The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-09-22

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before she knew II he had taken he
hand and drawn her to seat besid'
hfuf. This was not what Miss 10 ha(
expected; but nothing Is 30 diff1cul
to predicate as the exact preliminarie
of q declaration of love.
What did Culpepper say? Nothing
I fesr, that will add anything to th'
wisdom of the reader; nothing, fear
that Miss 10 had not heard substan
italy from other lips before. Blu
there was q certain conviction, fire
speed, and fury In the manner tha
was deliciously novel to the youns
lady. 1t was certainly something tt
be courted in the nineteenth century
with all the passion and extravaganza
of the sixteenth; it was something tG
hear, amid the slang of q frontier so
ciety, the language of knight-errantry
poured into her ear by this lantern.
iaWed, dark browed descendant OF the
cavaliers. E-
Ido not know that there was any
thing more in it. The facts, however
20 to show that at q certain point
Miss 10 dropped her glove, and that
In recovering it Culpepper possessed
himself, first of her hand and then hel
lips. When they stood up to go Cul-
| pepper had his arms around her waist,
and her black hair, with its sheaf Oi
golden oats, rested agaist the breast.
pocket of his coat. But even then
do not think her fancy was entirely
captive. She took certain satisfac-
ton in this demonstration Of Culpep-
per's splendid height, and mentally
compared it with q former name, one
Lieutenant McKirk, an active, but
under-sized Hector, who subsequently
fell q victim to the incautiously COM
posed and monotonous beverages OF
q frontier garrison. Nor was she 80
much preoccupied but that her quick
eyes, even while absorbing Culpep-
per's glances, were yet able to detect
at a distance, the figure of man ap-
preaching. In an instant she slipped
out of Culpepper's arm, and whipping
her hands behind her, said: "There's Is
that horrid manm
Culpepper looked up, and beheld his
respected uncle painting and blowing
over the hill. His brow contracted
as he turned to Miss 10: "You don't
like my uncle!'
81 hate him!" Miss 10 was recover
ing her ready tongue.
Culpepper blushed. He would have
tried to enter upon some details OF
the Colonel's pedigree and exploits,
but there was not time. He only
smiled sadly. The smile melted Miss
10. She held out her hand quickly,
and said with even more than her
usual effrontery, "Don't let that man
get you into any trouble. Take care
of yourself, dear, and don't let any
thing happen to YOU"
Miss 10 intended this speech to be
pathetic; the tenure of life among her
lovers had hitherto been very uncer-
tain. Culpepper turned toward her,
but she had already vanished In the
thicket.
The Colonel came up painting.
"I've looked all over town for you,
and be dashed to you, sir. Who was
tnat Win YOuT
"a lady" (Culpepper never lied,
but he was discreet.
"Damn 'em all! Look var Culp,
I've spotted the man who gave the
order to put me off the ('flo' was what
the Colonel said) the other nightp'
"Who was it?" asked Oulpepper,
listlessly. --tt.
LACK FOlinebee.D
"Why, the son OF that dashed nigger-
worshiping, psalm-singing, Puritan
Yankee. WHATS the matter, now ?
Look var, Culp you amt goin' back
on your bloo0, are you2 You amt
goin' back on your word? Ye amt
goin' down at the feet of this trash,
like a whipped, houndW
Culpepper was silent. He was very
white. Presently he looked up and
said quietly, "No.n
Culpepper Starbottle had challenged
Jack FOlinsbee, and the challenge was
accepted. The cause alleged was the
expelling Of Culppeper's uncle from
the floor Of the Assembly ball by the
order of Folinsbee. This much Ma
drono Hollow knew and couldswear to;
but there were other strange rumors
afloat, of which the blacksmith was
an able expounder. "You see gen.
tlemen," he said to the crowd gathered
about his anvil, 81 amt got no theory
Of this affair. I only give few facts
as they have come to my knowledge.
Culpepper and Jack meets quite acci-
dental-like in Bob's saloon. Jack goes
up to Culpepper and says, A word
with you.' Culpepper bows and steps
aside, in this way. Jack standing
about here.n (The blacksmith demon
strates the position Of the parties with
two old horseshoes on the anvil.
"Jack pulls bracelet from bis rock-
ct and says, "do you know that brace
let T'lCulpepper says, "Ido not" quite
cool. l.like and easy. Jack says, You
gaveit to my sister," Culpepper says,
still cool as you please, 81 did not.n
Jack says, You lie,--yOa," and
draws his Derringer. Culpepper jumps
forward about here reference is made
to the diagram, and Jack fires. No
body hit. Its mighty cur'o's thing,
gentlemen" continued the blacksmith,
dropping suddenly into the abstl act,
and leaning meditatively on his anvil,
-"Its a mighty cur'O's thing that
nobody gets hit so often. You and me
empties our revolvers socially at each
other over a little game, and the room
full and nobody gets hit! That's what
gets me-" t... r,.-- .-
"Never mind, Thompson" chimed
in Bill Masters, "there's another and
better world where we shall know
all that and-become better shots
Go on with your story"
"Well, some grabs Culpepper and
some grabs Jack, and SO Separates
them. Then Jack tells 'em how he had
seen his sister wear a bracelet which he
knew was one that had been given tc
Dolores by Colonel Starbottle. That
Miss 10 wouldn't say where she
got it, but owned up to having
seen Culpepper that day. Then the
most cur'o's thing Of it yet, what does
Culpepper do but rises up and ltake:
all back that he said, and allows that
he did give her the bracelet. Now my,
opinion, gentlemen, Is that he lied; II
amt like that man to give q gal that
he respects anything Off of that piece,
Dolores. But IT'S all the same, now,
and here's but one thing to be done"
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