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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
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