde, from hilt to point, and Started de
/. the village tY
lie came within sight of his enc
/, the1 promeDadmg the public c3'
uare, dnd boasting of his villain 5thC
5 acIi kvement. At this vision gle
yers' lip curled into horrid sm mile, ke
d his dark eye melted in stream nel
tears He approached till be III
,od nefEly touching the breed,
d then said in a horrid whisper + no
"Wreaeh, be quick; draw for byI Of
Paul one of US must dieF? cd
And be waited till the other should du
ready for the strife on equal terms. mo
) did not have to wait long, for sal
cL ,1hfsrston5ino that oolJ. gilt Ger