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PROFESSIONAL. CARDS.
H.SMITH, JR.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Scotland Neck, Halifax Codntt N. C.
Practices In the county of Halifax
ana arijoimntr counties, and tho Ha
firerae cwurt of the State, -jan lrt ly.
. WiM "'I M " T 1" " " J A
J-jR. E. t. IIDNTER,
DIIBQEOH DENTIST.
Can be found at his office In tfn field.
Pure NitrousOnido Una lor Iho Pain.
IMS Extracting or Tenth always oil hand,
Juue Ti tt.
T. w
MASON,
. ATTORNEY AT LAW,
' GARYsnuRa, n. a 1
Pranticos'ln the courts or Northampton
land adjoining counties, also in the Fedora!
andSupreme courts.
'. ' June 8-tf.
JOS. B. BATUHELOR.
- - ATTORNEY AT LAW,
" .'. RALEldH, N. C.
Practices in the ootirts of the 6th Itidi
e'tal District and in the Federal and Su
preoae Courts. , May 11 tf.
w. a. HTCnuif. J w. a. nrsx.
I I C H EH - 4 DUNN.
. ATT9RSBY3 4 OatJNSKLLOBS AT LAW,
(Scotland Neck, Ilalifnx Co., N. C.
Praotice in the Courts of Halifax and
.oinint omaties, and In the Supremo
and Federal Courts. jaul8 tf
fpaOMAS.N. HILL,
Attorney at Lair,
HALIFAX, N. C.
Practices In Hallfai and adjoining
Ceunties and Federal and Supremo Courts,
Will be at Soatland Nook, once every
fortnight.
Anff. 28-a
W. H. DAT,
DAY,
W. W. IUu..
HALL
ATTORNEYS AT LAV,
WEI.DO.V, N. C.
Practice In the courts of Halifax and
djaining counties, and In the Suproiuo
ad Federal court.
Claims oollected In any part of North
Carolina. Juu20 1Q
AYIH L. HTM AN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
HALIFAX, N. C.
Praotlcea in lbs courts of Ilalil'ax and
mdjeiuiag oounties, and in the Supreme
tad Federal Courts.
Claims collected iu all parti of North
'Caraliaa.
OSse in the Curt Seme,
July 4-1-Q.
O. BURTON, J b.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HALIFAX, K. C.
Praotlcea In the Caurts of Halifax
Csaaty. and Canntiea adjoining. In the
lapreme Court of the Btate, and iu the
federal Conrts.
Will aa apeoial attention to the colloc
tlaa ff.laiias.aad to adjusting the accounts
f Bxeautors, Admlnisrators and Guar
sfiaas. rleo-15-tf
J.
M. I I I I I t I D,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HALIFAX, V. C.
OSes ta the Court House. Sf riot atten
tlea gtvsa to all braaohos of the prof.
j an 12-1 e
B A A M 0 H,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
vriiLV, Halifax ooiiTr. h. c.
Prajtleea la tUe duplies or Halifax,
ass, B1caoin am, Wlon.
Celleetioa mala la all parta of the
tat. Jan 12 6 1
J A M U K. OH A it A,"
ATTGrtfsi Y AT LAW,
EVFIELD, N. C.
Practice la the Cousllos or Halifax,
Kdictosinbe and Nash. In tlio Supremo
Oaurt of the State and In the Federal
Canrta.
Callsatlons made In anr part nf the
tats. Will attesd at the Court House in
Halifax an Monday and Friday of each
weak. jatiliMc
IDff J. BURTON,
ATTOKXEY AT LAW,
WELDON, N. C.
Practices in the Courts of Halilnx, War
Ma and Nortbampten counties and in tho
aaraaae and Federal Courts.
Claims aollectad in any part of North
' Carolina. jnne 17-a
ions A. MCIOKF.
U L L B X A MOORE,
. ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
II all lax, X. C.
Practice la the Counties of Halifax,
Northampton, .Edneconibn, nit and Mar
tta la the Supreme Court or tho Stat"
Md In the Federal Courts of the Kantern
Diatriot.
CaliaoUoa mal la iuy part of Nurth
Carofloa. jau 11 c
Oat Year, In advance,
(lis Months,
fbree Months, "
DO YOUR BEST.
Whon honest Daw lmiOict En:ri
lie Rllr vim'rn i . 1. 1 '1 ,
frysinlnzn.l a liinxini truo
"o iimwiM DotliT Hum lies know."
Ho tiro you're riH : or cmiho as near
Who duos his l.oHt oxliaiisis his Hlore
"Al'nl l tliuuniolvoa can do no more."
