The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1858-04-14

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'asftl H.nm.mli1 sstao lfa
mfHfbfoE Tfejaiga fbsa
li ut i Hrai0m tpuel h.
naHf hnhp tan, rHhaf laI
aauIl lafa done olIem one |
morning ll ymhg hWyu wis
returning 0lf .mea, lrom irahh !
ia.l, hauht na.byhH rfa', aud i0
formed io aharth manner. ,hat ha
had tampIal un hIgnrht, afl tbatI
helupulel Base ibo ali faction
ofhgan'.rman fbayaunf hNyaI
very cooIIy inquired % What eay he
lal vonnicd Ma fcclings. a no
same tmo telling lm Dc could ge.
dho satisfaction Do inOfDi Tho
young uo0 u'ihtm % got hIs friend
ml thsy would sc'lle ihe mnlicr
THUS lhry separated. The young
lawyer Bcut iohIf room, cast his cli
upon hIs bed, and was soon lost n|
thought. When ~ aNohe from hisI
rC'uIr, b wls near sunset lleI
arose, snatchcl up Q pen and wrote
the following ha.ty letter to hts father.
aud mother.
Ng drfr aHd mufh tflorai Pdrdlis
| have been taught IS sad experience that
lwny wrong Ia leaving ypus bat being
nn ambitions youth, ! determined o. 20
forth in the world 10 seok fame. Rash
youth | was. 20 have taken this step 10
young but, nlasi L j. too late.
Tomorrow must stand and be shot Mt
Ike target. oi Ne seohed a. hy thcWulld.
II nm slain, and IN future ycrts YOU
should think your son had acisi wrong,
pardon him, and believe me " be-, ~ ever,
Your devoted son,
PRANK.
Frank was absent from supper that
evening. lie spout slecplcss night,
but arose in the morning perfectly
selt.cou posed. Having completed
fis toilet, hc sailed forth to find his
friend. Everything being in rcadi-
ness, they proceeded to the place ap.
pointed for the duel. They found
the opposite party waiting.
The young man. Unlike Frank,
bad slept calm anl unlisiarbcd but
when he awoke in the morning. vas
agiiatcl. Thus We End him oa tie
battle ground, trembling like an as
pen leaf.
The seconds stepped tie ground,
the two comlaiauis took their posi-.
tons, the word Gre" vas given
Frank was fortunate IN getting the
hlsi shol-he frci--his BAIL passed
through the body Of ihe young man,
who threw up h.s am aad lrcl, al
the same time altering a loud sluick,
his ball whls,led harmless through the
air--hc lell 10 the earth corpse.
Frank turned from the .pOt, and
determined tia, rs soon rs be could
see his "lady-loye,n he would leay,
the village. Accordingly, he went
to bis foom and wrote the following
note;
Dean,i isa.-Nles, me At the asua
rlaae, this evening at sunset. for have
tale 10 tel which can be told IN yup alone
Yours, dgvosc'ily,
At the appointed time and rlaC
they met, jast after Sol had ba,he'
himself In the waves Of the might.
Pacific" and the gentle moon va
rising from her "slecpy COUCH" {
tread majes,ieally the azure vaul, o
hcavcn; and the twinkling stars, a
they shed their ligh, Of glatness o'e
the orb, sould twinkle and then re
ccde, as II asl amed 70 show them
selves IN The presence Of the Nigl
Goddess. There, by the little bal
blingtr whose waters mesndcre
|, down It's vcll-kno channel, ii
they sea, themselves and pour OF
their tales Of love. This. howevei
did not las, long. for the Judge keI
/. bis daughter in close couhnemen
c In two short weeks, "a chang
a came Ger the spirI. Of her dresms.
!, The maiden who had just burst in'
/. womanhooi. full Of life and buoysl