The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, October 27, 1869, Image 1
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A REFLEX OF POPULAR EVENTS.
WIIN C. MiLEY. rao-l.. ' . tiltEENVILLK. MOUTH CAROLINA. .KTOHR. ? ? . .,_^_..,-l m ' .
SHERIFF'S $AX,E8.
BY virtue of swwdry wait* of Fieri* Facia*
to me directed, LwiH sell, before the
Court House dodfr, ?a 9al?d*y In November
hext, between Up hours of 10 o'clock A. U
In the forenoon* nod 8 o'olock in the after
boon, .
AH defendftat'aright, title end inlereet io
lew and equity, in one tract of Land, known
He the Sylvaous Baldwin JUsee, containing
BHO sores, more or less, adjoining lands of
tho Homestead of the defendant, Jarrettt
W. Yenrgln and1 ether*. Also the Abner
Baldwin Place, containing 850 acres, more
or less, adjoining leads of J. U. and R.
doyce and others. Also fee Perry West
Tract, containing 180 nerds, more or less,
ndjoieing lands of William West, W. P.
Pollard and other* ? jjUOTtie William West
Tract, containing f4 n?*e, tnore or less, on
the west side ol Reedy Hirer, on the Georgia
Road, beginning on * beech at the
river, adjoining lands of Pollard, West and
others. Also the Mill T?aCt, containing 20
ncrcs, more or less, adjoining lands of T. L?
lied rick, Wtllimn Davenport and the Homestead.
Alio one small tract of fand, cut off
Irnm tk, . -.1 1.1.. ,1 .
?HV iviMVPwnu, BUM % j |> uu bUQ W
bank of Raedy River, containing 25 aorea
mora or ltas. Levied on as the property of
J. It. Smysr, at the snit of A. Rvlna and
Kliaa Earls ?a J. 14. Suiye.r and James L
Orr.
Ooo IIousc and Lot In tho city of QroenrOlo,
containing oso acre, more or less, adjoining
Lots of .Mrs. M. E. Spcer and Bfoxander Noty
ton's estate and others. Levied on as the property
of Col. S. 8. Crlttendon, at the suit of
Robert McKay, Exocntor of Alexander Nor*
ton, decensed.
Also tho following Lots of Land, vis:
Lot No. 1, containing 204 acres, more
or loss, bounded by lots Nos. 14, 10, ;I8,
17 and 27, and lands belonging to Robert and
Fanny Hammond. Lot No. 3, bounded by C.
T. Hammond, Choice, Pool and others, containing
62 acres, inoro or loss. Lot No. 5,
containing 22 acres, more or less, beuiwlad by
lands of 0. W. Collins, C. T. nammond 'and
others. Lot No. 9, containing 41 acres, more
or less,adjoining lands of William Wasson and
Lot No. 10. Lot No. 10, containing 42 acres,
more or less, adjoining lots No. 9, 13 and 14.
Lot No. It, containing 50 aercs, more or less,
adjoining lots Nos. 1, 18, 22 and 28. Lot No.
IS, containing 45 acres, more or less, adjoining
LoU Nos. 10, 12, 14 and 15.- Lot No.JA,
adjoining loU Nos. 1, 19,20 and 23,containing
81 acres, more or less. Lot No. 19, containing
00 acres, more or less, adjoining lands of
John Kosnsn, Lots Nos. 1, 9, 10 and IS. Lot
No. 20, containing 50 acres, more or loss, ad?
joining LoU of John Kccnan, William Rates
and Lots Nosl 18 and 21. Lot No. 21, containing
71 acres, adjoining lands of William
Rates, and loU Nos. 20, 22 and 21. Lot No. 22,
containing 71 acres, more or less, adjoining
Lots Nos. 17, 1, 3 and 25. Lot No. 23 containing
71_ acres, more or less, adjoining Lots
L*os. if. 22, 25, 25 and 27. Lot No. 24, containing
62 acres mora or less, adjoining Innds
of Wiliarn Dates ana 0. W. Collins and Lots
Nos. 5, 21 and 25. Lot Ne. 26, containing
135 acres, more or less, adjoin Highlands of C.
T. JIaininond and Lots Nos. 3, 3, 22, 23 and
2fl. Lot No. 20, containing 88 acres, more or
less, adjoining lands of Rev. W. Drummnnd
nnd Lots Nos. 3, 8, 23, 25 and 27. Lot No.
27,containing 87 acres, moru or less, adjoining
ltcv. W. Drnmmond, Lota Nos. 1, 23 and 20.
