The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-04-26

look OF deep, unutierable. affection. upon
q female who sat opposite to him, engaged
in sewing. She was yetbeadtffai, slthodgh
the mother Of the boy. and 4 bright hi6Ss
eyed girl who was playing at her fssf. s1
Kind reader, need say ihat he MI
was Wat Adair7-the other Frlii. So 'AH;
brey-.and The woman--yoti have kdoS48
ii ere nowis-THE BLACKSMITH Dz6Ga2e&
herself Saiarday ,. s ss' .;';s, !,
i1ei8s-a American Tratsl isa. ssai,o
The late celebrated Mr.. Clay swaseA
man OF greet resolution and oousidssatao
daring. He once told thS folio 7iHe Aaool
dote to friend OF ours.oss ssIf4yy iEssiA.
early manhood, in q public conveyance.
in a souttiseastern State, shsa afbdnd tfaf
in the company ofls,hfee other pefsons.
consisting Of a young lady and genilsman.
her husband, and an inditidnal n6f1 - ID
cloak, whose coantenance was conceal-
ed, and who appeatedto be indulging IN
a-teie with Morpheus. ,Snddeul4,
a big brawny Ksptuckiaps got into The
coach, smoking q cigar. and rewped 6esoe.
ly around as much as 70 cay, n staH
horse, half alligator, the ysller flower ~
the forest all briEstope but The head Spa
ears, and that's aquaforiis. III faet, ~
looked savage as . meai-axe, and pp6eSa
forth huge yolnmes Of smoke, Without Fi,
erence to the company within, especially
Of the lady. who manifasted certain fpid
symptoms Of annoyence- PreseplIy 9l)af
some whispering ). the gentleman with 4et
in the politest accent, requested lhe, slfeNr
ger not 10 smoke. as i. annoyed his CON
panion. The fellow answered. ssTrecE61.
I've paid my place. I'll smoke as m9ak
as please, and all he'll shan I stop S56,
no how" With thai he looked dsp9ss.
Gus, and rolled his eyes round - 6eFoely
as rattle-snake. Il was evident he had
no objection to, a quarrel, and that II Il
occurred, il was likely 10 lead 10 !, deadly
struggle. The young man who had sep6-
ken 10 him shrank, back and Wa. IS siifsinif. iifi
Sd, Clay fell his gallantry aroused He
considered fora moment whether he should
interfere; bpl experienced : natural reluc-
iance u, draw upon himself iha brutal vio-
lence Of his gigantic adversary. In that
lawless county. he knew HE life migh(sbe.
sacrificed unavenged. He knew himsslf
physically unequal TO the contests and ke
thought. after I'll, il was MOI his bI5iness
Quixo,ically 10 take up another manss
quarrel. Feeling pity for the insultsd and
disgust toWsrds the insullsf. he determined
to take no. notice; when very, quietly iA-
deed, the cloaked figure in the cor1efsh
denly assumed. AN upright position. and
lhe mantle was suffered TO fall from il viii
out effort OF excitement. The small 'bht
sinewy frame Of a man, plainly dressed h
a tightly buttoned frock cost. witiii hot6ing
remarkable about his Appearances was
seen. and q pair Of bright gray eyes sqnG6s
the fierce optics Of the fsrociods 'Ksnt&d.
|ian Without a word, this .,lsy 1fdfSs
passed his hand under his collar a 'llle
back Of his neck. and slowly Ind lslihSf.
ately pulled forth 4 long exsifts6 iKsiy louk
lind glittering knife from 81 sheath Is
THAT singular place. a ysqqgsas g y g
a.sStranger. said he. ..nsy isan,s Is Col.
/ onel James Bowie, well known IN Afk1fi.
sas and Louisiana, and II y6d doit ptt
that cigar out of the window in i qu6yfst
Of minute, iii put this knife thfouiA:
your bowels as sure as death = e. 2 zsssn ID
Clay said in after life he nsver fur6al
she expression Of the Colonsi's ey5S Stskst
moment. The predomip ani, fmtss3aai5h
made upon him, was the certainty .of he
threat being fulfilled. and SppAfsnNy W
same conviction pressed itself ere lone up-
on the offender. sDufing two or three seo>
onds his eyes. met those Of BDwis.i E He
was the weaker, and Ne quailed. Win =
curse, he tore the cigar from between Aio
teeth, and flung il, scowling but downceSs,
out Of the coach windbw Up6h this, Col
onel James Bowse as delihersts7yPepl6esd