Ellsworth American., 1872-05-16
Mlisefllameous. ri
The Motto Duel.


In the summer Of ISIS | was .iour.
ing 1t IN the city of New Orleans.
working on the vArions uevsp,p,r.
Whenever conli grt chance. 4
scarcity OF work. and an unusually
healthy season. kept the tvn"s at thrir
eases. leaving very lilllc /, 10 f,r the
wanderers of Tho craft Tlurni
"h>gu>tcd with such state of affairs
wrote 10 a friend and former schnol-
mate, who was at that time cdjtin. a
paper III Montgomery. Alabamt. to he.
"n the l'oNout tpr situation If >niu..
ksnd for me. NJ ,ch earlier than OK.
Pectcd, | received the fOi!oMin. lclter
IA reply:
MONTGOMERY. Ala. july. lSis
MY DEAR RNN~oM Your l,itrr IL Jun,
lnih al hand. ! am sorry to hear Won h,,.
been ia -ueA ml-t raile lurk vi .,.si f,r "a. n
i1ie ordained u Will | Ma r,adlu. your letter
J rccyh ed tI-it from Col batlsI, IT ,oiiun-
bu>. Mississippi. who told M. hr wa. about
starting lap'r iu that place. 10 idypcat. lh
ilckti beaded hy Zachary Taylor ior M, pr,.>i-
deney. Having cOnNrr>sd with him In r,gard
t. Ia future llau-. hguIt.d the Question of d,
4
aualr> Of hi Journal. tpOn hi inquiri.-, a, Ia
whether or no knew Oi suitable I, r>ou. |
handed him YOUR i.tt,r Amer many intcrr.,-
At"rir> ~ 10 your ability and character t,ali
may be sur painted both in the very bllcAs>t
c"lOr-,l my description PLEASED him 80 much
that you ulHy consider yuur>.lf engaged auI it
E,r 200 mbih ,h.. ~, ..,,di Mii }gf ,SplY-e 4rrf
10 pay Your vNVrn>y-.
luu " 10 r'pori 81 Columbus. without dclay
! think senator vs. At In, bottom Of th,.
affair. and Silent partner of the Colonel, in
the enterprise.
All wei herr wiic -end, her love.
Your old friend.
C.N.
The letter and the money wa, really
4 surprise. Glad for the Opportunity
To escape from the Crescent CITY, aud
breathe the up-coIntry ar once more
| Was not olilatorv ia my preparations
for leaving, 30, on the thirl day after
C-N-s letter, WAS on board a
steamer bound up the Mississippi for
Nicksburg, from which point hoped
10 stage 1t 10 Columbus.
Nv conjecturcs proved To he correct
as ~ the stage routes, but | little
dreamt OF the long and tedious jour
ney that had before me, OF OF the
rugged roads that We had 10 travel
else it is possible my bravery would
not have carried me So far; however
| sat ii out. managing TO keep my seat
during the ride. and troubled the yarI-
Gus drivers We had from each relay as
little as possible. The pleasure Of the
last hot ..,at,-
arated me from Coumbus-I still dis
| tInctIy remember, net only AS the hal :
binger Of rest. and the opening Of 4
new field of operations, but from al
| incident that transDircd.
We had changed horses and wer,
about to start upon the last section o
our journey, when two ladies wcr,
| driven up 10 the iiin where We lIo
Q oppeL. BY The movements Of th'
driver, surmiseI that we were to re
ccive another passenger. viii Ii prove
10 be the case. Ihc Youngest Of tn,
ladies soon tuok her seat inside. aite
bi idlng her companion ''GOod-bNc.
As she did SO, heard the words re
| h''s wv ~ 'D'N 49, w. sD-'' 49,
| Inis exclamation rather Startled me
Was ii possible that the lady who la,
just catered MAS II r'-iaUIoL ui TIL: ma
With whom | was to b. associated
This question WAS uppermost IN IN.
mind until the crack of the driver
whip and the sudden jolt ( lie vehlci
r,callet me t. my SENSES. 1 turue
To observe The new passenger We la
taken on board. She was APPARENT
about twenty-five wears ot aSe-slI
might have been twenty-five. h
face was one not easily forgotten. Ii
loveiiness 1 can compare to iotlIing
ever saw. Only the pencil of a ma'
ter could do i justice. Inc hair of
,clluwish golden hue. bound IN til
prevailing fashion by braids and pini
but l could See where ii rose. as If
rebellion against the restraints.
waves over her head, and | tnougl
what a sunny head it would be wei
| il allowed TO fail INTO natural ringlet
Her eyes were of peculiar color
sort of neutral tinting between bl,
and gIey. The dress of the perio
arranged with IA view 10 ease aud con
fort. under the warm climate OF Ms
issirpi, admirably set off a charlnil
= figure. Take it for all in all. it was
bright vision-such AS l never expe
to look upon again.
Turning to Il fellow passenger wi
had entered the stage-coach at Jac
son, and who had told me that he W
! acquainted in Columbus, whittier
was also bound with myself, motto,
that his eyes were as intently bent u
on the beautiful woman who sat opp
site. as mine had been. Whisperin
l asked him if he knew who sne wa
!. Yes he answered that lady is I
wife of Colonel Davids, a noted po
tician in Columbus. He thinks she
the only woman in the world worth
thought. But doa't blame him,
!. she is assuredlv q fine-looking woma
la c,N...kAe / nNoor