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endeavor and almost immediately lost stern public rebuke, errant pistol fi re, a

interest in opening a case fi le. round of stiff adult beverages for attend-

ees, and a raffle for a cruise to Paris. Why
The duel itself, even at a mere twelve
not? These wry suggestions seem tame

paces, was anti-climactic. Both May
compared to the plot twists of 2020.
and Bennett fired and missed, likely on

purpose. In the era “rules” of dueling,
gentleman participants typically needed
only to show up to maintain or restore
their honor. The two men had a drink

together and parted ways, though the
spectacle was given the yellow journal-
ism “tabloid” treatment in newspapers
around the country throughout the next
week. Bennett soon left the country for

France, likely in an attempt to rebuild
his professional reputation but also to
find a wife -- which he ultimately did

but not until decades later at the rather
advanced age of 73.
Maybe someday one of our local history
organizations, on either side of the state
border, will see fit to stage an annual
re-enactment replete with an incompati-
ble relationship wedding announcement, Flowers at Dickinson 2010 reburial Charles Dickinson marker at City
a tasteful bladder voiding simulation, a service Cemetery in Nashville today.

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