The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-07


q trembling hand he tore IL open, and topk
lhrreirom four notes Of q thousand dollar.
each. II VIA money entrusted 90 bis care
hS his father Tor the payment Of q mortgage
Zoo Mobile.
i rgo your four thousand aud call YOU
the youth said, in horse whisper 4 score
of pawuRca had collected about the table
and oll Wus brralhlnss excitement,
/ -Four kiuRs, sad Lodman, spreading his
cards,
Lost" gronncl Balfour, dropping Die hand,
and then cIaspiug his brow,
Stop, Villain shouted Edgar N0bicy in
trumpet tones, 49, lodman started 10 rake
down the money Il have watched you we'll
! hryr srrn ,uu stock and murk thusr cards,
and exchange hands, and conceal high pairs
between YOUR knrcs, till you have given just
such hinde as suited luur purp0sr' And us
hu spoke, be drew "a pistol from his bosom,
aha" uttered the blachlcg, starting zap
from hs chair, nud drawing Ike weapon
from hs pockcti is thpt your game, my
proud cpvc' Come ON deck, and wcIl Try
that, Come. white liyerci, mcddIug coward
80, no. cried illiour, starting cap betW
lhe two. Yuu shall not du this. Edgar
FOLLOW me-, shouted Lodmgu, loipiug up
the cabin stairs,
AllVas now excitement and confusion n
ttr T'uTU, tTTr ttUrt r1Ur 1uwU uU1 tr
tried tu disu1Ir Edpu from going up
Would you have me shrink like u craven
before that villain % the youth cried, in ,c-
hcmcnt tones lie has picked upon me he
fore, uU1 know ac has meant q quarrel from
the lirst'
Ilu, YOU should have taken no notice Of
him, Edgar, returned Capt Burt uuNiouslN
u had resolved not 90 do so, Captain but
when / saw him deliberately rob my friend 3
..l. IN4.f
tricks for the acc0mplIs shmcnt of bis purpose
---lud when know that his victim WIS stalk
ing hrs very honor I'm The unequal contest
how could help it' could not, Iut it b.
too late now. ] cannot back out Come
SEQ me through a.
At that time, and IN that place, there
seemed 90 Dee no other alternative Tor bad
Edgar refused tn fight now, the Villain would
have iusultcd him without mercy Burt
know this-thcy nll knew it-an9, much oS
thcy loved the youthful clrrk, thlN saw not
how hc could escape tile hostile meeting he
had himself in measure, provoked The
captain might have forbidden h., hut that
would only have delayed thc a'a'r-n'' pre-
vented it
Edgar went ON dcck and the passengers
followed him The moon was at the full
and her soft beams lrN upon The waters ot
the gulf and upon th, pcoplcd deck with an
p'IuErurr almost equal 20 uoou'dnN
gAh, YOU have come, yh " cried the power
Ml ducli,t, with a succr. j expected YOU
would have thought il more safe below
But take YOUR place. We need mo- seconds
here. Al know the deadly proyochtiuu YOU
have given me- Who shall count for U.S.
IN count, said the man with a houg'dog
face.
One more nDtcmp, was made 10y VIM. Bal
four TO save his friend.
Let me take your place, Edgar he urged
cuuc,tly.
No. replied the clerk. stand hac, The
quarrcl is minc
4 splCc was now cleared in tie FiUgW1y,
Rlmlcy staullug imam all- -2-al ll il4l -...i----
and Todmpu ou the ether Al Was still save
the plash Of the water, as the sharp bow rut
through their track, and the moon looked
down as brightly and scrcncly as though no
c,il were 90 be done.
Are You ready p said the hang-dog.
,Nll ready"
Then here goes Ogc,- Tlro,---'
AZ the word two, quick sharp crack
broke the air. ludmuH had pulled his ,ris-
ger and the cap had exploded withou, dis
charging his pistol. That was the way be
generally killed his man.
Al tho word three Edgar fired into the air.
Fool uttered Burt 'why didn't YOU shoot
him You had him fast enough
i would not murder an uuurmcd man -
And then turning 20 his antagonist, he asked
DO YOU fire ut the word tro|
4 fire as suits me best replied the black
leg, drawing another pistol wen see II
this one is not more sure
stop" said Bulour, in agony You have
stood before him. Let me take the pistol
now
.Nor spoke Edgar, calmly,,the villain has
taught nae a lesson And as he said this he
cooked his second pistol, and took his stand
Rcody p asked the hang-dog,
'Rcaly.'
'ThcD look out Now, Onc--'
But he counted no further as the words
fell from his lips, the report of Edgars pi,t ol
broke upon the still air, and the dark villain
rcclcd to tho deck, shot through the brain
And fire when it suits me best the
Young clerk said, as he turned from the
scene.
Even the two friends whom Lodmnn had
brought on board saw the fairness of the
thing and they raised not murmur. They
took up the corpse of the dead duelist and
bore it away to the forecnste, where they
rolled it up in a tarpaulin, intending to have
it buried when they reached Mobile.
Here said Edgar Romlcy, as he handed
to William Ballour all the latter lost. There
was sad look upon lls pale features, ana
his voice tremblcd, Take this, and then cx-
change pledges with me.-Say that you will
never gomhle again, and III promise you
never to fight another dueln
The pledge was given.
Il am glad you have taken such pledge
said Burt but be sure there are hundred s
who will bless the moment that led YOU to
your first, and, hope, last duel.
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How to muf1u tp n tsuurrut.
/ William Ladd was the President of the