The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-10-29

bank Of the Missouri ei eaffs
opposite To- Booavilge, Whils tle
sermon was sheins deli sed, goadea
TO desperatiQn BY sdip witherihS
Fsafcasm against his. e liar vice.
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ry retort, This brougll A6Bhs upon
his:devoted hesqa rebp 'e Tthe most
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the door until4he minister came out,
he attempted to yindicate his honor
by inaicting personal chastisemcnt
on the other. But the bystanders
interfered and prevented any serious
combat at that time.
On the next day, which happened
to be Christmas, Seaborn Ellis had
an appointment to hold forth at
place in the country, about six miles
from the town Of Franklin, and di.
rectly on the road to the county seat.
The exercises commenced at4o'clock
in the afternoon, and did not close
till nearly sunset. AS soon as the
service was ended, the preacher left
the house, with the eintention of rid
ing on to Fayette that night. His
surprise and astonishment, then,
may well be imagined, when, on
passing through the door, he found
Maj. Sneed, and about 100 of his
friends, waiting to receive him in u
most ungracious manner.
II demand full apology" said
the Major, in stern, overbearing
tone, "for all the insults that you
have offered me-"
Ellis answered without changing
countenance, or showing any exter-
nal symptoms of unusual emotion,
"If have really insulted you, l will
apologize in the most satisfactory
Manner
"Did you not, on yesterday, pro-
claim me gambler and a murderer
even from the pulpit? And do you
not term that an insult of ;thesgross.
'estcharacter2'. asked shecd; IN acs
cents tremulous swith suppressed rage.
81 do not call the truth an insult" I"
exclaimed Ellis, with flashing eyes
and a slight nervous motion of the
right hand, as if he, too, were be-
coming excited.
"Then you will not apologize?"
shouted Sneed, almost deranged with
passion.
81 have nothing to apologize for
answered the preacher; as his right
hand was raised slowly, and to all
appearances involuntarily yand glided
under his vest.
"Then | will take mn anology ont
of your hide!" thundered the Major,
as he drew horscwhip from his boot,
and began the brutal work Of flag
ellation.
But the duelist had only time to
strike one blow; for, before he could
accomplish the second, Ellis drew
from his bosom a long double, edged
dagger, and plunged it up to the
handle in his enemy's heart. The
latter fell and expired without utter
ing groan,"
"Seize the rascal! Shoot the hypo-
crite!" with varied other menacing
EXPLANATIONS, cried the friends of
Sneed, and dozen knives flew from
their scabbards, and the young min
lister heard the clicking of a score of
pistol locks nearly all around him.
Not an instant was to be lost. With
the speed of the wind, he few in an
oblique direction to where his horse
was fastened, seized the bridle, and,
springing into the saddle at bound,
spurred the noble animal to his Ut
most speed, and, although several
shots were fred after him, he escaped
without injury.
The perils that encircled him,
however, had only just commenced,
for his foes, also on horseback, set of
in hot pursuit, andthe chase contin-
ued without intermission for four