, 1864-05-14
NO. 22.
lsoathsraA Duelling.

BoGthsrA Duelling.
The principals Of the duel were Col. Au-
gRstus Aston, 4 graduate of West Point,
and Gel. Lee Reed: planters, both. chief
men Of their country; politicians, Of course;
long-standing, bitter feud between the fam
lilies, aggravated by political aspirations and
disapp6intments; The whole country sym.
pathizing with one or other-eagerly, wildly
sympathising. At length one Of the Ais.
ton party, ,onslight pretext, challenged Reed,
which challenge Reed refused to accept; no
man but Aston for his pistol. Another
Alstonian challenge, and yet another be de-
clined. Then Aston AinseH, sent chal-
lenge-Alston, the best shot in State whose
citizens cultivated the deadly art with the
zeal Of saints toiliDg after perfection. This
challenge Lee instantly accepted. Weapon,
the rife, hair trigger, ounce ball. Men TO
stand at twenty PAGES, back to back; 70
wheel at the word lone =. 80 Gre SA Soon as
they pleased after the word the second to
continue counting as far as FIVE; after which,
no firing
Lee was slow, pOrtly mana good shot
if he could Ere his own way, without this
preliminary wheeling. He regarded him.
self as dead map !; he felt that he had no
chance whatever of his life on such TERMS
not one in thousand. He beaght coffin
and shroud, and arranged his affairs for
immediate death. The day before the duel,
his second, captain in the army, took him
out Of town and gave him q long drill in the
wheel and fire exercise. The pupil vas in
apt. If he wheeled quickly, his aim was
bad; it he wheeled slowly, there was NO
need Of his wheeling at all, for his antagO-
mist was as ready with wheel as with trigger,
from old practice at West Point
"Lee," said the captain, "you must wheel
quicker, or you've no chance" Stimulated
by this remark, Lee wheeled with velocity,
and fred with such success as to bring down
a neighbor riding along the road.
Lee sent his coffin and shrond 10 the.feld.
Mrs. Aston accompanied her husband.
al have come" she said, " 10 see Lee
Reed shot"
The men were placed and the seconds
counted one. Ia swiftly wheeling, the light
cape Of Aistot's coat touched the hair tFig-
ger, and his ball whistled over Reeds head,
who stood amaxed with his rife kalf nsA-
sented The word two rcccalled Sim e him.
se;f: he 6red and Aston fell. pierced 10
the be,y. Mrs AIstcn aeW 10 her ALLEN
husband so,IoEt SHd Scu5d t,S hsN TEieR
hs5 Slain h;% Tn 10 S;oh, ssd Eear;ny of
ali ,bo w;,resses of tbe J,eI NJ daad bns.
band bleeding at her feet, she lifted the ball,
.hs, IL. hall shonlJ I'm ~ Reed
In the afsernoon ten of ~ AIston marty.
headed Sv Lewis Aston tbe brother df tSe
deeeascd dew tbemselyss mn r;ae n hand.
boSie.fn;Ss and n;stol Is beIt Kei1te tbe
hotel in WhicK tie sibereits 81 ~ Reea aaere
assemhled ~. oraaaIoi;hg tIe;reh;e dhIS
sent in a r;essace cbalIeno;n0 ten of The
Reed marty Il come forth a1d fipht them N
tbe rphI;c sonare Mnch rarley;no eDsued
~SaS Iy enSsd y he r.s. " ~ RssSs e
accen. tbc ;nv;tat;oS
4 sw davs sfssr Re:,ssd 11ss snssied a. the
.,ble of ~ E.,el IN ~ n;;hEc d;esnc rom
At whieb aiso % q. meS' wpmea and children,
a lsrye syT;ber n McCloym;ck amoDg
the,I willis Als,on toot III Stand onno.
site Reed drew n;stoi oCd shot him ,brdngk
the liver The waund Tas m mortal. After
some @ ,oosehs = ~ cons;nsment Rssd vas wsil
scn;n aSd vent sbont ss nsnsl: tbe bloody.