Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-01-08

man is fool!' observed, one. 81,
Twill cut his wisdom teeth before tn
/ day is an hour older!' added anoth
ter.-
Won't Bill swear the devil out o
This, den when he finds the knight o
the Mexican blanketlin his arm chair
exclaimed third. 4 wonld rathe
sit en- the brink Of burning crater.
affirmed the fourth.
/; The General and captain botl
whispered to their friend to retire
but he refused even so much as e
answer their request, and they NOV
ed to different table, hoping thai
the doelist, when be should enter
would regard the intrusion ola sin
gle stranger as merely accidental
and pass it over as such.
Soon middle aged person in
gold speciacles approached the young
ranger and touching his rainbow blau.
ket, inquired with an aspect of with
ering irony-'My dear boy, will you
pardon my curiosity, but is this pret-
ty thing that you wear With so much
grace really bullet proof?'
You are welcome to try the expe-
riment whenever you like answered
Ben, in a calm voice. -
ia'It will be riedquicker than yon
expect remarked the other, turning
to the counter for a glass of wine.
Presently, several footsteps re-
sounded at the door. accompanied by
ashont Of boisterons laughter, and a
score Of visages grew palIid with agi-
tation at the bare idea of the coming
scene, as a general whisper announc-
d-'There be is! God pity the poor
Texan!'
At the instant French Bill enter
ed, and striding to the bar, called for
champagne and -broiied chicken.
General Henderson and Captain
Hays gazed .uponthe notorious duel.
lists, and started; in spite Of their
GOODNESS and courage, at the extraor-
binary cruel ferocity Of his appear.
ance. He was a man Of Herculean
frame. and seemingly endowed with
abulous strength, if one might judge.
oy his enormous breadth and bone,
md the swelling volumes or sinews
lbout his joints, that looked like
bundles Of steel ibres- from their
irmness and elasticity, His counie-
nance was concealed by perfectjun-
sfe of black hsir-ail save the dag
,er-like blazing dark eyesand a long
lose,. crooked as the beak Of an ea-
,le. Wherever hisgsudy dress would 1
lllow it to be seen, The sable bristliDg
,air SLOWED itself al over him, even4
% the end of bis fingers. In fine, he |
'esembled wild beast, clothed in
he costume Of Frencbman.
The proprietor of the saloon whis-
,ered something in the ear Of, The
avage, and, uttering a haff stiaed
.ry Of astonisbment and rage he I
urned bis eyes towards the marble 1
able where the young ranger. sat !,
eading, apparently in a-state of pro-
ound abstraction. Murdero US pas
ion shook, the quivering bosom OF
he bully ike an electric storm, as
le walked with a tread like an ele- {
,hant across the floer, sand seated !
himself opposite the intruder at bis
Usual place. He then snatched the
from the Others hand and
glanced around at the spectators With (
triumphant look, which implied
You see how | insult him aud how
le takes it T.
Ben Cullum looked at him with
mile of; impertuTable tranquility
,ut spoke not a syllable. w hat
an he meant murmured Hays to.
henderson. 4 never saw him be-
ore receive a voluntary wrong SO
almly.'' /
! French Bib then jerked the Mex
can blanketffom the shoulders ofthe !
louth, and, throwing it down. put bis
DOT upon it, uttering at the. same
ime a low chuckle, tha. sounded
'oarse as the laughter of a fiend!
The ranger slightly colored, and
,azed with tine same singular smile
nto the eyes Of. the dnelist, as if be
would vanquish himby alook.
Coward and villiarv suddenly vo-
iferated the bully, ST you have a
park Of manhood in your poltroen 5 |
,eaft SHOW us how they resent insults
j Texas. !