Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-11-17
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him alarmingly cognizant Of the

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t fact. 90 4a'n s'aa ''s = 20
As q last effort to shake the res
luton Of the belligerent mountai
e Ger, and avoid the encounter, fl
. which he felt no inclination, the gan
bier said, with affected calmness:
Il! we fight at all, it must be alon,
.. and in this room, each armed With
revolver and bowie 50
i 4 am fortunately provided wit
BOTH was the resolute reply.
Then, d-n you, take tn
} consequences returned the gambler
Undermined to fire before the word
and fnding courage in the dishonor
able resolution. He found little con
ISOLATION in the, smile jnst perceived
through the beard of his antagonist
Tue arrangements for the desper
ale encounter w.re soon made. The
principals, each armed with knife
and revolver, we're TO be placed on
opposite sides Of tie room; the
door was to be locked on the out.
side, and at word from the seconds
the fight was to commence with
either weapon, and to continue fol
ten minutes, at thu expiration ei
which time the seconds were to re-
enter the loom. e q...
! The wespons we're examined, and
the combatants placed for the slaugh.
ter by csndlelight. The door had
scarcely been. closed and locked be-
fore the gambler raised his pistol
and fired. The ball lodged in the
ceiling, not an inch from the head Of
the other. With the spring of a
tiger, the latter threw himself upon
the gambler, and crushed him to the
floor before he had time to agaiu
use either pistol or knife, Wrestling
the weapons from his grasp, he seiz-
ed him BY the throat, and, holding
a knife to his breast, the miner swore
he would bury it there if he uttered
q loud word. a a
.All right-give the word said
the miner, as The seconds we're about
to enter to ascertain The reason of
the report.
sAre You ready
Yes g, aG s5a 20
.Fire--one-two three.
No report followed, and the Sec
onds looked at each other in silence.
Now tell me, Mark Brigham, why
l should not slay you, who attemp ted
to assassinate me?' said the miner.
The shot was aecidental-indeed
it was,' returned the trembling gam
bier. Spare me, and will return
every dollar you have lost-give
you all '1pOssess.
Let ME tell you nov why l'should
slay you. 1t is not for the dollars
YOU won from me, for ] do not value
them : notsfor your cowardly attempt
to murder me, for ! expected it,
Listen. Ten years ago you stole
a young girl by the name of Jane
Farley from boarding school in
Rochester, New York, and, upder
promise of marriage induced her to
eloper with you, to, New Oileans,-
Iler. parents, who lived three miles
from the city, did not know you, for
you wers, not resident of the
place, and never, visited the family
but once. + You did not marry the
[ girl. You made her your mistress
the mistress Of a gambler--and as
such she became "a mother. Shame
prevented her from communicating
With her; parents, and they are still
ignorant of her fate. Three years
ago she accompanied, you TO Callfor-
MIA. /, Her ibrothsrowho had become
a man, and vowed to terribly avense
the dishonor of bis sister should he
| ever meet her seducer, followed
shortly after, unaware Of her presence
here. a Onea night he heard ber
name pronounced in the street. He
followed her to gambling bell, and
rscognized her and, by her sice bel
seducer, whom be-. had seen but
twice before. In yenturing bis
| money, he found a ready means o
bringing about an encounter nlwhlcE
be determined to kill you. He met
youin room alone. You attempted
10 assassinats him. Do you know
nae, now?'a sgs neiAass Il 3.
T. sMeroyl--spare mel said the gam
1 ibler, 'and--' as1e.. 3 le nls s15ai
- sOn one condition, replied Farley
i Name it. '95fs o.szIs nssi gss
i That yvu marry The woman yo'