Mo hlKh your aim; linn i vmi mUv
Your consolation will tin t'li t m n,n '
If I ili.l inias.-l mlsi the unit.
And so lia.i many a jtruti.lttr uno,
Ho tiol (liscour u'ii 1 -wnrl; nwiy
Worlds aro.tf.t In.il.lr l in a ,ay'
TIiiiiikIi clouds i.i.vr,.. y.Mi I'm- mi l
I niji c h a . uiialiinu on i-tlu-r M,;
i- . - s . ' "i
Tho ticed tr, wlr.M, m.iitiM Hi' soul
Koi'cv. r ri Miches r . ,,;,,
Kvi'ii this will aryi nd;:p yo, tln-n,
Ilooiislniicy cut-.y inV(V vv i i ia men.
Pcrhnris (!;e t . r ni nviv l.v ua
rt.mpnl a litt.'o I'hiuiK-j ol course! V
i'ct yiold with cart-, and when von can,
Hiistinio your 'mi, ninilniit on " n,':iin
A WI IS T ER 3 TA L g"."" "
' r.'-i :t h. ii. rxcuu : ' :.
Thk winter's day was drawii!( lo a
close, ptul.tlic Lletik shades of ti. sucwy
nign were selling in. 'j he eudff liar
been fallir.p si. oo oarly Morrii,, and
now lay nhitu and l,ih on evcrytliiuii
a'jotit. "
In thefsikt;teclusii)n of tt deep r.nd
lot-ely glon, fiir from any other habita
tion at;d sotnu lenefi (Viim the public
rood, stood a sruull cottage, known ' ns
the "Ulan larmliouse," tho property of
ltttlph Granite, who resided there with
his wife, and had dune s.) (or lliitty
years, lie ;7as a cold, hard man-
cold and hard ns the namo lie b n o,
Mary Granite, his wife, was the exact
reverse, with a motherly face and a warm
and tender heart.
On this bleal: night in Dticcmber, this
night of storm nnd wind and snow.
Granite and his wife were seated in the
large, homely kitchen of the cottage.
They had drawn the tahla up tn the
ruddy stove, and sit on either si lo, the
former encased in readin", Mrs. Granite
knitting.
J hero was silence m tho cotlane for
some time, naught being heard but the
roar and shriek of tho storm without,
which seemed, us the nij'ht wore on, to
grow more Geres and teiri'nlo. At lu-t
Mrs. Granite, ilrnppii'e her knitlincr in
her lap, broke the silence of tin room.
"I wonder w here Alica is tMii.'ht.
Ralph r"
"u hat do you care where she is,
eh?'' roughly exclaimed the farmer,
looking up tror.j his paper with a daik
frotve.
"A riht of storm never comes hut 1
think of tny poor girl ! It was on such
a nijjbt as "this that she left, tuir home,
and to-night I have such a straW feel
ing at my heart."
"liatush her from votir tho?!its as I
have doi.e the clisti'jiuiie. t wretch !"
"0 K ilph, Ralph, it is iiiilatheilv to
talk tliusl Remnub'er that she is your
daughter, my child the only child (;.d
ever gave usl" And tears camo lt the
poor mother's eyes
"W hut claim has she on us now? A
very dutiful daughter she proved, didn't
she?" cried the lather, bitterly. "When
Alice disobeyed mu by manyiei' that
city fip, George Conway, t'iro her
face and memory out of my he ait."
'"Alice was never a disouf dient child
-never, never 1" wept tho mother.
"She loved a man who lived her truly.
She came to you and told you all ; he,
tooi came.'atid asked your coi.sent to
marry Alico. Wit it w..s your r.osiver?
You refused, insulted him, mid thrust
hiaj from your house.''
"As I'd do ahin," tr.uttcred the
farmer, between his closed teeth.
"That night they tvert; mr.rriid in the
village church," wei.t on Mm. Granite,
"ad toi k the night train t ) t.'c.v Voik
two loii( yenrs ago. From that time to
this, her fate and whereabouts havs
K'en a n.vstery, and she has never
written to i.s."
' Yes, she wrote," said Ralph Granite,
his hard face hinder s'.'.il. ".!!. .t sent
two or three li tters after s'.ia went ff,
but 1 destroyed ihrm the moment I
received them from I he post-nlliee "
'Aud ytm never l.hl me ? O 1'iip'",
Ralph 1 tliHt w;.5 cruel 1"
"N'jt mt r? i o t'fjti !:tr ills i'v ilhfce
to bcr father's wisi.es. ('me, now,
dfep the sijl j'et "
O'ice more silence re'tge.cJ in the
farmer' collage. Ten o'cluck cami',
and the 't rm ceniinueil with unabated
furyk The farmer and ids wile t ' k up
their cindie, niu', b(.l.in;; the door,
toi k their nay up lo their ch:in:her
above the kitchen. They had scstce'j
entered tho apartment w! on a pitilul
cry came Irmni without. Mr. (iranite
raised the wind iff, mid put his head
out.
