Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-10

curses were frnrfsi-he spurnrd b. enemy with
his loot and wished aloud he had hundred lives
20 that be could enjoy the pleasure nf killing him
an hundred times over. His wrath then changed
fur hi. other insulter.. He flew at loafer Bill
Green. aud tore out hi soap locks" by handstu.
II sprnng upon Gen. Cole. and pulled his nose
until il va, na,tened between hi, thumb and fin
ger. Ill the while that CORY knife dnpped with
blood.
Hi. enemies we're 50 taken by surprise ter
ror-stIcken. stuprfrd. that for space they
seemed utterly incapable Of voluntary motion
The coward had suddenly became the brayest
Of the brave The equiPoise OF opposite feeling
wa destroyed forever: the sheer power Of pure
will bad conquered physical fear.
Do any 81 our readers doubt our strange sto
~ If So let him address letter If inquiry to
Hon. George w. pathchei, Vim Buren,, late Judge
Of the Supreme Court # Arkansas aud the full
est information may be obtained.
On the evening Of TIE same day General Cole
called u special council Of his friends TO consult
Oh the course be should pursue There was bat
one opinion-thnt he had been insulted by
gross pebic indignity and must call has foe to
field f honor.
Accordingly upon the following day n challenge
was despatched. which Mr.. Myers very prompt
" accepted, aud fixed the time Mt noon Of the
same day--ihe weapons to be double barreled
shot enns-the dist ince ten PAGES.
The part 81 met on the sand beach, under the
bank Of the river, above the town, and hundreds
a.spmh d TO witness the issue. The mortal bel
lgerents were placed by their sec nds, ant the
dehh dealing guns--enorDous double barrel
rested with dirk, yawnnE muzzles ON the sand,
in their hands. The spectators were much as
tonshed by the strange contrast exhibited IN
fh-ir appearance. Gen Coli, wa an old, exp".
rienced duellst. who had shot his man before he
eighteen, aud had often been engaged in at
fairs of the kind.
Ga the contrary. MYERS was unaequuinied
with fire arms. and had always hitherto been
deemed unmiiignted poluoon. Aud yet.
singular to record, the durli-ts was nervous and
aeitnted, almost trembling, while the. repnt"d
coward was calm, firm, steady asa rock, with
that horrid smile on his curling lip, aud Il few
scattered tear drops, cleaning in the sun, on his
cheek
Gen. Coles second gave the word, Fire
one, two, ihreei He need not, h 1wcvcr, to have
counted many, for which tho echo Of the word
fire. Myers elevated his piece AS quick as
thought. and touched the trigger. There was Il
Tremendous roHr aud Gen. Cole fell dead. His
head was pierced with twenty huekshot.
No nun again called Myers coward, in
Arkansas 10 one ever thought Of the term as hi-
shadow CLEANED in the sunlight He hnd taken
his degree in the college of desperation, aud his
diploma was written in blood
lie became II politician Of great notoriety--a
lender in that pnrt Of the State-was repeatedly
elected 10 the Legislature, where he acquired dis
tincon by his talents. but more by his fearless
daring, aud he j. said to be in progress of o>een
sion, having recently obtained the COMM ssion Of
Major general of the Militia. We hope before
nv months to see his name on the roll of Mem.
hers Of Congress
Nature made him "A coward Love for his in
suite wife made him bra,e--and bravery has
conferred honor.