The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-16

my system had been subjected for the
hour, and made me feel In
expressibly fAtigued. I called for q
bottle OF wine, and made the very |
awkward mistake of suppOsing that Q
few bumpers oft would put Hamilton
In pleasanter frame or mind, and
perhaps pave the way to an ultimate
settlement OF the matter. Contrary. to |
his usual custom he drank heartily,
but the warming liquid seemed only |
to renew his rage. He became pos
sessed Of the futile idea Of returning to |
the camp In quest Of his enemy. /! at
first feigned strong objection to such
step, but at length appeared to be con-
WINGED by his arguments and appeals,
and consenting to his wish, l sum-
moned u carriage and we rode out.
During our brief Journey / endeavored
of the affair for few days, and urged
that IL blood must be spilled that 1t
be spilled In a. nearly civilized man.
ner as possible. ~ ~. ~
Ash knew beforehand would be the
case. we were informed at the camp
that Ned Grey and his friends had left
for the city. Armed with this fact,
readily persuaded Hamilton to return
to the city also, and I left him at his
Office at o'clock, after having exacted
from him the most solemn assurance
that he would attempt nothing OF
hostile character until he had coun-
seled with me on the following m0rn-
I then called on Gllruth. His spirits
were az depressed az they had been
buoyant before the blow delivered by
Hamilton ~ tttN lE.ttat LIf
had, bad business" he said. "Ned
was to blame In one way, and another
way he wasn't, or course you know
what mean. No use to talk about IL
tonight though. Ned's high-spirited
blade, and may want blood, but don't
talk to me about It now. feel bad:
Come and see me In the morning, and
we'll try to fix It up some way
| 1 departed, and, after taking my
usual solitary dinner at q restaurant
sauntered back to my lodging and
passed q, gloomy and unsatisfactory
evening; was oppressed with omin-
GUS fOreb0dings. -s ~ "a Y
At 10 o'clock on the following morn
ing 1 hunted up Gilruth, and together
| we hunted up Ned Grey. He was en-,
|jOying the morning at home, he said
and laughed at our rueful visages.
"You see my eye IL In mourning and
am not fit for general society, bul
my hearts as light as feather, and
the only thing that bOthers me Is my
wounded honor. What will the boys
say IL I don't do something? Hamil
ton and can't pummel and maui each
other like bruisers. We must fight
and therefore we must fight like gen
tlemen. You've come to tell me that
haven't your"
"NOt by any MEANS" 1 answered
promptly. We've come for exactly
the opposite purpose. We haven
seen Hamilton this morning, but wan
to interview you, and then Wen en-
deavor to pacify him. You .probabl,,
consider yourself the injured party.
"a man with an eye like mine gen
orally does, y" he laughed.
20, well, Ned, the whole affair Is
miserable job" said Gilruth, "an'
YOU must never mind what the hey
!. think about it, but like good fellow
, be guided by our advice. You will ad
NIT that yeu made q very unbecOmin
remark"
!. Certainly, considering the near re
lationship Of my opponent and tn
subject Of my remark; but the cham
, payne was good, and how should
!, know that the parties were relate
when they bear different names, and
, never met or heard Of Hamilton unit
Yesterday, and nobody ever knew h
had sister? O, there's always . VIC
| man at the bottom OF q row." ~
. "True enough" responded. "bu
3 "a Charles Reade has written, 'Pu
! yourself in His Place. What woul
= YOU have done had your sister bee
spoken of in such manner, and unde
!; precisely, the same circumstances?"
= "I should have knocked the offendt
= down, Just as Hamilton did," b
frankly confessed. ,g,g.
!, "That's manly Acknowledgement,
- rej0ined, and makes an arrangemei
v honorable and easy. I will inforl
= Hamilton of your entire ignorance
e his relationship to the lady In question
, will state that you know nothing.
~ reality that could be considered In II
remotest degree derogatory to h
!, character, and that you regret vel
much that an extra glass OF char
y payne should have led you to induli
y In such extremely careless languag
:, He will then tender apologies for h
10 part of the transaction, you WILL eat
~ take an extremely charitable view
the conduct of the other, and dou
". y. not may even become friendsi fol, ba
= ring yourself, he Is one OF the hnt
=, young fellows ever met"
ID Ned was I'm a conciliatory mood
% clined to do almost anything reaso
y; able. I think he bore no malice whit
" ever against Hamilton, but was on
Q a trifie uneasy for fear he should
!. laughed at by "the boys" Therefor
u with high hopes of o peaceful sett
~ ment Gllruth and set out to have
"a interview with Hamilton.
y, Judge of our surprise and disappOiI
~ ment when, on visiting Hamilton, a
= presenting what we considered
Ne conclusiye overtures for o satisfactO
NJ adjustment, ne absolutely refused
rs he conciliated, but declared his purpt
4 to force matters to bloody determir
:" ton.
:. Heretofore have always been
IL posed to dueling," he said, "but l ma
changed my mind. There are times
discover, when no choice remains
/. between downright murder and ht
NC Orable combat. am resolved to Acc
70, no apology from Grey and i I
ke eaually'resolved that he shall pay d.
e., for his yiliainOsls insult. III he d.
~ not it will be because fortune fails
NJ attend my efforts. ] conferred w
!" my sister on Saturday evening and
glOries i'm hestep have decided up
~ I intend to challenge Gray. and IL
IN refuses to fight, I intend TO shoot h
:. down like dog, wherever l. m
II aThat will be a poor revenge,
We argued. "and / cannot conceive n
IRE YOUR sister can desire to fmperii y
ch fife In 10 barbarous q recourse rs III
en- inc. Besides the blow you gave
elf Grey should satisfy you. He en-
Oh tains no malice toward you VIVA
IN ever. HE has no deslre.to ngnt y
s should he decline your challenge,
co should you proceed to put your pres
lJe threats into execution, the crime
GU ~ murder would be upon your soul,
~ ~ you would have to answer for 1t, b
Gus before the tribunals Of men |
ora. Heaven. You would destroy him
. ia blast your own career. SHOULD ne
Veu cept your challenge, and should