New York Clipper (Sep 1862)

_.-;.,KV. .in-- -il i.< I - ■ .1,11- ..- •v* ~- >■■ W III 'VL 'sat ,:J* v-' Vt I ,»r - .r. Hi".,' .■[hi). v5««iV'^<li« J !* r.ilrlmn.-! • ,i ,11'jil!:" ovi'-.tWO/j -•-».' l >»*lii»M'T'"" "t W I ; !l ' ■ ;i<0' i -i(<»-»J- „ : - I on > AUEftlfiAN SPORfWU AN?, THEATRICAL JOURNAL. ytwa BJWV'. i.l mi: ■err ■ .■!.■■:( ■>i-.i -, !.-• iv i-i , , « , >i!*'V'jK ill'f . f,.l I. UJ I. ol ..I. .-!-.T I 4 " l«^^Mt;'i^T0BI>lMBFrBJIBEB 6:'1«62. J ■ VOIi. X—H*" m, I. -' fir tPBIOB FOUB^UlW ' ' :<,&U - « '••■ ''• l 'pined, Ml|ta$riWHtoMrtoJ^toJMMi«.A» h0 T ",t__fi_:-o:'i" .i-ir-.-. «Aoompllsbments of the colonel; Be Wei amulet; unaasui ,.,yGy_r<>il>> ' pltow.-.irttttliwfnrtlur title tottie' BlitfMtet'of i«lWUrt . * • ■ • jio.. Mil THfi OLD BraOEON** 1 tWOKYV ■" Bx*'HflANOR'p,;Wl) V:i o a. .1, ..-/[ , : ...:.-rti ad) ; St ottnoreol rxl UT0 oa I IKJW uio u«y»m»«-v*i. w*ljlrt' e^lMytllfitiB Of WIT 1) eybrouahtin«i4h the ■^.a^iVyoW'.'iO* -theybxd ' found . ■. i 7.1tml; . • ion the b»tU8-gWtthdr'-iJ """WOUHd. ..'■,[ .-;;.! M.I. »■•>■•■ ■ ■ ' ' rr '- ■TWas'ln 4 Southern hospital,' a week Mod ut« us r bow the dsys drag- on; Bark-haired'and slender aa a girl, S'henasome'W-VW hp, Denrite the psUoti of his wounds, etoh bne sttaltttyi: ■ ■ >, AbfflhiTcEirtedoff hU Mrtad^£*^fill^tf6f»T6? .i Into hlB ohest-4H> wild s rent that, when 'it wetfdlspTsyed, • jjveterenem-geolitliatliravtayi^ white M.si^nU|L . ; h ■' 'rthere U no hopeK' he slowly 'said, noting m_ ehang^ oheeay I only Bhook my head; I due not troet myaelPto Bttetki" " Bnlk ihil wocdl£«* n«g»tiT8 the boy hid reed b> doom; ■ < And tomed sbont, as beet hi oould. and lay IB Men^sioom,' , wdbblns the remmer snnllghtmake a glory of-thefiooni,', ;;j ■ "/I •" ^ 'i. • !.i is ;!•:• . i9 ■• ••« : •■'•til'".! i <Oky.IltUebefot"aalda^ke > iandthenawoinah:ihaiiM y ' < bru«'aiay<onbls'eartti"'aodgtveyoiiae]fkiommandl" 1 (■Kothirl"—ho* foil th'at'thrllllng word of'pity and alarm—'• «ToulfaaMt myaweeteat'niothet^tieret andiwith hla one poor v.. v aran.-! ' ■ ••' ■ • 1 ■ He got about her noofc and drew her down wtth'hbaea warnl. i'lil tho longi eidtry^jght, whan'ont-^': rjta Afcnddera&as he .•aM)^-- . i i '•• i .: .»fi»i'-. >£h't ■ :o ••On vondarfleM I lay among too festeringheepeof deadt;.; >:■■> With anfolfaeei oloae to mine, and cloto.ofhlo»dy balrjN);. v And d iad eyee gleamjag {throAgfa the duakl with lanoh throngh ^n^y'painl '(j ffo(li'er n ncii <i•.- TF i.Trir , _tiuffin)1ng pltlaeniwltttiiio' farther title l»tti» : oh»*Mter"of a-duellist than may.a^aoh *»;.*?>» . maJority,«f Ida faUow. men In- those fighting inn,' 1 <A 'Uqnor 'stoW/ln whloi the' aoene tootslao^isijtitid by;the forest, although an'extensive patoh-of'tbnghiy cleared grooiid nuToandedIt, and the night of |t(i,oocarrenoe!ha*tn^ Jtddenly sroT.ed Tory rainy, and dark, many, of those.who.hM ravloiiuy'assembled there, wore detained Myond- their 'tuno,- whQooooaslonalwayfarers,' to'-avoid the Btotta; addedtO'tholr numban. iAmong .thane Jattet-werei,twor; tndlyfdnals, 'ono of whorri, befora his entrance, was OTerheand.byjomelnflboenr, tfanoe; to say to his companion, with a' fearful oath' peculiar'to oertsOnpeopl^ln theSouth:. ■ ~c-■ . : . •.'.'<:•':••' •'•'!-• »»"' ' "Sy .i:, . 'I Jaajor, I'll raise %,flght to-night before Inxil" !_.:; "No, no,, colonel I" replied ,tne other; "atop a^moment. ft there' any man Here yon have a dlfflbnlty with f" ■ ' .-."Jfo—not that I know of, Bttfwhat does that mattarf 1 ' ,. "Then why go into a bar-room foryihe sake of closing a qnaml wMfiaetrangor, oither to UU or be klllid ?". " "KJllme'l hal ha I major, don't grind coffee on^my nose I Mr oohldrX't. : do ltj. yooTBerf l Let any man trVi and the wiy iH ns " H JO •tbiongh aifmy pain—(andjtA^Wwhltai X \ 'fOTOl)— ' „ .', '!,; ..,.'■('"'■' '.,;/'" ,. i oply praye'di to see ybnr jtafe;' to Hear, yonk Voice ol #e cold mocm'Bhoi\e, lr^to ; my ^es^nylj '•y yaln.'"''' vdel^e'd bri^' she s,'rilij* dow^>er;gant^e olieel/ prayer hermdteer'iqn'i lndrops llketj^ - Ai^irjr9efbe''tiBWnoey'crn'eiha^ The boy^enrang oprtght at the 'word, and atri tou'know not what yon aay., p.Oodl how shall I tail the tale ?. How shall I smite her asaheatahdst'! 'and wlth'a moanlng'wall Ht prone among the pUlowB dropped, hla vlssge aahan pale. - - '«Kwaa ti&iij f^.''h« , Bald,'kt'ia>rti'j(lke : one wl\old<feedf j"... "1 know tot fiow'W day oegan4-I know nbt.hoW it qosed;. ■., I'only know wt) flmgitjlke fiends, begrimed with l bloof;and > dtift, ta'd. did our duty to Wojarj, as eyensbldier mns(,...',.' . And jgaye thj» ^be^;bajB;for ball, an'dpjUd then) thfiurt for twost "Bn't when'otn; gallant 'fleWmrodeup i and4own'ilh1i'i£»e; i , V|. , The snnllght strlklnfori his itaafo itdashed ITk> winb, And cried alouJ ^ao^bleiThhi 11^ iyjrtUi>uoB a ohSry'ttngh,. . HJharge bayonets,' Voyaf pllbh Into them; and' scatter thahi ( llle One half onr mon were drnink with blood, and mad the uthsT half. ••jty *«|ai| ran Are. ' Q/Hearini hlde tteborrow of that plain i We cbalwed qpon.the rebel ranks and oritithem' down like grain. Onebrlglt-halrea man ration my ste«h-l.plan^rhlmrthrgsgh . . afld throniflr;' • .ii} .