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cliasing elstvhere W are confideht that ailer
on 'mipartial nvestigbfibn, they will be preferred
by busiuesg.men tfrfarj ptherfiafe my manalac
lured. ' ' ' ' ' - . . " ". '
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ra?"
HAVIXG A LOVER.
Somebody loves me, I am sure, " .
:, I think I lve lym' too.f. j.
If foolish actions are a proofj
.Our evidence will do '
I thought we both bad common sense, "
Yet manage as we may,
"We never 3uy the thing we mean,
Nor mean IW6 thing we Say.
"We sat, but jester eve, alone
With twilight solt and dim, t -.
And -thought he only inused of tni, p ' ,
And I of only him; -He
asked me for my thoughts and said
That his were with his youth
Of course I answered him without
A lavish waste of truth.
And always when he takes afciss,
Kay, never frown at me;
I know that you've been kissed, at least
' I know you've wished to be; ,
Yet such very wicked things '
Are shocking to-be g6d,
I try to look as horrified
As any lady should.
I wonder if he wedding ring . ,
. ' Wouldbind or brealc the ehar'm,
I can't see how in such a, base
i .. It would do any harm. ,
And then I know th'it married folks,
Though how I cannot say, j
Do mauagewith their love so well,
Its never iu the way ? ;
The very thought afflicts my mind
"tt'itli auch desponding tits,
Tlial if I part Willi hftii I lear.
. I'll p'rtrt vvtth half my wits.:
And it the priest should make us One,
In name, and spirit too,
-I know I'd be beside myself,
So what am I to do t
A Mother's Maaagcment.
The dismal December night was clos
ing with starless 'gk'om over the spires
and chlm'ney, tops "of the city the bliu
din? mist of snow flakes was wreatVing
its white pall over all, and the wind muf
muring sadh through the streets, seem
ed to have an almost liuman wail in its
moan.' -'-, . - .. r '
"It's an ugly kind of night," muttered
Mr. Terryn to himself, as he buckled his
fur closer around his neck "and a wind
fit to cut. one in two. Hallo ! what's
this?" ' '
He had very-nearly stumbled - oveH
something that looked like a buridTe,
crouching at the foot of a flight of steps,
in the shadow of a ruinous old brick arch-
way : but as he checked himself abruptly,
the bundle erected itself into- something
i i ' i i . i. J . i l....vl.
nuniau in snape ana looiteu a uim uiruuga
wild, human eyes. . .; ,
"Who are you V he demanded, on the
impulse of the moment.
"'Only me sir little Tess."
"Please give me a penny, -sir!" cried;
the child, suddenly subsiding into the
regular professional whine of Iher trade.
"Only a penny. ,
"Where do you live
"1 don't i live nowhere, sir I skulks
round in the alleys." .
"Oh you'do, eh1? and who takescare of
" ' '
yoU s "
"Old Tim Daley used to, but he s took
up.
'Took up I"
VSent to the Island, sir."
' Are you a boy or girl ?"
(For the creature's tangled locks and '
ragged garb gave no clue to its sex.)
You ought to be ashamed of yourself
begging in the streets," said Mr. Terryn
severely. . , . ..
- "Why dott't you go to work'
As he approached his own dopr a bright
child s face peeped out between the cur
tains, and as Mr.. Terry n entered the
cherry sitting room, he.,.could hot but
think with a remorseful pang of the shiv-
ering bundle of rags under the brick arch
way tjejfohd. r,' , ; ,
' 'But Mr. Terry n's conscience was less
I adamantine than, he had given it credit
for bein. It pricked nun sorely as re
sat toasting his slippered feet ibtlbre. the
bright emberit whispered to him as. he
listened to the lullaby wnerewun nis wiie
was lulling- the babe to vslep upon ,her
breast had little Tess ever known a moth-
er's care pr heard a mothwr's cradle soDgtJ
And she could scarcely t. have been six
years old, either.ihYvJ t:j,j !? ,
"Out into tho street: t There jwasa-rra
ild-lhere a Jittle girl . crouchingpn
ch
some, steps ;
: ive minutes afterward Mr. Terryn
.was out in tne driving whirlwindstjf snow
bending over, th .small' stray Wbb".waa
uuuu.cu.up, iuoh uc uau ieiu ner;
"Here child wher6 are vou'1 .