"Who's tiit rc ?"' a h' d M'. Gr ii.itc.
trying to penetrate the darkness of the
stormy t:iB'm.
"A poor woman, who has lost her
nay in the night cid storm," Slid n
sorrowful voice.
"Vhere do you want to go?"
"I want tt) reach tho viibgp, but I'm
not nl.le to walk an futtlur. Won't
you please give ma shfVci ? I'ray d
only till morning 1" spuko the
wondtrer out in ihe storm.
"I'oor iking I" cr:ed the f irmn's wife.
'I'll go doaii ni.d open tho door."
No yi u wcit 1" And Ralph Gran
ile stayed his i.ro. then sp.d;e down to
Ihcwotmu: "Yi U fellow the road o
couole o' mile?, and you'll reach iho
village. We doi.'l take in any tramps."
llu shut d iwn the windo, aud Mrs.
Cuauite fell iutu a chair, weeping.
SfW'' 0- THURSDAY,
"Ralph, Ralph 1" she cried, thronnh
hertcars, your h-'art is ice! The poor
wemm mny perish !"
'The farmer made tin at.sn'er, but
retired to bed..'. Man without a heail,
sleep on, for it is the hist night or peace
ful slumber that will ever visit your
pillow,, The morrow's dawn will bring
your' homo a horror which will
blight, darken and shadow your future
i earth, and rend your icy heart as it
was never rent before.
And tin peor vtMinan of (he Blorin,
where was iho! (hit on the Lm..!.
road, where r.nmv lay iu drifts, and the
wind tore hy. Out on the Ittniy road,
witLthp if.ky t!itdni,;n sky ubov her,
arid Urn fl'cvy s'.otr-llakes wliitei.ieej as
a chroud her sable garments, , idiling
on toward a light that gleamed in the
dutanao through the bleak niht, lll,o a
beafon t of horo. (Vi. on. lur tier.
faltered, she stopped, then fell. Fiercer
howled the wind, keavier fell the snow,
and on the roadside stared up a face,
white ns the snow that surrounded it
Iho face of tho strange woman, rigid in
dmttli, in her shroud of snow.
cn.W'TK!: tr.
Moitxim davfued, with a' blue (lev
am! a genial sun, and a snow tlid
country. Farmer Granite and his wife
were at their breakfast table. The
farmer's face wore a strange look, and
his wife was puzzled.
. "Wile," said he, after ratine bis
breakfast and pushing back bis chair,
"do you know what I'm going to do to
dav?" 'NV
"Well, then, I'm going to write to
New Yoik aud bring our Alice and her
husband."
"Father, father 1 Are you in ear
nest?" "Yes, wife. I have been a steam
father Itm enough. I'm going to
make up wilh Alien anil her man."
Mrs. Granite's joy was unbounded.
The iiearl of ice had melted at last.
"I wonder what became of the poor
woman who caxo to our doer lust
night?"
"Oh, she's in the village now, no
doubt."
A pain, heavy nnd sharp, seemed to
Caleb his breath. Why did ho start
and seizM the b.iek of his chair t' Siva
himsel! from fulling? Four men wera
coming up the clearod path, four neigh
bors carrying between them a Urge
plank, with something on it. They
entered tho farmei's kitchen, mi 1 laid
tl.eij burden on the floor. Tho farmer
ar,d his wife were as pale as ihe dead
face before them.
"A wnr: an, Mr. Graniti?," explained
ono of tea men, "a woma i, sir, as was
found by us lour, ihis morni tg, un
yn-id-ir on the r-) id. flit's q'tiio dead,
sir."
"Why why iJ'J you briti"; her here?"
gasped Farmer Granite.
''Cause, sir, I though as how her
face looked like like "
A great shriek from Mrs. Granite,
who dropped on her hneci and tore the
covering i R' the facu of the dead
woman. A cry nf in:et"e agony ami
hnrrbr firm the former, ' as Iho dead
face, niih its open, glassy ryes stared
tip at 1 iiv.
"God of Iwaven 1" hp. cried out,
coveting his eyes, and staggering buck
ward. "II i Alice our Alice whom you
refused to shelter last uight I 0 Ralph,
Ralph! It is the vengeance of
heaven r"
A tin an, tied Mrs. Grarile fell to the
flour iu a Iravv swoon.
