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of the body; but still there came no pause in the
combat, till Anthony, striking a heavy over-handed
blow, cut his adversary's arm half off at the wrist
wilson changed his bowie knife into his left hand
ana Tor an instant ran several steps backwards, as
III to decline any further contest. He then paused
and smiling more frighttlly than ever, again rush.
ed forwards. Precisely at this crisis, Anthony COM
mtted the folly Of throwing his knife at the others
bosom which missing its aim, fell with loud ring
ing noise on the floor, some thirty feet Distant
This error decided the tremendous combat An
thony was now wholly disarmed-at the mercy of
the tiger-man, who never knew the meaning of the
word. Wilson darted upon him with cry of an
ger and helllsh joy-there, where he stood motion
less as rock, impotent to fight, and yet too brave
to n.y. One fierce thrust ripped open his victims
bowels, who caught them they were falling with
his hands. Another stroke directed at the neck
severed It's main artery, and the blood spouted out
In cti.cson fountain. win (. gurcLnr roise. s,aih
ing the robes and even the faces OF some members
that sat nearest the horrible scene.
Inc last act OF The tragedy then closed, as the
dark curtain of death dropped on the dreadful stage
Anthony, without single groan or sigh, fell in his
place corpse, aud Wilson, fainting from loss of
blood, sank down beside him.
UP to this moment, although sixty legislators
Were IN their seats, and more than one hundred
lookers-on in the lobby, and bevies of brght-eyed
ladies In the galleries, still save those raging
madmen, had moved no sound had disturbed the
whisperess silence, the clangor of their cross
ing and conclusive steel. But then, as Abel An
thony tumbed on the floor heavily, like lifeess
lead, wild, wailing, heart-rending shrek broke
from the gallery on the right, where sat the beov-
ed maiden of his bosom, who had hoped shortly to
be his bride. And then, as Wilson also fell an
other narrowing scream, accompanied by the words,
"Oh! father" issued from the gallery on the left,
where beautiful daughter had been a spectator of
the muIderous atlray.
Wilson recovered, and is yet alive; and his mr-
ulaed hand, and the numerous and deep scars on
his head and face, attest to ali who meet him the
desperation of his character. He was expelled the
house, bailed by mercifuI Judge, brought to trial
and acquitted. There was never vet q Jury in the
southwest that would convict person for slayinp
another in fair combat He then changed his po,
lliical venue 10 Texas, and lourishes well beneath
the immortal green of her live oak and the stainless
azure other lustrous skies.
saw the desperate about one year 900, and
heard him speak of the tragic affair. He said that
against Anthony, as an individual, he had never
previous to the moment of the fight, harbored the
slightest feeling ofl-will malice that when the
provocaton passed, he was suddenly seized with an
unaccountabe fit of passion that so far beref him of
reason as TO render him unconscious OF his actions
until The knives began TO clash against each other
when OF course 1t too late think of rereating
Such is the effect of a long indulgence in deeds
OF violence. The soul becomes infammabe as some
decorating chemical mixture always ready to burst
iorth to ruin on the feeblest touch of Fiction
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