Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-04-28

inth Ol ne stiSr at WilrN 'h' f"ll"'s'
has arrived. sne rn, on hr sh'ri Ia
intcrcep, their passage 10 The selected
gronnl. Friends sainiaiapo e. and
explain. and beech. AMI inplorc aud
explain again, bu; all 10 no purpose,
until the hour Tor he hostile .m..c.ing
Is about to rnvc ar. perhaps. until
the parties have pr'ccrdcd 70 lhc
ground chosen. when suddenly new
light breaks n On the ,i,inn of linn
who had supposed himself first insult
ed. and he discovers. :hr no ihsuls
had been given. no reflection made;
that the remark made neither was H.
sulting in i!s nature. nor had rct,resce
TO himself. or his constituents anl that
he who made il is one of he very best
of all his friend. Now. a>'.lhe quar-
rels Of lovers but renew their love" 40
their love Is renewed snd strengthen
ed. He who iancicd the insult with
draws his offensive remarks, and his
almost--opponcnt doth the like. and
they rush TO embrace each olhrr. each
expressing his joy, that hc has done
his friend no ham, but perhaps. more
especially rrjoices, that he has recriv.
ed no harm himself from the pistol
ball OF his friend. The oh act Is com.
plet", the in,rrmarriagc OF friendship
has taken place, and The comedy Is
ended.
Then comes The aitcr-iicce Onr
OF the "lricnds" announces t0 their
tcllowmembrr,. lha. lae difficulty
has been settled Oh bJ.ie cn.irrly
honorable to both parties" or "honor-
able alike 90 both. and that they
ask pardon for having violated the
rules The pardon is granted. and
they are congratulated on ihe 'happy'
termination oi,he difficult The news
papers again sound abroa,l III ail ,ir
with lts variations. .ni the telegraph
again sends il 10 Tie rxtrcmili,.. nf the
land; and, behold they who bur a
week ago were obscure mrn. wskrn
tomorrow. aud lui ,hemsvlue, IL
NOUS. Ali there is The secrr, of The
whole matie,l They have gainri
their whole object Their nsm,.. are
iu every ono's mouth, and dropping
from every on,es pvn--my own among
the rest. They have gained more mo-
toriety, more fame. lhun either could
have gained by a DOZEN in cll-c,nal
speeches, But is ita wor hy famo?--
What care they whether worhy of
unworthyG Fam. j. i,mc -
them. il ever so bad. They have Ia
bored for il, and have Obtained the re-
ward of thcir labor. And mmy oi
us, though We may condemn az III,
time, soon take them again to our bo
SONS, aud l'nd y helping hand To rle
yslc them Ia places OF profit, AM thu
would also, bus lor such .crnes. b,
places ofhonor.
And thus. we arc told, they hay,
vindicaloi their honor. shown then,
selves to be men ol spirit of refine,
scnsbiltcs. Of delicate ncr,es Ant
how have they proven all lhis2 B,
using the language aud manners q
, blackguards. aud threatening Ia us
the weapons of highwaymcn.
: 10 employ familiar illustration
they are very much like lwo car dogs
on opposite sides Of a high lence, will
which bark, anl yelp, end acrnsrtall,
; furious. with ,heir tnIls 20 light ma
l one kink more would lit their lcgs ol
the ground, bat let them chmcclo iin,
gap or opcuing in the fence. and 10
their mgclnslnnlly ysnirhpi, their lail
: assume friendly attitude. their cour
age has burn proven, gud their homo
sindicatr'l. fh,y smrll oi zach 9th
or, make mutual explanations. with
. draw all offensive rem uks, rulc Nv,
Q difficulty honombly obolh. wax lhei
tails In TOXIN ol perpetual friendship
aud march oll with = stately urad, u
' much ~ to say .--"llchvld nv grpal
ness nnd the honor which hny
= wonp'
Now hear the explanations ia
|, duvllisls HIr the dngsi the friends su
: authorities are the fence, llc escapln
: from the City to scok the placc Of eou
bnl |, the gap therein; md the disco'
cry that no insult had been given
! The dropping of the tail
q How strange II seems. that 4 ~
h days should be necessary 10 open Nh
Il eyes Of mon oi "hnr sonsibililics, MI
i that lhy should generally make III
q discovery NJ such critical momcn
n and most ALWAYS ia Time 10 preyel
y ANY .crious RESULT
). Az the two men above mentioned.
!. regret the Ioliy which they have man
d feslcd Tney are both young men
&c talent, and considered very promising
N | suppose they feel two lrrl taller no'
= and infinitely greater ~ clrsumle
cnce.
le trust the day il not mr dislau
10 when all such folly aud wlcksdne
re shall be put down, Leleach one wi
u acts thus be- permitted a. retire to pI
IL vale life, and let some one more hoao
e. able bc selected IN bis sIcad then su'
rs keen perception would soon be blum
II ted. such lnc -pnaibilitics soon becon
9, dormant j u.
ir Brynnis,illc. Kentucky, April lot
nv sat --ssass.--ra
III TO MERCHANTS
w Why ~ IL that the p'srcanule coI
~ munty IL rcquirca 10 extend su
cndles. credit in their bnsinees; ivi.
Of first established ihecustom' ~, AMI whe