Tho abovonamed Lots are within one inilo and
a half to three miles ef tho city of Urcenvilio,
lying on both sides of the Lanrcns road. Plats
of the same can ba soon at the Sheriff's oflteo
until day of sale. This Is a splendid opportunity
to make a good investment. Levied on
as tho property of Doreas Green, deceased, at
the suits of William Jeuuiugs, llohcrt McKay,
Executor, and others.
Also, one Tract of Land, containing 264
acres, morn er less, adjoining tands of William
Lee, Moses Fowler and others. Levied on as
the property of Darker A Prince, at tho suits
of L. J. Jennings A Co. and ulnars.
' Also ono Tract of Land, containing one
hundred acres, more or less, known as the
llaylis Prince place, adjoining lands of Mrs.
M. Taylor, Oliver Darrott and others. Levied
on as the property of John W. Cunningham,
Executor, at the suits of Nancy McKinney, for
another, and ethers. '
Also one Tract of Land, containing 300
acres, more or less, known as the XV. Frank
Prince place, adjoining lands o! Mrs. E. J.
Prince, Larkin Cannon and others. Levied on
as the property oi John W. Cunningham, Executor,
at tne suit of Nancy McKinney, for
another.
Also one Tract of Land, containing 2671
acres, more or less, adlolnln* lands of Tinslev
1 Sal longer, Joseph Barton and other*. levied
on as the property of William D. Dickey, at
the suit of J. Ramsey Bowdon.
Also one llouse and Lot Land in the town
of (iowatlsvilla, containing aorta, more or
less, S'ijeiniagla?ds of Mrs. Nancy Uowden,
Dr. W. A. llooney and others. Levied on as
tho property of J. Kainsey Bowden, at the suit
of William 0. UUt and otacrs. y
Also one vachnt Lot In the Mty of Green*
villa, on the north sido of Buncombe street,
containing throe-fourths of an acre, moro or
less, bounded by Lots of J. 0. Merodltb, the
estate of General Owens and Buncombe
street., Levied 01D aa the property of It. and
T. <1. Croft, at the suit of Q. P. Karlo et al,
Executors.
I. Also, one Tract of Land known as the Parr
Mills or Cbieka Mills, lying on both sides of
Haluda Ktver, and inolwdiag tbe Grist Mill,
Haw Mill, Cotton Factory and Carding Mscb<ne,
containing 2i0 acres, mow or tesa, situated
auMpeven tali til from tho ally of Greenville,
This la a very desirable place, good water
power, line fishery, and a healthy location.
I?evied on as the property of James M. Farr,
Guardian, at aL, at the doit of Jefemiak Farr
and othera. f f c <
Also the following Personal Property, eonslsting
of X (In Buckets, I tin Paa. I Strainer,
I tin Con, 9 Looking UMaaas, 2 Jim Crow
. ^ J?xas BOttawa, 2 bones Haoki
. m mrvwv "?ir imneoe, l groa* UUtML 18
hcttfe* Ink, 186 pHttO. Sod*,* <**wm2eh.
tn?, blank Fla* Thread, 4 R poena, udl lol
Hcl??or*, Ptnoerg and tack*. 1 doten Tumbler*.
"1 dot en OobleU, 8 Crewel*, 0 pound* Starch,
60 pound* Soep, 3 doeen PhUda. 5 detan Plate*,
3 fioup Plate*, 33 Oranlte Bowl*, 13 aetHOupt
and S?uoer?, 23 ainsll Mugs, 2 *matl PlUhcr*,
* Tea Pete, 14 Sugar Bowl*, 16 small Pitcher*,
8 Blue and White ikmlr, amall let Popper,
1SCL 9^ flLtwuLSro Karf.2
BrCnrn, amall Ibfoandjf, 3 pelf Counter Scale*,
1 lot empty Back*, 3 common Bpodea, half,
tmahel Measure, I 8pk\er. I wooden Bucket
and Pall, 1 Counter, 1 lot empty Boxes, 1
Broom, 4 Al*>Hudh<, 1 lot Clothaa Pin*.
Jmeiml up a* the property of Lewi* D. Bowie,
al the ?uU ot William L. Manldln,
Terma Cash. Purehaaera to pay lot
aUmpe ami paper*.
A. B. VICKEttfi, 8. O. a
October 6, 1669. 20-4
Bulkier ibo for tbo 'Rntkuitoisf,
^ (ti in advance;"
F. TOWNES,
i 1 EtilTOu.
ft r'Vijjia, !*" ""* ""?* ',
8xr??o*tt>no* Two DotUn per ?nnnm.
