Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-05-27


he's ia coward" said Jack Warhawk, a huge
half-breed, and began TO fill the glasses, and
hand out cigars, crying m
"Toast to the brave my boys: we'll
never want while the world has chickens
oil the white feather"
The firing in the grocery having ceased
for more than an hour, being replaced by a
din OF the most boisterous mirth, Myers, by
great effort, mustered the spirit to return.
He found the customers helping themselves
with vengeance, and thought TO overcome
them with the assumption oi heroic AIRS
He snatched his revolver from bis pocket,
and pointing it al Warbawk's breast, stern
y ordered him 10 leave the house.
''lf that's what you're arter," shouted
Jack, unsheathIng his big bowie-knile and
springlng over the counter, "here's what'll
give you a lade full"
Myers still kept the revolver presented.
and his hand shook like leaf in the tenn
pest, and his feet invountarily reiterated
backwards by shor, quick steps. The two
feelings, physical fear and moral courage.
were struggling for the mastery. He vas
endeavoring to act bravely, but his nerves
refused their concurrence, and he remained
so to speak, in his poise-totally inca
pable OF acting at all. He was impotent
TO fight, and as powerless 10 fly.
There was no such hesitation in the con-
duct OF Jack Warhawk. Brandishing his
knife in his right hand, be seized the flow-
ing locks OF Myers in his left, and roared
at the top Of his lungs
"Down, cowardIy hound, on your mar.
row bones, or by the blue blazrs, I'll cut
your throat"
Incredible as il may seem, Myers, still
holding his deadly revolver loaded with
six rounds, covered TO the floor like a
beaten dog, and begged most pitiously for
his life-a prayer which the mockng half
breed granted, on condition that he would
treat the whole crowd for a week.
| From this time, the unfortunate Myers
was subject to every species of insult and
outrage. The loaferS would pull his nose
for mere amusement, the half-breeds would
spit in his face to make him treat, and Gen.
Cole, when intoxicated, would strike him
with his cane, TO cure him OF bis coward
ice, as be said. The miserable grocery
keeper brooked all these gross indignitips
with the patience OF a martyr, and would
sometimes meekly remonstrate-
"Gentlemen, it is ungpnerous to abuse
me thus, Tor confess have no courage
cannot fight"
This continued for a whole year, when
a change occurred that caused the insultrrs
to rue their ignoble prosecutions. H. had
a beautiful wife, whom he loved with the
tendereSt passion. One day when the
| husband was absent, the hideous haif-brred,
Jack Warhawk, ins,iga,ed TO the damning
deed by the persuasion OF Gen. Cole, went
to the grocery keepers private residence,
and maltreated his lady in the most shame
iul manner.
Myers returned home 10 find his beloved
one drowned, as it were, in tears. He
heard the narrowing tale without external
manifestation Of anger or emotion. His
face, it is true, became somewhat pale
his lip quvered an instant, and settled to
an expression rigid as mouth of iron, end
his wild, black eye, it may be, shot few
more beams of penetrating FIRE; but he did
not mutter curses. He uttered not whs-
per of menance-he did not even condoe
or sympathize with his afflicted wife He
only armed himself with bowie-knifp
fourteen inches in the blade, from hilt to
point, and started for the village.
He came in sight of his enemy, then
promenading the public square, and boast.
ing of his vllanious achievement. AT thi,
vision, Myers lips curled into a horrd
smile, and his dark eye melted into q
stream OF tears. He approached, ill he
stood nearly touching the. half.breed, and
then said, in hurried Whisper
"Wrr,ch, be quick draw for by ST
Paul, one OF us must die :"
And heawaiied until the other should b.
ready Tor the strife on equal terms. HI
did not have TO wait long, for Jack, under
standing the cold, glilIering, snaky smile
and those hot gushing tears, as the certain
tokens of madness, immediately nn5,lratheC
at the same moment with his adversary
and then began the dreadful combat which
was soon decided.
Myers plrried the furious blows OF th,
hateful haif-breed and then grasping hi
toes clothing with his left hand, with III,
other plunged the knife into his heart
The Cherokee died without groan.
And now The inward and terrible pas
sons OF Myers found vent in appalling *,
ploslons. His curses were fearful TO hea
he spurned his enemy with his foot, anC
wished aloud he had a hundred lives, 81
that be could enjoy the pleasure OF KILN,
him an hundred timrs over. His wrall
then changed for his Other insulirrs. H.
llrw at loairr Bill GIeen, and tore out hi
soap locks by handsiul. IL sprang upoI
Gen Cole, and pulled his nose tall IL wa
liaItened brtwren his thumb and finger
all the while holding that CORY knife drip
ping with blood.
His enemlss were ~ taken by surprise
terror stricken, slupidsd, that, Tor spae'
they seemed utterly incapable Of voluniar.
motion.
! The coward bad suddenly become lh
: bFayssi oi the brave. The eqoipoiss Q
! opposite issllns was DESTROYED loFessF
, The sheer Pawst of pure will had eopqasFr
6 physical Ear,
Does any OF ouF readrFs douhl our sifsee
y hoFy u 70, - him sdiFess q hitter q
= inquiry 70 Hon. Grofs~ w Psiehrl, Va
y hlfrn, late Judge oi lhs sapfrm~ conH .
A'ksa-s'' aud 'hs FULLEST sonafa,slioa rna
a b. obtained.
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