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[From the New York Sunday Times.]
WEDDED AND AVIDOWED.
One beautiful summer morning, about
fifteen years ago, the inhabitants of tho little
town of Now Madrid, on tho Mississippi
river, behold a gorgeous pageant moving
up that inagoiticeiit stream, which in so
many respects has tho appoaratico of an
immense minim arm 01 iiio ocean, uio
* spectacle to which I allude was a steamboat
on her first trip?one of those vast floating
palaces just then boginuing to adorn the
western waters, liko visions of enchantment
? in grace, airy and symmetrical as the
gliding uioon?in speed, swift as tho natolopo
in Us native wilds?in action, obedient
to the hand at the heliu ns anything possessed
of life and will. This vessel stopped
but a few minutes at tho wharf of tho town
previously mentioned, and two persona
went on broad, with trunks, bandboxes, and
other equipments, which plainly indicated
that they were starting on a journey of some
distance or duration.
Ono of these was a youth who could
scarcely have passed his minority; and yet
he might, obviously, and without presumption,
lay claim to all tho essential elements
of developed mail hood, in foiin, in features,
in activity and strength, and, more than
all, in tho cool self-possession and calm bra
very of his hearing. All his gestures denoted
confidence in himself, and courage in
relation to tho wirolu universe besides. As
iio walked, iiis foot struck the earth boldly
slid proudly, seeming to say, "This belong*
to mo!"?not like tho-e men whose soft, al
most shrinking, steps appear to he n soil of
timid apology lor daring to touch the world.
Kvery llashifig ghincc of his bright blue
oyo was a revelation of menial and moral
power and noble heroism uf heart, while
his comiteuancC evinced, at the name time,
mngnuii'iiiiity, ini-rcy, and the choicest uo
via! virtues, lie was dressed in a suit ol
li'.nck?rich, but not gaudy, such as was
than, and still is, usually wotn by tlie
wealthy class of planters iu the southwest'
His companion was a young girl, not
more than sixteen yearn uf age; and never
slid that sweet spring-time of lift produce a
more beautiful ilowci ? if, indeed, she could
bo called a terrestrial creation, and wore
not lather a rose dropped down out ol
heaven by the angels as n sample of the
blooms in Paradise. She was, indeed, lovely
beyond all description, so that no words
can give any idea of her conquering charms.
Nor could her likeness bo adequately limned
on paper or canvass, except in pictures
drawn by niinneams treslr trom a cloudless
sky. Tho unity of grace, tho magic of
"wondrous power wliieli sho wiofrtcd ovor all
licaits that canto within tho .sphere of her j
iir(lucnee, did not consist so much in tho ox quisite
Huinh of any ouo special part, as in
the blended, unspeakable beauty of her
whole countenance, ii radiated by ores dark
as night, yet luminous as tho evening star,
and withal incxpurssibly sad, as if forosoying
in the dim distnnco sotno horrible fa to
that could not bo shunned.
Who wore these two young travellers
thus commencing their journoy, and whith cr
wero they bound} A? this is a narrativo
of facts, without the intervention of (ictitous
incidents, no coloring of mystery is necessary,
and tho answer may as well bo given
hero as in the eotjuol. Tho youth was tho
son of General Thornton, a planter of immense
wealth on the banks of the Mississippi,
not far from New Madrid; and tho girl,
who had previously answered to the name
of Kvh Sims, had been governors of the
young mioses in tho family, having oorao
from St. Louis for that purpose. She had
no other riches save an excellent education,
a stainless character, the rarest virtues of
tho heart, and her marvellous and matchJess
beauty. Then followed almost as a
maUor of course tho old story. Alfred
'Thornton, with nil tho volcanic violence of
<liia nature, and without consulting parental
!Urate or judgment, fell suddenly in love (
with the charmintr instructress of his sisters, i
Tho general, his father, clmled, reasoned,
stormed, threatened, and finally turned the
innocent object of the son's passion out of
doors, but all in vain?for the infatuated
youth went forth with her, and the same
day thoy woro wedded and sailed for tho
Upper Mississippi.
At tho lime the newly-married pair came
on board tho Jloindeer, as the splendid
steamer boforo noticed was called, the ves- |
sel had been already crowded to such a dogrco
that they would not have obtained a
room, but for the voluntary courtesy of n
gontlenian who rosigncd his own for their
uso. Tho passengers woro of tho most hetc
rogenous, not to say contradictory description,
consisting of merchants and mechanics,
planters from the burning plains of the
south, and pedlorafrom tho frozou snows of
Maino and Vermont; rudo boatmen, tho
children of liver life, und poifumed beaux,
that scorned cvorlhing touched with tho
sinoll of labor, whether on laud or water;
but still, nbovo all classes, that of tho gamblers
predominated, both in numbers and
impudence. It is well known That some of
these sharpers literally live on the western
stcnmbonU, changing from one to another
?r< savages shift their hunting grounds, and
that they have no other homo; but it is
very seldom that so many of the same law'oSu
profusion moot together in one cabin
hs wore ns8ouiuiou inai any, oitner by
chance or design, on tho vessel nboro men- I
(toned.
It is easy to imagine tlio effect produced
among such n throng by the appearance of
young Thornton and his beautiful bride.