ADraarifiaxairrs tneerted at Ike tetea of
one dollar per square of twelre Minion lines
(thia aliod typo) or lose for Ike fn( Insertion,
fifty con to eeeh for the aooond and third taeertlona,
and twcntr flre eents for anbaoqoont
insertions. Yearly contract* will be ^ade.
All adrortlaoakonta moat bate tha number
of Insertion* marked on them, or they will be
Inaerted till ordered ont, and (barged for.
Unless ordered otherwise, Advertisements
will Invariably bo " displayed."
Qbltoary notlcoa, end all matter* lairing to
to (he benefit of any one, are regarded aa
Advertisement*.
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The Singing Lesson.
9X JKXX ISOKLOW.
A nightingale made 4 mistake;
8be aeng a few notee oat ol taae |
Iler heart waa ready te break,
And sbe hld~from the moon.
She wrung her claws, poor thing.
Bat ?n? flu too proud to speak j
8b0 tneked her bead aader her wing,
And pretended to to asleep!
A lark, arm-in-arm with a thrush,
Came sauntering op to the plaee |
The nightingale felt herself blush.
Though leathers hid ber face j
Sho knew thoj beard her song,
She felt them snicker and sneer ;
She thought this life was too long,
And wished she could skip a year.
" Oh, nightingaio !* cooed a dove,
" Oh, nightingale' what's the use;
Ton bird of beauty and lore,
Why behave like a goose f
Don't skulk away from our sight
Like a common, contemptible fowl;
Yon bird of Joy and delight,
Why behave like an owl?
* Duly think of all you have dona;
Only think of all yon can do;
A false note is really fun
From suoh a bird as you !
Lift op your proad little crvst^. i ;
Open your music*! beak ;
Otlior birds have to do their best,
Yon need only
The nightingale shyly took
Her bead from under ber wing.
And giving the dors n look,
Straightwsy began to sing.
There was never a bird could pass;
The night was divinely ealm :
And the people stood on the gra?s
To hear thai wonderful psalm 1
The nightingale did not care,
She only rang to the skies ;
IIor song ascended there,
And there abo fined her open.
The people that Stood below
Sho know but little about;
And ibis a lory's a moral, I know,
If you'll try to find It out
Christian Standard.
For the Southern Enterprise.
Afrniri. Editor*?It ia a lamentable faet,
that, in many, nay in moat, if not all ?om
nmnitiee there are persona who know not
what it is to aid io any good work?censorious
and fanlt-fiodlng?nothing eulla them.
With aueh. the only good thing about
ehoole ia, that they are atandlng objects
upon which tliey oaa daily rsst their spleen.
Parsimonious in the extreme, they try to
drive e eloeer bargain in employing aa inrtruetor
for their children, than they do la
hiring a carpenter, a hostler, or a awine
herd. The children of tlicae persons?i( io
deed they are sent to school at all?neyer
hear their teacher spoken about exeept la
language the most disparaging and abusive.
Thero is another elaaa of parents, jast tha
antipodes of the above, who ere ready to
contr bute promptly and liberally to the
eense of edneatlon, are willing enough to
furnish books and supply all the school
wants of thair children, but, beyond this,
manifest little or no inlasast lias ? I
regardless of eonmcqaenaos u th? Dutchman,
wlio, having contributed vary gener
oafely (hs sense of Bvo huadrod dollars for
tho erection of a church, -was afterwards
called on to giro a Mtils mora to porehan
a lightning-rod for the better security of
the building. With a shrug of theshouders,
he begged lobe excused, sayings ** I hab
help bqiid d? Lord a niac house, and now,
if he bo mind to dundsr it dowo, 1st bias
bs welcome to do It, and I will bis euro to
put noting in do way ob it" 80 tho pa
rents raferred to, seeA to say, by their actions,
Having equipped ib?ir<shlldrea and
sent them to whool, they foal that their
eotire doty hM been discharged, and they
now carelessly throw all further responsibility
upon the teacher, with little or 00
concern about the reeult like the Datehman,
they seem to be perfectly willing to
see things go to destruction, rather than extend
any assistance in preserving them from
low or injury.