. ...... .?'.l.jiftf.
liut there was nd answer.! Little less
"Where Tare y 3U gQingj my. dear 1" yp re getting to be a great belle, Miss.?
questioueu lus wue, as ,ne rose uu suuueii . " V , - . ' iau6ul"o-.
jy. t ' ; . . M r j jp? see I am your little girl still,"
w ,
I : i i . i
' AchL'd? Homeless Ahd oh suck jrou-aecorae wnerr iqiei lianuoipn or.
a nignt as this Uh lierbert yOu snould -Yt?u. 4 pt - rr - -have
brought her here.' " ' ' ' these scainps stakes you away from me !"
was-b'cnutnbed and stupefied with the
cold.
He lifted her .ug, a goor little skeleton
wrapped in a rhisera'bly thin T;oatin2 of"
rags, and fcei'tg strangely light in his
arras, and carried her home. Mrs. Ter
rvn met him at the door. .
"Oh, Herbert, what a poor little starv
ed wretch ! Her hands are' like bird's
claws.
Charley looked on jn breathless inter
?-HsthJocess of feeding, warming and
restoring spine vitality to me torpia ou
ject. . .
.When little Tess opened her- eyes,, it
was to the glow of warm fire and the mel
low sparkle of gaslights.
"Am I deadl" cried the child, "and is
this Heaven ?"
"Poor little creature !" said Mrs., Ter-.
; ryn, bursting into tears.
"Tesora" her name proved to be a
sweet Italian synonym ibr the word "tres-
ure, and a treasure she was, - in gentle
Mrs. Terry n's eyes, especially after her
little babe was dead and burned.
"How Tessora grows," said Mr. Ters
ryn suddenly, one day, as the beautiful
girl came in rosy and smiling from a
walk, j Z- ' '. '
i "Why, 'she is as tall 's a grown wo
man."
f "She is a grown woman," said Mrs.
Terryn, with a smile. -(
"How old is she "
; Sixteen, day before yesterday."
"Is it possible," ' . said - Mr. Terryn
thoughtfully. "How time slips away.
Tesora sixteen ! Why then, Charley n.ust
be twenty.
"It is true, my dear," said his wife.
"We are getting to be old people, now."
"I wonder what will become of Tesora;'
said Mr. Terryn,. musingly. x She would
make a capital, governess, her education
has been so thorough, or. "
"Father," said Charles Terryn, resos
lutely, as he walked up in front of his
father and stood with folded arms.
I
can tell you what is to become of Tesora.
She is to be my wife"
'Nonsense1." ejaculated Mr. Terryn
.;; "Charley," said his mother, when the
indignant father had jerked himself out of
the room, "don't waste your breath in ars
gaing wjh your 'father.. Argument
never conquered yet, in such a case as
jBis.
l -r ! . '
r t'But what am I to do ?"
"Have you spoken to Tess yes 1
"No," . ,
"Wait, then let matters rest. I wil
mana&e it.
So Mrs. Terryn gave little dinner par
ties and select soirees, and "brought out"
Tesora according to ' the regular 'pro'
gramme. She made a sensation. : Mrs
I ierryn had known that she would, less
ora was a belle a queen of . fashion.-
Suiters congregated around her.
J' "Well Tess," said Mr. . Terryn, one
1 .. t .i. . t - 1:. . . ...! j .T..
i iiTgiit -iiw WHajjeunig wunurouaijr pi vuis
of his adopted daughter's success in th
world of society, "are you going out t(-
nisht ?"
"Yes, papa." .
4 Whom with?"
"Col. Randolph."
"1 thought Charley had taken a box at
the opera for you."
"I promised Col. Randolph first," said
.Tesora, languidly playing with her fan
J 'And how about to morrow night ? I
suppose Charley could get his tickets
trausterred.
. "I am sorry, sir, but I am engaged for
to-morrow night."
vMr. Terryn rose aud walked restlessly
up and down the 'room.
He was amah much guided by the opih-
ionof his fejlow'm'en. Tesora' must be a
treasure, ' else why this competition
among me young jiiiuioimiies ior ner
society.
