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SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1807.
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POETRY.
[From the Clarendon Press.]
One Day, Darling.
BT bUKI.qc'UNK.
Now the Twilight curtains closing,
?Shut quite out the I'm let I light,
Ami the little stars are shining.
Thro* the darkness of the night.
Here I sit, and silent musing
On the happiness gone by,
Longing, tdi! so sadly longing,
For my darling to be nigh.
I would know where you are roaming:
Can your spirit answer mine?
Docs the echo sound forever
In your heart, 'dear one I'm thine!'
1 would joy if thy dear spirit
Answered back so loud to mine,
That the sound would tloat around me,
When I watch for some love sign.
But if silence is around me?
If no sign of love 1 hear,
I'll not doubt you for that, darling,
Well I know (hat I'm still dear.
If on earth, then, you are hoping
That our meeting soon shall be;
If in heaven, then you are watching,
At the pearly gates for me.
What tLit' wierd and ghostly phantoms,
ItiSe IVOlfi out their mystic tomb,
And with stO' tt arid solemn Visage
Fill my spirit oft with gloom !
Whrit tho' sad und j'*"less Vision*
Visit me from years that passed.
They are changing, fitful, Heeling,
These dull pictures do not hurl:
For kind memory brings the gladness
Which 1 knew in lime that's Down,
Making me forget the sadness
Of my heart when weary wurtt.
So I'll dream 911, ever fondly.
Happy dreams of hope ami love,
Filr we shall meet one any. darling,
In this world, or that above.
SELECTED STORY.
Duel at Now Orleans.
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:-.:::.::n:.tcn::cs ut sixty years ac:
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Hermann and Pcrdious were two rival teach
ers id' fencing who bad long been antagonists,
but could not, however, live apart from another,
and although each bad a fencing room of bis
own, there was mi power which could .have in
duced thorn to spend their evening any where
else but nt the same coffee-house.
We have already said that both were fencing
masters, and, as we suppose, each taught that
branch in which he was m?gt efficient?Her
mann the .sabre, broad-sword or counter point,
and Pcrdious tho small sword or point.
The eternal topic between them, discussed at
every meeting and under every circumstance,
was necessarily the relative merits of their re
spective branches of the fencing art.
Unfortunately, driven by the taunts of oth- \
eis, Perdiuus undertook to lower, in the esti- I
motion of their hearers, the efficiency of the
the broad-sword exercise, declaring that it was
one requiring only brutal force but a very limi
ted amount of science?adding at the same
time that although ho thoroughly despised it,
he considered himself equal to the most famous
of tho professors of the broad-sword.
This was so direct a fling nt Hermann that
|ic could not stand it, and he met the assertion
by a most emphatic and energetic denial.
They soon exchanged words of mutual de
fiance, when, as with a view to reduce the ris
ing quarrel to a simple wnger of skill, Her
mann broke out with the following proposition,
to wit.: That if IVrdious would agree on his [
honor not to use his small sword or point game
he would wager twenty dollars to ten, that he.
Hermann, would cut off Perdiuus* head.
The proposition was made in such cool, busi
ujss-likc manner, that its horror did not appear
to strike either of the parties or the spectators,
and Pordiouflj nfter a few momenta' reflection
stretched out bis hand to Hermann, and hc
r*/>itt/w] lb.1 nflor
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Hermann suggtif tod that a stakeholder should
be appointed and the stakes ilcspusitc.il to which
I'erdious agreed ; but the umpire once chosen,
it turned out that neither of them had a cent
to stake, and this threatened, for a time, to
stoji further progress, when, unfortunately,
their respective pupils considering themselves
in honor bound to see the question '?honora
bly" settled, two thoughtless youths advanced
the amount required.
All that remained was to settle the condi
tions of tho encounter, 'which was dune, as
usual on unexpected cases, in writing, duly
signed, sealed, ami delivered in duplicate as
follows, or nearly so :
? Whereas. Hermann has offered k Perdious
a bet uf 820 tu S10 that he, tbe Haid Hermann,
Would cut off tbe head of him, tbc said Per
dious, in a fair stand-up fight, provided lie, tbc
said Pordious, would conform to certain condi
tions, it is hereby agreed that on to-morrow
morning at-, tbo said parties shall meet
with their respective friends, and such others
as may choose to attend, at the obi brick-yard,
litiar Mnrigny's cabal, to decide the question.
'?Tt is further ngrocd, that tbc parties shall
moot with broad swords, nnd that neither of
thorn shall use the point or thrust, but shall
confine himself tu the counter point game, Un
der illt! penalty uf being ruled out; the light
to continue until the bet be decided or either
party agr-so tu forfeit bis stake."
