Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-07-02
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Dh always chooses, aud AN expecting min
every moment, returned the owner, tremb.
mig aud actually pale with apprehension
There Is plenty Of room for both % u..
resArked tue Texan, with unrafi ID eauan.
iuity
What do you imagiue tha, Freueh Bill
would eat at the same board With an Amer.
lean y cried the vther, with a look Of s,upe
iaetioui asif he doubted the evidence Of ii,
senses at such unaceoantable Auiaeity and
presumption.
1t IS a matter Of perfect indiistenc. 10
mo whether your bully diss, o. not ~.
sssss4 Yea, sIiag 81, sy,a a,sin 10 ..s
newspaper.
he fellow must be crsEy, muttered Il. 9
bsWlldered proprietor as be rctrcatsd be.
hind the bar, a. If to be out Of the way when
the impending explosion should occur.
Indeed su euiinous murmur arose from
All parts OF the hall The man /, n fool =
observed one. He will cut hi, wi.aom
teeih before the day is an hour older 9 siJ,J
another. 'Wos't Bill swear the yery devil
out OF his den when he 6nds the knight Of
the Mexican blanket 10 his arm chairr ex
claimed third Il would rather sit on th.
brink OF burning crater = sfimed fourth.
The general aud captain both whispered
70 their friend TO retire, but be refused even
as mueh as to answer their request and they
moved to didereut table, hoping that the
Iueiiist' when he should enter, would regard
tue intrusion OF single stranger as merely
aooidentai, aud pass it over as such
Soon middle aged person, in gold spee
taeiss, approached the young ranger. aud
touching his rainbow blanket, manfred with
an aspect Of wiihering iroay-.My dear boy
Will you pardon my curiosity, but is ,b,,
pretty thing you wear with so much grace
really bullet proofP
y 0G arc welcome 10 try the expsrimr,t
Whenever you hke, answered Beu. In calm
voice
1t will be tried quicker than youerpeetyr
IemarGsd the other, farming to the counter
for glass Of wine.
Presently. several footstep. resounded .t
The door, accompanied By shou. Of hois.
'eIoas laughter, aud SCORE Of vissges grew
PaIitd With agitation at the bare idea Of the
coming scene, as general whisper 1u-
nounc'd-'There be is God pity the poor
Texan
At the Instant French Bill entered and
s'riding TO the bar, called for champagne
aud broilsd chicken General henderson
aud Captain Hays gAIei upon the notori
Gus dueilIst, aud started, in spite Of their
eoolness and courage, at the extraordinary
irroei'y Of his appearance. He saman
OF hereuleaa frame, aud seemingly endowed
with fabulous strength il one might Judge Ly
his enormous breldth and bono. and the
swelling volumes Of sineWs about his Joints
that looked like bundles Of steel 6bres. from
their drmEess aud elasticity. His eouot..
nance was concealed by 4 perfect ianRlo Of
black hair save tho dagger like Ilazipp
dark eyes, and long nose crooked as tbs
belk Of an eagle Wherever hi, dress would
allow it TO be seen the sable bristlinr hair
showed itself all over hiu, even L, the ends
OF bis hns"rs In fine, he rcscmLled avid
beast clothed ia tho costume Of French.
man
The proprietor of the saloon yhisperel
som :thing IN the car nf tho sav.rs. and nj.
tering halfstifgd cry Uf mingled a.topisb.
mcut and rage, he turned hi. ewes toward,
the marble table where the yeurg ranger
sat readiUs, apparently in state Of rro
faaud abstraction Murdcrou. passion shook
the qnlvcring bosom Of tie bully like an E.
lsciric storm. as be walked With tread lik,
sbat Of an elephant across the assr. spd
seated himself opposite the intruder At nj.
usual place lie then .natcbed tho new.
paper FROM !he Others hand and glanced +,
round az the spectators with = trirmpbspt
look, which implied 'You see bow 1 Insult
bins and how he takes IL
Ben Cuilum looked At bin with a smile
OF imperiurbaslo tranquility, but spoke 10,
syllable What eau be mean murmursi
Hays 10 Henderson 4 never saw him be
ioro receive q voluntary wrong % ealmly'
frchch bad tbcu Jsrked The Mexican
S'mkv, f'Hiu ,;fs shoulders II the youth and
''rovinC u DOWN fn' his f5oi upon H. alirf.
log ~ the same time a low chuekls that
sounded hoatsc as the laugh ofa 6snd
Tho ranger sligltly ellorci aud y,1sI
Vish The same siugnlaf smile into the syes
Il ihe duali,sti a. Il he would ranqui,h bim
BY look
Coward aud william suddenly ,oo,E,,,
Ted The bully " you baysa spark Of mau.
hood 20 your pol'rgou.s heart show a. how
they recent iusaltsin ToHasr
Then. quick ~ fash of lightning from
ihuodsrei01d Bon Cull1m b1uadsd 20
bis feet aod grasring Preueh BilIs nose
with one hui aud bis long black beard
With the other opcnei bis jaus. sod d.,
charged = v0lley Of tobaec, juice into nj,
mouth and Immediately hurled Lim vpon
The door ~ easily as if hsl been 90 ipfsat
ln m0msut tie duelist arose. fo.ning
a. The lip, grinding bic teeth spI bosli,v
fJT The saiisfaetiob of q gentleman
'f0l shall hays the satisftatirn II a devil
- you are. fllmi sfed ths raursr Let
us cr1ss tho lake ani settle The i.,us ui,5
buvie tniy-.
'BJWie kBives repeated the Ffssehmsn
vith cuanisuanrN Of gnuitigltcd horror -
Bowie khivos ars nos fecagBizsd ty thr
code Of bon
B1uis knives echoed che satsllitss Of
the Jsuny Lisd saloon Tor laiiss asd vsu.
iismsn 'Bosis halves sfs the ssspons Of
savsgrs'
Are they Indeed ? ssslsiasl ths Tsr,,
With . tsrrihle laugh Then thss IL tbs
right s'fi n trosd o iry tbsif steel snA
be dfsH fr7m be bosom glittsfiag b'aIs
rearlg iuo feet 10 lsugtb sai rushed 20
EHfls be foss
Bot nose of then ihourbt 20 aiviahIs %
uait flr fhe rssait ~ che srpsfimsut Wifh
pala lips ia f,ifbtsnsI efiss ths sutifo
ihrong ioat 70 ihsif heels Nrsboh Bill Iced.
irg ibs raut sui ssili8g f5f ,hs police 10
tsffi6ed scents And f'sn thst dsg 90
Hafi ths balliesani rarb bisfr n ths Crescent
cifV tseS msniffats1 thf afueff respect r.,