Countless expressions in whispers, and ovcu
audiblo murmurs, were uttered as they
passed, such as, "Who aro they?" "Can it
bo his sister!" "How prcttyl" "What an
oye!" "Is sire his wife?" and a hundred
other idle sen ten cos, some of litem as idle as
they wore foolish and utifouudcd. Among
tho persons who seemod to take Iho most
detight in suck expressions of importinent
Curiosity and suggestions of wanton thought,
were two gamblers, sealed at a card tablo
near tho bur, which is always situated at
tho extreme front of the cabin.
One of ttiesc, n small, dark man, with a 1
restless countonanco, a squealing, disagreeable
voice, and the profilo of a hawk, ad; i
dressed tho other: "Well, Captain Turner,
what do you think of our new lady passonI
gerl Is sho a wife or a sister?"
The other, who was a mighty mass of i
bono and sinew, with keen gray oyes and <
enormous whiskers, inado answer: "1 can- 1
not tell. Doctor French; but I intend to <
find out." |
1 should like* tn lrnOw linw von ft*rnv?t to ! I
manago so ilclirate a matter?'' said the <
hawk's profile, with a dubious shake of the <
head. i
l , "I will ask the gentleman, her coin pan
ion, if 1 cannot satisfy myself by any other I
moans," replied Captain Turner. I
"1 would rather not stand in your boots t
when you do that," remarked Dr. Frcncb, I
dryly. t
"Why not?" inquired Turner, with a '
sudden look of auger. <
"Dcchuso, if my judgment is worth any- <
thing, 1 regard the youth as the most dan- '
gerotis jrerson to meddle with that 1 reeol- <
lect ever to have seen boforo," answered the <
doctor. ''Did you observe what fierce fire I
shot froin his eyes as ho challenged, with i
haughty and fearless looks, the gazing i
crowd that shrunk before him and opened '
a wide passage for tho two the whole length i
of the hall!" I
"Ye*," said Turner, in ferocious tones;
"and it is that lofty air of his which I hato I
?it is that proud, defiant countenance i
which I intend to humble!" ]
"You bad letter not try it," urged French, '
"for 1 warn you, it wjll Imj no child's play."
"1 atojiol used to child's play," returned <
Turner, scornfully. "As you well know, I i
have fought several duels with the iiio*l i
desperate men on the western waters, and,
although wiiho.ut a scar myself, 1 have each I
tiino killed n?y adversary. Why then |
should I be afraid of this beardless boy!" i
"I did not say that you should fear any- <
body, and 1 could swear that you do not," <
responded French: "but really 1 do not <
I perceive why you dosite a quarrel with this I
stranger, or what injury he can possibly ' i
have dune you; and it is sheer luaduess to
light without a cause." i
"It is necessary to have a brush now and l
then, if for no other reason, in order 10 keep I
die's hand in practice," said Turner, with q
murder o i* smile; "and, besides, it is now
almost a year since 1 shot any bod v; and as <
there is no chance for a combat where 1 am (
known, I must get up one with a stranger, l
and this youth looks like tho tight sort of i
fifllfF ftnrtM in i? mtfrvAuA "
I u|MU VV ?V ? W m J J'lll J" "*Ul 1
'Captain, I am Mire that you mutt either <
1x3 the dovii or one of his imps," declared <
French, with a countenance of Cue moat un- i
limited admiration.
The rod whiskers bowed with royal dig
nity to tho coinplimont, remarking with
intiuilo self complacency?''Most persons
who aie acquainted with me think so, and <
would rather faco u thousaud lieuds than
the muzzlo of my single pistol!" i
Some readers may lind it difficult to bo- I
licvo that tho above dialogue cut>tains anything
but fanciful exaggeration, or that any
human being could bo so far brutalizod, or,
moro properly, deiuonized, as to delight in
the shedding of blood for its own sake, and 1
without reference to any ulterior end. And <
it is indeed truo that such characters of un i
alloyed infernal ferocity, such terrible tiger- I
heads, a:c rare, and owe their existence to i
habits rather than nature, 'l'hcy are the i
inevitable products of a long and utire- I
striclcd indulgence of tbo vindictivo pas- \
sions. The desperado of this ultra, red- I
banded type, becomes fo by almost impcr- i
ceptiblc degrees; nnd of this the previous j
history of Captain Turner afforded both
illustration and positive proof. Ho first ; '
killed a man in a Hinl.h'ti renrvuivlar in tin. 1
justitiaLle defence of his own life. Out of i
that homicide Hro.se a duel, in which he <
was forced to slay another. Those coin- '
hats happened in the Stato of Arkansas, I
where ho "had before been a youth of the i
purest charade, ami tho most brilliant I i
promise. Then followed applause and ilattery
from the multitude, smiles from the <
ladies, and courteous respect from tho gen- 1
lleiuen. Look not gravo, O philosopher! <
Frown not, compassionate fair one!?tor it I
is an eternal instinct in tho souls of both ;
male and female, but especially of tho female,
to detest tho coward and admire the i
bravo. Wo will do homago to tho highest j
courage, to tire wondrous daring which '
scorns and defies death, that arch-enemy t
and conqueror of us all, in spile of oduca- '
tion, iu bpito of reason, and notwitlistand- ]
ing tho bravery which wc idoliao may be |
exerted in a wicked cause.