-a :lb'i tits> »fi»- •• ■ ••' The bJUood npsplrted from his wdnndiand.snrlnkled me Hke dew, Twas strange, out as I looked I thought of Gain.and hlmhe slew. . .• if; ' '. ■ i -.: • . l i v!> -I' ':: fif. i .H.. . • VSomo lmpnlM^noyedmO'toaseel ^down.and-totuh' him where on le him tin phalli*" a caution, I tell yon If ,,*•' .• nln\ :.■>.■:■« ' And so saying, the colonel itrodo in, and made hla way toward the bar,'where he called for brandy,'and whUe drinkBig itjToast his eyes around npon a respectable body of men 'there asSem> blsdr-a -body commonly called, according, to thjB/kind o||Clas- sical American, "a taUlsh Und of a crowd,!' ....... • Y.t.:• ■■• His general Insolence of demeanor soon attracied-.sttentlOrl, but foy.a while he failed ton^ Or»nianyp«rtlcalArln,iUTldnsl ae his intendedMoflnv ■ , . . ,.. . -,y ;x; y,.>..\ .(' ' Meantime, his friend; tha'major-rprpbably anQther.inohpoajor as h*blm«alf a colonel—was obBoried to address him earnestly, bnt una low tons of Tdlce, though Beemlnglywlth the intention of,keeping him quiet ThVse efforts,Wled—and w^b-more brandy came nasre determination. Eventually, hls.eye fell npon Mo persons}'one the young man wno'was'to be slasgntered.ln whom allusion has already been made)' and- the ather an agtd one—perhaps his father. They.were engaged in close private oonvarsatlan, tho younger of the two balig then speaker. The colonel seemed to listen attentively, and having drawn, some- what nearer, Azclalmedalond: '.'ItlamrtthecaaelVr : . . . .v..- ■ ' ■ " ' >• • Many.turned,.their basils towards .theispeaker,withjaalight expression'of surprise, and being unconiolbus who he was ad- dreatUlgi his'friend, who noW'stobd aloof, btft' kepi'his eyes uponjilin, beckoned him backiArat ln,Taln,'whils the individual really most interested in this commeqeemen^ of, ilm fittack, was so'absorbed in his owndlscouiieasiiptto hear, Or.to remark the exclamation -at all. ' •'•'•' > •' •'••' ' • • •" ■' ■•' '«-' .By and by the. colonel a. second/'time spoke, but in a louder voice:. ., . , . , ,. . "I eay It's false I" . ', ... . On thiabtcaelon, the ydung man' almost Involuntarily looked op, and h|seyes,met those of the ooloneLifar toward him wan many. eyes, directed. BrJ; he seamed not yet to cornjprehend (' * «i private' cdmvereatldn with his aged friend was anuded to. toamMtfbtotaiutif&tiitttMi. • ■ >••>'«-••' • » '••••'»'••••• ;; By this time, 'S«aroely. anplhec voice in the: roomlwaa.'hsard-t- suspenioaatothe result, and curioalty concerning thls.unrafa- tthable oohdndt; havihg produced considerable interest ~ 'ForihethbU tlme'thecolondekolalmed't »•"<":•• ■ '•'•i"-" til say It's a Us I", and at the aame.lnstant nring his ey»I, with an eipresslon et perfeo^ ferocity, on his, predetermined Mtag- onlst. Many others also looked in the same Olrectldn.' The young man conldno longer be" deceived. He mildly but deter- ihlnsdlyaaksdi ■''■ : ' ^' l '- "Is that addnssed to me !" ■. ...': \ i, ..j ; ■. ■. -:> •'lt,lsl" ro^rcAthe colonel. . "I say again, aU:allel". . A'steady look of-utter contempt was the only answAV he r* oalvsd^and he that gavo It resumed his discourse aa before'.'" ■•' * Several nqw -shrunk baok, confident that a flght.wonld ensue, and anxious to keep out of the way. Borne minutes elapsed era the intended murderer opened' his lips for the fourth aide', and then-It was to denounce his victim as ••himself a coward and a llari',' Thsi lattar, thereupon, deliberately, rose from bis seat, and. advancing, with the utmost apparent composure, toward his anbgdnbt (who; probably, bsd flo Idea' of such'a salutation ftora enah aruan),v«&7idk birn boldly ln'the f&os-with his Ust* and instantly fell baok, tofitanB npon his defence with the hnlfex The colonel rushed forward, hko a tiger, tut bis friend, the major, seired him, and all Interfered to prevent-the immediate eOnalonof blood. ;i This! being effected^'* challenge was Imme- diately given by the colonel and accepted, and the morning was Jturned o'err-t aaw his fao^tha idghl was worse tbaahelll 'There Zouffly.trptVr/r^Oursehlm nitl^pleroed by.»m bayonet iw 'vOOhrhill ^{pathos. oMtbafcory Inewr Shall forget;: ^leh roj^.e^away to hide their tears* for every eye was wet, ■- . 1 -. ( .v .. -.i|7/ .y-T-i. • . And. the hard-featured wpman nnrte, a atordy wenah. was ahev Dropped down among us, in a swoon, from verjt sympathy.' -. 11 "I saw-hls face^ the same ,irear, floe whloh onoe. (would w« had .' died'" '• . . v.; ,1 • .1 .1 :' M-.'.'llll iH .*U In those old days of innoeeabel) was ever by my-sdde; ,n .1 At bed or board, all school or play; so freeh and merry-eyed I '.'And nowta seo.ltiwnlte and set^toknbw die dael #sBTHine I A'roadneas eetzedime as I knelL' «Virine4in-(Md>4'MmilhIhe.' - I did not heed the balls which fell around us thTekWralnV ." Idid notknow.myJtVm'Waa gonef 1 ! feltbo wo^d r i^'pMn'i I oaiy•stooped aiMl.kifl»»d'those'Ups'wmoh l ae*eV«bld-'^aak • L agalnf wTfTiT-i .