Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-02

low MIN 10 live iu IpcHC0 Vil . QUt0S
death could claim him. He never
believed, however, that the voaA
he granted him. 1t made hin
gloomy to talk Of 1t, hat to bis
friends he would say that be knew
his destiny was to Idle the Alstoo
death" He even had a supersti.
ton that a certain man was going
to kill him. There never had hceh
any trouble between them, bot
Aston always said, THAT man
my fate, The man was his friend,
and never became anything eIse.
Despite these gloomy thought1,
Aston was devOut believer In
the code. After he had Joined the
church he still adhered to bis be.
lief. at is a peacemaker," he oAid.
In South Caroliua, where the code
stood above the State law, there
never was ~ quiet and decoro0s .
community. In Charleston county
there was not a murder in eighteen
years, and the files of the Charles.
ton Courier for nearly twenty I've
years do not show the uee Of the
word "liarr or "scoundrel,' or any
similar epithets q single time.
There were no street fights or rows
and no assassinations. A bige
code of honor was established, and
it made even towards brave Deu.
He used to tell of q Carolina Judge
(Mr. Pettigrew), who, having two
men before him for trying to night
|, a duel, said: "Gentlemen, II Wtll
take me an hour to write out these
warrants. In the meantime there
, ! is n steamer at my wharf that can
, take you ont of my Jurisdiction, 20
E that you can complete your work
? before can hold you.' Col. Aletoe
r never fought duel himself,
p though he issued and accepted sev.
E eral challenges. The conservative
2 spirit of these latter days almost
3 always settles these matters with.
|, out the exchange Of shots. While
:. Aston would have died before be
|. would have submitted to o dishon.
# orable compromise, know What
b stubborn heroism it required -
:. carry him into an affair Of honor.
|. He shrank with horror from sucb .
n test. His whole lite was Qvershad-
D. owed by the memory Of his aBces-
A. tors aud their bloody ends. He
IA was recognized authority on
70 matters of the code, and was usu
az ally called into all prominent
Ia affairs. While he was tenaciout
ID of the honor of his principals, he
,e never stickled for technicalities
d. and usually succeeded 10 adjustinf
ID the differences. Only once was h<
TO second 10 q fatal meeting. He ct
he tended young McGraw, Of Charles
a ton, and loaded the pistol tba,
ne killed Tabor. There had appearet
AZ in the Charleston Mercury . CON
as municatiou assailing Judge No
is Graw, signed with nom do Ptsss>
ne Contrary to the usual practice o
as demanding the name OF the autho
an Of the offensive article, Aston De
a. mauded for McGraw satisfaction Q
of Tabor and his two editorial assoc
&c ates, holding that the gravamen
ds the ofiense was In the publication
Oh The name Of the author was Ofiere
liz and declined. Tabor then 81
nd nounced himself responsible. NJ
w. Graw, through Aston, challenge
of the three editors. naming Tabo
He first. The parties went to th
pa. field. At the second shot Tabc
,ly Jumped straight into the cir, fe
nd mon his back, shivered and die
of McGraw was uphurt, aud the ana
Its stopped there
or Aston had been engaged
The many personal encounters, bot b
ate never been seriously hurt. 1t vi
|es. harder for him to take an insinu
me ton of insult than for almost au
ess one else; but he always repreeea
md his anger, and, If possible, evoadt
on. trouble. He was a hne telkes,
genial gentleman, Of winning o
ka. dress, and these saved hin no
,iy. many difficulties that his impetn<
ed. ity would have led him into. b
oye favorite maxim, however, vas .!
md SAYING of Sir Boyle Roech, ~
EAR, best way to avoid danger 10 to Y
hat il plumply!" and hia boldnses OF
as suiiiced where temporising weu
a of have failed. In the trouble IA
the led to his death, after he had be
,em aent of by Cox to arm htme(
his. his first impulse was to 81
9th double barreled shot gun euA
his and look Cox up and kin hin.
cor. was thoroughly acquainted "
bow the violent habits Of his eaes
self and knew best how to meet the
4 in He was dissuaded from this cour
eled however, by dov. OosquHs
we'd others. He was very Woch