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

ng gushing fears, as the certain token
is of murderous madness, immediatel
ef- unsheathed at the same moment wit
. his adversary, and they began tn
ng dreadful combat, which was soon de
nd cided. Myers parried three furiou
be blows Of the hateful half-breed, an
h then, grasping his foes clothing wit
ld his left hand, with the other plunge'
st the knife up to the hilt in his heart
ne The Cherokee expired without {
groan.
;" And now The inward and terrible
g passions Of Myers found vent in ap-
II palling explosions. His curses were
q fearful to hear-he spurued his fall
len enemy With his foot, and wished
: aloud he had an hundred lives so that
a he might enjoy the pleasure himself
y of ki!lingh an hundred times oyer.
s His wrath then changed for his 9TH
: er insuIters He flew at lohfer Bill
: Gree en- and tore out his ''soap locks"
by handsfuil- lie sprang upon Gen.
: Cole and pulled his nose till it was
} flatt ened between his fing ers -all the
while that CORY knife dipping with
blood. His enemies were SO taken
by S urpri Sc, error-stricken, stupefi-
ed, that for q space they seemed ut
teriy incapable ola voluntary mo,
tionI
The co ward had suddenly become
the bravest Of the brave. The equi-
poise Of opposite feeling was destroy
ed forever; the sheer power of pure
will had conquered physical fear. =
Does any one doubt our strange sto-
ry? Let him address letter of in
quiry to Hon. G.. W Patched, of Van
Buren, late Judge Of the Supreme
Court of Arkansas, and the fullest
confirmation may be obtained
On the s. anne evening, Gen. Cole
calle d special council OF his friends
to consult on the course he should
pursue. There was but one opinion
that as he had been insulted by a
direct and gross public indignity, he
must call his foe to the field of hon.
or. Accordingly, on the following :
day challenge was despatched, Il
which Myers promptly accepted, 4 nd W
fixed the time at noon Of the sa me n
day y the weapons to be double Har IN
relldd shot guns the distance ten II
PAGES. III
The parties met on the sand beach, St
lhder the bank of the river, above q!
he village, and hundreds collected th
o witness the issue. The mortal bel ad
igerents were placed in a position by lol
heir seco nds, and the death-dealing co
,uns II enormous doublr barrels cr'
ested with dark yawning muzzles On ov
he sand,I in their hands. The spec IN
ate drs were lnuch astonished at the ne
ontrhst exhibited by their appear III
nce. Gen. Cole was an old expe- rl(
ieqced duel,ist, who had shot his RE
iah before be was eighteen, and had ha'
ften been engaged i'll affairs of the VII
ind. Sir
On the contrary, Myers vas unac- th(
ulilted with fire alFns, and had al hx
ays hitherto been deemed an I'M
litigated poltroon. And yet singu- the
n to record, the duellist stood up ING
efypus and agitated, almost tremb- Il
ng, while the reputed coward was the
lin, fiji N, and steady as rock, Pre-
ith that appalling smile on bis curl abe
& lip, and a few scattered tear coou
rpps cleaning in the sun, on his a's
leeISs wal
Gen. Coles second gave the word Fthe
Ire one = two-three! He need ter
not however, to have counted 50 thr
hny, for with the echo Of the woFl ech
lre." Myers elevated lis piece as y
iick as thought and touched the thu
igger. There was a tremendous and
ar, and Gen. Cole, the duellist, fell was
adj His head was pierced With and
enty buc<sH lot. 1ofte
No one ever again called Myers the
ward in Arkapsas--llo one ever the
ought of the term. as his shadow ina
canned in the sunlight He had Ia
n his degrees in the college of des-
ration, and bis diploma was written picl
blood! in !
He became apolitician of great heir
torlety-a leader in that section dea
the State was repeatedly elect, 500
to the Legislature, where he ac- Of ;
iref distinction by bis talents, but to !,
ore by his fearless daring, and he is very
d 10 be yet iu the progress of as 10
nsiPn, having recently obtained the fo,t