This curious document, after having been
critically examined by the principals, was sign
ed by tbe.ni, and their seconds, who. unfortu
nately, happening to be young, reckless follows,
could nut see anything in this beyond a "good
joke."
Tbo two adversaries then resumed their
friendly game of dominoes, drank their usual
amount of pony brandies, and parted, as usual,
about midnight, with the must cordial wishes
for Uneh other's health and prosperity.
During the evening, however, the news
spread like wildfire, that Hermann had engaged
to cid uff Pordious' bead for ton dollars a side,
and that the light was coming off at Pix in the
morning. This police, a* usual, tool; {food care
to take no notice of it. but to lot their friends
at luinui'd know of the sport in store, which
they, with a sigh, said they could not conven
iently attend.
This spot chosen for thy meeting was lidar
tins obi o.mal Mnrigttv. formerly a plantation
drain, enlarged afterwards to accommodate the
growing city.
At an early hour a gay crowd was eolb.u'ttal
on and around this ground, dismissing the pro
bable result of tbe bet. and warmly taking part
each fof his favorite.
Soon afterwards, the two antagonists, arm in
arm. were seen to approach, alul Wore greeted j
with mtJflt tlproarioil.s cheers, which they ac-'
fcilo'W lodged in a c urtooUs manner, and fur a j
time it seemed as if tbe main object had been
entirely overlooked, and tin- part ma on. the..
ground wore preparing for some great"hunt or
picnic.
There was. hoWovrr, a notable dilloienvc b:
twuon tho aspect, uf the mull. tloi'Mair.i, Hat)
a true * Luuidor." Was full uf boast and brag,
twisting his gray moustache. mkT swinging to
.'.'.'A fry Ob Iiis lung, nervous logs, while I'er
dioii- was it: >fc reserved, inure guarded." ami a
slight nervous trepidation of the muscles uf his
handsome face was clearly pcreuplib'e
Finally tin; seconds succeeded in .haling the
ground, or at least as much as was at first ne
cessary, and Koun the parties st.1 face to face
the advantage of the sun having been fairly
divided, sn that each hail it one side and neith
er in front, lly the necessity of the arrange
ment, Pcrdioits was placed with his back to the
canal, the banks of which were a little higher
than the ground on which he stood, and from
which lie was separated by not untie than one
acre of clear upon ground.
Tbe conditions having been read aloml. the
parties were then respectively armed by their
friends, when Hermann, who had slightly im
bibed in the morning, called to his sect lids, and.
as we learnt afterwards, that lie knew full well
I'erdious was un match for him, and that he
did not intend tu hurt him. but only give bint
a lesson by compelling to "break" or retreat as
far a^ tho canal, and then: force him in.
Inexperienced as wens his seconds, they
strongly remonstrated against .such a plan,
which altlioet invariably proves fatal and had,
but few years before, under similar circum
stances, ami on the very same spot, caused the
death ofa celebrated French fencing master much
addicted to bullying, who, having picked up a
quarrel with a French journalist not skilled in
the use of weapons, bad been challenged by
him. chose the brpad-swurd, and as much with
a view to spare the mail's life as lu make him
ridiculous, had succeeded in driving him to
within a few inches of tl e brink uf the canal,
when, in the attempt to frighten him into
further retreat, bo aimed a terrible blow at his
head, thus throwing himself completely out cd'
guard, while the young Frenchman, who, as
brave as be was unskilled, seeing that further
retreat was impossible, stood the attack with
out Hindling, and instead uf losing time in the
attempt to parry- the threatened blow, made a
terrible straight lunge at his uncovered ad
versary and buried his sword to the hilt in his
breast.
' Hut this example could not (leter Hermann
from having bis fun,ami the swords having been
finally crossed about four inches from the point,
the sacramental words. "Partcz, Messieurs,"
wore given, and tbe champions were left to
themselves.
After the usual amount of feints and - feel
ers" with which skillful swordsmen generally
prelude, Hermann came out wit It a dashing,
brilliant, game, which Pordiuus met by a most
sober series of parries, showing that be fully
appreciated the superior handling of his adver
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pnry, who. fencing, as it were, for holier, was
not,spnring of his niOBt elegant flourishes.
Those flourishes necessarily always threw
hiiii out of guard, but, relying on the sacred
pledge that the point was not to be used Her
mann indulged them very extensively, nud os
tensibly for effect.
