The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-01-22

! wind sweep away all your hopes d
happiness and dash you down tc
the very lowest pit Of despair, then
Iyou would talk differently. You
love Lottie, / know
"Ah, Harry, / adore her, / wor-
ship her-sae is the light of my ex-
istence-the delight Of my SOUL
my very hearts idol--my angel, my
heaven, my ALL"
"Very well; suppose she was to
betray you, and sink into slough
Of infamy, as deep as that in which
Viola has sunk, could you then leo
ture 50 eloquently on patience and
hopes
Harry, beseech you not 70 talk
that way; ,itsounds like sacrilege to
me. You don't state supposable
case. My Lottie is as pure as an
angel in heaven"
$50 I was foolish enough to think
about Viola. had as much faith
in her chastity as you have in Lot.
tie. I loved her as we'll as it is pos
sible for you to love my sister. |
believe God has sent this awful
curse upon me for worshiping one
OF his creatures instead of Him.
Don't talk to me about the homes
ty Of women. How could you ex-
pect me to have faith in them.
since Viola's fall. Ed, I am nota
murderer at heart, but that damna-
bic villain, Bowles, must be pun
lshed. Ifhe will fight me he shall
have fair chance; If not be must
take the consequences. You know
he first insulted Lottie, and I
knocked him down with a stick
for it. He then swore he would
have revenge, if it took life time
to get it, And when he found out
that / loved Viola, he began to in 4
vent schemes to ruin her, and YOU
know the result, alas! too we'll. He
is a shrewd, calculating, cold heart.
ed villain, and l dare say no girl
left like Viola, unprotected, could
Withstand his devllish plans. | will
do Viola the justice to say, that /
still think she was virtuous; but
what can a poor orphan girl do
when such cruel villain as Bowles,
arrays his plans for her destruc-
tion. Druggists will compound
medicines for money, that will steal
away the thinking faculties Of the
brain, and when that is done, the
victory is easily won. How is it.
that our laws will allow such a viii
lain to march in triumph over the
ruined hopes of honest men9 But
enough Of this, Ed, I'll settle with
Mr.. Bowles."
"Harry, you certainly don't mean
to challenge him, do yous"
"That is exactly what I mean TO
do; and if he refuses to fight, then
! shall punish him, as he deserves"
care you willing to violate the
laws Of the land2 Are you not
aware Of the fact that ii is made
murder by our laws to kill manin
a duel!"
"Damn the law that protects the
villain, who destroys the confding,
innocent orphan girl, as Bowles has
destroyed poor Viola. a double
curse on the law that protects the
life Of such sneaking cowardly
villain. No, Ed, tits no use to dis
cuss this matter, because my mind
is made up.'
"Don't you know that the code
Of honor, as some men call ii, is no
longer considered the code Of hon
orr"
q know that Henry Clay fought
his duel with John Randolph, Of
Roanoke. ] know that CONNIE +
dore Barron killed Commodore De.
catur in duel. Gen. jackson
killed Dixon ina duel. Prentiss
wounded Foote ia aduel. General
Sam Houston shot Gen, White iii
duel. | know that Gen. Albert
Sidney Johnson shot bis man Ia q
duel. Aaron Burr killed Alexan.
der Hamilton u q duel. ] Ans
that Chambers killed Lake
duel. The world did not condemn
these men for lighting duels. and
why should II single ne out IS 81
especial object for condemnationgs
swell, Harry, you can't DENY
making me q solemn promise that
you would not seek . quarrel with
BoWles, until after Vi0la's trial.
'l believe / did make such i
promise; but ! trust you will re.
lease me from il, as things have
changed 80 greatly since Ii was
made" "
. 70, you must wait until altar
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