New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-04-30
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,o. oo,c,,,,aod t, 41;s ;ra;eoro,co in a r,o+tor
m .,i, +l,a1, nod not oven the c,,riosity 4o t,,r,
ra,,,l E,or, tha li,+1a thew did saw artarwar6s
,sa.t,na, .,,o. - r,og mn r,n,srsl occprra,oe
9,r'a Iro f,c+ etare5 me in the farm that IL re
-,oi,od in tbe eout, ro,st at some +;roe .v,sct
t ho or,hro;,ed in tbesa matters and that 10 d;s
oa.a s,ore5 me- the knife or frearm world ,ot
Az FI;cl, NV tbis time had conoa do,yr s+airs
annarentlv cool and Satisfied .rranrennn+s b,d
heen made for a "meetu in the ensnino et,enina
One Of the younr men un stairs had nromisea to |
lend a. snIendid revolver tn Mr. Hotsn,r and IN |
make the "inaupuration of the affair n1aaaant ), as
tbey called il. thew had all oona tn work down the
office. .dust in beer, |
| so happened that had recentlv made p mr.
chase of a revolver. brt Iacknou,odoe the instru
ment was source of mncb uneasiness To me, /
did not understand its constructon and nv natural
antipathy to firearms nrevented me from making
any free Investigation. gentleman had loaded
IT for me- had drawn II tn haIf.cock Int could
not get it dawn apair. Notwithstanding that |
had many objections to lend it, the manner in
which Flick asked for it admitted of no denial
Thus was unwittiprly implicated in the quarrel,
bv having advanced an instrument for its purposes
But this was not all, Flick told me that must
accompanv them the next day to the ground
because there was a general rising against him,
and he might require me as a witness, or second.
T was not a suitable person to appear as vice
champion in such fearful cause and prayed to
be excused, foregaw certain danger to both of
us and urged that it was rot my desire to be shot
an far from home. and so suddenly. But
annea,ed in vain. s.What do 7 care - said he. off
Won are sho+. IF we both escape, YOU can attest
to nv iusti6able conduct, but if we are both shot
it does not matter. "a shall not then want YOUR
evidence,,
This voo s,olan On Deliberate as to he horrible
How T ,visbed that had naver come tn the South
The con4emnt sbown of human life, the diseases
incidental IN the climate the danoers that a,readv
, surrounded roe we're terribly IMPRESSED unon nv
mind =. and with a surrowful trembling stem 7
wont to ,n1 roor, that night II roigbt he the last
, niobt of nv life. Every pbase Of the diffcultv
. anneared discourar ring there was no avenue Of
oscana yet Jda.armined IN ba,a no+hi,o +o do
. with the combat.
7 Nv rrida ravo1ted s+ tho ;dee of onnoorino
: friob+ened Tn notbino am T On sersi+;va q, in
the fear of apnearinr to nossess less amonnt nj
j. COURAGE than men generally. Alone in NV room
4 7 rave vent to me feelinps. There were none
,. rvho nitied ma or had anv evmn,tbv for me en-
o had To shed NV tears aione After all enter
4 tanned a. wish tn see the combat nrovdinc copld
mass safely +bronob the SCENE What a story
q conld tal, INV Nortbern friends of tho braverv
X had eyinced and the daneers had dared. fol
as,aan and dream+ that wa. victorion. bero
Nv aar,;ro,co,h1, Nil, u,,oLoa ,,,,o,, 49, ,oo,o
y, entrea,i,c mo With +e,rs +oenore fnrtber effe;o
. 30 h1oo5
Next dav was snent in a. series of nrenartion
e1 for the event of the evening They were mad
~ loar in 4bo o,os os oner,, ooora;o,aa with N
~ nroiect showed the interest and pleasure thew fe
1e in the prospect of a mortal combat. They wer
r. from one to the other laughing. nrospectinp an
iii even bettinp upon the recnlt The nrenaratio1
r were of sucba character that nothing was wanting
indood +bero ,,o. "a ha no+hinr n NOV +ho enio,
of ment of A. .fne sport.u Flick and Hotsnur ha
I'd ocouiroa an ;,nnIacob,s hotrod for each otbe
h. Disd,ininp to sneak looL at or annroach ga,
w. other they were not 10th in voyyno a. fearf
nr vengeance
So insensibe were their comnanons of Il
me- terrible nature of things that arrangements we
il, maaa for ,,n,tifnl ernn,v Of tobacco and som
,ca thine called dew ), for tbe journey and the aft
oa, was to he wound m bv a SUMNER and conviv
Ito drinis-a full pint to constitute a drink. whi
W. drink vas IN occomnanv fof conrae, every toa
me toasts were to be pronosed every ouarter of
He hour; but, should LONGER interval eIapse wi
h,+ ont toast asunnIamental drink wos tn he a,Iow
+bo at tho exniratian of ever o,arter These nnfe
do, inc creatures bav;no nerfacted matters went
for 90 IN eudaovor stii, frrtbar IN amhitter I
an+oronist TN IA tbie t;mo had bone1 +l,a+ en-
reconciliation MIGHT take n,ace Tra,ied NM, ,
~ humanity of INV ooonanions 10 mt a S+on +o
au borhorons nroiact Tho fn,i horror of ,
,o,+o ,+r,o1- MO foroiblv, no,r +b,+ +ba ,,ro,o
j., tons we're 90 made 40 to admit of no neacea
- so1,,;o, of t,o difin,,+r w,s +o1a +ba+ +ho q
a or FIict waz nnerri,olv snra Tbirlinc +b;s mi,
- orroot or da+a tis onnonon+,o otion rbaete1
:.l ob;,, and ,ocnoin+Ad hin, with this ,++e,;nr
-r ren,onOtra,ca IN tho ;,io,;+,, of tho ofa;r
49, WAC lorphod IA sro~n called :. sl,,ore5 ,nbbe
and to,5 tn vanish Tho rattor i,ipnct;on did
a,,a fail to obav
w., In dos,oir o+ +ba ,s,o.+ IF off;rs 7 ,o,o1,ro,
' r,r from, +ho ofica b,,+rw.swotohoa and orros
rL; h., rlic who with lis second ordoro1 mo ~
- noror that u,as r,itnoss ,o +bo i,s,l+ oaa
'io hin, A1tborrl this ,-,s tha onI,,. oniact of
raro. whom I cav tho socon5 aJdinr +o II
W." ;o,o+,,ro T sal+ o ;r II ,,o, NV, aoo4b r,o,.
TGor +ola mo r,rs+ bo nr,se,+ ,,non +b. oro,
porceivino, thot If was ;n,rossihla "a eyo1e n