<•• 'i All n i. ,--:iaa inhOi-TTi Si .(.'•. « .1 '. . •■.:iT •'.0 Louis I" (and the la^,looked ( UR and brusbed r a l toar / aalde < V "Oloutst brother of lto.soulI 1 inyItohpoa'afteleWgWei.. . By the bright Heavoq ^^.thM^dl^by^tl^lg^^^ TBy thesi, 'the teaxe' '^;^ Sbrglye m'B for that'm^;ro^;th^r^ (l ^hibh wo|i^j|a^'''^ee^ ,■» Vi' minate -with life.: '•To kDlwto-be killed," ealdhe, "is how only altamatlve, and the soonor the one*orthe other is done, thif better." » '.'...' . On hearfhgtnls; the oplonel^Urlously demanded the instanta- neous settlement of tho A4alr r ;sald his' friends had' no Tight to brevent-it; and swor£ that if he did not conclude the business at the flrot Bhot, he would consent to stand as a target only thp fol- lowing two tlm as. - Both parties were, of course, by this psriod, hlghly eidted. TUfforent propositions wore loudly vfldfarated by aa many different parties present, until more than one cause death. ■ I> r:>.v i-i! . Lil'fi ^ifyrglve mol t'.'wiuld' j^^^^jj^.i^fii^ii^'. *'." • brother! •> ,j '-- 1 '*.■' ' ". '.. • .*hefs this? .Doi't shut the ''.''mother. .'~':' ' :',;,':„...,.... ( , . ■ .,- .. -i. . -The'aIr'blow8«weetfrom''yimdSi'ntidt' Sear ton,pttt up yo;mr auid ^Ith a smile upon hlBTnoutl f)t'.6ut; I;.'oaj^'ie^;jmy s.pleasant'swaW-^:'! ^•^eplT^ft'pJ^ra, ,iJL:!;;^.lU:i:-:ti.lil' .1111 - ...yrankjy adinitung that duels of every common kind.- and some! of a vory upco;n^on,dlBcir)pUon alscslt^re~b«^;wnttBn^npon: ,mtU the. vary name, whon.seen,"-ln. print,'.boar8 very mttoh the wavweharsoter of; a ilitersry nnlsanon.iB yetyanfdrelto add vaomer to the numW, slnoo it may deservedfy.be pdnaldared the orownlng fight, both for its singularity and its barbarity, of w tuoerto'placed oh record: Savage and deadly as istho gen- •5SH' ( M ,ot 9f °'4w4Ung In the jonlham.States ot Amerioa—ep- io^mioslaa (t la dUiJdeoIy.stated to belin some .planes (Mew Or- ?S^'£(?.¥»S 0 ««) toineulng..materially in tho rheator.of: sum- r-~ .rr;™' ,UJ « »>gann .me wars;, wmon toosi piaoe m X^{^u^^S'S? , 5 , 5V ,to » e ' -OWmany cannot ihatoTit. ^A y J^i»i%f n S Uan ' dnal i'» * mero ehUd'a'pla*! That K p TZ^^™ii u ", t A ,:n< " taM ^ub- ^ loaat It is no.flotion £!r.^K^S7il^^^ , ' 1,tt »«'''»t'»'>. must any n»ollst «°*[ M - 8,T &? ft0 ?' a .?» y6 t«r*taventedifc, i ' •^"yP"^ :ta ' t ' u '- •"»'»•»•» -Colonel--- and k young a^r.'i^ 01 "^ on,,n ** aooldoSSly totteol oneevenlngAta Uquor»_tore J .jn w «^ tt- .^ M4 f^. of tte .•regularajmyras-Webb, of Ne^York, MbS'btaMtf™ iview, my il- jioi thi ina quarrol iturally oon- 1 TT«n.<iviw*w»' "unoTor.atnoaithowas-^one of ipse nol ujiwrnmonoharaoters to 1» met witttothaTlSiS^I -a/whohada«jtiKed t for nofonlr a dead aVt wl^ elthop ptatol or rifle;, but a^ betog .oqnallyViuYdU and.formldablo in tho - use of. the-: bowler fcnSS ^rAc^h^mlghtn^twlmwaaa'inatterof^ (mco.to Him—asita,any.of the throe oases, his antagonist «ene» aBy enloyod somo three or.fonrohaaoas.ito theioolonal 1 ! mu/at losing hfl;JJfo., jHanoo,.fow oared U>.rebelve an lnaultfroid-Unr or under;almort.Bjiy«lrOTrrifltanc«S(ito;on'er'himions,i. , He be* .oarnq In iliiinelghborhood (and as - fan as a ^ man .Tjw .bsothM an oh) <la tnainfgrSojt the world): ani ohjeotat onoa fearthLidatetU able, and arr3|ahtln the extreme; '-TeWmon but wUhedi hun allied off-han^uP/ hoped, that «t the eax\^'obnvenlentiupporav Xatyhe xalght find his matoh. The young man, who. on theoooeslon I am about to relate, •Teattjally entered tie field with Oil nsolTtllied mtw^i o? "dlmcolty" of this kind appeared likely to bo brought to Its ■'fsttin-. total", before the morning-sun. - If was suggested ' that ^hey ahpuld , go out op. ^o clearing, having two blazing Ores made at the proper duLance, the combatants being placed lietween -them) so that they could' see 'each 'other' egalun - the light behind},or that they shoulidghtiby the blaxB o(Vpiloh-pine spmter^or p^de the queeycin at pnee across a table.).,,: , Xni the midst of all this uproar',' the young man'ch/illenged toe ; fluertloned, by several of thi more tempetato partlee preeent,' as ■ft) hla knowledge of thk oharaoter and repntatfon enjoysdibylhla I anfagpnls^theycolonel^ Horapliqd,,that hoknewnbtMng.what- 'e've* concerning him, snd'had never even Been him berare-^two raottHrhloh/tt hh opinion) highly aggravated therep&ted'ahd Intentional Insults he had received. They accardmgly advised him on the eubjeot of the colonel's prowess, and urgently recom> mendad,hlm-ioiadoptraieia]Iowlng -two coursea-i-tD> seleofllno other. woapon. than, ^he rifle,; and : to defer the deolalqn,.until daylight Tjy, no.othV| Jtrr^x^gemexit could he^osslbly^have'a -"^itt was. in vain, as hcflrroly adhered to hto-prevloiislyiieX-' feaaed&etoanlnaUonj.and,egoallyiivajn warethena^fuland evebipaffieUoiemonstrancee ofTiis aged Mend; . . Becinolllatkin, even'during the'space of afew. hburt, btrrag .thus: rendered Impossible, and all the already proposed, modes of.flghttflg being,rejected or unattended to, a,,pow.proposition waamade.'' It'wss'dlsllnctlT, understood that in order to disarm brlSof thepiftietfof 'a decided'general advantage as-a 'duslist, to prevent the other, as far as possible, from being butchered as well sb wantonly insulted—and in short; to plaoeooth upon as perfeet a^^o,us^«sp^sslhle,,thefoUo^g.arUgl^ ^TWV'^e' 1 landlord ehould'give-ur) the tree o'f a large empty iroom, that extorlded over the whole top of his house, and allow every window- to be closely Mocked ..l.