Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-03-28
taation q. her. family, He had promptly

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tuation other family. He had promptly
supplied the means not only of paying
Mr.. Dilenburg, but also of meeting his
again restored TO the family:
And shortly after Charles Brooks led
Helen TO the altar. Young. beautiful;
and; full of spirit, he had found IN her his
idea of q wife, and his ideal was fully aes
tualized in. her possession. They are rs
JOY Gus as the Sunshine, and often laugh
over the femem6r ahce of Adolphus Dill
1ehburg, Esq, and especially over
Charles prompt action wien be. kick,
ed him out of doors; and thus ended the
last scene in the farce of'sThe Friend
of the Family. g. Z.
*. as. DUELING. :;
Many years ago, during session of
the New y York Legislature, the following
amusing circumstance occurred--of couse
it was before the prohibition of dueiing
by the statute in that State p
1t was an exciting political time. and
owing to some words spoken in debate
by a heated member, during the heated
term, touching somewhat upon lie prs
vate character of brother member, o
challenge was forthwith dispatched to the
Offending member by "a friend as such
a messenger is called Ia The language of
the code Of honor.
The challenge was at once accepted.
Pleased with this PromPtnesst the Sc
cond said: 5st.. E's2a t
When can we expect your friend p
Don't want any friend, said the chal.
ges. he can have dozen If he wishes
'Thisis magnanimous, but tits not 40.
cording to the code Well. sir, If am
70 confer with you directly, what 'weap-
ons % Est,
'Broad-swords.'
'The time 2
DAY after tomorrow, at twelve. o. clock
at noon, precisely
cat whatsplace p
'At o., on the st. Lawrence.
Y our principal shall stand on one side Of
the river, and 4 will stand on tho other,
and we will fight it out
The second frowns :'This is no testing
matter, sir. You are not serious 2
'Why, yes am too. Hasn't the chal>
ienged party rightto the choice OF place
and weapons?' &
'Well-yes, sir but not to unusual
weapons. in unusual Places
'yerywell pistols will not be object
to, of course ,4ls y
'Assuredly not: the gentleman's wea>
POM
Very good, then. We will meet to.
morrow in the little village of B.. and
at IL o'clock, precisely, we will fight on
the top Of 'Sugar:loaf Hill standing back
to back, marching ten PAGES, then turn
ing aud firing. Will that arrangement
6e satisfactory p g
1T will. We shall be there -
And the parties separated. Now 'Su-
gar-losf Hill at the place aforesaid, was
exactly what the name imports; sharp
conical pillar Of ground remarkable all
The Immediate country round for It's pecu.
liar formation.
The tine arrived, and the parties APP
peared on the ground but the state Of
the case leaked ont very quick.
- Sir. said the second, as he arrived
with his altnost breathless principal at
the appex Of the Sugar.loaf, and survey
ed the ground-sir, this is another cub.
terfugel What kind ola place is this for.
a duel with pistols, back to back, and a
forward march of ten paces? Why, cir,
both parties would be out of sigtt at eight
PAGES, let alone'ten and in turning TO Dire
you mnst FIRE into the side-hillH
so much the better for Jokt Of us = an
swered the party of the second part; we
are on terms of perfect equality, then,
which Is not always the case, in modern
duels.' 1871 e1s
Out spake the challenging principal
then. in words too plain TO be misunder-
stood #
.srR-R + he said 70 the second 'princi.
pal. at the same time looking daggets al
him (; sIR-R r ] y0a are a coiVDrdIi
well, s'posin' Z am I Xou kpeW was,
or you would not have challenged mel
They do say. that the two parties that
went down the steep side Of Sugar>loaf
Hill on that memorable occasion, were as
difficult Of reconciliation as. whensthey as
cended its sides and moreover, that
they were as different in temper as posi-. .
bic. One party was laughing. and the
other breathing out threatening aud
slaughter: but nothing came of il after
all. This was The last ofLtta duel.
IErELLroEEcE OF B1RDs.-,That inferior
animals have intelligence. distinct from
the instinct which is common 70 theman
to man. is notion now genefaIly preya-
lent. An interesting illustrstion Of this
FOpiuiou-was related at late meeting of
the Literary and Philosophical society Of
Liverpool. The authority Of the fact is
such as to leave no room for question.
A pair of goldinches had built their nest
on small branch of an olive tree after
Matching their brood. the parents perceiy>
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