Ik was tii us that young Tumor acquired
tho reputation of a hero. Fatal fame!?for
then all tho candidates for similar honors
were his natural rivals, and must pit thornsolves
against him, Tho elder duellists,
who had long maintained undisputod possession
of the Geld, miscalled that of honor,
would not admit the pretension* of their
competitor until after moro than ono trial
I of dondly skill. Thoy would explain his
first success a* a fortunate accident, or from
the dofcctivo prowess of all of Lis adversaries,
or in nnv other way that did not con
cede his equality in tho awful game of lifehazard
with themselves. Tlio consequence
' was four successive duels in aainany yours,
I and each tiiuo with a d:tf?isnt kiud of
weapon. Tho first was with pistols, the ii
second with titles, tho third with double- a
barollcd shotguns, and the fourth with d
bowio knives; and singular as it may scorn, b
oveiy combat resulted iu immediate death o
to his oppoueut, while he camo o(V without t<
even a uinrk of lend or steel, llesidee, he ti
was compelled to defend himself in as many h
private cncouuters froiu murderous assaults p
tnudo by the friends and relatives of his n
victims. In fact, having onco declared war,
nud proclaimed himself a peer among the it
braves of the wiW frontier, like Napoleon b
ho bad no alternative but to fight it out to ci
the ond. It is no wonder then if, at length, u
bo contracted an insatiable passion for \
blood, and that tempestuous strife and fiery w
excitement bccamo tbo only elements in
which bo could support his bitter burdeu e(
of existence. With a slight alteration in si
tho circumstances, ho realized tho terrible o
story of the emigrant to California, who a1
was imprisoned, during one long winter, by w
walls of drifted snow within a gorge of the
Kocky Mouutaius, and who was forced for tl
subsistence to prey upon tho llcsh of bis
companions, until bo formed an appetite for p
this horrible food, and actually loathed et
ovcry olhor article of diet! Thus the dos- 01
porado becomes a sort of cannibal. All his h
thoughts and reveries are tinged with c<
crimson, and his very dreams at night are d
clouded with the smoke of baltlo and smell
jf tho chataol house! lie sleeps with load- ti
id weapons beneath his pillow; ho wears tl
thom iu his bosom and near as possible to as
lis heart; lie talks to them as frieuds iu si
terms of unspeakable fondness; lio calls o
them beloved names, bo sometimes kisses n<
thorn, and often swears by *hcm. Such ol
was tho affection of Captain Turner for the
luclling pistols which ho bad used in bis g1
earliest combat, lio bad also practiced
with them so effectually thai ho could bring y<
iown tho swiftest bird on tbo wing, snutl tc
>ut a candle at twenty paces, or split a bul
lot at twelve upon tboblndoof a pen knifo; ai
md so fearful was bis celebrity, that even
men of the most unquestionable courage
would tuill r?alo at tbo least frown wliieli
ip pen rod on the uneven surface of his fore ci
bond. c<
This arch-duellist had scarcely uttered
lie last word recorded in the- previous paragraph,
when his cofupartjo^of the hawk's o<
[irotile said, in a tremulous whisper?
'1 Irish! he is coniintr this way."
"Lot him come," answered Turner, la- ci
jonically; and his countenance writhed li;
iguin with that strange stude of murderous ia
meaning. h
The luoment afterward*, young Thorn li
Loir advanced towards the bar, with his
proud, defiant tread, and glancing around a:
upon die throng with a stem look of calm e<
leleriniua'ion?for ho had ?>\oihoard sotuc u
disconnected, hut othiri-i vc words, and was Ij
:otiscious that himsell and his wife, had p
hecn the objects of impertiueut curiosity, a
its ho conducted her to (hvti slato-room, and it
the pnrpo-e ol this p-i ambulation was to
ascertain if any one fell disposed to iterate p
the insult when ho was not embarrassed m
l?y the cure of a lady. l[o had approached p
very near the upper end of the cabin, and it
was in tho act of passing out on the boiler- li
leek, when ho caught tho fierco eyos of the h
duellist fixed upon bint with an expression n
that, for the instant, caused biin to shudder a
in spite of his reckless braver v. The feel- U
ing, however, vanished immediately, with
out even displaying anv token of its exist ci
k * .1 0. * i * -
cuv?j uii iiin ivauiresj jinn no paused and tt
confronted tlio desperado with a look of ii
I??f:y ami cool daring, which would have s<
louo credit to one of the world's great ai
generals iiutho crisis of victory or defeat. r<
It said as plainly as tho countenance n!
could speak in tho initio language of natu- h
ral signs: "1 defy you, and 1 defy death al- if
so!"?for an unerring instinct, .such as be j b
longs to all animals in similar situations, w
assured him that, although the other was d
a stranger, he stood in the presence of a a
mortal oueniy. ii
It was truly a curious sight to watch il
those two tucn thus gating into each olhci's si
eyes, and, as il were, silently pledging ci
themselves to the deadliest of all issues? il
for they had already ai ranged such a meet- p
ing in their minds before either had spoken s
ft word. There was, however, a vast dif r<
feiotice in the respective appearances of o
these tacit antagonists. Tho lace of Thorn c
ton was firm, martial, overflowing with l(
magnanimity as well as courage, ami alto- ti
getlier unpolluted l>y tho darraigns of any n
base or malevolent passion. Tho vis??o of tl
Turner w^t writhing with its awful smile, n
tiis grey eyes wcro tinged with lurid, groen- w
ish rays, such as flash from tho glittering h
arhs of tho enraged rnttlosnake; am! his h
nen;ud ttA.ifnn/l -u.'lt u . I
.. , .. . .. III^IU 1
l?o supposed to wear when about to soize b
upon a soul lost to light and life forever w
more. it
Turner was tho first to speak, and he in- b
pi 1 red in sarcastic tones?"My dear sir,
w ill you bo so good as to inform me whoth- J,
jr that pretty girl, that you appear inclined J
-O monopolize, is your sister, your wife, or |,
your mistress!'' w
The answer was uot only prompt, but i?
