Saint Mary's beacon., 1874-01-08
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Charles Evans was young nan1
ity-svo-fa.l. slender, exfrcu
Z isone and dressei with then
itaste--ais iiugcrsffiashing With =
his person adorned in the nuu
manner. His long hair of bsi4
color waving incuris arou.d his&
land the sweet slnileiof conpiacc1
lbesming on hisfeaturee. eave:l
Ipect almost lutlicrously femiuion
l. Coioneli Bill berlin gased uall
/ triton With ineifable coutempa. =
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would. perhaps hsve bSen lelE1S q ak
fercnt conclusion; for there wsS . strange
Hight in the vivid blue eyes Of the straa.
eer-a light thass went aad came 1t irreg.
ular intervals. like the play of lightning
IN Summer cloud while the corners ii
his mouth wore q Wild resoiu.e, sneerinc
expression. besoksuing the opposite Of PHI.
ancy and fear. s7z.
The Grand Jury being called and sworn.
the judge commenced bis charge, and a,
the sound Of his voice everybody started;
for the tones were shrill as trumpet
stern, ringing. impsrious. likethe accents
OF . commander on parade. Having
glanced rapidly over the legal definitions
and penalties Of crime. he proceeded to
descant on the responsibility of jaries to
aid in its suppression. Hissoul appeared to
catch electric Ere at the thcme-his voice
borrowed the rich roll Of ihunder-his
vivid blue eyes Literally blazcd with tha,
strange light-tLe wild expression grew
terrible on the writhiug lips-and his
words flew like volleys of burning arrows.
lie painted the horrors of lawless anarchy
till the very heart sickened; he described
the beauty of regular government as
vision of heaven realized ON earth; and he
tnaily closed with the bold announcement
IL will perform my duty. l will nu.
down Lynching wherever | h:.,- .se hon
or Of presiding. or / vi! myself be put in
the gravc.'
"Ihen. His. Nancy, take care of your
! eS-S: cried a hoarse voice. louder and
more menacing than that of the Judge.
| Every heart save one shudderei. The
sentence seemed like warning from etcr-
ni;y-s revelation, as it were, from the
depth of hell.
Who are you that thus dares to inter-
ruPt the business of the court T. exclaim-
ed Judge Evans, with the grave majesty
of king.
my true name 10 Colonel Bill Berlin:
but most persons call me Death in the
Eye ] '" was the answer.
bat in law you have smother name" I"
rejnined Evans. smiling.
Tell me what it is; but take good care
Of your eyes !" retorted Berlin, with un-
speakable fury.
lit is Murderer !" said Evans; and the
smile on his lips. before pale sunshine,
vas now a wreath Of lurid fire. --
You shall pay dearly for that word
within the week !" fairly shouted the du-
elist. grinding his teeth, like q raging
wild beast.
There is no time ike the present" vas
the calm reply.
Now interrogate1 Berlin, as il
doubling the evidence of his ears.
"Yes, now. il you have the courage to
challenge nc" said Evans.
IL do challenge you!" fhundercd Bor-
lin. t..s
land accept" answered Evans.
"Name your seconds"
eve will 6 rht without anv."
'The terms Z asked Berlin, With signs
of astonishment.
''on horseback. in the little prairie ives.
of the village. Que half hour from this :;
each armed with as many pistols and
knives as he can procure. or sees ft to
carry" said Evans. apparently passion
less. as II defending 4 motion in court.
No one but the chief actors in this ex-
traordinary scene uttered syllable. or
offered to interfere, for all saw that such
attempts would be unavailing. perhaps
dangerous to the meddler. One half hour
afterwards the parties met in tho little
prairie. which was circular in form and
about three hundred yards in diameter.
By tacit consent. both actuated by the
same purpose, they assumed their stations
IN the edge Of the timber on opposite
sides. Both were strong belts. literally
stiff with knives and pistols. Both we're
moau.cd on powerful s,ceds. but Of oppe-
site co'ors-,hai of the Judge being white
as snow-cloud, while the Coloael's vas
6laek and glossy as the wing Of a raven
The features Of the riders in tha. race Of
death presented very different types Of
expression. The Coioners brow looked
dark as the gloom Of tempest stern,
lowering. awful; but the handsome face
OF the judge was gay, smiling. joyous
brilliant as the sunbeam that kissed it,
The multitude stood around in the grove,
speseLless, almost terrified with the scene
about TO oren.
Suddenly the Colonel waved white
handkerchief as the signal that he was in
the act of starting; aud swift as arrows
from the bow, terrible as balls from the
eannon's mouth, the two horsemen. With
pistols cooked aud fingers firm on the
trigger. shot toIEards each other. When
wiihin fifty steps of his enemy. the Colo
mel halted with surprising dex,erity. and.
crying in loud tones. "Nox. take care of
yeur sJes.' leveled and fred.
I At the instant. the judge nrged his
horse TO an evolution, as if boanding orsr
a wall, and the bullet aimed for his eye
struck the silver pommel ct his saddle,
and glanced OF withou, harm. Coniinu.
ing his former velocity. he passed the Col.
onel within three feet. discharging hi.
weapon at the others bosom. bat iniiics.
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