Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-04-02
THE DEVIL AND CHE DUELIST.
BY ROBERT DENMAE.


i II not unfreousntly the case thi
wa fpd people VINO reside "way dow
j Hasp' green enough to suppose thi
the moment they set their feet upo
Southern soil they can use the Bowie
knife or revolver with the utmost In
punitv. 80 far as law IL concerned, an
That the least insult, is sufficient caus
for a duel, which must be fought in OF
der 10 preserve tbs reputation from til
stigma Of cowardice. How far this
.rna. those familiar with our Uniol
know.
Twas in November Of the year 1854
The steamer "Hazsl Dell" left St. Lou
IA for Louisville. late in the afternoon
| On board there were q large number O
passeupers,
The weather vss suits cold, but q
vet there was no floating Toe, and ths
yiver was high and navigation safe.
IA the Deli steamed down the Mis-
sisa,nni the passepgers began to EMO,
themsslyes in a manner which proved
the comnapv to be an especially lively
ope. The majority Of them appeared
"a bs old acouaintances. But, owing
IN the weather. the ADJUSTMENTS tool;
plaoe in the cabin. and consisted OF the
usual card PLAYING, singing. instru.
m.ptal rausio. dancing. flirting. or
snoh other epioyments az suited the
nartieulsr taste OF the parties concern.
sS
Esrlv the following morning the
Deli reminded the point AZ Cairo. and
took It's course up the Ohio.
paducah and the mouth Of the Ten
n ,sses smithland and the Cumberland
vara passed. and the ADJUSTMENTS
were still kent IN. only having ceased
awhile during the small hours of the
morniue.
Shawnee Town was reached: but by
,bia tima so bsavv fog hal ssttI.d
over ,ha wa,rrs and shores that to oon-
time the ionrnsv vould be very dan
garons n mot an imnossibla matter.
nntil The olopd had been lifted up, or
dr;vsn bancs and soattared. So the
staamar was tied nm to the whnrf.boat
IN await snch nm event.
Those who have travelled upon the
Miasissinni or Ohio rivera know the
arrangemepts. Those who have not
will understand that there IA some dit
fsyepce batwcen that sectionsud a trim
IN tbo Hrdso, or Sound.
Tbs cabin cons;sta NJ ons lonu soc;al
hall aarked on aither sids Inv rows az
stats-rooms tboss at being mnoh the
Iargast and ahont ons.1uarter the
isnstb If The rear nortion Of the cabin
ont off or senarated bv dinV-doors
Tbis axc,nsivs mari ia designed for ladies
and ,ha osn,lsmen accom- 1onvinc them
a nd for such earac;allv f.yorad friend
40 miobt receive an invitation IN ioin
! ham
a. tb;s invitation cop,d mt bs oep.
oral an account If snace a lor,e nnm.
har ~ s.bnmbla ind;v;dnalsn arc
s.Iea ort IN tha co,dn that ia ban;sbe6
tho sm;Ios and cbaerinc nresanca NJ
the fair
In most cases nsrsons ara forced IN bs
and tahs'tbe mattsr varv nL;lo.
Rut tbsrs are those wbo vii,
brsak tbrouyb tb,se customs and in.
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