" "Look, here, Tess, Charley will be so
i aisappointea. .
..','J can't help it. .Let me see" and she
glanced at her tablets, Friday is the- on
ly evening L am dhengaged:Mv
J "Fiddlesticks !" muttered the old gen
Ttleman', uneasily, "It'seems to .irie
; And she gave him a .little fcoaxbg
kiss.1 'J i ' . ' ; ' ' ? .
t4'My owii; Jittle girl ; yes, but w hat will
TesDra" blushed until the rose bri ' her
cheek was Tike a carnation; , , ' t
They will Twrpap."r- -
MYpu' tbey t rm! riot altogether sure
Of that; -
But the next aflcruooiihe came Home
from Vis office with a puzzled face.
"They have come, Tess," -r
"What have come V '
"The offers of marriage, two of them,
by ! Jupiter ?" Colonel Randolph and Mr.
Dupinier. WhaVdo yoii say, Tess. ?"
'I I must think of it, papa." .
"Very gentlemanly, I must say ; both
well off, substantial fellows, and profess
to be desperately if loVe with my girl.
You won't leave dear ? Think how
desolute tho old hous fill be without
you..
Tesora wa3 silent; her head dropped.!
"rather," said Mrs. Terryn gently, "let
the girl decide for herself. :We have no
right to stand between her and a home
and a husband of her own."
'But she might have a home and a
husband of her own here," burst in Mr.
Terryn. That is Ilnean, Charley."
"1 have refused Charley to-day," said
Tesora, calmly.
"Refused Charley ! And why 1
"Because I had reasons to believe that
his suit was pressed without the approval
of his father. Oh, sir, could you think
that after all your kindness, I could steal
your son's duty away from you. I would
rather die." ...
";3poken like yourself, Tess," said Mrs.
Terryn, going to her and kissing her.
"Tess, do- you love him"" eagerly
questioned the father.
"That has nothing to-do with the ques
tion, sir, she answered, reservedly.
"But I want to know,' he iiuisted.
"I do love him, sir then."
"And you have refused him only be
cause I didn't, approve?"
"Yes, sir,'' ..
"But I do approve, Tess. It would
make, me the happiest old father in the
world, if I could call you both children
in real truth."
Charles Terryn rose from his seat and
came eagerly, forward.
"Tesora, dearest, you hear him.
Once more I ask you to be my wife."
' And Tesora hid her face on his shoul
dety weeping ; but Tesora was very hap
py,: nevertheless.
"But my love," said Mrs. Terryn, soft
ly "what has wrought such a change in
your sentiments ?"
"I I don't know," said the old gentles
man evasively. "I say, less, what shall
I tell the Colonel and Mr. Dupinier ?
"Tell them sir," spoke up Charley,
"that she has a previous engagement.'
And so. the mother's management pre
vailed, and little Tess' first home was
her last.
A Wosdebf'ul , Disqoverv. Recent
ly "while the quarry men employmen by
the Sauk Rapids Water Power Company
were engaged in quarrying rock for the.
da"m which is being erected across the
Mississippi, at that place, they found im
bedded in the granite rock remains of a
human being of , gigantic stature. Tho
grave was twelve feet in length four Feet
widex and about three feet in depth,
and is today at least two feet below the
present level: of the river.
The remains are completely pertrified,
and are of , gigantic dimensions. The
head is massive, measures thirty-one and
one half -inches in cirenmference, but low
and very flat on top. Tho femur meas
urgs twenty six and a quaKer Inches;' and
the tibid twenty-five and a half, while the
body is equally long in proportion.
From the crown of the head to the sole
of the foot, the length is ten feet nine and
a half inches. . The measure around the
chest is fifty-nine and a hdlf inches
The gian must have weighed 000 pounds.
when covered with a reasonable amount
of flesh.