"Oar ,!;ec '." moared the tdiirkrn
firmer, kneeling at his d, ad daughiei's
side, aad pariii o t'o fiozen hair IV. in
tht? v hile tcmide. ' 0,:r Alice, whose
liiijihtiirss 1 have ii.) lineed for, and I
I killed her ! ( was rrning to wrile for
yuu to day, Alico. It's loo late now,
ihotii.h too Into now !"
1 1 :s mind ivas giving way under the
awful sh.uk.
A hlUr !".y "a the tillage post-')fT,"e,
and bad l ili l!iei3 f. r two wei la p 1st ;
and nm r!nv, nft-r .Ven had been hid
in tf.e c'l'irHiva'.', vtH Gr.inll,' teeei-ed
ai d read it. U was .hud at N.'' York,
at d from her ila'tyh'pr, lellinij her that
her has'.: in ! I;a,! f ,'!( ,1 in business and
iiieu ; il.jt tt! tftus c.'tMO.'j Iioin,
enmiej- l.aek lo the pi ten whetp
die wusb'irn. for her h"art
was hrehen, a . ul p- lyed that her
fill er mi.jM fot give her. That letier
was receive I too h.'.e.
It is summer, and the htllo clittrch
yr.rd of tiie viihigu is a blooming F.di."-.
A d iiihlo grave has been mada this
day ; two coffins have been lowered into
the earth ; and tho little slab contains
threw flames Ralph and M iry Granite,
and Alice, their daughter. Husband,
aifo and daughter sleep together now,
tinder the shadu of Iho cl.tirchyarc
willow.
CAIir. (Vi VOKM UltMF.PV. I Will cl"C
von a mru remedy lor the clibaije worm :
M ilio a sitoni solution ol lime-water, pour
tt nvpr the ei.liinee ia the cvcninL'; il the
lime-v.'a'er is made stmnir ihc-e I herd will
he eo live wmtrs left Ihat the water
t juclie?. Last lull I had a nice ptch ol
CaliliMue inieste i with tho worm". After
tryit'K n'l other remedies I cou'd think nf,
I resulted to the li.m-watrr. and, to tell
t'he tnith, rxpeetel lo find my rahhaoe
rooked r.ext nioniin.t. but I w..s SL'reeulily
diFBppoiali (I fivxt inoinitig to Cad the
e1.i.nt;o green nnd lirieiht, aud tho worms
laying nil over the patch dead ai a door
nail. Curolias Fattacr,
NEW YORK MILLIONAIRES.
?omi: inti:i:f.sti;g f.ct3 and itt:t-r.i:c-
TIONS A1SOUT TIIKM.
Prom the Now York Times.
The founders of tho great New Yoik
fortunes of Ihe present century John
Jaenb Astur, Robert Lenox. Alexander
T. Stewart, and Cjrnclius Yanderbllt
have all passed away.
John Jacob Astur arrived iti this c'!v
at a period of great 'depression, In 178,
Puiing tho latter pat t of ITS,") some
l.'),0i!) refuge,., men, w mien, and
chit leu loft New Yoik, Long Idand.
and Sinten Island, for Nova S.mtia aod
Sf. J. ho, among them many persons of
lotuties nuil cstales. These estates
Avtor began to buy whenever ha could
ure Ihe money, as soon as he cot a
little ahead in the world. John Jacob
Alton's first purchase of city real es
tate two lots oa the Rtiverylauo or
rood, near Khzibetk street was made
ia August, 17S;i, and from that date to
the time nf his death, March, 1813, he
was a steady and constant buyer of real
estate. The last conveyance to John
Jacob Ast'Jti was mado thorlly before
bis death, in ISIS. The conieyances
made to him during the ',15 years which
elapsed between his first and last pur
chases of real estate in this form seven
pages of closely-printed matter in the
index of conveyances on file in the Reg
ister's I'llije, These wiso invotiiieuis
have with timo swollen into enormous
wealth, and the Astor fortune to-jav, as
represented by Mr. John Jaeob Astur
and Mr. William Astor (grand son of
the first Astor,) is one of the great for
tunes of the. world, At tho time of
S.din JiCiib Astor'a death in ISIS his
foi l line was estimated at from 50,000,
to 10.000,000, and ho was counted
the lilth on I he list ol rich men, R tron
do R .thschihl, L mis l'.iillippe, the
Puke of Pevonshiro and Sir Robert
l'eel only exceeding him.