™- , , ,„ That whip th^ Bhoul^be d,one, the ^ueulsts should, be "diy& with shnttors or-.bi _____ illietfl should be "diveiited ■br evtry-fartia* ot olASliffi'armea'tachWita'S brace of pistols and a bowls knlfo,*and then bo let into tho room—three mini ntes being given after-tbe olosmu of the door,- bofore'hOBtilitlos oommenced,.the, expiration of the tlmo being announcad.to tnWt^reeraplSkJi'ookstipohtnodbOr. " '"Win nbo believed that thta'arrahghment was' lnBlantly agreed tot ButM.itwaa;.an«e.tole»bloparty'lmmediatelyproceeded upstairs, some to make tho needful arrangements, and others tJliBldn'to'tUs miseed fight-ana walt'lts o'xoIUhg result. '' . '-tlavage u-'men'd'bplrAs' tuAybe. tfuohkebenebf proparatton «S this was enough: tOBll6noe,:lf not,to awe them, t While It.was Sjaseliifl, nio man Bpoke, but all lookod ourlouely,upon, tip fine, Stooolaf poi^s tohtNScro soon, in all probabUfty; aboutWoht up eaoh other alivo. .'iiw-r.-c All things being- wsdyrtlHrfloor, whtoh" Bad oauUously been kept closed! to prevent the Interior of the place from* being aeon '>y tho duellists, was openeA and they ontore4Abe>ro.on of death .OROther, . Tho old man,'.wSCfo. frtond onopMhem was, jrtpV>j» sUeht blHern'ess. but by an mVolun(hry ll a)jt{onyBS - thb' young mart-paasod out of hW sight; evidentl/bSiouBnithotiven to-asslil tho lnsnlted ondtho Innocent:- ,Tho,do^,wisoloaedKoTJia:tlmft- keoper drew out his watch, andiopt his oyo.stosdlly fixed upon it. .Tho aesomblpi party omployod.tMt brief porlpd in. ofArlnB and a™ptinij' ! (lir whlspors) bets of ftblft.o.iio to tive.handred ana mow^dollajS; 'a? to the iosult. 'fefulng:to ;«portini phrase,''the oojonolias, the favorite.'' tfiflttfeh the baokora.tjf qelthtr one n^. the other, appeared lnolln^d to oHor very loni> ^ThVtlms-keopotolbse'dbis w|itoh;,and gaVo'the,signal; 'atiho samo tobmont &' the lights on the landlnjf'Md sUl^A.Were oxUngulahod. ffordot that no ray might paiB through tM Jaa^ orbvlcblrlfotkslnBiabof ^l&room. EVdryb6d>.bxpMtod,u^ tho 8l_^55_ Jl »„!_ tho obmScemon^'lhe.strlro; but tfi'djr. lWtoh ellbnte' to'do bttrposel'noi; tho remotest sound, <W stcp.c'ouTd WheardVVAna.thus.thoywaltod flWA. ton, and twenty, and yet the 'combatants rnvon0 sign; , lapso, as near asinlghm rjonjectuwa, of h«f aii hour or ther* »bou(*'(m6 _totol^#aB >drsoharged; and although^ the UslottoJ hadbeon in &oebntumea expeotatibn of it swlongi yet Whon it did oome;' a sttdd* atart of surprise ran thMugfc- tham.-aa though eaoh man bad'ltlslariUy felt that Ue might^bave solved UwoontenWhimself. ^dthenfbmwed-ah^rtpatrrosstt* doorvauothetpllWrepott— m ^eTr^jl^fe't^, but asemugly Sntmlt attefdpT to Wrestle; whleh quickly termU. atMi iaidiamsWUtwBW«l«t«K'-'''' A '"' ' ' ! 1 "•' u^'WaUlu»yt^*UsW&»nei <-l'nb«tdrlhtaMrttuloMWdl.'- '^ken," said and^aWrabegto Jb^tajdlspl 1 ^ ;' .' fc '-l iTifty to forty the colonel haakilled hlml" remarked a third) ;. knife would, la aU proUbUty, be held betwseajhe te*tk, al.'to'.hoj 4 ,'in 'deL, ior.afoM '■■ it V*; .■he was a very nipo*yflnng man, but he oan't oome in this time I" And thus they would hava gone on, had nqt the third .report fast than'been heard, fofiowVl by a;prMonged ionfllot, HanS to land, and knife to knife, to^hs-'oouxae of-which the fourth pistol was exploded. The strokes, og .the knives, began to grow.leas fxee quent, and more faint in sound; but ere they had enti" 1 ' - - ■ " ■• 1 -- '- wTuiadead toutfSVSEt'' oeaaed, a heavy body dropped with a dead eoun'4" upo£ thb floor of the room,. Another instant, and there followed another fan,' ■ Somo individuals preaent.wereftr opening the door immedle atelj j but this proposition was over-ruled, on the ground that if the light wore not yet over! the most able might take advantage of tho appearance of the light-to kill the- other, even lying on the boards. , ., .'i.', • ,'''.