A day or two afterwards they again met at the corner of a street, and the weapons were produced; but the general, who had some important business to transact, said, "I believe, sir, I can, and you know I can, c**k a pistol as soon as any man. I give you your choice; shall it be now, or at some future meeting?"--"At some future meeting then," replied his antagonist, "for, to confess the truth, general, I should like to have you at an advantage ; that is to say, I should like to shoot you, when your back is turned."
I have observed that there is a total want of moral courage on the part of the more respectable population, who will quietly express their horror and disgust at such scenes, but who will never interfere, if the most barbarous murder is committed close to where they are standing.
