The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-12-09
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rayellct abont Il iree nj ihst 3,
IN a tFer1 f,,.s si si8.s,s
from any liabitation,w iey Ga ME n TsAa
aiine calf some CD or III lis s,fi.
When o ilal a. rod Of his iiiliSceht
wa qii short raise. lis siii io hi.
shna ..l md his oini,alioii eSjilsl
asIect or aeilc Ills inienliDm, Il
ed lis c,,ntentssiDtn8t.ic head 3of 5,he 3f,ufr
~ nea lis mattrnal niicestor; probably III &
oeiilg aWnre that tsN.as Ntt; il g. q tics
nicnt, tun,bled OYER, kick kFtI away ia d, ~
'lsta ~ tr.ltil lis lind lsgs pecnliif and
extremely significant inanner, am &:nrckIy
|gavc up Siie ghost.
.Tl'at's ID si,iiart q scsclain,.
ed; Sandy Mni, swlai on aiIth;tiisl vo.l wan,
to- do That -ilnichins 5Wiil skics IN
all sorts of fuss about IT. he ,youl,ln,tSz
E'nys MISUNDERSTANDING cnsI, forihaEca,s.'
ime enough to scttlo lint wien "
get home. said John, yer. .quietlyslun.ling
The rclwhich he llud discharged .Ispg
lhut game and let's 60 On. .iSi isis
bag what gnmc7' e Il - !,
That calf illcrc,,5 !, u ID IS 81 81
You don't mcan---.''s,sS B. i M s IL /;
q don, mennany thing but. / l,cs gree c.
ment, Sandy; just lonk k:ui The PAPER: ynn'Il
kill ss 81
Butt ain, fair ..z
That's 10 bcsngrccl on BY oilers BIZ.
according oiI,al papcr, If you,loi,'t carry
home all hill, yo, losc The gnn,5syon
know rs, u 4 af.22.s,3z - .I5- II
Wa, this: "a great business however,
you shall never have chance TO saYtthatI
gave in--so here goes 3.,5;@
SO swinging the cnrcass across his shouI-
der, poor Sandy again started very t!cmurc-
~ upon the. cxcursiUn. IA fcr tsndging
along forllalC mile or so, John tbdk off
towards the edge Of the woods ostcnsibly
for The 55purpose of looking Tor game, bu,
rcolly5ior take n hearty gufIaw overstlic
predicamenl"f his worthy antagonist. Il.
was scarcely five minutes after he had left
his companion, still intending. To Keep in
sight. when lie heard lie disc hnrg ge al both
barrels in quick succession and his name
called III rather triumphant tones.
I, John Ho, john!
John quickly cleared inc oil oil kucH
between him and Sandy, and found tho
latter relnading his gun, and surveying
with singular complacency the body of an
old grey horse. just in his last agonies.
I've put nn end lo this old lclluw'sfcxis-
,ence, John, much. guess 10 his sa,isfac.
uun-just naturally took him nn the wing;
he must have been tired Of life about a
d"zen years ago-prelty fair sllnoling,
wasn't ii' Walls he's done Kicking said
Sandy. again quietly shoulderng tho calf;
pick up my game, and lets GO ahead
You don't Imagine ihatl'in gazing to I'M
derlake 10 carry that old horse, do yc!
.sSarlin-you'll find il in all the paper
you've got--you carry my game, Icarry
yours
StYcs. but
There's no bat about ibis business.
John Short; this calf wns your game, and
I've stuck To my par. Of the ngrcement--
this horse is my game, and you gul 10 stick
TO your part of The agreement
But can'tcarry him.
But you MUST answered Sandy.
oh, look here said John, soolliheTy,
lets quit ant! call il even, and say nothing
more about ill.,
IF you don't shoulder that heap Of
bones in double quick ,iime,' said Sandy,
'l'll just serve you as | served him--d'ye
think have 10 carry this carcassa milo
for nothing?'
oh, if you wan, to fight, let's have
ia, light. Sandy said John, doggedly.
'Ceriainly, if you say SO. let i: be fair
fight. never wanted any thing else will,
you-i'll fight regular ous andous duel,
liz you say
Enough snid.'
But there's no Witnesses; spose should
happen to kill yon, or you me-I guess
we'd better have some writings about it,
Very WELL
So the two belligercnts, surrounded by
their game, sat down on the grass, and by
the mid Of Bit of red chalk, they drew up
the following articles Of regulation -
This agreement, made this 20lh day of
June, between me, John Shor, on the one
side, and me Matthew Wilson on the 9TH
cr, is to be a witness: That we have u
greed 10 fight duel with shot guns, at
thirty steps apart, 10 throw the copper for
The first shot, To fire both barrels close to-
ge,her, anu il either one is hurt 81 Killed.
The one that is not hurt or killed, is 10 be
allowed to. go free.
Witness our hantlsnnd seals.
JOHN SHoRT.
MATTHEW WILSON
Now, throw up the copper, John, The
best two in .hrec--throw uphigh.'
Heads or tails asked John, casting tho
copper whirling in tho air. -
Heads exclaimed Sandy. as the coin
ascended.