Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-05-15

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IN which he sh6s aAMM tA0 81 Al1fS - 80 80
saflants and took his psaee imnlediatslg - on8
az tlse Rrs-easeza of he jackson pagty. ....t
Jenifcr was the reTerse Of nynum. He wss =
delicately formed, cat handsome, intelier4nna
looking Fean. with . polished air and eonrtiY
manner. q al old Maryland colonial family, sls
ways elegantly dressed. He was in Get, y eeau
and . ladies' man; was an ultra politician OF the
CLAW school; often made severe but not rude re
his hair-trigRers. The famous pistol used IN the
fatal duel between Commodore Decatur and Bar
ron was In bis keeping. ga r'-1l aE-.7
These two gentlemen had several ''spatg" in
debate and IL had come 20 be settled oflu5ou
that sooner or later they must have meetings
ana that one or both would fail
One day they had a sharp nlsercAti0a, and
when he House met next morning both their
chairs were vacant. Messrs. wise, Peytoa. Dun-
can and Hannegan we're likewise absent, and
the whisper circulated that they had all gone %
BlmdenabuFg. The excitement was Tremendous.
TAey were both aid 20 be dead-shotsi wSra
backed by men not partial TO eomPromk<s;
wouid never cult the ground a. long as The paf.
tea eould stand m; and there was probability
Of perhaps a general melee and three or foHr
probably be killed. Oar sergeant-at-arne. COT.
Dorsey. A brave old soldier, with very tender
symnethies. rot on A t'bcndern on The strength
a. it seut his dep,tv down town and bought up
ali ,he crane hi the citv. The House was com-
plsteIy demoralized Mr.. CambreIeng had re-
bin Of details, and the members were gathered
everywhere into excited groups. Fifleen sr
twenty had posted for Bladensbarr. AZ length
about three D. m. one OF the little side doOrs
orened and Mr.. Bvnam. looking even mueh
sn,aIler thar usual siiDned In and iook his seat.
,~hich vas near nv Js1iCey q dad was tie
e-pliuo that ran through, the House No zee
ventured 10 approach Bynum nj that awful mo-
ment The man who had iust killed a fellow
,.oD,h.r ,-os too much snbiect Of awe of uifv
"a a--rO.,h,, fnr rc.GcrnOce - The Marvland
1sIs.s,;oT fnryDed . senarass knot ana were seer.
,rh,sreyio, togreher has In hand. Howard
ana Thores ana Cos, Johnston were In ths actof
leaving the hail when. 10 another side door
oDewe5 and In glided JeniEer FIe took hIa seat
~ silence Tbsre was an inStantaneous stilfL
ness-the various groups ceased wAispering--
evc,v eve Vas fxed unon the two sles.A shots
We. ,Iey nhaptoms an were tbev u1rn7 II
ronId hardly be Tealixed that there they wege In
their accustomed seats, not injured, not crsR