The late Mr. Lenox, like Mr. Astor,
was a seli'-m.lde man. Hu was, when
he fi st began, an entire stranger in this
city, where the name of Lennx is now
si greatly venerate J because of the
noble deeds of chanty and the lavish
donations for religious and literary pur
poses of h:g sati, James Ltnox. Mr.
II ibcrl L j.iox commenced business ia
tho year before Johu Jacob Ailor
arrived and remaiticJ here permanent
ly ur;til Irs death, which occurcd iu
Peeember, 1S1W, in the eighty-fust year
nf his age. For many years his opera
tions gi eatly exceeded those of any
other merchant in tho country at Ihat
day. Ile became eventually one of ihe
most successful merchants in tho Uaited
S'atrs. Mr. Lenox iavrstej his uccu
inulatioi 5 chiefly in city real estala. Iu
Is 17 and l";l.i hu bought f.r l.i.s than
7,000 about thirty acres of land run-ni.-.g
from S.xty-eight 1 1 Senenty-fotirth
i'.rect, betweeu F.iurth and Filth avo
nues, known as the ' Lenoi farm,"
mii'di of which is now covered with first
class frown-stone houses. The enor
mous increase in the value of this land,
sold for the most part at top prices be
tween 136" S and 1872. gives Mr. James
Lenox u high r.it.k among New York
millionaires. The Lenox farm to-day,
i ithniit a britk on in, would bo worth
H,inl01(!00. While tho Lenox fortune
is mod.'sl indeed, when compiled with
the c dossal accumulations ofi'ie AUors,
Ymiderl ilts, and h'tewarls, we venture
to luiMrd tlm opinion that Mr. James
Lenox has q iietly given away ai mueli
as the late Mr. I'eabody. U s dona
tioi s in laud and money to chaiilable,
li'erary, nt:d religions ii:siti:tii..s hi' Ha
ted on llit- L.'tiox farm al one areottt to
over 2,.'it)'.i,ii00. This is a noble fx
ample t thon who wit'l I the grunt fwr
tu.ics of New Yoik. Ii is to lie regret
ted that Ihe na'ue of Lenox, so far as
the founder of the family iu this city is
ei ncerecd, il.es wilh the presi-et .Mr.
d imes Lei'ox, a la'.chel.r now advanced
i i years. As long ns New York exists,
his mi m iry w.il he lenietiibered a;.d
Coel islu d.
Ti ft fin tune nf A. T. f''ewart of
q litkergrowlh llmu that ol Astor was
iit'cum il.'K d in nee Ifc-time, Al Mr.
Sleaait'a d.talh. ii l'7o, il was esti
mated nt ;-.:i),000.OUO, or Ui:o ihe
a noiint of the loe'icst csthnaty of Joint
J nob Astui's I'm iii e when ho di td iu
!-! '. I i H""i, Mr. 'tc-sr.t;'3 city real
estate s't'jated lor tho most part bel nv
I'nioti S.j'iaic was itsessf J at 'i 212,
TtH.i; at liiat tinte the asisscd tukiation
re;. resented only s'xty per cent, of tlvj
real value, so that the then actual value
of the real estate was 10,3.1 1'00,
which forms hut an eighth uf his cst
mated wealth. Mr, Stenatt, however,
owned real estate in neaily uveiy city
in which lit ha! deali.ins. 11.' owned a
number of woolen and thread-mills in
this country, among, them !hu Mohawk
aad F.lrojuf, nt LUllo Falls; tho Now
Yoik liiilla, at Ilnlvokcj the Woodatd
tnillif, nt Woodstock : the Yantico mills,
in New Jcisey; tlio Washiegton trill-,
at New Hartford ; the Calskill and Wa
tervillo woolen mills. There are also
large mills at Nottingham, Kng! and, and
Glisgow, Scotland. The prnpertf ol
tha house of A. T. Stewart & Co. is
greatly scattered. It owns property iu
most uf tho large cities here aud abroad,
and Las-continually iti its employ, out
side of New Ymk, over six ihou.aud
persons. There are branch boascs ut
U.all'ord, Mat Chester, R dfasf, Paris,
Lyons, llerlin, auJ Chemnitz, iu Mixony.
S he transfer by Cornelia M. Stewart,
widow uf the late A. T. Stewart, to
Henry Hilton of all bcr interest iu the
lirta of A. T, Stewart & Cj., g'ncs Mr.
JANUAHYTo, 1879.
Hilton a conspicuous plnco among New
York millioaaires.
Probahly Mr. Wm. H. Vatsderbilt ii
to-day the richest man in New York.
