Ceredo crescent. [volume] (Ceredo, Va.) 1857-1861, 1858-05-15

am from the Sestc Of Virginia the provcrbisl
lchivairy OF whose sons 10 never falsi6ed by any
act Of mine
do you mean this to be fhrsst?' cried ono
or the brothers.
You may receive II n such, if you feel SC
disposed, replied Dugan, without betrsying any
emotion. II intended to convey the ides tha,
when I an insulscd, or my rights are outrage
l am rcadyto demand, or exact, that satisfaction
claimed by gentlemen throughout the world
You viii fshty" cried the elder brother in
sstonisinsut.
.All three if necessary - vas the cool response
wait till VIC break this Internal cheat OF o
bank, aud you shall be Accommodated to your
hearts couiept" said the eldest Allen, vita a
fendish frown.
Again the young girl, with quiveriny fingers.
threw down the four leading cards; again the
trinity of wicked brothers risked their money,
aud tais time on the king OF clubs; but the
luck s,ill ran against them, aud they lost, while
the stranger won his bet of fifteen hundred on
the queen of diamonds.
The she.ro2uc has played Us false, and We
will rake the table voeiferatcd the Aliens,
spriLging to iasir feet and drawing. their bowie.
knives tc execute their menace. "a ief orn,is
But quicker than their motion--quiek rs the
lightuiugs leap-was the action of Dugan; for.
bounding four yards backwards he covered the
heads Of the two boldest despcradoes with De.
ringer in each hand. which had beeu ready cock.
cd IN his pocket, aud shouted:
''VillAinsl stir a muscle if ye dare aud the
devil shall have his owur"
Attlle moment the byst1nder> iuterposed aud
an arrangement was effected for an Immediate
interview of honor betweeu Du;an and the eldest
brother. The parties, attended BY swarm OF
excited spectators, proceeded forthwith 90 the
bank or the Rio Grandc, opposite the site where
the city OF brownsville now stands, aud were
placed in position by their respective seconds.
was the hour OF midnight. aud the great
meridian moon. like the magic laEip OF the pur-
cat ehrysolite. trimming over with celestial rlo.
ry, gave lnsier nearly as vivid ss that of day.
and inetably more chaste, more enchanting.
more divine---sueh the sweetest smile or an
angel. the most holy Eight OF heaven.
Half q minute, or lees, before the death signal
Dusan exclaimed, in a calm, clear voice:
Assassin and swindler. will no, Lill you.
for you arr not ft TO die; bat viii cripple your
slsiscsh ssltsich sSaifp uaa,iu,u red Ijsht hand shall
!, sss ssssss.:s sss se ss,sa should
The word wa. given, sn& van iss ls&t echoes
the weapon or the brave v Hsriaisn roarsd on the
night air. aud the bullet shattered the others
arm at the precise point Infested, while tho
u,urderous duslist had not ,iae 10 pull hi tris.
ger. aud the reaaigisss .allau.. .hrunl from .
similar earnestly proacrcd ordeal.
Since then, the victor has beon a resident OF
the Rio Grs5ac, aud has engaged in dozen
other encounters, bu; always with thc ssasc
derfdl heroi.m aud foTLcarIBee. Strange, val.
iant, mighty minded man! During a life oT
almost sixty sumner,, he has fought hundred
fearful conflicts on the wild frontier. aud every
one, had be 30 chosen, might have been fatal to
his antagoni.t- bot yet 10 weeping widow, no
pale mother, no moaning orphan, from all the
uraSrs Of the pefi.hed past, comes 10 haunt his
dreams, aud lay the accusation Of n bereavement
nj his door.