There la still another claw of parents,
l who eause much injury to schooV?. unintentionally
it may be?by yielding too
readily to the whimi and fancies of their
' children, and manifesting an nndne syaipa'
thy in all ths trials and troubles, real or
' imaginary, to which thoy map have been
auIdscied. Parents aw sometime* too ready
th?ir oliildr?n oon**n?ing lb* UMh?r, and
I WUr cffnfi hi* wlthoot (oflMMt MM.
i? Perhaps titer* to no individual who** Ml*
, *r**o oftw wlsreprweeled. end who** mothe*
*r* so ! ??ty mW**ee*iv*d h *r*
1 tiio** of th* *?hn<?l l*?Mb*r. H? May |>w
o* that c-nivt vhtah aaparien** nad ob?*rration
.Tictatod to b? th? bant, nod whiah a
*i?t**r* UUrat fa Mm Improvement and
, walfan* af kth pupil* prompt* M?e lapuc***,
end rat, while thua **ti?g aad Hum iafla!!!f
tf?? ?***
UnN id mt a?#*epfto? j by m (oo
lax. or M partial*n? oompl*Jfw that hi*
shildrvn hnr'ot ntudlan enongh, nad ar* unn**??aarlljr
kept back ; another, that hi* ha*
too manj, and ar* pushed forward tea rap
1 mm/mmmmm
jdl^ *?-. *?. lkm mmj a pnr Marfnr
I# ?H?d, found guilty and afenaat aa aflat,
without an opportoaity of MMhg blf
SjSSSSaffiBg
ssrwnattMSrc. p
dant nad?r tb? alramoaUoaaa. Tbovara *
ok infallible ; tbay art bat mm, wtUk tba p
aflrmiUaa of maa. Bat If pamata raatly i.
?
tp^Wd or aagl?*?d. would H mat baCauW a
to go dir^tly to Mm. aad la a aplritof ?,
sfeTOaMgeg amy
bo felly aoaafaaod that ao iajoattaoao 8]
,l%U!kUd * ? * ? ?. A graat I
deal of tha insubordination in aoboob ariaaa f.
fnna awaa ?lf gdmtandlng of diaHha aa? "
tartafuad by tha paraot towarda tha taaabar, d
and spoken of in tha of tfea uMir n
fra.'tUwStefil 5
tbar ara likaty to axamplffy at aahaul ?
*?l <1 T7 Ttaw, R b
may ba aatd that with many, * aat wltb jj
r??dy IhHmIIm to MMtmU kiwtitf J*
with the ioatrnetnr of llwir tkll<)rMi to ev- ll
try proper ptrikulv. Woald llat K ware n
to villi all. 1h?, trwly. Km ytviaiil _
of a aliil weal I |? mmmmm Jailer. oeS ?
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IVVORiH 9 QflVVWil IMm n
MO&E AVOW. rn
torn tbs aoinaiut uhimme a
To lloot Who Wak. J
What is philosophy! An ox m
plnnation of the pbenomMia of tbo b
universe. In toe roany attemps j,
made to explain these vtried pho- *
nomeoa?history reveals three fi
stages, denomenated by Oovnte:
M The Theological," M MetaplivsicaI
" and MPositive." In the first ^
stage, man makes bis own gods? 0
many or one?his conceptions of ^
the same?being derived from his 4
own five-cents natnre?a being or
beings, similar to liitnseK, but im- *
meneely megnifiedL The second a
stage, tlie Metaphysical, ie a tree* c
sition?hut very necessary stage? c
to bridge over the chasm to the _
TS W .?e
lM? 10 tou man tub- jj
etitntes an entity or agent or prin- ^
ciple, capable of producing pbe- ^
nomena. In the lut stage, he re- _
strict* himself to the tfedy of the ?
law* of phenomena, witboat try* |,
ing to acooant for causes. We cfe- j
mand explanation*. Q
The child hearing the roar of n
thunder, asks: What is thatV If Q
told it is the voice of an angry ?
God, he ia satisfied. The met*- fa
physician would call in the aid of (
some subtle fluid, wholly inexjplica* b
hie however?reasoning without m
proof, but still an evidence, prodi- Q
gal of intellect. The poaitivisU ac- ?
ccpt nature aa she present* herself, p
content to study her laws williout h
trying to acconnt for causes. In ti
(Aniiluu1 ft?rma u*n aiSakl ?k..?.