Yet. as under full control of his blade, and
rcinarkably chary in his game, PcrdioUK Was
baffling the brilliant, but after all not over dan
gerous, efforts nf Hermann, the impetuous na
ture of the latter became excited, and although
?otttrary to all rules?and who there cared for
rules?Hermann commenced taunting his ad
versary, and in his strongly tier man ized French
kept systematically repeating, "I'crdious, my
good friend, I am going tit cut your head off,"
ami then closing up on him with a in ore re
served game, lie would compel tho (Jascon to
yield?reluctantly, it is true, and only inch by
inch?but yet, to yield a little ground ?ncli
time under each new attack.
'And those attacks, following tli.C monotonous
"Pcrdious. my good friend, I must cut your
hj>ad off." were becoming more pressing. Once
ot twice a nervous motion of Pcrdious' arm
j could be observed, showing that, instinctively.
I he f? lt tempted to take advantage of Ilcr
! lnann's uncovered guard, and semi bis shining
point through his breast.
These indications did not escape the quiek
praotieed eye of Hermann, who t wice suddenly
slopping, .said aloud, *?(!Clltlcmcil. please re
mark. 1 think the scoundrel intends to break
Ills pledge and to use the point?mind, Per
ilious. mind?1 must ctit your head off, but I
shall do it decently?du'thc same."
And again, tilt! well-directed blows Would
threaten, now the head, now the arm?; and
already a light crimson streak tainted the
biieic-skin glove which covered Pcrdious' hand,
showing that one of those nimble and shrewd
strokes, kuowli as- the ' wrist slash." had been
partially successful, the object of which is to
disable the sword's arm.
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But yet. in his calm and calculating advance
on- Pcrdious, his own seconds felt convinced
that lfc was .?still bent driving Pcrdious to the
bank of the canal, ami by a well-directed at
tack force him to lall back a id then* Incur the
ridicule of a sousing in the presence of tho.
large erond on the gr.".'.:id.
The cunuing and irritable nature of the
Gascon could not well brook this alternative,!
and as he instinctively felt it forced upon him.
hi.- proud heart swelled with rage, his brow
Hashed with anger, and the nervous twitch of
his ei mpressed lips indicated. n rising storm,
the fury of which was still increased as the
cool, I a ii n ting words fell on his oar: "Pcrdious,
my dear friend?I am bound to cut your bead
oil"; or you must take a bath." Collecting for
the last time all the rvHOlirccs of his skill, he
made the attempt to swerve from the straight
line leading him on to the ?anal by ??ilespcralc
mameuvro, kiiown as ??vaulting," and which
consists of making a Hank movement forward
to the left by pivoting on the right foot, or by
:i direct side step while ? breaking to the rear."
or retreating.
Hut the experienced eye of Hermann, now
earnestly engaged in the game, defeated the
attempt, and it was in vain that Pcrdious tried
twice to deviate from that fatal straight line
which was leading Iiitn on to the Canal; for
twice, by an opposite vault. Hermann brought
him back to the lata! path.
'flu- numerous spectators have now lost their
I uproarious dispositions; thej' instinctively feel
that the game being played has reached the
limits of the tragic, and that these men on
whose tilting they promised themselves so
much fun. ari' now engaged in earnest in the
terrible stern iramc of life and death.
No one dares breath/' a word much less in
terfere, and the experienced seconds who me
chanically follow the combatants, have lost the
power to judge id the ti.no when they could
properly drop their swords between those of
the antagonists.
! And now, the loot of Pcrdious i.- already on
i the light elevation which swells the hank of the
canal; a few feet, three or four, separates him
from the greenish ami stagnant water", and tho
taunting, sarcastic voice of Hermann is heard
for the last, drawling out in its broken French.
"Pcrdious, my good friend, you must now take,
a bath, or I shall cut your head off." His arm
is raised in the air. bis shilling blade describes
a rapid curve, leaving his whole breast uncov
ered, and that blade is about to strike I'crdious
or compel him f!to break off once more and
fall into tho canal, when the latter is seen to
take a flrin Stand, then make a desperate lunge,
his baud holding his sword in quarto, and by
a tcroible straight thrust, bury itself in the
breast of Hermann, whose arm falls powerless
to Iiis side, whilst, his left, seizing I'crdious'
sword, still in bis breast, he coolly remaiks to
his seconds ami those who have rushed up to
him?
"I knew the scoundrel would play me foul;
but. anyhow he has forfeited the bet ; give me
I the -stakes ' "
Then letting gp the sword which, in his tor
ror, Perdious has abandoned in the wound Ilcr
mnntf fall? to the ground?a corpse !
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A few weeks have elapsed, and the memory
of this event hofl almost entirely faded away.