powerful. It consisted of a sudden and ; It
terrible kick from tho boot heel of young li
rhornlou in tho mouth of tho ludo ques- j o
doner, as ho sat half reclined in bis chair, u
The unexpected shock iooecncd several of ;1
his front teeth, caused the blood to strcnm ci
from bis lips and nose, and seut hiin spraw a
ling at full length along the tloor. Instant- g
ly all was confu .ion and wild uproar. The w
crowd rushed into a douse circle around the 11
combatants, somo favoring one aido and it
souie the otlur, until the atfair grow to bo I
a sort of promiscuous free fight, in which t
all the spectators at last took a part. Ciies, y
curses, and mingled exclamations of rage li
or fear resounded in every direction, varied e
occasionally by tbo sharp roar of a pistol, i n
or tho ringing clash of Impinging steel, as fi
knives wero crossed in ferocious play. Tor- j v
riblo screams issued froiu that portion of o
the enbin appropriated to tbo ladies. The i
captain and officers hurried to the scene, I
and shouted, "Order! order'.'1 Thay might i
as well have conunftnJcd tho thunder cloud r
to bo silent, or the hurricane to coasc rav- v
ng. Finally, however, as tliero must be f
n end to all things, nnd even to tho most pr
oleclnble of Affrays, the tumult subsided, 'nj
ut not until two inon wore slain, and three I ?
titers fearfully wounded. But, strange to ; an
ell, noither of those who originated the pi
rouble were materially injured. Thornton to
ad escaped entirely unhurt, aud his op- ca
oueiit had only received some ugly but w<
ot dangerous bruises about the face. w
Nevertheless tho latter was far from bo- wi
ig satisfied with the result as it then stood; wi
ut as soon as tho noise had abated, he di
ried out, literally foaming with rage?"I ur
emand tho satisfaction of a gentleman, ut
"oung man, you owe mo for a blow, and I oti
ill lake nothing but Mood in payment!" m
"Do not accept his challenge," whisper- PC
J a luwyer fiom St. I.outs. "llo is a dead bl
rot, nnd can bring down the wildest bird &u
ti tho wing, or pierce tho eye of a squirrel oc
t tho height of tho tallest tree. To fight Ac
ilh hint is equivalent to suicide!" de
"Is he a gentleman?"' asked Thornton, in ?ti
to sntno low tone. hi
"Ho is generally regarded as such," ro- tr<
lied tho lower; "and ho certainly possess- sh
? the education, means, nnd social status of be
itc; y- t few persons can be found so fool- as
ardy as to threw their lives away in a hi
>mbat with him, whose aiin is always bi
Bath." of
Turner in the mtantimo became iinpa- *'1
cut, and cxclaiintd, scornfully?"1 hope pr
tat you and your friend will bo as quick hi
t you can conveniently in deciding what
rents to be a difficult question in your wi
ivti mind, as to whether you will, or will gc
ot, risk your cowardly carcass on the field fel
f honor." no
'I only desired to know if you were a ru
eolicmnn,'' answered Thornton, calmly. nt
"And what is tho ottclusion at which an
r>u liavo arrived on a subject so interesting dl
r both of us?" sneered tho duellist. tei
"That 1 will give vuu tlio interview you ti*
lk." ' Wi
"When?" he
"Whenever you please."
"Let it be now, within the present hour," hi
io*.l Turner, with eager impatience for tho of
nning revenge. on
"1 am content," was lUoHiravo response. IVt
"What weapons Uo you choose?" iinjuir- lu
I Tunny. ov
'Pistols," was the a tower. wi
"Then-wo can nettle the matter at once," th
lied tho duellist, joyfully; "for we can hi
ghl on Oio upper deck of the boat, ns it ha
not probable that the captain will laud an
ere iii the woods and wait till wa have pi
uished our sport." li?
"Very well," replied the other, in accents av
s careless as if he were not at nil interest- ! hr
i in the u alter; r.? d accordingly, they ' c0
lade immediate preparations for the dead- j sii
: eon tost. Doctof Trench, of tho hawk's I 4k
rofile, was die second of Captain Turner, hsi
ud tho St. L'?nis lawyor consented to act | cr
s tho fiiond of Thornton.