"-V. ww V VUM ?V n
terize the three stages as the age ?
of Crednlity, the age of Opinion- n
I ism, end the *gp of Certainty or r
Science. B. F. S. %\
' ' ' r
"what is rBiLosomr ft
Oar intelligent correspondent, p
B. F. 8n gives succinct view of *
his view of the three stsges of n
philosophy in which 44 the Posi- *
tivo" of Oomte is ranked as die JP
highest stage. With all deference t
to the famous name of Oomte, we ^
would view his highest stage as i
the lowest?the stage in which the 1
hog acts his part. The bog is pos- c
itive that the acorn is good for him 8
to eat, but does not consider the 1
tree whence it falls, much less the
oil in which ft grew. The rain, *
and the dew, and snsnmerk sun, ?
which caused its growth; and be '
is an far as Oomte from consider- 1
ing God that created it Every ?
animal h more or lass a mere H
u posit iv!stw in philosophy. Tbe *
Theological is the highest 'stage?
il . _jlZ .m m ?ai
uie Biage 01 jaun?or, ll yon u
please, credulity, the simple child- tl
lahnois of beliovmg, since men, by n
hie own wisdom, knows not God. ?
But it is true, when men rejects r
Divine revelation, he beoomee a *
maker of his own ideal gods; he ??
does this, tocu whenever he at- ?
tempts to add to that revealed ti
light, the dim lights of hie own
imagination. The light that li in k
the natural man is darkness, and ?
how great is that darkness- But e
we are pleased to preeeet the View *
of " B. F. 8." to our readers, not h
as approving it. bet as famishing ?
oar readers with a brief statement i>
of the natare of this philosophy of 1
positivism, that has made a great ^
deal of noise in this world. n
[Eds. Estsbfeiss. *
B
The " girl of the period * in Arkansas
is dsseribed as thirteen
years o 1 d, shoeless, stooklneless, fl
boonetless, end with tbe sheriff at- ?
ter her for stealing a horse. t
The YtuSeMea. 1
WW TWO WOWS imumwi
UO AID MA DC MOXKY.
About six weeks ago the city J
apers announced thai a colored K
romao, living la the north-eastern w
ortion of the city, had given birth r<
> four healthy male children, and m
mt the mother was looked upon as p,
heroine by all the eolored people ?
1 that section, who crowded to ^
tm her, paying freely for the plea- ?
ire of gratifying their cariosity,
'rem time to time it wee reported d<
iat the mother aad children were ttl
oing better than "eould be ex- g
acted, under the circumstances." jn
t waa also reported Uiat his Ex- ^
slleney Gov. Scott?who, if rumor g
e tree, has the mttk of human
indneas strongly developed in his
ooom?thinking nature might not -
inch of the u lacteal" as ?m ne- ^
seary for the oosasion, sent her a w
rileh cow. 1ft pasting, we canst p
ty, if this last report be trae^ the *1
toverner is a tar-sighted Individ- w
alf and doubtless anticipate be- ?
omiag ft candidate for the Presi- r
ksaoj of the United States, about ?
ixteea years bines, and made a n
id for the rotes of these four tj
abies, who, if they grow well, y
rill ia that tine be "duly qnali
ed voters." ^
tbs muni now kxfosxd. n?
The mother and her four babies r<
are beta the worship of the col- fc
red people ap to two or three w
ajs ago, when the idols were ti
ashed to the ground. Mother t<
ride c^uld no longer retein a se- ?
ret which not only prevented her ?
ran publicly acknowledging tlie o
ompnment her "darlings" re- n
eived, bat allowed another wo- b
uan to be praised for a hat she a
ad not dona, vis: given birth to ?
wo splendid specimens of babyood.
As told, it appears that two p
atoned worn as, for aeaveaieoee, l>
re shall designate and B, live ft
i the same boose, and on the same n
ay. about six weeks ago, were n
?sde happy by giving birth to n
ia)e twins. A, who is of a "spec u
lAKive turn of mind,7' proposed to %v
I that she should pot ber two ?
*b?es in ber (Ah) bed, aod she B
A) should AntKxmoe that tbo four B
elonged to ber. As each a tiling m
s four children At a birth was un usl,
she Argued the people would B
rant to see tne sight. And would
ay to do SO). B consented to go
lto the speculAtion. In a short n<
me the house was crowded, each ft
e:son visiting paying something tc
>r the privilege. In this way *
loney was made by both. B. after tl
covering from ber illness, did the c<
how-keeper's pert. Her two childm
were the finer looking of the n
Mr, and the frequent compliments w
aid them, gratified her very s<
inch, although there was a little n
snkling at the heart because A tl
rat alio complimented for the sup tl
used part she took in their birth,
his sore spot festered, and at last h
ecame as sore ss oould be borne. &
kn opportunity for a display of b
be feeling it engendered soon
ame. adouk two or uaree days ^
ince a young married woman, who u
taa not been 44 blessed," and is coneqeently
rerv fend of babies, paid i
i visit to the bouse. She was a
rerw helming in bar endearments fl
o both A and babies, especially {
o tbe two healthier ones. She
ongratelated A specially on being ?
be mother of these two, all of
rbieh A took in good part, and
aid ska was vary prond of them; .
bat she doubted if any woman in
be country ever bora finer speciseas.
