The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1856-02-14
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~ a VERY laughaLle circimsia,.ce n ssid ia, 4,
have occurred in Albany. during a session
sfths Legislature Mt the Capitol, several
years ago-of course. before tie prohibitions
| of duelllng By statute in this State. ga,5a
1t was an exciting political time, and ow.
ing to some "wor ds spoken IN debate BY d
heated member, during the "heated term"
touching somewhat upon the private. char
| acter of brother member. a challenge was
forthwith despatched TO the offending menu
Der by "a friend" as such messenger is
called in the language Of the code of honor.
The challenge wis at once accepteds $685.
Pleased with this promptness, the second
said .E
'When can we expect your friend ~
Don't scant any friend, said the chal1en-
ged parry. III waive all such advantages
He can have dozen ifhe Wishes" =
This is magnanmous. but it is not ac-
cording to The code Well Sir-if I arr,
to confer with you directly-what weaponsi",
"Broad-swords." -. e..
"The time 7"
4 "Day after To- morrow, at twelve o'clock
ut noon, precisely"
| 'At what place ~
"At o., on the st. Lawrence. Your
principal shall stand on one side of the river
ana | will stand on the other, aud we will
fight It out !"
The second" frowned. "Yhis is no lest
ing matter, sir. You are not seriousi n -
'".Why. yes am tool Hasent the
challenged party right to the choice of
weapons and place 2" - ........ .gaF
"Well-yes-sir; but not to unsual wea-
pons in unusual places"
Very well pistols will not be objected
10, of course" -.
"Assuredly not (; the gentIeman's weaponrf
VERY good, then. We will meet to-
morrow in the, little village of P, and
at twelve o'clock precisely we will figh. ON
the 'Sugar-loaf Hill ; standing back to back,
marching ten paces then turning and firing.
Will that arrangement be satisfactorily,
TT will. We shall be there" 49,
And the parties separated. Now @Sugar.
loaf Hill, ,"l.at the place aforesaid" was ,ex-
actly what It's name imports--a sharp conf
cal pillar Of ground, remarkable all the ina-
mediate country round for its peculiar for
nation. -. a..
The time arrived, and 'rthe parties" ab-
peared on the ground /; but the state of the
case leaked OUT very quick
| "Sir y. said the second, as he arrived with
his almost breathless principal at the apex
ofthe Sugar-loaf, and surveyed the ground
-"Sir this is another sdbterfuge What
kind of a place is this for a duel with pis-
tolls, back TO back, and forward march of
ten pacesl Why, Sir, both parties would
be out Of sight at eight PAGES, let alone ten
and in turning to fire, you must FIRE into the
sideIiill m -
| $50 much the better for both Of us p an
swered the "party Of the second part ;n;awey
are on terms Of perfect equality, then, which
is not always the case in modern d,iels.n Z =,
I Out spake the challenging 3principalr
then,in words plain to be misunderstood
"SIR-R J" he said to the second aprincipaIn
at the same time looking daggcrs at him !:
"SIR.R yoa are a coword !" -
.Well s'posin' I am You kaep was.
I'or you would not have challenged me -
i They do say that the two apartiesn t.at
went down the steep side of Sugar loaf Hill,
on that memorable. occasion, were as dificult
of reconciliation as when they ascended its
sides; and, moreover, that they were as DIFF
ferent in temper as possible. One party
was laughing, and the other "breathine out
threatening and Slaughter" but nothing
! came ofit, after all. This was the last Of
& that duel.
! And, thoughtfully regarded, it seems to
us that there is something of lesson IN it,
"indifferently well" as we have set the nc.
tual occurrence before our readers. -
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