When, hotrever, they were all ready to tit
roceed to that part of tho vessel selected d<4
the place for the encounter, a sudden e\- ro
rossicn <-f incll'ablo tenderness catno orer I"
to countennnco of Thornton?something 1,1
kc tremulous drops of dew gathered about lo
is eyes?and ho said, in a mournful, nl- cd
tost sobbing voice: "Wait live minutes, f?
ltd sutler me to pay, perhaps, my last adieu til
) the wife that 1 wedded this morning." in
Tho re<pte>l was of course concedud. Tur- sli
r nl tir>t smiled scornfully at the supposed be
oak it ess of his adversary, and then a con- to
try and unaccustomed emotion seemed al- w
?to arise from the lowest depth of his soul, li
ml be murmured in a low, sad tone, which *<-'
rumbled a sigh of infinite sorrow?"And 1. re
las! ? I have no ono to bid farowell! 1 , ti<
avo not a friend ou earth to shed a tear oi
I fall!" There was something indescrt- re
ably lliOttehing in tlio utterance of such ?1
ord-s by the hardened duellist?tlic raur la
erouH titan, whose charactor was stained ?p
11 over with blood, and who had rivalled | to
t ruthless barbarity the very savages of j lil
ic" wilderness. Whence emanated this j o\
trnnge tav of feeling? What profound di
..r .i., \ ?...! t.:<i?.- ?-> I c
%*iv^ \jk urn iiu.m nan inuMiiu fcmc.'in.'u >
ili>no poarl of heavenly (low from the | b?
.iradi.se of life's golden dawn! Was the Ik
>lemn thought aroused l>y tho flashing
sininiscenco of some angel, with dove's ni
yes and sunny hair, that lie had once enll ii<
I mother, in the radiant years when he cii
>o had a home, and drank the living wn- wi
}r of sweet n flections??or was it a 1110- le:
lentarv glimpse into tho future rather i p?
tan the past?a prescience more than a an
teinory? Hid a ghost from the other Ik
'orld, one that his violenco had formerly be
uiled from its house of clay, whisper in er
is oar tho warning of a doom which was n?
rawing near.' 1 >nt whatever may have dc
eon the cause of that mournful shadow be
Inch darkened his brow, it lasted only ar. hi
istant, nn J was replaced i>y his old ha rii
dual look of fierce, sneering ferocity. st;
It is impossible to paint tho parting ?Ccuc
etween Thorntou and his beautiful bride. ?
liorc ate many agonies in tho history of a
uman hearts, which no |? n or pencil ever t?
icldcd by mortal hands alioulj presume m
> approach. Tliev are too deep for even i so
ars, unless tlio brain itself could turn to | w,
pud lire and weep itself away, like drops i,j
I molten lava. They aro too intense lor b;.
Iterance bv any articulate sounds unless oil
" *<nil might spoak in thunder. And no
l lors ever brewed or mixed by chemist's m
't, can represent the more than midnight w
loom of such toituring hours, in which a |j|
rliolo eternity of woo is compressed into a J,,
roinent, thai would kill even thought itself, n,
the spirit indeed conld die! Such was s|]
lio immeasurable grief of the n lieu ho 0t
ween that newly-wedded pair. Hut the |?
oungwifodid not shriek, nor rave, nor rond s|i
icr raven tressos. Her sorrow w as too cam- j,,
st fur such vulgar demonstrations. Shodid t],
iOt even attempt to dissuatlo her husband
roni meeting his mortal foe- f"r tlio two! h,
rere descended from a revolutionary stock w
f tho south, a high bom chivalrous race, I tJ
n w hose veins, when sulforing insult, the, in
dood ran hot as lightning; and she was1 ,f]
vofthy of them and of him. She would m
athcr have seen her beloved dead, a.id die fc
villi him, than to behold him dnshouorcd! 0,
At last everything was arranged. The
incipuls took their position*, thirty feet
art, on tlio upper deck of the atcamboat
Thornton's place being near tlio atom,
id that of the other forward towards the
lot's cabin, while tlio seconds stood closo ,
the sides, po as to keep as far as pracli* j
bio out of tho lino of fire, provided tlio
canons should bo discharged by skilful
artstneu. All was ready. And never
is thoro a moro extraordinary spectacle
llncssed since men learned to settle their ,
ftcrencos by forco of anus. Tho vessel was
ging her way rapidly up tho great river
idor a powerful pressure of steam, withit
delay, without pausing for the eousiiin- j
Rtion of the dreudful deed about to l>0 i
rformcd. Tho sunshine was glorious, tho
ue sky of summer, without even a wisp of
owy cloud, and tho very air seemed an 1
can of perfuuio from tho musk of wild
>weis that grow in nature's unfenced garins
on either sido of that mngniticeut
ream. Minis of hrilliaut plumage war*
cd their gay minstrelsg from a thousand
?e-top.s, and nil tlio world of land and '
ining water, lli'o groen woods and the '
lUndWs blue of heaven, looked happy, '
on sumo celestial holiday which Deity 1
msolf had ordained. And horo wero two
others of the same exalted specfoa, that so 1
ion mars tho beauty of tho universe of 1
liich it proudly claims to bo monarch, 1
cpared and oagcr to shed each other's 1
trod! # 1
'lhc fatal word wna at length given, and,
ith tho word, tho two pistols cracked toitlier.