He inheritod iho bulk of O'tnamodero
Vanderbilt's fortune, wlio nt the time of
his dentil was accounted a richer mas
tkan either of the present Aston. With
tha siuglo exception f Mr. Wm, II.
Vaodrrbilt, our chief Ntw Yorlt millien
airci draw their re-outies from the rents,
incomes, and profits of real estate,
which has sunk fully ouo third since
1873. If the Aitor fortune was then
110,000 000, it is to-day wonh uet over
f u0,0O0,000. and o o throughout the
list, tsii.co 1 H 2a- Naw York has grown
with r rapidity hitherto unknown iu any
el the great centres of population of
Ilia world, and this growth gave wealth
to tho foitunnto few who bought or in
herited city real estate. Their descend
ants ore amonj our richest citizuin.
Cluief among city real estate owbbm who
rank ns millionaires are tho Astor., the
Rhiaclauders, the Goclets, Mrs. A. T.
Stcwait, the Lorillards, tho Schernier
buri r, the Lenoxes, Ribert J. Livingtoa
aud Frederic Slarens, who is the young
est millionaire on the list, and who oc
cupies on the corner of Fifty-seveuth
street and Fifth avenue tho faucet pri
vate residence io the city. It is a sin
gular fact that of all the gentlemen we
have named, who to;her represent cer
tainly between 100,000,000 and 150,
000.000 of real estate, unt one concerns
himsulf personally t'oout rnuuicipal af
fairs. This refleclien addresses itself
with peculiar force not only to million
a'uea, but to our moderalely-wcll-to-do
classes, and to all those v, ho own prop-
arty in this city, lfasiiaip remedy is
nol quickly r.ppliad to tlu present use
less nod criminally rxtravaganf modes
ofraunicipal government the professien
of piillionaires will 6onu beeouia cx
linct, and tho piesera'.iou of accumu
lated wealth nt this ceutro caa be
classed among the ioct arts,
.j.
Trifc QAMBETTA DUEL.
HOW MAUK TwAIrt DIhVIWlltir.HKIl
11IMSIXF A3 TIIIiSTATKiilAH'tt
BW'OHD.
Mark Ttraiu writes far the February
number of tho Atlantic Monthly nn nc-
count of his participation in tho t cecal
duel I'ttweeu GaikbcUa and 1 omton.
When ho ha l heard of tho outbreak in
tin Assembly he says that ho called o
Gambet'., vhokj ho found ".steeped ia
a profound French calm." Mr. Twain
after being embraced began tho couvei
s;.ti n :
I said I supposod ho would wish mo
to act as his second, and be said, "Of
course." 1 said I muut ha allowed to
net under a French liume, ej ihat I
might be shielded from obloquy ia my
country in casa of fatal results, lie
winced here, probably at tlio suggestion
that duelling was not rcgatded nilh
respect in Aiienca. However, he
agreed ta toy requirement, i his ac
counts for the fact lint iu all the news
paper reports M. Uambclta's second j
was apparently a Iieechuian. I'irst, wa
drew up my principal's will. I insisted
upon this aad stuck ta my point. I said
1 had never heard of a man ia his ligM
mind going out to fiht a duel without
first making his will. Ha Said he had
never heard of u man in his right mind
dning anything of the kind. When we
had li iishcd the will, he wished lo pro
ceed lo a choice of his "lust worJs,"
Ho wanted lo know bow the following
words, as a dying exctaniaiioo, struck
u:c:
"I die fur my Gad, for my country,
for freedom ol'speeeh. for progress and
the traversal brolhar-hood of man I"
I object that this would require too
liegcriug a death ; it was a good speech
fur n coi.suaiptive, but not suited to tho
exigencies of the field of honor. We
wrangled over a good many nntu mcr
lem outbursts, but I finally got him le
cut hil obituary down to this, which he
copied into bis memorandum bok, pur-
posing to get it by m art :
I dio that l''ianen may livn.
I said that this remark seemed to lack
rehvancy; but ha Eaii relevancy was a
matter of tut consequence iu last wards
what you wnt-.tol was thrill.
I then wru'e the following note and
carried it to M. F ourtou's fiieud :
M. 0.tR;b:.i a;cc;its M. l-'our-ton's
challenge, nnd authorize ma to
propose l'.cs'iis-Piq jet as the phci of
meeting ; to-norrow at daybreak as the
time ; and axes ns the weapuns. lam,
sir, with jroat respect,
Ma uk Twain.
M. F.nirtuu's friend read this note,
and shuddered. Then ho turned tu me,
and said, with a suggestion of severity
in lis tone :
"Have you considered, sir, what would
be the inevitable result of such a meet
ing as this?"
