The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-04-16

remain where it was, telling him
that he did not want to shed any
more blood, and he was determined
not to do it when he could avoid it
without giving up his own life.
BY the interference of friends the
difficulty was for the time stopped,
but soon after renewed, and when
Colonel Falkner became convinced
that another fight was unavoidable,
he consented to go with Hindman
to Arkansas, opposite Memphis and
settle the matter finally. They
had drawn up and signed a written
agreement to the effect that at 6
o'clock on the morning Of The first
day Of April, 1851, they we're to
meet at a point III the State of Ar.
kansas, 400 yards from the. bank
Of the Mississippi river and irhme-
diately opposite the front of Jefer,
son street, in Memphis, Tennessee,
each to be armed with two revol-
vers and no other kind OF weapons.
No seconds or surgeons we're to be
present, and no friends of either.
party except one witness, who had
been selected and who was known
to be a friend to both parties. The
name of that friend had been a.
greed on and inserted iii the writ
ten agreement. The party who
had been selected az the witness
was, by the agreement, only re-
CURED to take his stand at a safe
distance and witness the combat.
without any attempt to interfere.
The agreement bound the parties
to take their. places fifty yards a.
part, and when the word Was given
they had the right to advance and
fire as often as they wished. Now,
as luck would haseit, the party
who had been agreed upon as wit
ness happened to be a man more
inclined to prevent the shedding of
blood than to encourage hoyt.ilities.
Consequently, when the parties
came to Memphis, OH the day pre-
vious TO that on which the combat
was to be fought, he went to work
to prevent the meeting, which he
succeeded in doing. One of the
editors of the APPEAL was the man
they had agreed on, and it has ever
been a source of qualification to
him to know that he did not only
prevent the fight, but that he sue.
ceeded in making two bosom
friends out of two deadly enemies.
We have often heard General Hind
man since that time speak Of Col
Falkaer in the highest terms Of
praise. lie said that through all
of those troubles, Colonel Falkner's
conduct was that ola brave, honor
able man, who only fought in self
defense. When General Hindman
was bitterly assailed by political en-
emles in Arkansas, Colonel Falkner
espoused the generals cause, got
up a barbecue at Ripley, Mississip-
pi, and invited Hlndman to speak.
and had resolutions passed indors.
ing him. lliudman was triumph
antly elected to congress, and N
til his death was a staunch friend to
Colonel Falkner. The colonel has
resided at his present nome for for.
ty years, during which time he has
never been involved in any ieuds,
%quarrels, or difficulties, except the
unfortunate affair with Hlndman
and Morris. lie Is now, and ever
has been, regarded as a quiet,
peaceable, good c~itlzsn, b" all who
know him, always retaining The
love and respect of his neighbors.
The WHITB Rose OF MEMPHIS con
tains a glowing description Of ma.
ny scenes and inciIenss that trans
pred in and near the vicinity of
this ely, and some of the charac
ters viii be readily remembered by
many Of our citizens, notwithstand-
ing The fact that they appear under
NOM DE PLUMEs. The moral OF the
composition is good, and will, as we
think, have a beneficial influence
on young people who may read IL.
II will make a large, sized book,
and one that viii he interesting
and instructive. Those who may
read the White Rose will at once
conclude that no man could com
pose such noble soul,stIrnmg sehti-
ments who was hot himsel! The pos
SCISSOR OF Il noble soul and generous