At tho report, young Thornton 1
I backwards and rolled into the river bo- '
nth, whore ho disappeared under the
shing water. Tho bullet from his eno
y's weapon had penotratod his right oyo, ]
id gone directly through tlio brain. Nor 1
J tho nrcli-ducllMt Tumor fato much bet- (
r. Tlio lead of his adversary passed *
rough his lungs; and with tho wild, J
tiling cry, l4Mv mother! Oh! my mother!"
i fell upon the deck a wrp^c. \
A...1 -lM t. - . ,1-!- ' *
z?iiu um iiu, iw, uus man o[ cruelly nnu '
ood, once have n mother! Was ibis head
iron obstinacy ever cradled to sleep tip- 1
i a bosom that beat with undying fond *s,
and sho sung for his Infant ears the 1
llably tender as the melting love of her '
vii heart, and soft as sighs of the evening 1
tid?;Did she kiss with ntany prayers '
esc Mi'ecring lip?*, \flrich have since grown '
ack with curse-*? Did she toy with these
inds, that theii had never given a blow in '
igcr, but which learned afterwards to 1
ay with the horrible dice of death, until 1
3 arm grew red to tho o'.bow! But
ray! away with all such ipicstiousl Wc 1
ivo nil had mothers; and yet, if they
tiki have foreseen, at our birth, all the
is and sorrows that shouid hunt us like
muds of hell into our graves, they might
ivo been tempted to strangle us in our
itdles!
In tho c<>nibat thoro were aUo more viens
than two. At tho instant when the
nible report of the pistols sounded, there
sc an Appalling shriek from the cabin hew,
so mournful, so despairing, so full of
alterable anguish, like the wail of some
st soul, that all thoso who heard it dream[
about it for months, and never could
rget it till their dying day! Alnsl beau'ul
Kva, there is one inoto broken heart
the world! Bui except this faarful cry,
u did not manifest any strong signs of
ircavoinont. She continued on the boat
St. Louis, remained on board while it
as in port, and letuined on the downward
ip. Her conduct evinced tho clcarost
nso of propriety. She gave brief but corct
answers to any one who chose to quea3ii
her, and then relapsed into a continnis
silence, which she uever broke, save iu
spouse to the interrogations of others.
ie appeared to live in a revery that had
iion upon nor, as it were from some far-of
hore ?one of bliss and beauty; for alio ofn
smiled with a subdued and seraphic cy
sweetness at the images created by her
vn wandering thoughts. Yet, still she
u not show a iy indications of n mind
sensed, unless the unnatural and wild >
illiaucv of her dark bearing oyea might
i so considered.
At last, howevor, one raylessnnd stormy
glit, when they pas.>ed over that por?n
of the stream where the duel hail oc
irrod, she disappeared from the boat, and
as never heard of again. She had doubt?
thrown herself into tho water, for the
irpose <<f reunion with her first, her la>t,
id only love. I'oorEva! widowed aiuioit
foro she was a wife! May she sleep well
uioaili the groat liquid highway of westn
States, that soon must bo nations; but
ivor shall even tho wide regions of the
'W dropping west produce a being more
lautiful than unf>rtuuato one \Vho lies
nied under the waves of that mightiest
rer ever illumined by the iigut of sun or
w!
Tekiufic Co mi! at iikiwkuv IIoi..I>
-Late Knglish papers givo an account o'
most .singular biit terriblecombat between
<> horses in tho streets of Cor bun on lb, iincdiatoly
opposite the Gcorgo Hotel. Ii
ems that n- tlio dragoons stationed there
ere walking their horses to tlio <liiTorciit
lleting houses, a black stallion attacked a
iv next to hiin with the most savage feroty.
The dingoon was speedily thrown,
id the bay, nothing loth, relumed tlio atck
witli equal dotci mi nation. Tho scene
as without parallel: the animals fought
<o bull dogs, struck out with their fore
gs, seized each other by the chest and
:ck, rolled over and over again, groaned,
lorted, and savagely continued the oxtradinaiy
encounter for upward* of seven
1 nutos. The tiadetrncn shut up their
iops, for tho infuriated animals seemed
Mil on mutual destruction. Might or ten
ragoona could do nothing with them until
icir strength was spoilt and their fury ox
tUsted, when ono powerful young man
atehed bis opportunity, aud rushing at
10 luostrate black stallion, seized him rosoitofy
by l>oth cars, and, with an irou
rasp, made the animal groan with r.igo
nd pain. The bay was with difficulty
ireed away, and tried to kick aud bite
rery one near him.
I ??
Hon. James Buchanan. ?u
Mr. lluchanan'scouise upon the Tariff of I'1
18 42 has been made the subject of much
Dominant, and his voting for that bill it w!
claimed as conclusive proof of his being an *
idvocate of liigh Tariffs. A candid noru- .
tal of tho facta of the cjisc will, we luink,
put tho chargo fairly to rest, and it is to ??
ibis point that we now invito our readers.
It will be remembered that, by tho terms ^
the Compromise act of 1833, tho Tariff 1
was to undergo periodical reductions until Vy'
1842, whon it was then to bo placed upon re
it Kevunue basis. Mr. Iluehanan, as before
<lutcd, expressed" lira willingness to abide j1
>?y that Compromise in good faith. Uut
lieforo the expiration of tbo Compromise
tct, a new legal question arose, which diviJcd
the best minds of the couutry. It was,
whether further legislation would not he
necessary to carry out this provision of tho
Compromise. Mr. Calhoun held that fur- *!
thcr legislation was necessary.
