Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-06-23

No, no, for Gods sake, no,r she eiaculat- ed Tn accents frozen into gasping whispers by excess of terror
 lie started as one awakening from some dreadful dream. The wild lustre left his eyes and the tears came back again, as he cried.
 Forgive me, adorable creature! I forgot that you are too beautiful for death. Live and De forever biest; as for me, I will face the grim lie imprinted on her white lips brief kiss ana aI rapidly descended the bank of the river HIS rect were already in the shallow water when she shreked- '0'' you wish!'' VIII iA9' as
 lie bounded back to her. exclaimino.
 "" !, eoo' Will believe there is a God of | heren ' niu u
 And the lovers melted together in tears and caresses of uehabe fondness
 After few moments, such as crusb aoes of rapture into instants the youth said:
 Come, my hearts own bride let us away. l we must be miles down the river before sun. rise, unless we may chance to fall in with 2 | boat" | As he spoke, the familiar hoarse snortino of hlgh- pressure steamer became audible. The young man uttered a cry of joy, while the wo- man, already reieuting, fatered: We must defer our flight until some other time; how can leave without my cIothin,,2,,
 Atthe moment, an angry curse, mingled with peal as of internal laughter sounded mme- dlately behind them. The woman Cri,, screamed, for she knew the fearful imprecation as the voice of an dnrelentng father. They turned, and the ierce-eyed old man stood be- lore them, not alone, but accompanied hv l proud, sneerng brother and a former suitor of the daughter-one abhored, rejected, vet still l perseverlng in spite of her aversion.
 me picture was extraordinary, even for the oackwoodS. The impetuous father, a giant of strength and fury in his youth, and still more 1 powerful than any man in Arkansas-his face wrlthng, his tongue inarticulate with rage. his cane upifted, yet forbearng to strike; for old Col. J ack Thorn, though a Saturn in wrath and revenge had keen sense of the western l principle of honor, and therefore scrupled to assault an unarmed or unresistng foe. His son l John, a tall dark visaged person, with cruel. | thln lips, hourshed cowhide but hesitated to anticipate the purpose of his father, who could Ill brook any interference with the course of his own quarrels. Capt Davis, the rejected suitor. huge red- haired monster the most murder 1 ous duelist of the frontier. with one hand smoothed an immense beard, and with the other fondled the silver mounted butt of his pistol, While dabolical grin curled his coarse, lurid llpS and his small, yellowlsh eyes flashed ruu- dy jets of flame.
 : Do not strike me-" said young Thompson, foidlng his arms his breast, and looking steadily but mournfuIly in the face of Thalja's lather Do not strike me, for I cannot strike back"
 And why not, coward, wretch, son of the devil2' roared the Colonel
 The youth glanced at his beloved, and was silent.
 " Do you think daughter of mine shall ever wed beg5ary plltroon? Sooner would cut her up with my bowie-knife, as meat for the hounds"
 |" am not coward,' replied the boy in thrilling whisper and large blue vein sweled up like cord in his left temple as if about to burst
 Then fight me!' thundered the Colonel; "hght me and you shall have hpr." he added with an oath frightful enough, one might have imagined, to appal the demons that inspired him.
 A quick arrow of lightning darted from the blue eyes of the youth, to be succeeded by streams of tears, as he glsped: ''Oh God, it Is impossible" But whether he alluded to tue proposed combat, or the exhaustion of his own powers of endurance, the hearers could not well conjecture.
 The duelist Capt Davis, interposed: "The lily-livered boy who is afraid of lead and cold steel, is not fit to marrvn
 '" fou lie!" retorted young Thompson, in accents hlSsing like the death warning of a ser pent.
 Poor child, it needs the switch.' said the despefado, with mockish burst of merriment; and he snatched the cowhide from the hand ot John Thorn, and sprung at his boysh rival.
 A terrible struggle ensued, and the youth might perhaps have achieved an actual victory, when John Thorn lnterfered, by knocking him down with the butt of his pistol Davis n- stantly seized him by his long flowing hair, and completed the reinstatement without pity or shame.
 At ieugth Colonel Thorn ordered: |" Let him go, Captain; that is more than enough, aul the thing has not been done very turv, a4y wav''
 Released, the boy fixed his eyes piercing as daggers ou the viaage of his enemy and sail iu a hoarse whisper: demaud, and l will have satstaction."
 'DoeS the baby want more of the same sort?'' sueercJ the dueist.
 The steamboat, previously alluded to, had rung her ocii tie signal for lau .iu1, aul MS
  sol cast one glance at the crowded deck, A sudden thought flashed through lis brain, ne smiled as a hend smiles, and flew as4lu upo4 his rival, grapped his throat and drs.lel aim to the ground; at the same instant bitlu5 on one of his ears as he fell.
 Father let me shoot the wretch!'' cXclaim- ed John Thorn, drawing his revolver.
 < x ot SO" answered the Colonel; mo more foul play; the boy has better grit than thought but let Us part them; the boat is touching the bank'
 They attempted to pull Thompson away from his hold. His arms felt hard as iron, and the clasp of his fingers seemed as terribly tena- cious 4s the j4ws of blacksinith's vice.
 "Hallol shouted rough voice from the steamer; there boys are three men upon one" And the crew and passengers rushed to the scene. As they crowded around the youth relinqushed his grasp. His antagonist, purple from suIfocation, arose with difficulty, but re- covering in moment, he drew his pistol and fired at the heart oi the heroic boy.
 Assassin.' cried Captain Turner, striking up the deadly weapon, as the bullet whizzed on high throughout the ar; assassin, what is the cause of this murderons quarre?'
 The duelist spoke not, out claspe! his mutt lated ear, with countenance distorted like that of devil.
 This s bad business" remarked the steam boat captain, turning to Thompson for expIa- nation.
 The latter pointed in the direction of where his Thaa stood, as she had stood from the commencement of the affray-pale and ap}a- reptiy aa lisenslble as statue, queenly Niobe frozen by grief and fear into marble.
 We love each other," he avowed; and for that alone, her father, brother and my dis carded rival nave assailed me; this brutal bully has diSgraced me forever by the touch of the whip, and now refuses satisfaciou"
 " You shall have it-you shall have it in your own blood and brains. '" yelled Davis in a voice like the howl of some wounded wild beast
 linen let me have it now," replied the dauntlesS boy.
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