"Well, for instance, what would it
bo?"
"Rloodskd!"
"Thai's about tao size of il," I said.
' Now, if it is a fair question, what was
your side proposing to shed?"
I bad him there, In bad mada a
blunder, so lie hastened to explain It
away. Ho said he hod spoken j .'stittgly.
Then be added that he nnd his principal
would rnj iy axes, and indeed prefer
them, but suck weapons wore barred by
tho Fronch code, nnd a I must change
my proposal.
After proposing Catling putt', rifles,
navy pistols aud brick-bats, Mr. Twnis
left the choice of weapons to the other
second, who fished out of his vest
pocket a couple of little things which 1
NO. 49,
carried to the light and discovered to
bo pistols. They wcro single barrelled
aad silver mounted, and very dainty
and pretty. I wa3 net able to speak for
cmutiau. I silently hunyr ono of them
oa my watch-chain, end returned the
other. My companion in crin.:.j tow
unrnllled a pestage-stamp containing
several cartrlJgcs and pavo me ono of
them. I asked if he meant to signify
by this that our mea were to bo allowed
but one shot npiece. Ho replied that
the French eodo permitted no' were. I
then begged him to go o.i and suggest
a distance, for my niad waa growing
weak unti cnrtfxsed utiier tha ctrsin
rkicb had beeu put up.oa it. Ho named
s ity-fue yards, I nearly lust my pa
t'enco. I said :
' h'ixty.fivo yards, witlt these instru
ments? Popguns would be deadlier at
(iuy. Conuiclor, my fiiond, you r.ui I
arc bascled together to deilroy life, not
make ii eternal.'1
Rut with till r.iy persuasiana, all my
arguments, I was only ablo to get him
to reduce the tilotapco to luirty-five
yards; and even this concession he
made with reluctance, and siid with a
sigh :
"I wash my bands of this slaughter j
on your head bs it."
There was nothing for mo but lo go
home to my uvru lion heart nnd tell my
humilia'.injj story. When I entered M.
GambctU was laying hij last lock cf
hair upon !bo altar, lie sprang towards
ma exclaiming "
"Tha weapon, iho vesapen 1 Quick I
what iti the weapon?"
"This I" and 1 displayed that rilvcr
mounted tiling, iio cau-kt but oue
glympio of it, thou two&Bed ponderous
ly to the floor.
When ho cacio to to bc'.J, mourn
fully :
"Tno unnatural ci!a to which I lave
subjected iiiyeelf has told upon oy
nerves. Rut atvty with vreakuessl I
will confront my fato liko a man and a
Frenchman,"
lis ro:-o to his leet and r.soumed aa at
t i t u.Jo which lor sublimity has nevar been
npprnacbad by rean tad has cohlom been
surpassed Ly statutes.
After a lonij ciieiii.o t:e nskoJ:
"Wrs n.iLhia,i; said about that man's
luirily tdr.utlinp in v.'i'.u hiu, as an oiiaut
lo my balk f liut no matter; I v.ould not
sloop to make such a Buxacslian; il ho is
cot nol.b Cfoap.h to fltiggest it hiiiucll ha
ia waleoma to Ihis advantage, which u
houuralile man would take'"
"At what hour is the engagement to
begin''
"Hull past nine."
"Very (jot d indeed. Have you Stat the
fact to the newkpr.perf?"
"3'n! Il uftcr our lung and tnlhnaU
Iriendihip you fan lor a momnut deem me
capable ol so base r. trcuchery"
'Tut, tut! What vorcb are these, my
dear friend? Have I wounded you? Ah,
forgive me; 1 m i overloadic;; you with
labor. Tl;erofoie go on with tho other de
taiis, ami J i c ; this one lioin your list.
The lloody miu.led Fouttou will ba suro
lo atieml to it. Or 1 inyaell yea, to msito
ecrli.in, I w i I drop a nolo to lay journal
istic friend. Ml Noir"
"Oh, coma to think, you may save your
pell the trouble; that o'.Iut second liaa in-
10. ned M. Ni'."
"H'm! I milit have ktiawa it. It is
j;tt like that 1'iuirlnu, who always wauts
t.) rcalto a display."