B stood by and listened 91
rHb a heart almost berating with
age. She eoakl not stand the last *
entenoe; all a mother's pride roee "
a arms. Bha claimed bar babies, 1
ad dtooancsd A as an only crea- "
u?; tbe tiro bbys were her own, L
ad the other woman bad nothing ..
> do wtth them. All this ana
.. j:j .l. i-m ?a ??*. 1 >
MJtW UIU HW Will| M MH CWlCipUd
by deooancing fthe whole aflkir '
a swindle, and then with drew *
?r stock from the eooeern. This
xposnre ereeted some excitement
a the vioiaity, end those who had tc
een deoeWed were load in tlieir
hreats Mgeinsft the impostors; hut
ow all is qnieft. The women, it *
i said, made afooet $800 by their J *
ittle operation.?Charleston If ews.
, - w
MI bmv by a Utile what a |j
preat deal means," aa (be spader n
aid when be taw the tip or a fox's j,
ail sticking onft of a hollow tree, ot
*nlnl?eeiioe? of a Memorable Duel. 1
The celebrated affair of the Leo- I
ard and the Cbeaapeake, the lat?
commanded by Commodore I
ames Barron, resulted in Bar- <
>n'a trial and sentence by tbe ]
rortraartial, in tbe proceedings
dative to Which, it is said, Com- i
odors Doeatur took an aotive i
irt, and a dnet was finally the
nit, at Bladensbarg. A correemdent
of the Chicago Tribune
ascribes the affair aa follows: i
"When Elliott arrived at Bla- <
ansbnrg little knots of boys and i
ien, knowing or guessing the mat- <
ir impending, gave him interest- j
| regard. A group of naval
ovsib) imiNCUwriT) BlttllUing (H |
te tavern, walked ont across the 1
ridge toward the place of meet* '
w, and concealed themselves i
{thin hearing of the pistol shots,
lmoet every one of them was
Iraid of Decatur, and among thorn
ere Commodores Rodgere and
Vwter, and his two colleagues in
M Board of Navy Gommissionrs.
Barron followed soon after*rd,
walking between his second,
lUiott, and his friend, Latimer,
[is face expressed dignity and
seolution. He walked nrmly, and
te three a-so descended into the
alley of Chance.
Decatur and Barron bowed to
icli other formally. Ilambleton
ood by Decatur, Latimer by Burin.
Beinbridgo and Elliott oon
irred together, and the former,
bo had behaved fairly and cquiibly
throughout, was appointed
) measure the ground. He markd
a line in the sod with his foot,
nd placing his toe to it, stepped
ut eight times, a yard to a stop,
larking also the last step as a
ase. Four times a man's length,
r across yonr dining-room, that
as the distance.
Each second now produced the
istols from a pair of cases, long
arreled dueling weapons, of fine
nigh aud bright steel, silver
lonnted. They were charged and
immed in the old style, and preMli^d
fA MI>Ii nrinnii>nl l>ir fl.?
Kxrnd. During all this time no
ord was said except by the se- 1
>nds. In like manner Elliott and
inbridge tossed for corners,
tabridge won : it was Decatur's '
mal good luckl
,l Commodore Decatur," said '
ainbridge, " which stand do j^u 1
sleet ?"
Tlie axis of tbo two bases ran
early north and south, obliquely 1
om tbo brook. Decatur walked 1
> the north, nearest the water,
here he shxkl a few inches lower
lan Barron. Both threw off their
oats confronting each other.
4 Gentlemen," said Bainbridge,
using his voice, M1 shall give the
'ord quickly and a9 follows: PreMit?one?two?throe.
You arc
either, at your peril, to fire before
le word one, nor after the word
iree."
Commodore Barron turned his
ead, his pistol hanging at his side,
nd said to Commodore Bain
ridge:
" Have you any objection, sir,
> pronounce the words in the'
nanner yon intend to give them V'
uNone," said Bainbridge, and
e repeated the formula precisely
8 he afterwards gave it. For the
rst time the antagonists looked
ito each other*s eves. Sternness
nd the purpose to kill lay in both.