••; -' '-■< About half an hour was, if I recollect arigb,t. allowed to pass in close and attentive listening to catch the most distant sound from-within., None was", heard; asd at the expiration of that 6ariod, amid, a crowd of the, moot; hprribls and anxtoua faces, le'door was openetirand, the whole' party ruebod In. - Toward the rernoteat end, and not' far from the wall, lay a heap like red oloth.,- It was composed of the gashed and bloody'bodies of the 'duelists 1 One lay across <he other.: They .were taken up, and something like a distant m'uxmur of applause followed, when it wasdlscorered thattherttbnelw'ae'bndermostr ■' ' ' - But many who beet knbw him, spoke outright their gladness Khan an examination, proved that he was quite dead. Both bodies wero so mangled that it was 'noxt to an lmpoaaUplllty to handle them wittoM^chlng theSrbunaa., ■ > • The best of It was, however,, that the-oonquerorof this fearful white savage was found t to be still alive.,, He was taken down stalls lhslaDtly.'etlmulanU wexe.glven, and he began, to revive, Ei» body waetten conveyed awaytotte nearest sttrgebn's some time after midnight..-. ' ••; mu:> ■ l . "' • The room oihiblted a spectacle not to.be desoribod. ... ,. ■ ;.; The youbg man eventually recovered entirely of his wounds, and was often eongraralated on havihg rid the country of a- mon- star whom few dared to attack. .'■«■>;:■■■'■''■■■■ This was not aU. During h\s convalescence, Inquiries were frequently made of him as to the n^ode,ln which the fight was managed; and he accordingly-'gave the followirsg ourious account, as nearly as the writer can remember: - ■> ' . "When the door was.closed,". said he, "we . were surrounded by the most profound darkness! ' It seemed for somo momenta to confound the senses, and be dosed to my eyes.' During the three minutes allowed before the battle might begin, my princi- pal aim was to get away from my antagonist Into another part of the room, without his knowledge, and to stand there by the wall until perhaps, he should make some movement, by the sound of Which. 1 oould be directed in my attack.-: The.crowd outside was ss still as death. I held my- breath, and treading sollghtly that I could not hear my own foot-falta; r stole toward that side of the room on whioh'l entered. Whether he had calculated-that-I should naturally do so, and had therefore taken thd same direc- tion, nobody can now tell; but no sooner had I stood still to listen for him, than T found he .was'"somewl>ere about me—I oould hear his breathing.: . With the greatest cantton-an± silence, I hastened to another part, expecting every moment either that he wdold run against mo, or I against him. And In this kind of mnnoDUrring, sometimes to getaway, and sometimes to approach, as I fancied, though Why 1 know not, that anadvantagemight be gained, the greatest part of the silent half hour you speak of was Sp<!nt. T, -' : '' ' '■ '. " V." ■•'At length j having, safely reached' the 'opposite side, I stood still, resolved not to move again until he either approached, havingperhaps found me out, or.by someraeane protherl could dlsor^rerhU'^oaltion ih-tberoom.'. String.)io* got beyond his reach; I-feltthat to bo motionless on my p^Lrt was.the. wisest step; and calculated that his passlqn and'miy vrouldsbop lead him on to the exUbltlbn'of lesscautlop. Niihingof tho kind occurred, and yet the first ball dlscharged'Wa^ mlne^ A mouse oould have been heard to stir^but we were perfectly lost to each ethers ■ ' '.; ' ,' . ' "Eventually: whether my eyes had become mote' accommo- dated to the blackness, or from whltoyer cause, But true enough separaieaagaia'. my qojecT.waa to se me/nntd-I-bburd be as certain is'3 using toy-list ,aH : to-kdvarrtegeT''I retreated in -varioul wnys, 'both still B orooohed down against the waD, and must equally have directed him to me. Hb nredas he advanceU, but missed. .We were almost close together. The empty ,p'lstols' were thrown down, and the knives used.. He rushed on with groat ferocity, and trloAo grapple with me, but I slipped out of his arms; and for an Instant, being quite separated, both stood still, listening for the place of' the other. I think he must have heard'mo, for he fired a second time with such effect as you all-hafe seen,'. Moth- tog but Ills Knife now remained; Ihadakrllfoand.aplstol. We wero-ad close together;thathe waaupbn mb almost aa soon as hlsplstol b'sD. The latter staggered me a little at the moment, but: 1 -met him' With tho knife, and from-.that time we hevbr §eparatM'a^att. _. My Object,was to keep him i>jnn closing bjion "" ^SS0j^&Li ways, both still figharirf.'aott'etlmeB on the floor, tod sometime^ knooklng onrpelves with] violence against ' "1 was growingfalnt. I found my strength fsfUng'. and. then I fired my second pisfoL- The light instantaneously piade, ahowejl both men redder thian(fhe Indian in thefleld of .battle.' Ibeatt that he staggered, and rushed with all my strength:'upon him HeeUll'ftuight a littlo,.but suddenly, dropped before roe, and moro than, that I do no( know.". . « .. ' Such is the tale, as nearly as the writer can remember, that was related-to him'.'" BhouHFlt be said that be 'm¥t wlth^a romanolst,in that case; Jiia . onlyJhopV Is that he may niB*t with anofbar such, .evsry .day pfJils life; though his Ann, >and. well- founded bfUefJfl that an the detals are perfectly trrje..,,, Ul . 