The petrified reinains-and there is
nothing left but the naked r bones -now
weigh 304i i)ounds. The thup'ib' and
fingers of the left hand, and the' left foot
from the ankle.tohe toes, are. gone ; but
all the other , parts ate perfect. Over
the sepulchre of die unknown ' dead was
placed a large flat ' limestone rock that
remains perfectly separated' from; the
surrounaing gramte rocs. uvaiionai Map
list. ,
. . "Veruea wereiborn, so fate, declai-es, f
'i To sinc-otli'ou'r hneu and our. cares j
A-nd ti but lulCfory troth; vT
They're very apt io rnffle both ''
"John J ohnl" shouted an old , gentle
man to his son,' "get up ; the day is freaks
luff.'! : -ierT weH,' sstd aohii; . "4et!it
break ; if oVs ii Nothing." 2 interval- of
twenty ' m mutes': Jolin, John f here the
sun is up. before y,ou." 'Very welliaid.
Juhu,' 4he has farther to go tluii we have;
A Siugalar Adventure.
Qnce upon a time a traveler stepped
into a stage-coach. He was a young man
starting in life. He found six passengers
about him, all gray headed and etremely
aged men. The youngest appeared to
have seen at least eighty winters. Our
young traveler, struck with the singularly
mild and happy aspect which distinguish
ed all hts fellowpassengers determiued to
ascertain the secret of long life and art of
making old age eotnfortalle,1''' j :
He addressed the one apparently the
oldest, who told him that he had always
ed a regular and abstemious life,'eating
vegetables and drinking jvater'The
y oung. man -was rather daunted at this,
insasmuch as he liked the good things of
this lif. 'Hp addressed the second who
astonished him by saying he had always
eaten roastjbeef and gone tabed regular
ly fuddled -for the last seventy y ears, ad
ding, all depended on regularity. The
third had prolonged his days by never
seeking or accepting office; the fourth by
resolutely abstaining from all political and
religious controversies ; and the filth by
going to bed at sunset and rising at dawn.
The sixth was apparently much younger
than the other five his hair was less gray
and there was more of it a placid smile
denoting a perftctly easy con o'eiiee, mans
tied his face, anj his voice W is ; jocund
and strong. -..--- i
They were all surprised to le irri that he
was by ten years the oldes' nan in the
coach. "! J '
"How is it that you have preserved the
freshness of life 2" exclaimed our ; youn g
traveler.
. The old gentleman immediately an
'sweredthe young traveler by saying; "1
havo drank 'water and wine - I have eaten
meat and vegetables ; I have dabbled in
politics and written religious pamphlets;
I have sometimes gone to bed at mid
night ; and got up at sunrise and at noon ;"
he then fixing his eyes intently upon the
young man, concluded with this remark ;
"but I always pay promptly for my newss
paper! , r
Then the other old nien! also chimed in
with "Of course, we always pay prompt
ly. end in advance, for our newspaper.
No man deserves long life who does not
do this." - '
The young man resolved that he also
wxmld render himself deserving' of long
life and immediately subscribed for five
newspaper?, paying for them all I in ad
varice. He is living yet !
Reader- go thou and do likewise !
The Peabody Medal The Pies dent
has transmitted the Senate thecoriet-l
pondence between Secretary Seward an J i
George Peabody, Esq; The flrsp tetter is
from Mr. Seward,' dated June 2i, 1863.
informing air. reabody that m accor
dance with a resolution bf Congress pass
ed in 1867, "the president has caused to
be prepared for presentation. toiyou,. iiv
the name of . the people of the ; United
States, a gold medal, with suitable de
vices and inscript!ons,in acknowledgement
of your munificent donations for tho pro ¬
motion of education iiv the more deslV
tute portions of iie Southern and South
western States." :
Mr. Peabody, under date of London,
September 18, acknowledges the; receipt
vi.jur. uvwuiu a imier, aim says; ip.;j j
,i nr. C5.; i j
I have heretofore delayed in respdndinsr
tt yor polite-.letttr Jtrom indecision ..on
my. part, - respecting the place which . 1
should wish to have the esteemed tokeu
transmitted, w hether to me ,herei in Loiw
uon, or 10 uie institution t tieanng jny
name in South Dan vers,; which 1 intended
shall be its final resting place; bat know
ing the Uncertainty of lifev pai'ticuhtrly
at my advanced age,' and feeiingja great
desire ofseeiii the mot -valueiT tokm
my countrymen have been pleafit'kl fo bes
tow upon 'ine, I. bc leave to; sub nut
if cpinpatible, with therulej of ybiir
parUnent,. chat the medal, with ri ta- .-.acs
companyinu document, may be rsi-iit .... t
me hcri tbrounh our Loiration. iwh-n. I.