I hope, sir,n said Barron, M that
ben we meet in another world,
re shall be better friends than wo
ave been in this."
w I have never been your enemy,
lr," exclaimed Decatur.
Here Bainbridee walked behind
locator, and toolc place twelve or
fteeo feet to hia left, Hambleton
? tar on hia right. The same potions
were reserved by Elliott and
atimer.
uGeotlemen," said Bainbridge,
make ready." *
The antagonists swnng round
dowiae, and looked at each other
sroM their right slionlders.
Preeent"
The two anna went op and oach
ok sight.
"One?two n? i
One report rang oat. The last 1
ord was deofbned by it On the
ord two, both pistols had boon
multaaeousiy discharged. There <
ere two puflhef smoke, and in an
istant Barron was down groan- 1
ig. Decatnr straightened op a 1
loment, pinched his lipe, dropped I
is pistol, and tlic color wentont i
f his face. lie drew his right <
Iiand to Ms side. Thcu bo fell to <
the ground speechless. 1
Tue seconds of both wore beside 1
then) instantly. Decatur was rais- i
ad by his friends and moved to I
higher ground, noar by Barron. <
lie opened bis eyes directly and i
aaid : u I am mortally wounded, at 1
loast I believe so; and I wish I
had fallen in the service of my 1
country."
Barron lookod up to them all <
and said: w Everything has been 1
conducted in tbe most honorable
manner. I am mortally wonnded.
Commodore Deoatnr, 1 forgive yon ,
from the bottom of my heart." i
Immediately down the pathway <
bo the Valley ot Chance eame <
many gentlemen, all friends of
Decatur?Rodgors, and Porter,
and Bolton, two doctors, Bailey
Washington and Trovitt, General
Ilarpcr and others, fiieuds or
idlers.
There were anxious looks and
utterances of " Tut! tut 1" or
" Dear 1 dear I" The
doctors nrocccdc 1 to loosen
the clothes of tuo sufferers and ascertaiu
the naturo of their wounds.
The little preen valley at the
breakfast hour had become a surgeon's
hospital. In it were rcpre- 1
sented nearly all the naval victories
in the Republic?Tripoli and
Algiers, Lake Erie and both 1
oceans; they held solemn congress
in this unholy amphitheatre.
Barron 'was Btruck in the hip
and about the groin. Decatur had
caught the ball on his bin, and it
had glanced upward into nis abdomen,
severing the large blood vessels
thore. The two doctors exchanged
glances; there was no
hope for Decatur; his pnlsation
baa almost ceased.
Now began on tlio gronnd, as
they lay upon cloaks spread for
them, that dying interview of mingled
tenderness and recrimination
which Wirt has compared to the
last intercourse of Hamlet and La
ertca. Each striving to clear up
his fame, and prove that this crime
was a mistake or the work of officious
enemies. Barron, certain
that his liour^ were numbered,
t J ? - 1
wjBuou 10 oo at peace with his enemy
that tlicy might enter the
court of judgment, friends. Decatur
was less relenting, but he consented
to forgive Barron, thougli
not his advisers.
It was a sadder scene than Kelson,
Decatur's admirer, dying in a
cockpit during the battle of*Bayard,
to whom he had been compared,
bleeding on the battletield.
The carriage came, and they
bore Decatur to it, Bainbridge
kissing bis cheek. lie had wrested
Bainbridgo from the dungeons oi
the Moors. Bainbridge, in retnrn,
had measured the ground for him
to stain it with his blood.
Dodder8 took Decatur's head
upon his shoulders, the doctor Trevitt,
seated with them, and the carriage
took its painful way back to
the citr. Bainbridgo and Ilambletou
hastened to the navy yard,
where the tug lay to carry "them
back to Columbus, that ship of
discord. At half-past ten olclock
Decatur re-entered his elegant
mansion, his wife was disturbed
at the breakfast table with
the appalling news, and they were
driven to the npper part of tho
houso. Around the City tho evil
news eproad. Friends crowded
around the door and into tho duelist's
dying chamber. He signed
his will, refused to have the ball
extracted from his wo-rad, and 1
spoke affectionately, of his wife,
whom he yet refused to seo. Excruciating
pains came to him. After
one of tlio spasms, ho said:
" I did not believe it jKMsihlo for
a person to endnre so much pain
as I feel."
