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NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. !>. . COTTINCJ, Editor. No. 26.—NEW SERIES.] NEWS & PLANTERS GAZETTE. #■ It*„ ■ ■ —; terms: Publ is tied weekly at Three Dollars per annum if paid at the time of subscribing; or Three > Dollar.i and Fifty Cents, if not paid till the e.xpi ’ ration of six months. No paper to be discontinued, unless at the option of the Editor, without the settlement of all .arrearages. O’ Letters, on business, must be pastpaid, to insure attention. No communication shall be published, unless we are made acquainted with the name of the author. LAW NOTICE. ATTORNEY AT LAW. O’ Office in Mr. Barnett’s new- building, North west corner of the Public Square. Washington, Wilkes county, Ga., ) December 22, 1842. y 17 MINKY F, ©©LLSy” ATTORN EY AT LAW, Washington, Georgia. O’ Office over Callaway & Co’s. Store. February 2, 1843. 4t 23 COTTING & BUTLER, ATTORNIES, HAVE taken an OFFICE in the rear of Willis & Hester’s Store. January, 1843. 28 The Subscriber 9 ’VX/OrflllNG to close business, offers at Redu ’ T ced Prices, his present STOCK, consist ing in part, of the following: I jflfj Ladies’ Kill and Calf walking I J Shoes, just received. ; .es Calf and Seal do. ,-dren’s Shoes,of various kinds Boy’s L.,.1 and Kip, sewed and peg’d. Shoes, Men’s Shoes, sewed and peg’d. a variety, Women’s sewed and peg’d. Kips, Women's fine Leather Bootees, Gentletaen’s fine Cali Boots, Coarse Brogans, men’s and boys, best quality, Do. do. extra size, Men’s Leather Slippers, Men’s Calf and Seai Pumps. ALSO, Ladies’ Kid Buskin Ties, and a case of Gentle lsen’s sewed Shoes, soon to arrive. Also, Factory Oznaburgs, at 9 cents per y.n , ■ and woolen Linseys, nearly a yard wide, at 28 •., 30 cents, which article was sent invoiced at do cents, and cannot be bought at the Factory now at much less than 40 ct. by the quantity. O’ Persons wishing any of the above articles, will do well to call at the SHOE STORE of A. L. LEWIS. N. B.—Persons indebted on account will please call and settle at the earliest possible date. January 12, 1843. A. L. L. Removal* THE Subscriber informs the public that he has removed irom Tyrone to Crawford ville, where he lias permanently located himself, and will carry on the business of manufacturing COTTON-GINS, and will deliver Gins to any part of Georgia or South Carolina, to order.— Persons wishing any correspondence with the Subscriber, will please direct to Crawfordville, ‘Taliaferro county, Ga., where all orders in my line of business will be thankfully received and will be promptly attended to by the Subscriber. I return my thanks to Oid Wilkes for her pat ronage, aud yet hope not to be forgotten by her, -believing as 1 do that I can do as well by the Planters in furnishing them with Cotton-Gins as any man in the Southern States. S. R. CRENSHAW. January 5,1843. 19 mwAir*® Tailoring- Establishment Removed over fl. S. Belcher’s Store. FTMIE Subscriber begs leave to inform thepub -*■ he and his former customers, that in conse quence of the present Hard Times, he will make up Work in a Superior Style of Fashion, at a reduced price for Cash. Cotton, Hog-meat, Ljird, Meal, Flour, or Irish Potatoes. Persons -wishing to patronize a TAILOR that is willing to comply with the Times, can do so by applying to the Subscriber. WILLIAM F. SOIIAN. October 13, 1842. 7 ALL persons indebted to die Estate of Mary Hughes, deceased, late of Wilkes county, are hereby notified to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and those having demands a gainst the same wi’l present them in terms of the law- BARNARD H. HUGHES, Adm’r. January 5,1843. 6t 19 JYotice • ALL persons having demands against the Es tate of Larkin Clark, late of Elbert county, deceased, will present them as the law requires; and those indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to ROBERT McMILLAN, Executor. Elbcrtou, January 4, 1843. 20 months after date, application will be made to die Honorable Inferior Court of Oglethorpe county, Georgia, while sitting as a Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell all the Ne groes belonging to the Estate of Zachariah Reid, late of Oglethorpe county, deceased. REBECCA REID, Adm’x. LINDSAY H. SMITH, Adm’r. January 26, 1843. m4m 22 ■gIOUR months afterdate application will be JT made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Elbert county, while sitting as a Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell all the Lands and Ne groes, belonging to the Estate of George VVyche, rs ieased, late of Elbert county, th e 29th De ’ .mber, 1842. AGATHA VVYCHE, Adm’x. with the will annexed on the real estate, and Adm’x. on the personal es - tate of George VVyche, deceased. Jat’Aifrv 5,1843. m4m 19 To Rent . THE STABLE situated in the rear of the Printing-Office. Apply to M. J. KAPPEL. February 9,1843. 