At halt past rinc in tho morning Iho
tho procesuiou approached the field of
riu-U-l'.(;i"t ia the foihuviag order:
I'iist cans nnr canlago r.oUody ia it Lut
M. Camlicttn and tsysell; then a ctrriajje
coiiliiiniui; M. Fouttou ousj his ceeontl;
then a eurria';e cotilaiuing two paet ora
tors who did rot believe iu God, nud theso
had MS. luncral orations projectint; from
their lucupt-pockftt; tho n a cartiugo cons
tainitij! the hcud surgcaca and their cr.sea
ol in-it iimcalf; Ihtu clxht pri. cto car
ri'iges :oii I ulc ; n; rnuiuUin:; euigeon ;
intii a buck i nr.taininj Ihe C'ott.cr; ihcu
the two hearses; then r. carriage centain-iiv,-the
head undei taker-; Ilea a train ol
nf i.'tan!r. nnd n'.i.t.j on fno r.r.d alter
the-c emu) plodding through the lo a
Ions pr. cefs'on ol canip-fullewcts, police
and eil zrs pet.cially. It Was a noble
tura-etit, and would have made a lino dis
play il we had hud thinner weather.
The poiiaj noticed tlrut the public had
tr.iv.i d then salven together on tho right
and kit ol the fi.'U ; they lliereforo begged
a delay, while Ihcy should put theco poor
peeplc ia a pi ic.' of rakty. Tha rcquust
was granted. The police having orrtercd
the two miilti'ieies lo take po.iitions
lnhiud the dut'l'.i:!, v.c were once liinio
ready. 1 ho we .'S.er t rr.v.'.n atill moin
opi-ij-ie, it wr.i ;". i-t 1 between inys"lf nnd
11. c otl.fr wo.'jitd Unit Lilaru i;'v.i)(l lint
fata! k'.i-iittl wo bhoal.l cac'.i deliver a Uu.l
wl.nep lo ail.;.' the rouihatae.ts to m.ter
taitt cieh ntherV wlierciihoiili1.
1 now leturued to my ptincipal, nnd
IV u dU'.!e...ed to ebuervo thut lie had lost
a good dei.l el bia fpiiit. I triad ray best
to hearten liioi. 1 said: 'Jadeed, air,
tliiui;a nro not n bad at they seem. Cen
mdeiiiw the character ol the weipons, the
limited numlir ol shots allowed, the
H'-muii', il.aUr.ca, tl,o iiapeuttrable
ohdity ol t'ae log, ani tha added fact
that ono nf tlio cwnhtant is oac-oyed
and the other cross-eyed and near-sighted,
it teviiis te me that this conflict need not
ticHxiuiiy hu lulnl, Thero. uie chaace
that botli of you may auivivi. Tlierufore,
chrer up; do not bu down hearted,"
This ipccch hud io cood an elf.-et that
my priacipal iiumuliately stretched forth
his hand and faij, "I am myse.I eg on;
jive me the wesson."
I laid it. all ioi.tly nnd forlorn, ia the
centre ol the vast solitude of his palm.
He niz d nt It nnd shuddered. And still
niuurnliill; rnnti mplatiag it he murmured
in a hreken voice :
"Alas, It is not death I dread, but
mutilation."
I heartened him once more, nud with
such mcren thst he presently said ; "Let
tho trv-edy liin. Stand at my back;
do not deseit me in tLir, solemn hour, my
friend."
I give him my promi.se. I nnw assisted
him to point his pistol towards tho spot
wlt' te I j idj.;ed his adversary to bo iland
ieg, aud ciutiuncd biui to listcu well aud
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further gBI,!, UaiuU ',, fe!!o '
lot, and I am.,h.ii. -k,...- . lu" .
(ne-two throeflrel"
Two little founds III: ipit ! mil brokr"
upaa n.y ecr, and ia lfc, ' n'.4 E!
rLth.te "Lw'IMtl .bit,
iffsct : " 1 'r B0Te' 10
"I die for.. ..for.... perdition take iL,
ht is It I !io ,orf.,.. Ob
I'lf ANcsl I dii that France may liVtl" "
heir prohea in their, fcaaii 8aJ
heir ecroopes t3 th0 rhalo area cf M
( .tube la". ptt3tD( n.ilb iapJJ,C;i;f;
of flniiii,;: not hinif in .:. "!
wound. Then a scena ensued whlek w.
jneror, Woy Eriti)jing and inspiTitV
Tiio t-o ukaiafori fell upon each
olhet's necks, with Hand, c, pfcud
in : the L.iunnQ ti . . ,
tsl i r. . T ' lu,a wo mr-'
''UV; ,ollce' "fjbody etr.krasod
mryb.dy cor2rrt!,tsd everybody eri.d "
lue wholo otmoeplK.-e we, Cllcd Ith '
pnuw and with jay ucspcakafcll ii
j earned to a then that! would rather be
he hero of . French duel then . crowaei'
and seuptred monarch. .
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V O It 2 S ,
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