Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-12-06

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rilong duelling pistols, their handle
a afsparkling. with a. profusiona Of go
d and silver mountings; and he carrie
e in his right hand, as easily as if !,
: had been bntlawalking.stick, a riff
!. of extraordinary length and weigh
I which was also embeIished as muc
as possible with jewels and the pre-
|, cious metals. s-~7se---
Il Captain Dye addressed his singu
J. lar companion = Jack t, l ssincerel
, wish I could dissuade you from al
: tending the ball. 1t win scertainl
result..in bad Consequences hfess G
Say no mora, answered the Other
in an1 irritated tone; 4 would go if
slknew that. / should be compelled t.
| fight in succession every Frenchmal
in New Orleans--and every A meri
can, too, for that matter ao4se. 81
you will surely have to fight one
Frenchman, if no more, provided yor
enter tho ball in youy present garb,
Irejoined his friend with smile.
Il am in free country, | believe
as it respects dressing, fighting, ap.
pearing in all public places. at will
and everything else thatis honest,
said Jack T., in voice Of musical
almost feminine sweetness, but.atathe
same time flashing look Of terrible
import from his small, twinkling eyes
|, Very we'll, 60 on, and | will'bacls
you to the end was the brave re.
sponse. a7nv
who is reckoned the chief of the
French duellists?' inquired jack T.,
after being silent for few minutes.
'Beyon all comparison, Louis Vii
lere, replied Captain Dye, without
an instant's hesitation.
+ what is his chosen weapon, asked
tho other. @ .'f
'The pistol, although be is nearly
as good with the sword, and he is far
before any professional teacher Of
either exercise in New Orleans, or
even in Paris, where he astonished
all their schools by bis ,matchless
skill only couple of years ago. -,
! HAS he ficed much real fre?' in
terrogated Jack T., in, accents be-
traying a slighttouch of interest.
. .He has been engaged in affairs ef
honor two or three times annually, !
ever since he was eighteen years Of
age, and now he is thirty,eight, an
swered Dye. .gslal< yafsolssl j
Has he never met with any mis-.
fortune?' continued the other, in torres |
of perceptible. .eagerness.
Never was the response: che al !
ways brings down his foe, or else
wings and cripples him at the word,
and thus he is enabled to escape with
out wound; and when be wields the
sword, his thrust is prompt and dead
ly as the lightning
Jack z. suddenly halted, and ia
cling his companion, inquired sternly:
what would be the consequence, in
your opinion, if Louis Where and
myself were to combat with pistols?'
.You would both fall dead at the
same instant said the other.
Then we will not fight with pIs-
tols,' remarked Jack T., as if talking
to him. 4 must see five cannot
find something else to. fight with; and
in order to do that, | must manage
to east the o'lns. on him, and force
him to challenge me, and then | will
have the choice of weapons ! must
turn the matter over iuimy mind
And while thus soliloquising they
reached the entrance which led to the
ballroom. sss ssraa ~
Here Jack T. was obliged to yield
up his arms, receiving checks. prop
erly numbered, from the policeman,
who took all such deadly implements
in charge, so as to ihsnre their re-
turn on his departure from the hall.
The two friends then passed on into
the grand saloon, where hundreds Of
splendidly-attired men and women,
all cleaning With gold aud gems,
were whirling round in the sensual
waltz, with looks as voluptuous as the
music which guided their movements.
! At first, every one was too busily
engaged, to notice the advent Of the
eccentric strapger. But very soon a
whisper, increasing gradually to an.
uneasy buzz, like that which Issues
from a disturbed beehive, circulated