24 JYotice • A LL jiersoiis indebted to the Trustees of the _ Presbyterian Church for pew rents or Sub scriptions, or to the Washington Female Semi nary for interest on Notes due said Seminary, are requested to come lorward-and discharge said dues. Call upon A. S. WINGFIELD, Treasurer. February 16, 1843. 2t 25 For Sale , Six good Milch COWS with young Calves. Apply at this Office. February 16, 1843. 25 Notice to Debtors and Creditors. | A LL persons indebted to the Estate of Thom i as J. Ellington, late of Wilkes county, de ceased, are requested to make immediate pay ment, and those having demands, will please ; present the same, duly attested, for payment. WILLIAM B. ELLINGTON, Ex’r. j February 9, 1843. 6t 24 ON Thursday evening the 12lh instant, about twilight, some Rogue entered my dwelling house and carried therefrom a Trunk containing Seventy-five or six Dollars in cash, and the Pro missory Notes described as follows : one on Edward 11. Brewer, payable to Bud C. Wall, or bearer, for one hundred and seventeen dollars and ninety-three cents, due 25th instant; one on John Downer, for eighty-six dollars and eighty six cents, also payable to Bud C. Wall, or bear er, due Ist instant; one on Madison Hudson, for seventy-five dollars, payable to myseli or bearer, due one day afterdate, and dined 4th or sih oi November last.; one on VV. de Sliced, for two xu .a nd and eighty-six dollars and throe cc .': , due into day ib'ei* o , _e ~or re co.ie: .od.; - •..redded U-. • .•■ oiohyn drsddo::. ,v: ...v„a twelve and a 1...: e ••Gsi.fciime m February, turn on Arthur Jones, noth due 25. li Dec 1842, (dates not rev, ducted,) the one lor ten f. ‘ r -gh v-seveii .i. routs, aud the other for tweivc 1< liar:- ■ y - 1 a fourth cents ; one o David lic.y lor a ni)s ■ aud some cents, doe 25ih Dec H 4 2; oik- .oX Nicholas Burton, in; sc.cntei.-n uioiar? aid nun.-iy.- wee cents, payable a> lb.her. 1, !■:■!,■■.-.rds, ;.r boo.-tT, (date la t resoit&cted,) dupone day after date, and one on Nathan Bhtier, tor six dollars and fifty cents, dated 18th June-. 1- 42. i hereby caul ion all per gaiiuft tn r any of the Notes above described, and the makers thereof against pay ing them to anv person bin myself. RICHARD W. SNELLINGS, Flat-woods, Elbert county, Ga. January 19,1843. 22 GEORGIA, J Whereas, Clark R. Jenkins Wilkes County. $ and Horace M Jenkins, ad ministrators with .he will annexed, on the Estate of Sterling Jenkins, deceased, apply to me for letters of Dismission. These are theretore to cite, summon, and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my office within the time prescribed by law, to shew cause (if any they have,) why said letters should not be granted. Given under rny hand at Office, this 31st day of October, 1842. JOHN 11. DV'SON, c. c. o. November 3. m6m 10 GEORGIA, ) Whereas, James Harris ap- Wilkes county. ( plies to me for Letters of Dis mission as Guardian for Barbary J. Watkins, Roxalina Watkins, and Martha Watkins. These are therefore to cite, summon, and ad monish, all and singular the kindred and creditors of said Minors, to be and appear at my office within the time prescribed by law, to shew cause (if any they have,) why said letters should not be granted Given under my hand at office, this 13th day of January, 1843. JOHN H. DVSON, c.c.o. January 19. m6m 21 G EORGIA, > Whereas, Philip T. Thornton, Wilkes county. y Guardian of Lucinda Ham monds and Barberry Ann Hammonds, applies to me for Letters of Dismission. These are therefore to cite, summon, and ad monish, all and singular the kindred and credit ors of said Minors, to be and appear at my office within the time prescribed by law, to shew cause (if any they have) why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at Office, this Ist day of November, 1842. JOHN 11. DYSON, c. c. o. November 3. lrifitu 16 FOUR monies aue-r date, application wiii be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Elbert county, while sitting as a Court of Or dinary, for leave to sell a part of the Negroes be longing to the estate of Larkin Clark, deceased. ROBERT McMILLAN, Executor. Elberton, January 4,1843. 