, 1860-05-25

"You have a short time for deliberatiOn, as
sec the principal and second on the other side com
ing this way" observed his new friend
A minute afterwards McGrab approached, ac-
companied by another distinguished duellist, one
Jack Monroe, and followed by the crowd, now
consisting Of at least Eve hundred persons, all
on fire with anxious eagerness, to witness the
neW phase In the auarrel. which thex pefceixed
was not only near, but absolutely Unavoidable.
The desperate kepthis right hand in the pocket
Of his pantaloons as he spoke, sure sign that
his finger was on the trigger Of small Derrin-
ger, ready to fire, without an instants prepara-
ton. "f have come" he said, "to demand the
satisfaction of gentleman, for the foul advan-
tage which You took Of me in our late encounter,
and for the insulting words that preceded Il.
VIII you select your friend and let US settle itat
onccG For my own part do not ike such
things to get cold" "ai .li irii $3.50 lji.i T d ,
~ cannot yield you the satisfaction Of a gen
tleman," answered Rivers, because you are
not a gentleman, but a base and ccwardly as
sassinIHa g1l 'oc1 u'm a' hgf 1SseiNFiN
Then the features Of McGrAb assumed an e.
preston Of fury actually Internal; his yellow
eyes looked wild and red as those Of a mad dog,
and he bit bis lips till the blood fell in drops Of
crimson on his beard. But an at once quick as
the flash Of a thought that darts aFrow-liko from
CdItu " ttlO ulBuGnG uCNNCu III y ulolAlllll MC
drew and presented his pistol cooked, with un-
wavcring and deadly aim, not more than two feet
from his enemy's bosom. An the beholdefs
shuddered; for every one expected to sec him
fire, and the other Gall corpse at his feet How
ever, he only discharged an enormous quantity
Of tobaccojuice in his adversary's face and eyes,
calling out at the same time, IN a'voice which
might almost have been termed scream Of nm
comfortable passion, ?" Infamous poltroonl will
you fight nowY i,..iz .i,lsss. i,s.s s,gt.
"Do not submit to such an INSULT Be eamani
Accept his challenge, or else 60 over into Mexico,
and live among towards r. shouted the thFOng Of
spectators, with various other exclamatons too
coarse for repetition here. In the meantime, the
victim Of this gross and most public outrage
stood few secondslke one bewildered or stunned
BY an unexpected clap Of thunder. His face was
white as that Of sheeted corpse, and his blue
eyes glared like those Of 1 maniac Indeed; the
alternative was truly appalling If he accepted
the gage Of battle hurled in bis teeth, be equal
lied himself with an assassin and robber. But
if he did not, how could he wipe away this ter
rible sstainf from bis charaetefe3 He dared not
move finger then, for his heart was covered BY
the weapon Of his foe; and simple gesture would
have resulted in immediate death. ~
&, So VIII you fight me now, or must I disgrace
you worse still 'intefrogated MeGfab, without
removing the pistol from its mortal direction u
the others breast. s,.rlT VI ac "a 'iss,uk ISL
Yes, VII hight you, and slay you, too
murdererI" replied Rivers, in . voice unnaturAIly
What weapons do you iehooesa" asksd the
duellist ..,.n,.i &. ats,-, 4. st "a i,.ls
Tho bowie-knile alone, answered the youth,
growing every instant more ferocious
&" Who's your secondfs inquired tho other
"We'll not need any, because my terms are,
that we enter a room by ourselves and take our
stations at opposite cornets--that the door be
locked on the outside, and that no one be per
mitted to enter for the space Of Eve minutes.
We will require but friend each to insure strict
compliance with these condillonsi and here is