3 Pi — AFRIOAJf 8POKTB. ' . : TBi fonowing la a' grapbio'Bketch of a panther'hun't;'the scene 9f Which lalssdlnihesouthern'portloh of Afrloac^ ■> ■■' "> ■' - ' . "Holdback! ■ Tha,.howl betokensharml'1 ,,, : , «\.y .|„ ; ,.... u 'Yes,'byJ6ye, the dbg will bleed to, death! Thai hindlegfs brok^.Mil&ethTOattorn tothe Bh■ouIder-boIie. J * , ' ' ' j^wiAbacil.jTheHottentoteare bowering; 'tta -ioi'oommon 'I, Eachlookito.hta prlme-rflrm heart aid^ateadyoeye^the .j^ot'tokesthbsHn?'' •. ,i '_ p_therl ' Tes, bs Jove.'tlg'as a tiger]' That spring'JiaB cleared the junglel Bookl he's thrown nimSelf betwixt the forked limbs of that old thunder-rifted oak, and the wild cat Ues 9PIhis sfde atbayl. Now—" i ; ,v:i--.!...- , 4 , :: 'JNo, massol me say'no fire, masaai. No, no, let de-beast play djaflsty-bulPewlddedogg'oet" > in :., -. . .-Tho voloe of Gospel sounded justjn tone for a reprieve, and tube of the, doge ran gallantly in. - Tpa , panther's. eys glowed yHth,ailary J intenally,,but still he remained as motionless on his port of vanjago as if an inanimate carcass.' ■ i <<The largest hound having warily.measured-hia dtstanoe, now made a desperate enatoh,; but, with the dexterity of a Juggler, the Bavaoe paid, struck him at onoo rightand left with hla Armed pawa and mennfortunateluroherfell, .blinded, .blcedingandhowliiuj to tho earth.-, The second, cowed, at the, fate of his comrade, ran, yelplng"pff { bu,to fourth, coming to succor the third, both sprang forward open-mouthed. As if amaied,, the panther half raised hlmiaolf for'the encounter, and when the dogs dosed, first strik- irig his claws with a sudden blow Into the brain of, the lowest, ie baughf ,lho other In hlsjaws by the nape of the neck, and 41ung him 4verhla head, spinning through theiSlr. ■ . •■Now, by the prince of tho duyvlls,.that dog bptohor would uaughtor apabkf Standbabk, aaspal.rn have ashbtl Backl' Tbe' elephant '.'roar" of Drakehsteln was broughtto alevel, his finger on the trigger, whon, with the moatprovoklng nonchalance, (hewilful Qaepal perched himself on a fragment of rook lmmcdl- Story before tho Intended victim. ' • ; I'fNoj not do massa firel me teaoh'be de beast von lttle triok'ee, delaBthepbber.vonttolearn."M',.. -. .„.•...- Aflif awako to the hint, but with rather an equlrpcal expreation of gratitude, the lips of tho panther rotraoted, until the glisten- ing ivory of hla fai_ « dte e \h wBsperfectly appsrent: his back be- gan tq arch, aa, If ho anticipated a leap, and his dilated tall grew '^he'SiSontot ffit ttaftlmo wail precious, arid whirling his ifit- tering pole-axe round his head with a most Intimidating flourish, he brought it down .with .tho rapidity ot a thunderclap, aa ho sup- posed, on the ukull qf hla adversary I . ' "As ho' supposedi Oaspal had a keen eye, but thb panther had a quicker, and thus by a ohange of .attitude, the agile animal gave the dosbendlngaxs fcoe way to bury lis fury.ln the narrnlass wood. , Dlsconcorted by thls'.nnexpooted failuro, Oaspal forgot himself io.for as to lean forward Ip attempting to withdraw his weapon. TJio panther caught we piomontary vantage, and striking a tre- tnendoua backward blowat the unfortunate hottontot, he tore off • ■ ■ half olhi» left oar, and ripped up a considerable portion itjs bPt bis lip,with rage, and fired I Hen,do nothing well In llop, and fln exceuent oharge waB villainoualy wasted, o panther('afialn .orou^hed, as if preparing (o bound on tho alUl Dtsi for- «Unded hotte^.who, howling wii_ .. ward, when the strange amlle which has before been noted, played like* momonVu. gleam oh the countenance of Laroon; his small rifle was brought, aa it were, lnitlnottvely.tonlaoye, and in an in- stant, shot , though tho brain, tho panther lay . gasping on the WAf.-.-l I" -'<■ ! ' >"'"•<" :■ ■'"'- 1- '/ill J, .,,1 .-BrtJA^peuunens and varieties of this' fauioui-animal are rmmeroua. ^There are scriptural bulla'of Baaben; tUeaalroAoin. seal bull of therodiao) tto xaytholojloal Cretan-boll' aladi" " * b*iHarouleSi the Jariculiaral- Dnrbam' bull; the b^'or_e^pe; ihe blaforloal buUiAjla/dl/lgyjptj .the saored bnUot)Bte£jSt|,'the saexlflbialbuU of craabtheaillltaTy boas- bull on the old Bomah shield.' thenianatary bulls on 'Obanga; the Juvenile bull at Oook Robin's funeral; the musical OleBull; the ttpertal John Bull; the national Irjth bull; and the Amerlwa Bointu, , - ■■■ - • >,•<<— 1 1 ATAIiBOB'tBIUlOB. At {he "Grow Inn," 'jit Mtw'eip, aonui yiw ago.' a whlttf spectre was. seen bearing a lamp in one hand, ends bunch of keys in the other. This unpleasant visitor wis seen by a v'arisH- of ttavellera passing^ong a corridor. ■ ■'' •»-.v, •■saliatythe Nothing would sallafy the qslghbors that an unfortmiate trati efler had not been, at some penoU or oilier, dispatched in that fatal room by ono of the previous landlords of the house,' and the hotel gradually obtained the nam'e'of the ''Haunted Inh,'( and ceased to bo frequonted by lt« old patron*. ' The landlord, finding himself on the brink of ruin,'determined to sloep in the haunted room, with a viow Of proving-the ground* lessnesB of ths story. To make the matter more sure, as he said, he caused a hostler to bearhim company, bn pretence of-require log a witness to tho absurdity of the reporii butt-in reajlty, from cowardice. .