26 IjIOUR months after date, application will be made to the Honorable ilie Inferior Court of Elbert county, when sitting as a Court oi Or dinary, for leave to sell all the Lands and Ne groes belonging to the Estate of Zachariah Bow man, deceased, late of Elbert county. JEREMIAH S. WARREN, Adm’r. January 5,113. m4rn 19 months after date, application w ill be -*- made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Elbert county, when sitting as a Court of Ordi nary, for leave to sell all the Lands belonging to the Estate of James Banks, Jr. deceased, late of Elbert county. JEREMIAH S. WARREN, Adin’r on the real estate of James Bai iks, Jr. i deceased. January 5, 1843 m4m 19 Tj’OUR months after date application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Wilkes county, while sitting for. Ordinary pur poses, for leave to sell two-thirds of a certain Tract of Land lying in the counties of Warren and Taliaferro, situated on the waters of Beaver dam Creek, belonging to the minors of Joseph VV. Luckett, late of Wilkes county, deceased— to-wit: Patrick 11. Luckett and Robert E. Luck ett. HUGH WARD, Guardian. January 5,1843. m4m 19 WASHINGTON, (WILKES COUNTY, GA.,) FEBRUARY 23, 1843. Jttiaccllauecttfn From the Family Companion and Ladies’ Mirror, for Jan. 1843. HOMESPUN YARNS. Cornelius Corntassel'sfirst ‘Affair of Honor.’ CHaPTER ONE. Helena. —Which is the Frenchman ! Diana. —He; That with the plume ; ‘tis a most gallant fellow. All's Well that Ends Well It was night, and all was bustle at the principal tavern, in one of the newly sett led towns of Georgia, which was just be ginning to display its white houses amid the forest trees, that had but recently sheltered the tawny sons of the forest. The ill.tutor ed servants, were hurrying to and fro, oc casionally stumbling over a chair, or run ning full tilt against each other, and demol ishing a few dozen of plates and wine glasses in the contact. The landlord, new in the vocation of a Boniface, seemed to he in a hurry too ; he gave an order to one servant that was not heard, scolded another unnecessarily ; bowed politely to his own bar-keeper through mistake, and gave sun dry other evidences of a disposition to be busy, without knowing exactly what to be at. There was a rattling of carriages at th. door ; steps letting down ; ladies get ting out, and the music of a violin was heard in the dining-room. It was the eighth of January, and there was so be a ball in honor of the victory at New Orleans. Five dollars,as usual, was the admittance fee, and every male indi vidual who could raise that amount, either from his own resources or those of some friend", was present. The prompt payment of the money, was the only testimonial of character ar.rl standing required by the managers. This easy access to society, has been scouted by older communities, where the elements of social life have be come assimilated by age, and long usage has settled every tiling and every body’ down into an appropriate place. And it has been ridiculed by many unworthy in dividuals, too, after enjoying its privileges; privileges they had never been accustomed to elsewhere. But this liberal custom, of taking every man for a well-behaved gentleman, until he proves himself otherwise, with its incon veniences, is not devoid of recommenda tions. For whatever airs a man may af fect, whatever station he may assume at his entrance into any community, lie must at last yield to the hydrostatic principle; lie must and will find his proper level, wherev er that may he. And besides, the opera tion of this rule, is to make every one stand on his own merits, unaided by any advan tages extraneous from his personal quali ties. But avast ! we are getting out into an interminable sea of speculation, while a short cruise along the margin of fabulous narrative, was the design. The ball-room was decorated with ever greens, arranged in festoons, and a few gentlemen and ladies, who from choice or some other sufficient cause, did not dance, were seated in the chairs, ■ room, perhaps to lend their beauties to the other quiet ornaments of the apartment, in the way of enacting the part of wall-flowers. All the dancers were on the floor, and a waiting the signal, from a big oleaginous negro, with a violin in his baud, who would not have made a had representation of the Moor of Venice, so far as personal appear ance went. He was seated in a chair, ele vated on a table ; on one side of him was his tambourine-beater, and on the other a little dried-up negro, with a triangle in his hand. The latter dealer in “the concord of sweet sounds,” looked as if he might have been placed there by way of contrast to the violist. ‘We have had very pleasant weather lately, Miss Susan,’ observed a gentleman to his partner, merely in order to say some thing. ‘O, very pleasant indeed !’ Miss Susan replied. After an awful pause, during which each looked at the fiddler, at the company, at the vines, and every thing else, until they had looked themselves out of countenance, the genthman actuated by the motives afore said, observed to Miss Susan : ‘ We have a remarkably pleasant com pany, this evening.’ And Miss Susan agreed with him entire ly, then another excrutiating silence ensu ed. A byestander might have supposed tbev were endeavoring to practice the old maxim of ‘ think twice and speak once.’ ‘Our town is growing very fast.’ * 1 O, very fast indeed !’ said Miss Susan, and another lapse in the conversation took place. A little way off was a man talking to his partner, and both, by their gestures and manner, seemed very much interested.— They were discoursing of the merits of ‘ The Children of the Abbey,’ and as neither had read farther than the first volume, the presumption is, their animation was assu med only to attract attention. Near them was a little dapper French man, with a pair of military whiskers, of formal cut, and black as a coal. He was merely a sojourner in the town for a short time, being an itinerant cutter of profiles in paper. He labored with every muscle of his face, aided by a very scanty knowledge of the English language, to communicate to a corpulent middle-aged lady, the at tractions and beauties of his native land, la PUBLISH K D EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. belle France, as lie called it. ‘De beauti ful vine, de beautiful olive, and de large city,’ were probably the most intelligible words in his discourse. ‘Balance all,’ at last bawled out tin fid dler in a magisterial tone, to the relief of all parties, and there was an industrious tripping on ‘ the light fantastic toe,’ all o ver the room. ‘ Chasse !’ said the fiddler, and at it they went in earnest. It was noue of the modern style of ‘ lazy pacing;’ there was nothing about their movements to remind one of ‘ dignity composed !’ Their dancing was of the old school—it was ‘ the poetrv of motion” in its quickest measure. Mr Parlezvous, the Frenchman, with his little military whiskers, fine Grecian feat ures and a singular elasticity of tread, caused many bright eyes to rest upon him. He had recently learned the then favorite step of that section of the country, called ‘ the pigeon-wing,’ which is performed by jumping oft’the floor, and striking the feet | several times together, with a tremulous motion ; and being disposed, like all men of tact, in a strange land, to affect admira tion for the custom of the natives, he soon acquired an admirable proficiency it its execution. ‘ All raon clier amie—beg pardon, mad aine,’ he would observe, during the inter vals, ‘de wing of de pigeon is de grand step.’ ‘ Beautiful ! beautiful !’ said the fat la dy, scarcely able to draw breath from the exercise of dancing. t? ‘ De grand American people, have it for one national dance. I conceive I will int a-ah—what you call ?—inter-a-duce, oui, introduce de wing of the pigeon in l’aree, when I come home !’ A tall young gentleman in the same co tillion, with a full head of'golden colored hair, either from conceiving a jealousy to wards Monsieur Parlezvous, on account of the glances of the ladies towards him while dancing, or on some other account, suppo- 1 sing himself to he a kind of privileged cha- ■ racter, cut up many antics. His name was Corntassel, and probably the pantronymic was derived from the heriditary hue of his hair, or it may have been from the circum stance of his ancestors having been cultiva tors of the soil. However, that is immate rial, his name was Corntassel. Mr. Corntassel endeavored to excel, not only Monsieur Parlezvous, in dancing, hut himself, also. And if the attention he ex cited was a test, he succeeded in both. All eyes, from all parts of the room, were turn ed on him. Advancing towards his part ner, as if he was going to run right over her, he would squat, with an indescribable gri mace on his countenance, and wheel off suddenly, to begin a ‘ double trouble,’ or as it is now called, ‘ a Virginia break down.’ If you have never seen it, where were you ‘ raised ?’ Every negro dances it here, and every imitator of Daddy Rice, dances it at the North, and even in Europe, at from fif ty cents to a dollar a sight. The floor qua ked under our fair haired friend, the vacant chairs rattled, the very house shook to its foundations, the ladies all looked on in as tonishment, some were amused, others af fronted at such conduct, and the darkies at the doors and windows displayed their teeth, and laughed, haw, haw, haw, aud said, ‘ Now don’t he go it on de sixes.’ The managers assembled in a corner, and consulted if that wan’t improper con duct. But said one, “ Cornelius Corntas sel is a clever fellow.” “ That’s a fact,” said another, and the matter passed oft’. If Mr. Corntassel had been satisfied with his success in diverting attention from his rival, it would have been well. But like most candidates for popular favor, his am bition grew with his success, and nothing short of the downfall of Monsieur Parlez vous, would satisfy his morbid vanity.— And as that individual, in the course of the dance, happened to perforin one of his most exquisite pigeon wings, near him, and of course, centered the gaze of all, and among the rest, the lady of Mr. Corntassel’s love, the evil spirit rose, and one of Cornelius Corntassel’s feet came in contact with the pedal organs of Monsieur Parlezvous, in a critical stage of the step, and down came the cutter of profiles, at full length op the floor. If it was accident, or if it was done with malice aforethought, no one could tell. Mr. Corntassel continued his discourse to his partner, as if nothing had occurred, and when his attention was called to the pros trate Gaul, there was a look of surprise on his countenance. ‘ Vat for you do dat ? I say Monsieur fleur de, —— ah, demon Dieu, what you call ? 1 say, sare, vat for you do dat, eh?’ said the Frenchman, as he rose from his recumbent position, and with a look of ineffable wrath, gnashed his teeth in the face of Mr. Corntassel. ‘ Do what ?’ said Cornelius, with a cold look of apparent astonishment. ‘Do vat!’ echoed the enraged Parlez vous, ‘ Do vat! you put you foot and trow me, when I was dance de wing of de pigeon, anil den say, do vat ? Diable !’ ‘ Ah, indeed !’ observed Mr. Corntassel, ‘ Was I in any manner the cause of your fall ? I beg pardon.’ • Beg pardon ! beg pardon ! Brpak my neck and beg pardon, Sacre ! I beg pardon, lady ; 1 shall have de satisfaction to fight you ; I shall have de pleasure to kill you, sare. I vill no break de ball, I vill no break de lady pleasure now, but I vill kill you, sare, in de morning, sare.’ And Monsieur Parlezvous resumed his place, and the dance went on, as if nothing had happened. CHAPTER TWO. Syhius. — But as I guess, By the stern brow and waspish action Which he did use in writing of it, It bears an angry tenor; pardon me, 1 am but a guiltless messenger. * * * * * Rosalind. —Why ! ’tis a boistrous and cruel style, A style lor challengers. As You Like it. About every town or village, there is usu ally a young man just entering upon the threshhold of life, to whom from various causes, is yielded the place of a privileged character, and, who plays pranks on every body with impunity. Cornelius Corntas sel occupied that distinguished position in the town above alluded to. Being of a live ly, harum-scarum disposition, he was a pleasant companion to the youthful part of the community, and his deference towards the old gentlemen secured their tolerance for his freaks. And the ladies, old and young, all liked his quaint humor, in des pite ot his waywardness. But there was another little considera tion. which probably may have had some influence in giving countenance to the fol lies of Cornelius, as long as it lasted.— That was a snug patrimony, which he had inherited from an uncle, a few years be : fore, and the proceeds of which he dealt oui with a lavish hand. In the language of the period, “he bled freely.” He was fond of trading for horses, sulkies, watches, and all other little equipments which young men love, and invariably paid more than any body else could have bought the same article for. He made the fifth man, fre quently', at small “gentlemanly games” of blufl and brag, but was usually the foremost in paying up losses at the end of the game. At the termination of almost every frol ick or spree, as he was fond of phrasing it, somehow or other the expenses all fell on him. He