The condition ot tho Treasury also ron- yC
lercd such a step necessary. Tho whole
fountry was suffering, in all its interests,
from severe pecuniary embarrassments, and ja,
universal bankruptcy prostrated public as ^
well as private credit. When Congress ex
assembled in 1842, the Treasury was euip ^
ty, the estimates exceeded the idUonue, and ov
?n increase of tho Tariff, to iuect tho wants .K
of tho Government, was absolutely do cn
manded. Tho advocates of high Tariff and ju
Protection hailed the misfortunes of the 3U
Government as nn auspicious opportunity
for carrying out their plans. Distribution
of the proceeds arising from the sale of publie
land, was a favorite ineasuro with the '
Whigs, and thev determined, if nossible. to ?
retain this policy, aud, nt the same lime, to ?,r
increase the Tariff; although, if these pro "V
ceeds had boon appropriated to the want* ?!
of tho Government, that increase might P
liavo lx>cu inoro moderate. Two separate v
rarilF bills passed Congress, containing this PC
iistribution clause, and both wero vetoed 1 1
in quick succession by President Tyler. The wx
Whigs still adhered to thoir policy, and the
session was well-nigh spent is-fore any step ,
was taken to pass a Tariff, and provide for P.
the wants of tho Government. They knew . 1
that something must be done, or the Gov- ?
eminent bo left bankrupt, and they calm- ?
lated tipon this necessity to force the Demacratic
party into tho measure of a high
Protective Tariff. The admitted nocossity
for further legislation upon the expiration
of tho Compromise act, and tire positive #e
necessities of tho Government, constituted w
tho circumstances undor which the Tariff S(
of 1842 was brought forward. It came up m
finally on the 27lh of August, three days
before tho ndjourincnt, when Mr. lluchauan ,r_
rose And explained his position. His speech *
will ho fouud iu lull in the Congressional
Globe. Our limits confine ns to extract*.
Mr. lluchauan commenced by describing ??
the condition of the country as follows:
"The only alternatives now presented to !"
tho Senate is, whether we shall pass this .'J
bill, or leave the country in its present do- .
plorable condition. Every substitute pro
posed for the bill has failed; and it is moraliy
iinpossiblo that any otbor measure can a
now bo introduced in its stead, with the e<
least liopo of success. * * * f
* * * If we adjourn with* c
out passing any bill, what will bo the con- 1*
dition in which we shall leave tho treasury
of tho country? Why, sir, many of tho
ablest lawyers throughout tho lTrtion, as
well as a larco maioritv in both Houses of P
Congress, hold tlio opinion, tbal there is Ir
now uo law in existence under which any j?
revenue can be collected. This is the almost J
universal opinion of the Whig party; and
it is also tho opinion of my friend from a'
South Carolina, (Mr. Calhoun,) on whoa;
judgment 1 am disposed to place great roli ,
ance. * * * * * * u
Now, our Treasury is insolvent; the public
creditors havo largo demands against it, w
which it is unable to ineot: the state of u
things is growing daily worso: and there
is even dangor that tho operations of the
Government may bo wholly 9tisj>oiidcd, a
and vet wo propose to adjourn, leaving the
country in this fearful, this deplorable con- '
dition. * * * Now, 1 maintain *
that tho Induty of au American statesinan
is to inako any honorable sacrifice of ^
opinion which may bo necessary to sustain
tlio character and credit of his country.
Without the passage of this very bill?for
we can obtain no other?we shall be dis- 5*
graced at home, and still more disgraced ~
abroad. * * * * * * ,A
|V
"I have thus hastily sketched une side of
the picture; and now lot mo hasten to another.
I admit, most cheerfully, that tho [>(
bill is extravagant in the protection it af- i
fords. * * * /' in hi'l qj' which 7
do not approve, and fur uhich I would not ^
' -de, ra re it not for the jjrrsent tinjutrallfled
cun ill.on of tht > .// <?', th, traisnry U|
and the country. 1 had earnestly hoped 0j
that it m glit he modilicd and amended hv
the Sonatuo in such a manner as to render ^
it more acceptable; but in this L haro been
utterly disappointed. No'reduction of du- w
ties whatever has been made upon any of .i
?1,A .., .i? :? -t
V..., ?.tu illV V.IVITJHIVU VI R1
iron?an article in which J'ormsylvania is 01
deeply interested?ami ono oeni per s.juare ^
yard on cotton bagging. The duties upon
hammered, rollod nn?l pig iron have beon
reduced considerably below ibfl standard of
the act of 1832, but of this I do not com
plain. I do not desiro that any manufacture *'
of Pennsylvania should l>c protected by a ?'
prohibitory dufy. ***** r<
When 1 camo to Congress, al ll?o com- d
mcnoment of tho present session, I confess ,r
I entertained letter and brighter hopes. 1 f'
thought that (he propitious moment had < '
arrived for settling tho tariff rpiostion upon
a permanent basis. 1 hoped that such a tl
scale of duties Could have Loon agreed upon, "
considering the pressing demand for rev- n
onne, as wouM havo afforded sufficient in- ti
cidontaj protection to our leading branches
of manufacture, and prove satisfactory to tho
whole country. I was prepared to go as
far as 1 possibly could to satisfy tho tvi?he* M
of my friends tu tho Hooth, ami t Wtieve
that thcr were also desirous of meeting tne j *
ilf-way, and compromising tide vexed
lostion. 1 was disposed to yield much,
Sieving that less incidental protection
juld be suiHcieut for tho manufacturers,
lien they knew it was to be permanent.