A few only occasionally remember the martial
bearing of Hermann, and his .last call fur.the
stakes, who 11 already iu-tho clulehos of death.
Perdious has broken up bis foiieitig roofn;
ho has only kept a few chosen pupils, barely
enough to save him frum starving. Ho is no
longei scon at night around the little coffee
house he so long patronized. He no longer
! smokes, nor drinks, nor sings?the few faith
ful pupils who still insist on visiting him, sim
ply to am use themselves in private assaults with
unch other.
In the little room where he sleeps, hangs
over his bud a long sabre wrapped up in black
cloth, the point of which is only visible, afld
that point is fast being eaten up by rust?or
blood. j
Perdious never speaks of bis duel, but when
driven to answer any question oii^tny other
subject, he say-:: J'llow can you believe what*
1 say ? I. a degraded man !"
Hut one day lie opened his heart to one of
bis pupils?tbe oldest. "You see," he sayfl, !,T
am a murderer, ami you must nut conic here
any more1?neither you Hoc any gentleman. 1
am an assassin; I broke my word because I
was too cowardly to die or too vain tu run?
leave me to my fato. 1 have sought refuge in
(lod; 1 have prayed; 1 have confessed. by
crime and sought absolution; but that absolu
tion has been denied me on earth ; I must seuk
it in heaven. (J'jluc do more till Monday luorn
iltg tioxt. and then you will know all."
With these words he shut himself up in his
little room; it was on Friday. On .Sunday fol
lowing, his friends were surprised to sec him
out in his pour but best clothes, scrupulously
clean, like those of an old soldier. He spoke
to none, recognized none, but wended his way
to the church and devoutly attended the holy
service uf mass. Then still ignoring all those
who sought him, he returned to his quarters.
On .Monday- morning, the gentleman whom
be had asked to conic and see him on that day,
in nud provision ot What liud h.ippuuo?, luuK
with him a few friends, and went up to the at
tic where Perdieus ledged.
They knocked, but nu answer; they raised
the latch and entered the room, and there, be
forc the hearth ol the fire place, stretched oil
his face in a pool uf coagulated blood, lay tbc
body of Perdious. The sword which had killed
bis .friend was almost twisted in his 'body, as if
be had thrown himself on thp point, and. roil
ing over iu his agony, buried it in his heart as
it bad been buried in the heart of Herman *..
V A R I 0 U S. :
Going into Bankruptcy.
The following synopsis of the Rankrupt law.
made by Mr. 1>. N. Ringham, the Commission
ei in Rankruptcy at Montgomery, Ala., will be.
uf interest to many uf our readers, and especial
ly to those residing in portions uf tbc State
where lawyers cannot be easily consulted :
[. Petitioners uudcr the Rankrupt act are
required lo render a schedule of all their debts
ami liabilities of every kind and description
whatsoever, and also, an inventory of their es
tate, both real and personal, including all pru
perty ami effects, uf which they are possessed,
or in which thoy may have an interest (though
nut in possession), in conformity with certain
"Forms" prescribed in the "General Orders"
of the Snnromo Court uf the United States.
These sciicuules, verified by oath of tbo peti
tioner, must accompany the petition and, when
filed with the registrar, is the commencement
of proceedings in bankruptcy.
II. Debtors contemplating bankruptcy, may
dispose id' any property, to which they have a
right to raise money tu pay the deposit fee of
$50. mid such property need not bo rendered
in their inventory, boyulid stating the fact of
its disposition and the purpose to which the
proceeds were applied.
III. Runkrupts are entitled tu the following
list of property out of their estates (if they
have it), exempt by the laws of Alabama?lu
j wit : wearing apparel of self ami family, along
list of furniture, all books portrait* and pic
tures, all implements of trade, three cows and
calves, one horse or mule, or yoke of oxen, one
wagon or cart, twenty hogs, twenty sheep, five
hundred pounds of meat, one hundred bushels,
of corn, all tbe meal on hand, one thousand
pounds of fodder or eats, twenty-five bushels
of SWCCt potatoes, thirty pounds of wool, ?no
hundred pounds of uutton, two ploughs .nud
gear, two axes, all cluth oil hand, all poultry,
gun. and homestead of forty acres of land,
worth five hundred dollars* In addition to
this, the 1 Ith section of'he Hankrupt law ex
cepts from the provisions of the net, ??the ne
cessary bousehonhl and kitchen furniture and
such other articles, ami klecessarios of such
b.iUKvdpt. :? the assigtjec thall designate a.ij
set apart, huving reference in tlio amount, "to*
tlio family, cotidition and circumstances of fhd
bankrupt, -but altogether not to exceed tho
sum of Gve hundred dollars in value-,, in
any one case; also the wearing apparel of such
bankrupt, and that of his wife and children,
and the uniform, arms und equipments of any
person who is, or lias, been a soldier in the
militia, or in the .service"of the United ''Stales; '
and such other property as now is, or hercaf--"-'
tcr shall be exempted from attachment or seiz- |
ore, or levy oft/ execution by tbe, laws- of the
United States."