had observed this singular ac cident, but fearing to lose the character of “ a liberal, whole-souled fe/lotc ” would pay up the scot, with the bearing of a man who held money in utter contempt. If Mr. Corntassel ever reflected seriously on the matter, is not known. The probability is, he was under the impression that when his little estate was exhausted, his companions would he as kind as ever, and generously come forward and pay his way through the world, and not look coldly on” him, as he had been told by a few older friends. If he ever attained the period when he needed their assistance, and saw his post of “the cleverest fellow in the world” assigned to some successor more able Ilian himself to sustain the expensive character, it is not our present business to chronicle. Rising late, the morning after the ball, Mr. Corntassel took his watch from under the pillow, and rubbing his eyes, red from his late vigils, looked to see the time of day. ‘Half past eleven, by jolly ! Hello f Tom, Dick, Harry, Snow-ball, somebody bring me some hot water, to shave! I must go round and see some of the girls this morn ing. Ila! ha! ha! the little Frenchman’s ground and lofty tumbling will be a capi tal joke!’ Walking up to a dressing bureau, with a mirror on it, he took a brush and proceeded to put his disheveled locks of orient hair into some kind of order. ‘What’s all this ?’ he exclaimed, as he perceived two letters laid just in front of the glass, where they were most likely to meet the eye of a man of his age, at an early pe riod. ‘Monsieur Corntassel ! Who’s Monsieur ing me, I wonder? It must be the French man—let’ssee what he says’—and he read, occasionally speaking some words aloud, something after this fashion—‘Mine honare trow down de wing of de pidgeon lioinme one other ’ ‘Well, this is a nice kettle of fish ! The Frenchman want’s to fight—lie’s a fool’— and he proceeded to read the other note, which was from Monsieur Parlezvous’ se cond, Major Broadblade, and was descrip tive of the intentions of the principal, and the position, feelings, &c., of the second. ‘What can the Major mean ? lie certain. ]y wishes to practice a joke on me,’ said Mr. Corntassel, as he finished his toilet and walked out to consult with his friend, Col. Nieepoint, with no idea that he would be advised to accept the challenge. But there he was mistaken. Mr. Corntassel and the Colonel stood at the intersection of two streets, and held grave converse on the subject, while vari ous conjectures were going on, among that worthy portion of society who always make other people’s affairs their own busi ness, as to the subject of the conversation and the result of the matter—as the chal lenge had begun to be wafted by rumor all over town. * Mr. Corntassel was disposed to treat the matter lightly, and throwing himself on his dignity, affect a contempt for the challenge and its author, as beneath his notice. This is a very usual and a very safe method ot disposing of invitations of that nature, but the Colonel objected entirely to that course. He then proposed to give the Frenchman a castigation, with the weapons which na ture had endowed each with. But the Colonel vetoed that course also ‘Mark me, Mr. Corntassel,’ said the Co lonel, with a mixture of gravity and mis chief in his countenance, ‘there are but two courses for a man to pursue in these mat ters. The first is to repudiate the code of honor from principle, and deny the justice and morality of that mode of settling diffi- M. J. KAPPEL, Printer. I cullies. The second, to give satisfaction, | according to that code, if you n .i.ize it, j to any man, who has leei ivi and ju t cause j for demanding it of you, whatever Id sta- I tion in life, provided always that he be a sane man, and has never been indicted for j a violation of the eighth commandment, j an d has also sufficient self respect and re gard for public opinion, lo wear a clean shirt on Sundays. In a government like i ours, where all men are recognized in our 1 declaration of independence, and in the ■ oouslitutioii and laws of the country as be ing equal, any test of a man’s eiuims to satisfaction, which varies much from this, cannot be sustained. Besides, sir, Mr. Par lezvous has borne a good character since he has been in this State, and brings testi monials to that effect from other States.