lis spirit of tauiciliaiion was that which
ivo birth to our institutions; and this alone
n preserve them. In such a spirit, T ad
scd a valued friend in the House (Mr. Inirsolt)
to Introduce a bill restoring the
ities as they stood in 1839. This bill
3'jfd have scarcely produced sufficient
vonue to supply the wants of tt>e treasury. * . ,
id it would have reduced all the duties
ider the act of 1832 in equal proportion. '
regretted to find that this measure of con*
wtiou received no support from my
luthern political friends, with whom it ha*
er been my pride and pleasure to act in
\rnnjny. Evon a proposition to rostore
e duties to what thoy were in 1840 met
ith a similar fate; and such was my nnx*
ty to manifest my friendly disposition on
e subject, that I would havo votod on
sterday for a similar proposition, introiced
by tho Senator from Virginia, (Mr.
ivca,) although I know it thon came too
te, had it not contained tho to ine odious
x npon tea and coffee. If the present
travagant bill should l*e forced upon the
untry, 1 feel conscious that I have done
erything to avert it, in tlio only manner <
xwible, by most earnestly and sincerely
deavoring to unite our |*olttical friends
favor of a moderate and conciliatory meare."
Sach were Mr. Buchanan's own forcible *V
asons for voting for the tariff of 1842. Mr.
las Wright, of New York, an opponoot
protection, voted for the bill on the samo
ounds. Comment is unnecessary. Mr.
iichanau's vote on that occasion was ncl
ven to sustain protection, nor the princi*?
-- *
? u<uu uhiu, ior, in me Mine spoecu,
i anid: "f nm willing to unite with my
ilittcnl friends from tko.Norlb, the South,
e East and the West* in reducing the
pcndi'.ures of the Government to the lowt
point." His vote on that occasion was
e result of a necessity, which no one de
ore J more than himself, as it compelled
m to sanction a measure which he entire*
and emphatically condemned. Is it just
quote against him a vote given under
ese circumstances?? Charleston Marcury,
Sharp Practice.?Some five years since,
ro welt known Albanians left this city to
ek their fortunes at Washington. Wo
ill call tbenrMr. A. and Mr. B. Mr. A.
it a contract from the government, acd
ad? a snug little pile, some forty thousand
>llars worih of real estate. While acquirg
this property, Mr. A. contracted about
700 worth of debts, two thousand fivo
undred of which belonged to Mr. D. Mr.
is not any more honest than the law alias.
So ho thought he would get rid of
.hose cussed bores," his creditors, by maleig
over his property to his niece, a fino
oking young lady, aged about eighteen.
.0 accordingly wont to a lawyer, made out
te papers, and assigned the whole of his *
?al estate to his niece, the interesting young
idy already spoken of. Having concluo]
his arrangements, he thought he would
o South and look at the country. This
>ok place last summer. During his ab*
>nco in pursuit of quietness and cotton
elds, Mr. B. ascertains all about the assign*
lent, audgoes in for making things square,
[e commenced operations by courting tbe
ioce aforesaid, and finished up by inarryig
her. When Mr. A returns from Oeoria,
ho finds that he has been done?that B.
as not only got thirty-seven thousand, but
ve hundred dollars worth of real estate in
Jdition. Mr. A. is now swearing in eight
rllablos, and insists that it is a conspiracy.
[o talks of writ'*, law and red tape, but as
to statutes will not allow a man to take
jvftntago of his own wrong, we fear be
ill have to "gnu and bear it." It is not
ecespary for us to sav that Mr. B. feels first
ito over the achievement, whilo the nieco
mnot understand why her uncle should
ive her forty thousand dollar* worth of
;al estate, and then fly into a passion just
acau-e nho bestowed it on her husband. If
e arc not mistaken, this is the best piece
r sharp praetico that has turned up this
ia?ou.
A physician living in lloiinepin, Putnam
runty, states that a few weeks ago he was
died professionally to attend upon a lady
i that vicinity, iu the hour of parturition.
he sufferings of Uio mother were unusual
brief and light. When the child was
>ru it presented a ilegroo of deformity unttalloled
in human malformation, being
>iled up not unlike a large serpent. The
rtloin of tbo feet were planted square up?
the forehead, and the arms wete so coil1
within the fold* of the lower extremities
i not to bo visible. When the child was
aooiled, it was discovered that the joints,
r the wrists, elbows, nhouldera, ankles
[tees, and hips, were all dislocated. These
>o physicians restored to their natural potion,
and, when thrrs restored, ths child
[ensured threo foot in length, and only
iree inches in girth around the cheat; the
ma were eighteen inches long, and not
rcr one in circumference. It lived only
to short space of eight hours.
Tub Ai'KICOT. -This fruit ouirht to Le iu
>0i v garden, however small, and m.iy e:?*
ly be grown in llio small pint attached to
lost city dwellings. Its season of ripening
M>dors it valuable. It requires to be in a
egroo retarded in its early blooming, as its
notation is liable t<? b? killed by lata spring
osts. Training against the northwest side
i a building or feuce in a manner remedies
to latter; and when in blossom, protecting
in trees with boards, mats, or canvass,
lien tho wind blows from tire north or
orth west, will save crops from being enrely
destroyed. It bears profusely, thore>re
thinning is necessary after the fmit is
one stoning. Annually washing the stems
f the tree with ft scrubbing brush and a
dul'ron of whnlo oif", soap and water, Wifl
dd innch to tho vigor of the tree, a?d seure
it from the attacks of inserts.