IV. The assignee has no right to the labour
or personal earnings of the bankrupt, between
the bankruptcy and the discharge, for that
would deprive him and his family of the means
of subsistence. Hence petitioners "will not bo
required?to include the growing crop .in the
inventory of their effects, and all bankrupts
whose petitions arc filed anterior to the maturi
ty of their crop, mid before its severance from
the soil, will keep and use it, tho same as other
property acquired by their personal industry, tho '
tile being that the profits of tho personal in-od
dust ry of the bankrupt betwecu the bankrupt- |
ey and the discharge ito not pass to the as
signee. ]t was held under the United States
Bankrupt law of 1811, that all the acquisitions
of a bankrupt, after the 'filing of his petition, ?
arc exempt from liability to pay debts previous
ly contracted.
V*. Whatever beneficial' interest tho: bank
rupt has ill the wife's property passes to the
assignee, but a Court of Equity, if its assis
tance is required to realize such interest to the
bankrupt's estate, will protect the interest of 1
the wife and children by imposing terms upon
the assignee, stipulating that a provision bo
made fov her and ohildren out of the fund. If,
however, the property be settled, or a gift
inures to tlio separate use oi'tbc wife, then the
assignee takes notliiitg. because tlie bankrupt
had no equitable interest therein.
HUMOROUS'
A Domestic Jar.
)H ? T~ : ? . . ' ?i-.r-y! b
Last night, alter lying a-mu iu u-j^iiaui-uu?,
and being unable to sleep, delieiously cool as
it was, T could not help overhearing, from the
thinness uf tho partition and the opeu tran
sou s' a dialogue between the occupants of the
adjoining apartment. They were evidently
man and wife, wham a few years of matrimony
had robbed ol the sentiment they set out with.
'?'Jane, don't crowd mo so; keep your own
side uf the bod." This ill anything but a ten
dor tone.
-Why. William, I am not crowding you;
and if I was, you ought to be too gallant to tell
me of it. There was a time when you,d have
kissed me i-r what you scold me for now."
The feminine voice shook a little at the con
elusion of this sentence.
"Perhaps so: but what's the use of talking
of the past'/ Gallantry is played out; that's
for lovers, not married people."
' Didn't you declare, William, you'd always
be my loverV"
??I don't remember. I suppose I said a
great many foolish things in those days. You
want to got up nscene; women are death on
scenes."
"You're downright rude, William, you,ll
make mc hate you, Mr. Thompson. [Jane*
was evidently getting up her temper]. If yod
said foolish things ill those days, I did one
when I married you."
"I wish you hadn't."
"So do 1, with all my heart; yotr Cnfr'fc r&
gret it worse tlinn I do! You're a brute.
You'll repent tliis. I'll find mcu who Will
treat me politely, if you won't."
"Flu sure you haven't. I'm sleepy; do stop*
that tongue of yours. ?Tane. you're more bf a
devil than 1 ever thought."
?I'm the devil's wife, you wretch. I'll get
up and sleep somewhere else, so 1 will."
This was getting loo bad. 1 was resolved
to hear no inure, so 1 cried out, "'Fire! Fire!"
very lustily. Julie and William were up in a
second. As I ran into tho hall, they Were
there, too.
June wnj pretty, and the tcnrn in he* eyes
oiiilbQd her to. look prottior, ami her white robe,
falling gracefully about hoy form, biado her
more than fancy had painted her. As 1 gut
opposite the door, Mr. Thompson, who was
lugging out a trunk, said to me:
?As you have nothing, sir, will you he kind
enough to take that bundle, and fishing-tacklp
in the corner? Never mind my wife; she'll
take care ofll?rgclf."
1 did nut pause: I hurried dowu the hull.
I was convinced that Mr. T. was a'bruto, and
his wife a sttfft; ring saint.
???n*M? ? <mw
\ man from tho country, applied lately to a
respectable b'.wycr for legal advice. After de
tailing the circumstances of tho case ho was
asked if he had stated the facts exactly as they
occurred; "Yc*, sir," replied tho applicant,
"1 have told you the plain truth ; you can put
tho lies to it yourself.*'