The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-10-02
A Desperate Duel.

West, although not including all the nicer
appliances appears to lose nothing in re-
pect 10 tlerccness. \ duel with siN->noot-
rls recently fought at Iruckec City, Ne
}ada. between Il carpenter, named Puget,
and Jack White, Il miner, serves to illus
iitle this fact with startling emphasis \
trld had existed between the two men for
~ome time, and meeting each other on the
-treet they arranged for Il duel Puget
placed himself behind an awning post at
HE corner Of the street. while his antag-
"niSt stood upon the sidewalk The firing
WAS Very rapid and the whole neighbour
mood became alarmed al the carnage
" hle fell first, and rolled INFO Il gutter
uget fell about the same time. rolling
lnto the same gutter in which White was
Wing, and at no great distance from him.
Between the two men lay a bundle of gun
ny sacks, owing to which they We're una
bic to see each other Puget dragged
himself along the gutter until he reached
line gunny sacks lie climbed up on these
until he could see his enemy, and then
tired at him his two remaining shots
White by great effort raised his pistol and
fired his last shot, which rolled Puget from
hi, position on the sacks. and ended the
tIpidly collected. and soon Il great crowd
Mas on the bloody battlefield The bleed
ing and grooming men Were carried to
here they could be cared for Puget
however. needed but little care, as he was
living when taken up. and lived less than
ten minutes Whites wounds were three
IN number. and of such Il nature that they
must necessarily prove fatal
THf FolIA OF PEErENcE. If God made
Nou half 4 fool, it is better that YOU should
-eem 10 be half a fool than that You should
make believe that YOU are wise All ami
mails are willing 10 seem what they are.
An as, is always willing to be thought
ul az and he honors God in it. An
uWl is always willing to be thought an
owl aud he tultills the functions given to
him, even If he does look wiser than he is.
Bat man should be willing to be Just
What God made him Not thai he should
not desire to increase, to augment his
talents; not that he should not put his
money ont at interest; but "A man who is
ignorant had better admit himself igno-
rant \ nian who is moi a genius had bet
Ter not think himself to be Il genius A
uan who is poor had better think he is
poor y man who is unskilled had better
admit that he is mskilled. Whatever YOU
are, while you strive for greater excellence,
iand on that which is true and right. and
ITO NOT make yourself out to be more than
Nou an" DO not attempt to put Oh guise>
and prctences, in vain hope of winning
praise A man talks to me in such a way
that | can see through him in a moment
lie j. trying To- make an impression on me
about himself. OF about this, that or the
6thcr thing, and the moment the door i,
hut SAY, what fool he was to think
could not see through him :" And vet
20 straight to my neighbor and play the
same trick and when am gone he says
What a toolr' And he goes to his neigh
Dor and does the same thing loul
character III the community is u thing
fixed definitely, and your reputation gen
rally will be what your character is
Men see through your shams. They ac
rGmmodate You, and call YOU what they
lhink YOU want them to; they call you /;
peacock on eagle, or any other bird. a,
Inc case may be- to please YOU; but they
laugh as soon as your back is turned fol
They know what You are. If you are
ackass they know it. And these weak
uesSeS, these dishoneStieS, these corruptins
pretenccS, after all win but very little /
is false coin that YOU give, and You ge
false change as well as false goods. 1t i
far the best thing for one to attempt TO b.
real, and to be willing to appear at jus
what he is worth. [Beecher.