will endeavor to eipress -to v$elf iuore fiil -
ly how highly I esteem the dist'liiiiuiahc'd
f- , .. . - i ..mt- - : -
Honor. 1
:. Mr. Seward, in compliance with this
request, promptly ordered the medal and
aa.iaccoinpanying package to bo eut.,to
London, and on the Cth instant Mr; Va
body acknowhidge thir recipt ih a! letter,'
n--which he says i - ! -A:,4 f"t-
; The' package larri'ved 'lii 'England In
November, but ""6wfng" tfF' hiy.' absence
froni'London; it ivas i.ot till the1 evening
of Cfaristiriits day 'that I wa3eijabled'ft"0
eiamhie !iti' contents, in ' the pTC5encfel.; (A
a.iircle of riiy intinrate' friends. .f
' Of1 the 'sausurpassed beauty ' of the
medlar, And the excellence- of its 'delicate
wprkmantiip-; there is .- bul om ofimotii
and j neartuy cwr witau na nw f tef'and checshe makes a year; but
seen it ut iipbreetatiug tho- eieanteloii t . - . . - A
itle,igti aud Ui fmaeHy skill- tfVJtaJ twdve a.w lUs X !
execution." " ' i aoXitffitterM'nilk. '
Cheri-hirg as Tdo: tho .w'i iiu't atf.
lion for my country, i is not possible Iu:
IiiQ to: feel fmore grateful than 1 Uu lr
this precious memorial of itMcgaid toin
ing a itdoc8 from thrtty millions of
Aasericau citizens, through their rcpre
sentative in congress, vjih the full accord
and cooperation of the President. This
medal, together with the rich il!umintted
transcript of J he. Congressional resolution,
I shall shortly deposit in; the Peabod)
Institution Pt the place. of my birth, in
apartmuita specially constructed lor
Hiieir sfrtlieeping, alone with other pub
lie testimonials with which I have been
honored. There I trust it will'remain for
generations, to attest thti generous mun
:ficence of the American petpl in re
coguiing the'e'frbrts, however inadequate,
of one of the humblest of v their fellow
cyuntrymen to promote the enlighten
ment and prospe8tty of his native land.
To you, sir, individually, 1 beg Vo-cou-vey
the, assurauce- of my profound grat
itude for the interest which you have
personally manifested on the occasion,
and for'the cordial manner iu which yyu
have consulted my wUhes in relation to
the transmission of this gracious recoid of
my country's favor
A -Baby's Soulcquv. I am here.
And if this is what they call the world,
i don't think much of it. It's a Very flans
nelly world- and smells of paregoric aw
fully. Its a dreadful light world, loo,
rnd makes me blink, I tell ' you; And
I don't know what to do with my hands ;
I think I'll put my fists hi my eyes. No
I wou't, I'll scratch at the corner of my
blanket and chew it up, and then I'll
holler; whatever happens, J '11 holler; aud
the tnore paregoic they give me the loud
er I'll yeil. That old turse puts th
spoon in the corner of nry mouth in a very
uneasy way, and keeps tasting my milk
herself all the while. She spilled snuff
in it last night, and when I hollowed sho
trotted me. That: comes of being a two
days old baby. " Never mind, when 1 m
a man I'll pay her back good. There's
a pin sticking in me now," and if I say a
word about it I'll be trotted or fed, aud I
would rather have catnip tea. I'll tell you
who. I am. I found out to day. 1 heard
folks say."nush.don't wake up Eoielines
baby," and I suppose that pretty, white
faced woman over on the pillow is Einl;
line. No, 1 was mistaken, for a chap. was
in here jus$ now, and wanted to se'e Bob's
babyi and looked at me and said I was.
a "funny little toad, and looked just like
Bob." He smelt of cigars, and I'm not
used to them. I wonder who else I be
long to. Yes, there' another one -that's
"Gamma," Emeliue told me so, and. she
look me up, and ' held me against her
soft cheek, and said, "I was Gamma's ba
by, so 1. was." I declare I do not know
who I do belong to; but I'll holler, and
maybe I'll find out: There comes snuffy
with catnip tea. The idea of giving Las'
bfes catnip tea when they are crying for
information ! I'm going to sleepy J won,
der if X dou't look pretty red in the face.
