The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-08-25
UNNECESSARILY his superior in all the no
bic endow1nents of manhood.

UNNECESSARILY his superior in all the no.
| bic endowments of manhood.
At this moment, when the pistols were
about to be placed in the hands of the
principals by their seco nds, B. earnestly
requested, and although somewhat irrcgu-
lar according to the laws Of the duello for
him to do so, obtained permission to va
cate his position for the alleged purpose
of getting drink Of water from the ada
cent branch. He had his object i'll ma
king the request, and proceeded, with
deliberation, to accomplish it. Casting
a fierce ana contemptuous look upon the
unabashed countenance of the intrepid
young man, whom he was planning to
murder, he deliberately rolled up the
sleeves of his coat. walked slowly to the
rivulet, and proceeded to make an ablu-
ton of his face and hands, darling all the
time, malignant scowls at his op ponent.
The stratagem succeeded. Young Ray
mond, though brave as a lion, was COM
pletely unneryed, not by fear, but by the
inevitable relaxation supergening upon
delicate and excitablc organization,
wrought up to severe and painful tension
by tie valorous spirit Of the man. B.
saw his advantage and returned at once
! to his position, The pistols exploded
! simultaneously. That of Raymond, obey
ing the nervous tremor of the hand, bore
wide and his bali struck the ground, soy
eral feet short of the position Of B., whose
! aim, deliberate and steady, more through
the nyietion that he had, in effect, dis
armed his opponent by his st1atagem,
than from personal courage, in which he
was even then believed, and afterwards
proved, to be deficient, delivered his load
with fatal effect. The ball pierced the
body of Raymond, who fell, apparently
lifeIess, upon the ground In q few mo-
ments he revived enough to enable the
surgeon to examine the wound. He, ct
once, pronounced it inevitably and speed
! lily mortal. The young man received the
announcement with perfect composure.
His sole remaining desire was to sec bis
parents, receive their forgiveness for the
act which had lost him his life, and then
to die.
! BY the assistance Of his friends, be was
! lifted into his carriage and borne, bleed
ing and dying, to the residence Of his IA
ther. The results, in after yoars, told
how crushing!y the blow came upon them.
The sole heir and prop of their fortunes
and house died in their arms from the
shot of deliberate assassin, and they
were left chidless and desolate in the
world. The mother, already failing in
health, sank under the weight AMI unex-
pectedness of the blow, and became the
inmate of a lunatic asylum, where she
died many years afterwards, and is still
remembered for her incessant and piteous
calls upon the name of her murdered son.
Tue father lived heart broken man, sor-
rowing with double grief-for the son
he had lost, and for the wife wrecked in
mind and more than lost to him by the
blow.
Reader, if ever impelel by hate, or
misled by the opinions Of others, YOU feel
inclined to give or to accept challenge,
/ remember this truthful admonition: dis
.ronor, resulting from violated civil obi
| legation and regret go with the dueliist
| to the field of combat; remorse and guilt
return with him whether successful or
vanquished in the fight. He goes forth
trespasser, he returns felon in deed or
homicide in intent.