The town was arousod, and his
doorways and pavemei ts crowded.
They stopped the drawing-room at
President Monroe's. Uncomplaintnr?
in lliA mirfef annnia). f/v *I>a
a 'f^y VUU UMV(Q? VI IDU IV l>IIC
last, the unconquerable soul of the
" Bayard of the Seas " yielded itself
up without a groan at half past J
ton o'clock in tho night.
Next day the little old National
Intelligenoer came on with a leaded
editorial head saying that it t
would bo M ai'eetation " to bo silent
upon the fact that tho duel '
bad oocurred, and that tho combar <
tants were mortally wounded. In i
ei 44 Postscript" it related that Do- ]
yitur was dead, and added in the <
TVU. AYI.?
1- - - , ^ ' ???
crude apostrophe of tba* period,
u Monm Columbia 4 for, .one of the
brightest stars is set (M Three days
afterwards the mail wee robbed
three in ilea irons Baltimore, the
driver tied to a troe a*d ehot a cad,
and the mail bags picked over in
the bnshee nearby. Alt this time
while Decatur's body was going
frdm hit residence, cloee by the
White House, to M Ralorama," art
estate on a hill overlooking-Georgetown
and while Barron lar in the
city, writhing in pain and listening
to the funeral drams. In Congress,
John Randolph offeied consolatory
resolutions, but tfiey were
objected to. The tone oi the press,
commented on the duel, was respectful
both to the living and the
dead antagonists, but sternly denunciatory
of " the code " as our
newspapers now a days could he.
Barron suffered dreadfully for
many months, but recovered at
last, and lived to 1851, surviving,
1 think Decatur's childless widow,
who was represented in 1846 to bo
alive in the Georgetown Catliolis
College, " in ill health and poverty,
finding in the consolation of religion
alone alleviation of her sorrows,"
out bnt hopeful of securing
something from Congress, Barron
went to sea again, ana had charge
of sovcral v<jssels, but the shadow
of the dael lay across bis life.?
People forgot the apology for it in
the catastrophe of it. A now generation
of boys rose up who read
Decatur's valor, and learned to regard
Barron as his assassin. The
poor living victim could not explain
against a dead man. lie
asked fur a court martial on Decatur's
charge against him, aud
was exonerated with meagre compliments.
Decatur lies buried behind St.
Peter's Church, Philadelphia, in a
venerable and spacions graveyard,
under an eagle capped monument.
IIis portrait is in Georgetown
College. Ilia name is conferred
on many towns and counties in this
country. What he lived tor he
has obtained?glory in tlie eyes of
bis countrymen. Barron obtained
" satisfaction "?little more. Yet
r 4i._ i_i4 .i >?4
x uiiUB. IUC (Hvicr WHB lurouguuui
the aggrieved spirit.
Wnr do little birds 1ft their
nests agree ? Because if they did
not, they would fall out.
In an Illinois cemetery is a
tombstone bearing only this simple
touching epitaph, " Gone up."
Slandkks issued from beautiful
lips are like spiders crawling from
the heart of a rose.
Why is the letter S likely to
prove dangerous i n argument I
Because it turns words into swords.
An illiterate correspondent,
who is given to sporting, wants to
know when the u Anglo Saxon
race," so much talked about, is to
come off.
A FnKNcn expedition is to go
to the Mediterranean to observe
?1 ?*?->? *
uiu meiwnc buowots in JNorembcr.
Tiie London "Lancet" writes:
" the waist of the period " and
says its " old friend tight lacing
has again made its appearance "
An Englishman i s anxious to
explore Mor d Ararat so that ho
may brin? ' jmo the ark to tho
British Museum.
The Indians in Arizona aro
worse than ever. There it not a
road in tho whole Territory that is
safe to travel on.
The biggest hotel at Gape May
is said to be losing five hundred
dollars a week. Tho flush times of
shoddy and petroleum bare gono
by.
A lawyer who had a most absurd
case submitted to him, on being
asked if tho action would lie,
answered, "yes, if the witness
i s i. . ? - orii- - -
wouja no ioo, out not otbwwiee."
tok hnll of a buried vessel was
found lately eleven feet under
gronnd in digging a sewer in tbo
streets of Stockholm. It Is supposed
to have been there more
than three hundrod years.
Two miners at Avondafo saved
their lives by getting" to the shaft
a little to late on the ffctal morning.
The boss would not let thorn go
down. Another miner came up
tho shaft about twenty minutes Ikv
tore tho fire occurred, thus also escaping.
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