The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-03-28
the desperate DueI Between
Jackson and Dickinson.


account OF the affair, with some circumstan
ces that are new:
Dcknson's second won the choice OF
position, and Jackson's the Office of giving |
the word. The astute Overton considered
this giving of the word matter of great
importance, and he had already determined
how he would give it, if the lot fell to him.
The eight PAGES were measured off, and the
men placed both were perfectly collected.
All the politeHess of such occasions was
strictly and elegantly performed. Jackson
was dressed in loose frock coat, buttoned
care eessly over his chest, and concealiugein
some degree the extreme slenderness Of his
, figure. Dickinson was the younger and
handsomer man of the two. But JRckson's
I tall, erect figure, and the still intensity Of
his demeanor, it is said, gave him a most
, superior and commanding air, Os he stood
under the tall poplars on this bright May
t morning, silently awaiting the moment Of
doom.
| care you ready :" said Overton.
81 am ready" said Dickinson.
~ am ready" said Jackson.
The words were no sooner pronounced,
. than Over,on, with sudden shout, cried =,
! using his old country pronunciation, FEARE!
t Dickinson raised his pistol quickly end
, fired. Overson, who was looking with snx-
5 iety and dread at Jackson, saw a puff OF
dust fly from the breast of his coat, and saw
r him raise his arm, and place it tightly
5 across his chest. "He is surely hi" thought
0 Overton, "and in bad place, too, but he
does not fall" Erect and grim as fate he
6 stood, his teeth clenched raising his pistol.
d OVerton glanced at Dickinson. Annexed a,
o the unwonted failure Of his aim, and ap.
q psIled at the awful figure and face before
him, Dickinson had unconsciousIy recoied
:. a pace or two.
# "Great God !" he falsered, shave I mis-
sed him4
d Back to the MARX, sir!" Numbered
III Overton, with his hand upon bis pistol.
Is Dickinson recovered his composure, step
a ped forward to the peg, and stood with eye
is averted from his antagonist. All this va
w but the work Of moment, though it re
er quires, many words to tell it.
ch General Jackson took deliberate aim. ar
n pulled the trigger. The pistol neither snap
H. ped nor went off He looked at the tris
'is ger and discovered that it had stopped q
lis haf.cock. He drew it back to its place az
of took aim second time. He fred, DickiI
sons face banched; he reeled hs frenc
lis rushed towards, caught him in their arm
and gently seating him on the grass, Ieanin
i'd against bush. His trowsers redeemed
They stripped off hie clothes. The bloc
'ut was gushing from his side in torrent
And alas here is the ball, not near t.
4 wound, but above the opposite hip, just u
der the skin. The ball had passed throuG
lg- the body, below the ribs. Such q wour
tie could not but be tat,.
'ld Overton went forward and learned Il
rfy coudition of the wounded num-. Rejoinil
hr. his principal, he said: "He won't wa
tly anything more of you, General" and CO
ace Quoted him from the ground. They h
the gone an hundred yards, Overton walking
'ter one eide Of Jackson, the surgeon on t
Tor other, and neither speaking word wh'
me the surgeon observed that one of Jackson
the shoes were full of blood
him "Oh | believe" replied Jackson, "tI
He he has pinked me little. Let's look at
ood But say nothing about it there," pointing
the house.
1ch' He opened his cont. Dickinson's ,
em. had been perfect. He had sent the b
eks, precisely where he supposed Jackson's he,
try was beating. But the thinness of his b.
He and the looseneso of his coat combining
- deceived Dickinson; the ball had only b
'ery ken rib or two and raked the breast bo
'uot 1t was a somewhat painful, bad look
1as- wound but neither severe nor dungerc
the and he was able to ride to the tavern wi
re- out much inconvenience. Upon appros
ing the house, he went up to one of
and negro women who was churning, and as
in" her if the butter had come. She said it
the just coming. He asked for some butt
milk. While she was getting it for b
ntre she observed him turtvely open his {
With and look within it. She saw that his 8
the was soaked with blood. and she stood ga;
ible in black horror at the sight, dipper in hi
lied He caught her eye, and hastily buttoned
edu- his coat again. She dipped out a q
we're measure full of buttermilk, and gave it
re- him. He drank it off at a draught, then
able went in, took off his coat and had bis wou
the carefully examined and dressed. That dc
the he dispatched one of his retinue to DR.. Cal
en- to inquire respecting the condition of Di
ould nson, and to say that the surgeon attend
his himself would be glad to contribute his
towards Mr. Dicknson's relief. Polite
ply was returned that Mr.. Dickinson's C
- was past surgery. In the course of the
',' ~" Gen. Jackson sent bottle of" wine to
~" Callet, for the use OF his patient. .
n' But there was one qualification WI
'''e' Jackson could not, even in such circumst
'oee ces, grant him. A very old friend of G.
'"' eral Jackson's writes to me thus -"
'"o though the General had been wound