Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-02-21
Amusiing 4eaomg,
A FUNNY SCENE.

of the Legislature at the Capitol, several
years ago-of course before the prohibition
of duelling by statute in this State.
Itwas an exciting political time, and ow-
ing to some swords spoken in debate" by
heated member, during the cheated term,"
touching somewhat upon the private charac-
ter of brother member, challenge was
forthwith despatched to the offending mem
Der by ssfriend,' as such messenger is
called in the language of the code of honor.
The challenge was at once accepted.
Pleased with this promptness, the second
said:
"When can we expect your friend?"
"Don't acant any friend" said the chal-
lenged party. 81 waive all such advanta-
ges. He can have dozen if he wishes"
y "This is magnanimous, but it is not ac-
cording to the code Well Sir-if I am to
confer with you directly-what weapons?"
"Broad-swords.
"The time p
"Day after tomorrow, at twelve o'clock
atnoon, precisely"
"At what place?"
"At o., on the St. Lawrence. Your
principal shall stand on one side of the riv-
er, and I will stand on the other, and we
will fight it out p - s---.
The osecond" frowned. "This is no jes-
ting matter, sir You are not serious
"Why, yes am, too! Hasn't the chal-
lenged party right to the choice of wea-
pons and placer"
"Well-yes-sir: but not to unusual
weapons in unusual places"
every well; pistols will not be objected
to, Of course"
ssAssuredly not; the geptiemans weapon"
"Very good, then. We will meet to-mor-
row in the little village OF p, and at
twelve o'clock precisely we will fight On the
"Sugar-loaf HILL standing back 10 back,
marching ten PAGES, th:' ,urnin- and firing.
Win that arrangement pc satisfactory"
cit will We shall be there"
And the parties separated. Now ''Sugar-
loaf iHill, sat the place aforesaid was ex-
actly what its uame imports sharp conical
pillar of ground, remarkable all the annae-
.diate country round for its peculiar forma-
ton.
The time arrived. ard the parties" ap-
5 peared on the ground but the state OF the
case "leaked OUT very qnick.
"Sirw said the second. ~ he arrived with
his almost breathless principal" at the
apex of the "Sugar-loai and surveyed the
ground-'Sir! this is on0tber .subterugr !!
What kind of place is this for duel with
pistols, back to back, and 4 forward march
of ten PAGES? Why, Sir, both parties would
be out Of sight at eight pnc"<, let alone at
ten; and in turning to ire, you must fire in
to the side-hill :"
$50 much the better for both of u.s. au.
swered the "party Of the second part" ''wc
are on terms Of perfect equality, then, which
is not always the case in modern duels."
Out spake the challenging ''principal'
then, in words too plain to be misunderstood {:
"S1R-Rv' he said to the second ''princi.
pal" at the same time looking daggers ar
him "SIR-R ypu "'y " c"'t"'".
"Well s'posin' Io"'! You h,a",- | was,
or YOU would not have c!ralugnd n!e
"They do say that fhe TWO parties
that went down the steep sides of Sugar-loaf
Hill on that memorable ocrdson, were us diff
cult Of reconciliation as when they ascended
its sides aud, borrower, that they were as
different in tenper as possible. One party
was laughing, and the other ''breathing out
and threatening Slaughter" but nothing
came of it, after all. This was the last of
that duel.
And, thoughtfully regarded, it seems to
us that there is something of lesson in it,
"indiferently well' as we have set the actu-
al occurrence before our readers.-Harpcr' S
Magazine for February.