Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-07-14

the spectators could not imagine. fa7 D."
"Who are you? Speak, or , will Gu
an answer out Of your. hearth shouted
Morton, almost distracted with rage BY
the cool, sneering gaze Of the other, who
TOW removed his finger from his lip, and
placed his hand on the hilt Of his n,ou-
strous knife ."a ."|-5s.hl '#tH
The fiery Colonel then drew his dagge,
and was in the act Of advancing uron the
stranger, when several caught him and
held him back demonstrating #
Let him alone, Morton, for Grd's sake
Don't You perceive that he is crazy - .'
At this moment Judge Webb, a man Of
shrewd intellect and courteous manners,
stepped forward and addressed the intrud
er in the most respectful manner: H.E
"My coed friend. presume vou have
made mistake in the house. This i. a
private meeting, where none but m en,bers
are admitted" aEa 81. aa" &c. A. 's
The stranger did not appear to compre.
hend the words. but be could not fail to
understand the wild and deprecatorv man
ner. His rigid features relaxed, and mov.
ing to table in the center Of the hall
where there were materials and imple-
ments for writing, he seized pen and
traced one line " am deaf" He then
heldsit mp before I he spectators as sor,
Of apology for his own wan, of polite.
ness F.r n. .a< .. -..
Judge Webb took the paper, and wrote
a question. "Dear sir. will you be 50
oblicing 80 to inform us what is you busi
ness with the present mee,ne?'
e The other replied bv delivering a letter
inscribed on the back. d" To the citizens ol
Austin They broke the seal and read i,
aloud Ii was from Houston. and showed
the usual tersr brevity of his style.
"Fel.ow-citizens-Thouyh in error, and
deceived hy the arts Of traitors. | will give
Won three DAYS more to decide whether
yon will surrender the pnblic archives At
the end Of tha, time you will please let me
know veur decision az.
n" You were brave enough to insult me
nv your threatening looks ten minutes ago.
are YOU brave enough now to give me sat
isfhction ?" - Er...g'
The stranger penned his reply: ~ am
at vour service .'.
Morton penned "Name vour terms"
The stranger traced without moment s
hesitation "Time sunset this evening
place, the left bank Of the Colorado. cppa.
site Austin weapons, rifles; distance, a
hundred yards. Do not fail to be in
time" ~-zH r....... ..- .... .-s
He then took three steps across the
honr and disappeared ~ he had entered.
s0" What exclaimed Judge Webb, "is
II possible, Col. Merton, that vou intend TO
fight that man? Eie is u mute. if not a
rositive maniac. Such meeting fear
will sadly tarnish the lusue Of your lau-
reis .'7.N .' i1.s.A ..:.-
"Iou are mistaken replied Morton,
with asm,Ie; that mute is hero, whose
fame stands in the record Of dozen bat
ties, and a. least half as many bloody du-
els. Besides. he is the tavorite emissarv
and bosom friend OF Houston If have
the good fortune 10 Kill him, think i, will
tempt the President 10 retract his vow
against venturing any more on the field OF
honor" .ss-.
- \ ou know the man, then. Who is
he > asked twenty voices together aat
Deaf Smith," said Morton coo!lv.
IT what YOU say be true, ven ARE
madman yourself" exclaimed Webb. -
" Deaf Smith WAS never known TO miss
his mark. He has often brought down
ravens in their mos, rapid flight, and kill
ed Camanches at distance of two hun
dred and fifty yards -
Say ne more, answered Col Nor, on.
in tones of deep deter mination; the thing
is already settled | have agreed to meet
him. There can be 40 disgrace in taling q
before such u shot, and il succeed, my
triumph will confer the greater glory"
Such was the general habit of feeling
prevalent throughout at that period
Towards evening vast crowd assem-.
hled at the place appointed, to witness the
hostile meeting; and so great was the
sort, that numerous and considerable
sums were wagered on the result. H=.
At length the red orb of the summer
sun touched the curved rim Of the western
horizon, covering il all with crimson and
gold, and filing the air with a food OF
burning glory and then the two murtal
antagonists, armed with long and ponder,
ona rifles, took their stations, back 20 back,
and at a preconcerted s,gnal-the waviag
OF white dkerehief--walked slowly
aud steadily of in opposite directions,
counting their steps until each had meas
ured fifty. They both completed the given
numosr, about the same instant. and then
they wheeled, each to aim aad fire when
he choose. As the distance was great,
both paused for some seconds, long enough
tor the heholders t. fash their eyes from
one to the other, and mark the striking
contrast. q a5 80 -fs@a'E zztE 7<#a
The. face of Col. Morton was cain,
and smiling, but the smile it bore had a
mnrder"us meaning. On the contrary,
the countenance o! Deaf Smith was stern
and psssionless as. ever A side view oil
his features might he taken Tor a profile
done in cast iron.t The one, too, was
dressed in riches iclo,h, the other in smoke
tinted leather But that made no diff.
ference in Texas then for the heirs of he
role courage were all considered peers, the
class Of interiors embraced none but COW
ards. 81 su H sH& IT, as a
Presently two rifles exploded with sim
ultaneous rnars Col. Morton gave a pro.
dipious bound upwards and fell to the
earth a corpse. Deaf Smith stood erec,
and immediately began 10 load his ri
He.s aud then having finished his hrie
task. he fastened away into the adjacen,
forest. y z#' sTa avst s.#ee
Three days afterwards. General Hous.
ton. accompanied by De f Smith and ten
more men, appeared in Austin, and with
out further opposition removed the State
papers. a Js.# aaa III
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The late Daniel tanshaw, of New York
bedueathed a'large part of his property tc
religious and philanthropic societies. A
eodicil to his will gives son an addi,idna
legacy of five lots Of land, provided he
shall absta from the use of tobacco ia,