-.:.( At dead of night, however, Jnst as the twotnan.w«ro composing themselves to sleep in one bod—leaving ahother'whloh .waalh the, room untenanted—the door flew open, and in glided/the white) apectrel -.'": ,.>• Without pausing to ascertain what it lirdgtt'attejnpt <m apii, Sroaehlng the other bed, towards which it directed its <!onrae;v>. 16 two men ruehed.naied out of the rbomj r ahH by.the; they created, confirmed - more fully than ever, the evil the house. . ~ - -• Unable longer to sustain the cause of sounprodrlctiveaL llahnient, the poor landlord• advertised for sale the ho' which he and his father before him were bom and had i their Eves,,: The bidders were as scarce as .customers; the remained on sale for nearly a year, during which, fromtima time*thespeoire!reappeared.:..'. ; .a ' -i- :>i At length an officer of the garrison, who. had former _ire» quanted the house, and recollected the oiceyent qualityof rito wtoe^iubved.to compaBslon in favor of the poor host, undertook to clear Up the mystery by sleeping In the aforesaid haunted chamber; npthing doubting that the whole was a trick of some envious neighbor, desirous of deteriorating the value of toe fSer holder in order to become a pVirchaser. '• ■>••■!■■■;•■•■ >'• His offer having been gratefully accepted, the capom took nil his quarters in the.fatal room, with a bottle of wine anda^raice of loaded pistols -on the table before him;' determined to Are at whatever object might enter the doors.. '. ■ a'.i At tho usual hour of midnight, accordingly, when the. doors flew open, and the white .epectre, bearing a lamp and a bunch of keys,'made Its appearance, he' seized both his pistols, when,'/or; tunately, his finger was on the point of touching the trigger, he perceived that the apparition was no other than the daughter ot his host, a young andfprettygirl, evidently walking in' her sleepi Preserving the strictest silence, he watched her set down 1m lamp, place her keyB oarefully on the. ehimney-place; and retire to the, oppoBlte-bed, whlch. as.it afterwards-proved^ she had often occupied during the lifetime of Seriate mother, who slept In the room. '/,.' ■• • No sooner had she thoroughly composed hsnelf, thsn the officer, after locking the door'of the room, went-rs- seanm of . her father and several competent witnesses, including 1 -the'watetk bailiff of the disthot, who had been one of the loudest lnioirou- lating the rumors concerning the Haunted Inn.- The poor girl was found .quietly asleep in bed, and her terror pn awaking in the dreadful ohamber, afforded sufficient evidence to, all present of the state of somnambulism in which she had been entranced. - ; From that period the spectre was seen'- do more; probably be- cause the landlord's daughter removed ehortly afterwards to k home of her ownr and the/tales of horror: so frequentlyrcircu. , lated to the bewilderment of the poor nelghbors.-endedln the simple story of a.younggirl | walklng.ln her sleep. SEQJITS OP INBBCTO. .' ,w.t It is not generally known that some of' the smallest Insects are discovered to enjoy themselves in sports and amusements, after their' ordinary tolls, or satiating themselves ,wlth' food t-Jnit: as regularly as Is the case with ^nany humaorbeinga. -They run races,' wrestle with each other, and, out of furr) perry'each other on their backs much-In tho same manner as boys. These pleas* tog characteristics of Insects are particularly observable ernbiig: aSts, which are remarkable fpr their sagacity. Bonnett, r a Irencm {uthor, says he observed a small, specks of ants, which, in the itorval of then- industry, employed themselves in earrylng-eaoh other on their backs, the rider holding with his. mandibles the neck of bis bearer, and embracing It closely with tiu-lega; Oould, onpthar writer on ants, -mentions that no has often wit- nessed these. exerolses,.and says, that in -all caaes,iafter(being carried a certain length, the ant was lot go in a friendly manner, and received no personal injury. This amusement- la often-re- peated, particularly .among] the hill ants,-which are vary fond^of this sportive ex§rclfla,..Jt was among the same epedeajUut Hnberpbseryed.