Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-11-13

i an antagonist OH the eo-caileu ntlu OF no
q or; but should such be the case, mai
/ me--I may fall, but he ,OiH die. Let
e change the subject
r The crisis came. Accidentally the s.
? cret was discovered, and in less tina
: twenty four hours Arthur Granger re
ceived three challenges TO mortal combs
, from different parties. He called upo
! Mr.. Bradley, bis employer, TO act as b
friend and second, and assured him
was ready to fight them all.
MY dear friend said the journals
grasping his hand, this is serious busi
ness. These men are all practiced duel
lists, and considered dead shots. The
intend to kill, that is certain; and, to b
candid, see little hope of your escapin
all three. / am not sure that you shoul
accept more than one challenge at pres
ert.'
oh yes-all,' returned the young hero
positively. please arrange the first af-
fair for sunrise tomorrow morning
second for half an hour later, and tht
third for half an hour later still. If
escape the first | shall be in time for The
second and if the second, the third viii
not be kept waiting. If | fall before
give each a chance, of course | shall be
excused
Bradley threw his arms around the
neck of the young lawyer, and fairly
hugged him, so great was bis admiration
of his coolness and courage.
IF you live through this ordeal he
said, you can aspire to any rank in the
gift of the people of this fighting State
The meetings were arranged according
to the wish of Granger, and at the ap-
pointed hour he was on the ground with
his friend and so were his antagonists
with theirs, and so, in fact, was half the
excited town of Little Rock, who had
come out to witness the fight, see fair
play, and, if need be, take hand on both
sides--a part as friends, part as foes.
The preliminaries being arranged, the
principals OF the nrsr duel were placed
ten PAGES apart.
BE firm, steady, and fire at the word !
said Bradley, as he shook the hand of
Granger, and withdrew.
There were a few moments OF breath
less suspense, and the fatal signal was
given. In an instant the arms of the
combatants were raised like two levers
of iron, and the next there was blend
ed report. Young Granger stood firm,
with the blood trickling down his face
from a slight furrow in his forehead,
ploughed by the ball of his antagonist,
who already lay stretched out on the
earth, shot through the brain.
'Hit, but not burtp said the young
lawyer, coolly running bis finger along
the wound, as bis excited friends rushed
up to him.
Such skill and courage were enough
for fighting Arkansas. A hundred stall
wart men gathered around our delicate
little hero, and swore bis life should not
De put in jeopardy again, to please him
self or anybody else; and, placing him
Ipon their shoulders, they bore him off
pack into the town in triumph, his two
waiting antagonists nowise regretting the
vhim of the spectators, that had saved
hem from standing before such fatal
narksman.
From that day forth the star of Ar
hur OlduSeT WAS III Inc aoCtuuaHl' Ie
ubsequently married lady of fortune,
md rose to the highest honors the State
ould give him.
Great mental abilities could only be
ppreciated in Arkansas when united
With great physical courage, and then the
Dad to distinction lay open to the fortu-
ate possessor Of both.
Though the names above given are all
ctitious, there are many persons living
4 the North who have heard the voice
f Arthur Granger in the halls of our V
National Congress.