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wonder why, my hands won't go where I
want them to.
Rough Surgery Last Sunday two
little boys, one a son of Mr. Andre. v
James and the other of a widow lady,
Mrs. Wilkerson, aged" respectively
thirteen and ' ten years, who live near
Meridian, Miss.,wcntput to hunt rabbits:
Thev ' s6on ran" a "molly cottou-tan,'
into a hollow tree of medium size, whlchi
the little fellows cut down with their axes.j
The butt erid of the tree lodged on tho
stump, and the elder boy thrust his arm!
nto the hollow to try to seize the rabbit. !
In- doing so he s shbve'J . the lutt , end vf
the stump and it fell, imprisoning his urmJ
ajiitinst the roots si that he could not
extricate it. The younger boy was panic,
stricken: lie coaid do nothing for .' hi
cbmpanjoii. whVj vainly asked hho- to leavei
aiid go for help. .I'uiaiiy, young Jauie
afu-? tuduiing thepaiu of bis situas
' . . .-II. . I 1. IIT'11 i
Uoiva lung iposiLie, soig; siiKeitonj
u Hut his arm off, which he did at onei
bUjr or' hi axc,and tho two coolly ploJ
uJ1
Jj.1 luxne to astonish tha old fo(:4. 'I'h:
1 armed hfaled 4iby the first intentiori,',.an4l
is fast retting well. LonitvUle CoUrior-t
journal. :
A Yankle' i iJiiij ou a i.u:lriad was 'dis-
pdsid to atuiii-li
the.
otl
itr
passt'iigffs
witH'toJg!
i Slonei.
At last he HiCiitiiiH
ie(j thaV6tie .ff liis'iihbors owned aui:i
mense dairy, and made 3 ."million pounds)
of butfcrVnii a iifdliou pouhds of hetsd
yearly. TheTaukcej perceiving that hi a
veraciiy'was iJ dartger of beiirg question
ed, appealed to a friend : ' - ' -
liTrue, isu'nt ul Mr. -? 1,1 speak
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of Deacon Brown." , . I
wY-e s," rfepjied the friend; "that is I
f lino4);acon Bcowy,, though. 1 don t knoW
a.l have hyard precbwly how many pounds I
A FAMOUS DUEL.
Tho nelUf BriwefQ Grn. JatkMn
uttd Mr. lickerou
The following details of the duel hot we0
Andrew Jackson and Mr. Dickcrwx) were
rhteiWy Dr. Jaiuea Overrun, au old resl-
djeut of Tennessee, 'recutly deceased. Geo.
Jacksrj was neTer communicative ffoa the
H0iject or this dui, and the doctor eclated
a lie heanl it from bis oncle, Qea. Thow-' '
as Ovrtoo, a neighbor aud his bosom friend,
St. .
as well as a second in 4 this anal r, of old
ickory.
Gen. Jackson and Dickerson's fther-ln
U w, named Erwiu, had sotno toisundersUnd ,
ifig, probably about horses aad horse-racing.
The son-in-law (Dickerson) ondertook to re
sent the affront. Iltf, already a- rood shot.
repaired to Natchez, and spent there' tlx'
months, his chief employment being prsctiee
witli a pistoL Returning to NashTuls,
Dickerson tlUpatchtd ooe of Lie friend ta,
Jacksou, with a letter extremely abusive of
the General, and reflecting on the virtue of
bis beloved wife. '
L The messenger stated thit if the General
ould not reply with a challenge, the letter;'.
vou!d be puWished iu the newspapers. The ;
naiienge was sent. Col. Archibald Over-
oa who was a brother to the - relator of1
hese particulars, and who t that time
I
studied law iu Gen. Jackson's office, saw the .
etter of instruction given to the General's
uecond, Geo. T Overton. It concluded ia .
hese word : "Accept no apology ; nothing
ut his blood will satiafy me." ;
Time and placo were nppoiutcd, and tho ,.;
affair, it BceniSj Was, well know a in Nashville;
Kir aihong oijier facts ta, give it publicity,
Dickerson offered $500, ' '' k bat that he
ould kill his antagonUt. Jackaoa family '
ad no knowledge whatever of the iffair.
