Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-09-30
low now, and be done wi h him.

low now, and be done wi h him.
The Ensign Sat steady. molionlesS
and pale as death. Every eye was fixed
upon him, and to every eye the signs OF
guilt were perfectly clear The General
/ had 10 doubt Il il, and he was The moro
---.-..--- a. .--renI Ire search Gil this ac,
count: bur he was overcome, and submit
ted. A few minutes suflirrd f,r the ex.
animation Of every one present, ill il
came 10 The Ensign, who was left pur-
( posely to the last.
Now, young man. said the Colonel,
/ turning and advancing toward hun, nov
sir, il Is your turn;' his face lookirg per
iecly savage with scorn aud h;t 'Fnc
watch. sir, without a word or a moments
/ delay"
Bn a terrible change had passed upon
! he long suffering, paten, boy. He
sprang from his seat with a scream 80
Wild, 50 fierce, So full Of agony that eve.
~ heart stood sill a mnment with sur
prise. In that moment he had planted
himself against the wall. drawn his sword
and taken The attitude Of defence.
Come you 10 search me, sir. MS YOU
would suspected thief: Go y.,ur lifa |
ram you not to offer me lha, indgnity.
My dead body you may search, but not
my living one. Approach me if you
dare. / defy the whole Of you as one
man.
Instantly the Colonel crossed swords
with him in furious combat.
Hold! peace! urrest them!' cried the
General, and sprarg forwsrd himself to
prevent the ailray. AT the frs, step the
watch rolled on the floor! He had miss,
ed iHe fob, and now the watch fe from
lis cnuCenment in the whence Of his
movements. The company was eectri.
fed. The conduct of the EnSian WAS in.
eXp(ica5le! lie had braved destruction
risked lis reputation, and pcriird his Ire,
on point If honor too nice for his supo.
Tors TO feel ; and he had insuled and
dcfe1 them al in one breath, and there
!; be stood justified and victorious before
thPmi
Il was too much TO bear, for they were
too much excited 10 understand it Thol
determination was tak en-, and the compa
r ny Dispersed with resolu,inns set, nnt
, purposes innexlbie. The General seizet
: the opportunity TO apologize to the En-
s9n for the unhappy mistake whira lee
) Ia iao quarrel, and rtQncs;ed him to cal
: upon iim that evening at Il late hour.
5 Oar horo was sraIccIy N his own room
Til the C,louei's challenge was presented
! to BIN. Without Il moments de ny ht
answered the second who brought it: :.
. vii 'lo' exrep' tie rhaIcnGe to mo,ta
comhat Um opposed to the duel o!
r principle. and viii not be driven from
: my sense Of duty. You all know wha
, Ihave artoiy endured rather han rcveng
/ or defend myself by taking lite. thinI
i yon have cone your worst, but if not an
, prepared for it. lam my own master
q ANA wjI no; a1"w any nan to dictate IN,
< opinions in n matter Of right, or rompr
IL me - conduct which my heart and hea
{ coodpmn.'
Sir, replied the second, you have see'
r ii To inclndc me amorg The men VIII
. despisc you. ani you are right in tn
e opinion, Let me Il Il you that cowardc
= aud concel, overed with preaching an
Y caning, will no. project you. You har
Il grossly insuled every man in he garr
t sor, to whom ynu were odious enough be
fore, and you mVst either give them Tn
c satisfaction which the code Of honor ap
d proves or you must leave the army. u
l. assured of that
a When he met the General that nigh
>. and informed him Of the challenge an
,. his refusal. Dha. officer shook his hea
y and locked at him sadly and earnestly,
:. not doub:GuIly.
!; My dear Young friend saidhe 1 al
is afraid it won't do. These men will n,
ID be satisfied with an argument. md i,
|. plain that you are not the man TO max
We an apology while convinced that yen a
:, right, nor do | believe ira, they won
,r accept anything shor, Of your rcsigna,o
h You have somehow got the i'll will Of Il
I'd whole corps, and To night, You 'tfront,
ne them morta'!y. | am sure you cam
I'd know how sharply your ronduc, aud La
or gu'ge ou ;hed them. aud your triuml
only aggravated the offence. And. no
Of your refusal to accept The Colonels CHI
n. lenge is, under The most favorable co
rs srnr)ion, an attack upon the code
re which military men govern ,hemselv
be toward each other. / see no escape
r FIah, you must, or your challenger W
Al. heap upon you such personal lndigniti
a as will make your life lntolerabIe, al
h drive you into violence which will smon
ny t. the snme thing as accepting his cb
MI lenge. l snw that in your eve to,dI
ce which convinces me that YOU are az bra
as julius Caesar. Yes, saw somethil
he there Drawer han mere physical courae
is, and felt lis superiority; but you cam
ng convert The world and reform the arr
en- soon enough to answer your own en'
and you must submit, to its rules, or
not driven from it in disgrace. | homer yo
lb. principles, for understand them, bnt y
no canno, maintain them
IN. Our hero's reflections that night M
fel- be left to Imagination. The difficult