-simllar, prpcecdlngs. whlob. he.' w^ Uiusrjal^nbSnBsa. •j*ai*ft_JlMi"'l ^^Mryn^b#irot^ . from-the,^prtlu;-:..ThB-anteiwar« heartBd^mMioOlie^,^ neat, numbers, and appeared to enjoy the temperaturei.on the surface of the lest' None ,T bf'them wtlre at work; and the'ixd- manse-multitude of insects presented the appearance of :a Hquld In the state of ebulllt^qq, upop whlch fhe cyercould scaroely,be fljed without difflculry; but when I examined the .conduot,of eaoh ant, I aa 1 * them approach one another, moving thou- antes^ as with astonishing rapidity, while they patted, with a'Sllgb* . mdvement, the checks or ofhsr- ants.. After these prejhnjnarji gestures, which reaomblod caressing, they wero obeeryed. to; ralSB'th'emselvBB upright on their hind legs by pairs, ttrag^gltl together, solxe each other by a mandlblO/foot, or antennsV,' and ttan lmlh^atolyrelai,,thelr. hold to, recommence toe.Mtack. They fastened upon eson'other's shoulders, embraced fid oyeS - threw eaoh other,' then 'raised themselves by tome, tadng'theT*- levengeJWlthout praducang any serious mischief.'- -They ald-noe; spurt, out their yenom as ,in their eombate, noriretoln.uiete.fpppj nehts with that,obstinacy which we. bbservb In their.reM.quap^ rels: ''Thef -presently- abaridbned' th'oao whibh 'ttey had'first ■eifcedVanaendeavored; to.cateh othors.. I have seen aomewhot were so eager in these excerclses, that thov pnrspe4;asv]nal workers In succession, and- struggled with -them for afew mo- tnentoajtha .skirmish V^y «A«mlii««nj »h.n th« lAMt anlrnaia^ having overthrown his antagonist, succoeded lh escaping and lUdlhg_'one"of the galleries. In'-ohe place, two ante appeared, to be gamboling abeut a stalk: of ■ grass;' ttrnlng/ alternatelyitO avoid or selte eaoh oUier. whiph brought to my rocolleotion the sport and pastime of young doga'when they rise oh their 'hind legs; attempting to bite, overthrow, and seize eaoh other, without once, dotting their.teeth-' .To witness these facta, iiii neoesaarr to approach the aat-hills with much oauUqn, that the ants should have no idea of yourpresehce;' If they had, they would cease'kt the moment their plays or their oeoupatlbus, wtraldput IBeffii setvas ln a posture ot defence, qurve up their tails, and -eject their venom... .. ; .. ■'..; ..... . ■; .. . i;,.- . -, r , !T .-ij. ■ ' " • ;:.dY>mA4Tios. ; .''' ;.'; '" : Among the QreeibV and Bomanej the training and 'exeNlie'ot the body in different muscular feats and attituus; formed a're_ ular part of their system of education; and this plan has been lately revived in the sohoolsiandpubllo seminaries of tf>la,opun- try, - There is no, doubt bjit that, by constant exercise, tte sever ral m'uscles of the body' may be very much strengthenedjiffd lm- proved^ afid tta*'onTthboontrary, bydlsuae,they »ecoin*>so. nacold, and weakened.. A regular exorcise of the. different, mua. eles of,the body, then, by. whlph they are. msde to perfomthett Various funotlons with flrmbese and precision', must beef net' greatest oonsequehbe lnobntrlbnHlig to thb haalthy arid'hamiol nious state of the syBtem? • This is partloularly the caaejWifeths muscles of the cheat, whloh.perform so Important a part to, the> functions of respiration;' ahd'lt must be obrtons: that the'more these'muscles are strengthened and lmpMML by-'Jcdlolonsj training, from ohildhood upwards, theimore^Hrft.ls.thatnthe ohettwlil be strong and aple .to perform ltflBfertot offices'; Bit It 14 the eamo with almost ovary other parTT^b musolea 01. the arm swell out and become vigorous -by regulas' use t and «b>. likewise do those of the lower limbs. It may be-r$rnark*dythaa among some classes of-the peasantry, who-woar heavy snoot. With, stout and.unyielding solos, the peek: mmolcso&.f,' from want of use, are .thin and flaccid; whoreas, those of ' arms and shoulders, being cbnatantly exerolsed, aM-broad; square, and fleshy.' Oymnastio' exerolsBS, therefore,'should' be .AW the arms - should be exercised, by ewinUng them in' then positions; rrom-.ton to fifteen minutes at a lime: then.the yfi..., marohca and .countermarohes, to exercise tho tower, ltobs,. should bo practiced; and runntog, leaping,.alia other feaWmxy follow. - At tho same time, It must be kept in view that all rten- also and exertion, when carried too far, ia'dangorous sn,^ hurtful ■ to the syBtoni. Thoslmplor.tao gymnaalio eierobicB are,^**. mbbh the bettor; and they should novrr he oonttaaed - UU 1 . we body is oxhausted with fatiguo;uiodorataly Trareucd, they are Of most essential service to youth, oBpeolaUy to th'osa lalargs citfis, who have-not an opportunity ot enjoying fob, free ..eountoM - These exercises have the BanoUon of tho greatest men of qulty• and Mfltob, in his admirable ■ trbhtisb^'on'ednca'ort omnionda them ; as a nocosaary'part of.,tho tralntog-or-; These exercises may ejao be of the greatest service to. adr poolalli to thosb whoso sedentary occupations keeps tiei iiri'm bides. 1 Caution.lldwWer/ehbulJM oWoTTe^y « previously habituated tosoohexiirotoes.-tobegto wl^lhB^^ aenUe kind, and accustom themaelvsa gradually: aiid t^" aavioe S^irttolarly.to be observed by. tavaUue. N^jSS^ftS!? , ^^be.ere r.^edtAe^ev^ i'- i&wtoimk ot , 4o^i^-'w^i*i^^|^"'' who go to law for da mages are^nre togetth an.;!w-l.»-vj^iwa <) Aa edltorwhowai going a porting, »*ld h« »M "pisi fc press,"- ' ... ■ -.. ; -iv " ;• -. -"''/ ; T.l' : l ■ ■ Y-.-m^m.