— j You have the alternatives before you, Mr. Corntassel ; you can say, and perhaps with justice, that duelling is a relic of a barba rous age, and you do not recognize the mode ot adjusting difficulties ; or you must ac cept the challenge—time, next Saturday at sun-rise—distance, ten paces—weapons, pistols.’ •( take the latter—you’ll he mv second?’ •Certainly, certainly!’ And Mr. Parlezvous and Mr. Corntassel, at d'flerent points on the town cotnrnon, wci thenceforth busily at work, daily and hourly, demolishing the unoffending pine sapplings with their pistol-halls, as they practiced for the onslaught. Monsieur, it was reported, shot at the word one, and generally cat a tape string with his hall, in a few days practice, although this was his first effort w ith firearms. Corntassel learned to shoot tolerably well, too, but “ fired later. CHAPTER THREE. It has a strange, quick jar upon the ear, That cracking of a pistol, when you know A moment more will bring (he sight to bear Upon your person, twelve steps otf or so ; A gentlemanly distance. Don Juan. He bled, ami ell, but not with deadly wound. Lara The eventful morning came, and the belli gerant parties, each with his second and surgeon, were promptly on the field, fol lowed by a numerous train of men and boys of assorted sizes and colors. The scene of operations was in the vicinity of the town, where the cause of grievance had occur red, in an Indian old field, bordered on one side by a river. All nature, smiling in the light ot the rising sun, looked bright and joyous. There w’ere the quiet waters of the river—fringed on either margin with the towering oak, the cotton-tree and the old sycamore with huge white arms out stretched—rolling its unceasing tribute lo he lost !,’i the parent ocean, to call eternity to mind Even the little sparrow was there chirping amid the branches of the persim mon busies, as it in order to suggest that the providence of God, had promised that “not even a sparrow should fall,” without his knowledge. And only man, made in the image of his Maker, was there, to cast th e 1 oomy shadow ofhi.s dark passions o ver the -cene. Cornelius Corntassel and Mere Farlezvous, unmindful of that divine mandate,‘thou shalt not kill,’ uttered amid the thunders of Mount Sinai, svod ready, each to send the other into the presence of that Being whose law they were about to violate in their last moments. The ground was measured off with all proper accuracy, and w ith due reference to the sun, that it might not shine full in the face ofeither. The seconds threw up a dime, to determine which should give the word of command, and it fe!’ ! e second of Mens. Parlezvous. Thu gentleman be haved like a veteran in the service ; was cool and collected, without any affectatiou of indifference or carelessness. ‘Dis you me fir keep, von I be dead,’ said hp, giving a handsome gold ring to his se cond. ‘And dis is for my sis’- here a tear came into his eye, as he handed a package containing all his money, his watch, and other trinkets. Mastering the feelings which had for a moment overcome him, at the recollection of his sister, he went on—‘lf for my sistare, sare. It for send to de French Consul in Charleston : lie send it her.’ CorrieliusCorntassel, whatever may have been his real feelings on the occasion, wore the same air of reckless gayetv as was u sual with him. Some who observed him closely, rather thought, however, there was a slight appearance of constraint in his manner. Walking carelessly by a little group, he would say', ‘Weil, boys, any com mands for t’other country ; l may possibly visit those parts shortly'.’ Passing some ne groes he broke out into ayah ! yah ! laugh, and danced a few steps in the ‘■double trou ble’ for their edification. Three ofhis poin ter dogs had followed him to the ground, and he arranged the tractable animals in a row, each with a fore-paw raised, to bid him good bye; and finally, assuming a theatrical air he ran up with extended arms, and embraced his favorite old dog in a ve ry affectionate manner, to the great amuse ment of the crowd. ‘Take your places, gentlemen,’ said one of the seconds, tnd all the motley company present began to look on with the intense anxiety, curiosity, or whatever non-descript sort of feeling it is that prevails when a rope dancer hangs himself in joke, or a sheriff hangs a culprit in real earnest. The par ties took their places, th. surgeons standing a little way off, with their eases of instru ments, lint, bandages, small saws for am putation, &c., in lull view. Monsieur ap peared as self-possessed, as if he was only [voi on; wxni.