n the appointed day Gen. Jackson and
OvertoD, without saving a word or creating .
liny ia&i icion about the aita'of VliIr joarqey,
started for the rendejous. . DicV;rsoa and '
his second, Dr. Cattail, .were not. ou the
ground, aud they waited a considerable time
before they arrived. Gen, Overton, who.
was as imperious as Grosar, and as stormy as
ia tempest, walked up to receive Jhcrn ; "Gen-
tlemen, why did you let us wait so long) or
via it your manners to let eld men , wait for
jyoBDg ones?" . - ! '
j His policy was to confuse Dickerson, bo .
he could not succeed. "Dickerson was one
of the bfavet of men, and' his handling or
the pisSol the inbst skillful I have ever eeo,?,.-,
were the words of General Overton, which'
assertion) coming from eno who passed s
through seven years of the Involution with-
out a furlougli, and who, on account of, the
anj us t attack upon his friend, forever . bated
tho man, goes far to f establish the opneii '."
tionaLle bravery of Jackson's opponent, ,
The next policy of , Gen. Overiod was to .
gain the power of giving the word, and the
third to extract Dickerson' first fire. To
guard against Geo. JacksonVfirfDg, too soon,
it wps agreed that his doable spring pistol
should not bo sprang.
Gen. Overton threw npwlio, accord
ing to his own acknowledgement, ' could at;
pleasure turn up head or tail. -The lot of
giviug commaad naturally fell upon him, and
he ordered the two antagonists to their, res
pective pegs. .
The terms were : "To stand with hands
down, and arms close to the body,' until the
word 'fire.' ' While lo expectation for the
word, Gen. Overton saw, or imagined that
Dickerson, who seemed very anxious to Hr,?
moved Lis arm ; whereupon ho stepped rUo
to him, took hold of botli his artiu, and iu
a stentorian voice. exclaimed; "Mr. Dicker-,,
sop, keep your arms still, sir, and reminber
the terms of the duel J.'V- Then .he quietly '
gave the word, bickerson fired; and, G"er; "
Overton knew his principal . was wounded,
because he saw "the TtUt fly frem Ws coafj
Jackson, after altttiug. Instantly crfed df,u
General tean'l'fpriug my pistol l:;fir4s'J
upon the latter, more veLement thm .tvtr,
turoed upou him with "tfpflogy omcter, I
- it ln ' JacluQB did to, acd litk-1
er6on was shit dead, .; rAi lid't
Many years after, Dr. Overton ke4hi4 1
uncle, Gen. Overtoq, whethfcr,. Jiekerou,
really moved his arm, or he only , imagined t
It moved ? The old mau upon hisword t
honor, declared he cotlld net tell. "And
why did you Bie snch langwge toward1 Gear
Jackson 1". The answer tA tho oLl old1e!
was that, according to.tfKMiul tefpre4?t ,
a wounded mad does cot foe Vfctfc , second
feel his hart so much as to. dUille his ,ac-,
lions ; but if these few seconds pas byf Je
cliance ot rctaUation uover." .Ke - wanted,
with Iiis'btoriuTiig. tot awaken all Jacksofi's '
enc-rs. 1 :' '
-A text years before 7en.Vack'onV2eatfi
lr. Overton hfipened1(4ldew(t!i1iifrt Vk
hi iuy from Lyre Springs to NCshvinr.t
On the road they were coo versing aboot this
duel with Dickerson, and ;tho i4d ' 1ht9; PR-.i
covered his boo:n to how tlve wound, re -
-?', .!' i t 1 -ri. y.; itj 4 '
All .All t II. A . .
TVhV, Gerieral, ft sVeiis to m'you'hiusif'
havjj slood very badly fotre'celve sacii ft '
wohnd," teiii.nrkeJ'. tiiee docorl ' sTfe' jhtf
man became siUar, find did hot recar imy .
iiKre.toie subject (
v As a general rule, the mcrchaut who ,
doci!nt adyvrtise bcks the sagaeityf ind
discrimination' to buy j stocks of goods
worth ad vcf irisin - -
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