The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-18

under the blow he had received.
A pal Of triumph now xrUSesirom KEEL
lys party; but Kelly himself, placing hi
arms akinbc stood calmly over his <ncsny,
awsttiag hi ratu~ - the cSnAiqt ~;
nearly i've minutes he stood in this atti-
tude, daring which time Griuaes did not
Stir; ct length, Kelly stopped little, s-l
pcenng closeay 1t hrs fpe, exclaimed:
@Why, then, Is il acting you Are any
how, wouldn't put il past you, YOU cum
ming vagabond; lis ing 10 take breath he
is--gct up, man; I'd scom To touch you till
YOU'RE Oh your legs nat all n one, for sure
IT'S yourself would show inc no such Tor
bearance-up with yon, man alive, I've none
Of your own trcachery IN me III not rise
my cndgel till you're on your guarl."
| There was an expression Of disdain min
gled with glow of honest, manly gcneros-
ify on his countenancc, a he spoke, which
/ made him At once the tavorite cf such spec
tators as were not connected with either Of
the parties. Crime, rose, and il was evil
dent that kclly's generosity had decpcncd
his resentment more than the blow which
had sent him 81 rapidly tn tue ground how
ever he was still cool. but Lis brows knit,
his eyes flashed with doul le ficrvcners, snd
~ tss0
shade, which gave 10 his W hole visagc anex-
preston iearttlly PRECIOUS. Kelly hailed
this NJ the ar>t appearance of passion, his
brow expanded A. the other approaShNi,
and dash u confidence, II not Of triumph,
.otcned w some ,l~sree the sternness n
his features.
With caution they encountered again
eseh collected Tor, spring; their eycs
gle.ssed It each other like tigers. GriInss
made motion - il he would have struck
Kelly with his fist and, rs tim latter thre~
up his guard against tho blow, he received q
stroke irom Crimes cudsei, in the nppcr
part Of the right arin-tLis had been direct
cd at Ia. elbow, with Abe islseasisa Of -sea-
derine tie arm pohcries IL fell short, how
ever, yet was sufficient 10 relax the grasp
which Kelly held Of his weapon. HadKei.
~ been novice, Grimes strataeem alone
would have vanquishcd him; his address,
however was fully equal 10 that &c his an
tas"nist. Tie staff dropped instantly from
hrs Grasp, hut = smut tlasag Of black p1liAh-
cd leather, with shining ta,scl at toe END
VI u, had bound il securely tn his massive
wnst the cutgel, therefore, only danglcsl
irun his arm, AMI did mt, o. the otLsr eA-
pcetcdl, all to the ground, M put Dcmts 10
the necessity Of stopping for it-Grimcs' OBJ
Ject being To have strusk him in that atti-
tude.
Hash u indignation now shot from Vel :
ly's eve, and with the speed Of lightning be
sprung within Grimes weapon, determined
% w'rcst il from him. The graprle thst en-
sued was gigantic. In q moment Orimes'
stan was parallel with the horizon lustNesn
them, ciutcbcd with the powerful CrA<p n
both They stood exactly opposite, and
rather Close To each other; their arms SOM.
times stretched out stitf and at Eall lsncth,
again contracted, until their facess Glswins
and dsesrsed blythe energy Vt the tchesG
were drawn almost together Sometime.
the prevailing strength of one wsuld r~isc
the stan slowly and with gradually developed
power, up in a psrpsndicaiar poaitiun: aeans
tins reaction Of opposing strvngth, wuuld
strain u back. and sway the weighty Gsan,o
81 the antagonist, crouci,cd and set into deg
pcrate resistance along with IL, whilst tn,
hard pebbles under their feet were rrumb,cs,
into powder, and the very street itself cur.
rowcd unto gravel by the shock Al their on
passing strength Indeed, 80 well matched
q pair never met in contest their strength.
Their wind, their activity and their natural
science appeared to be perfectly equal. AZ
length bya tremendous ciiart, Kelly got the
stan twisted nearly out Of Grimes hand, and
short shsut, half encouragement, half in
d,enntion, came from Grimes party; this
sstied shame to his other passions, ami threw
an impulse IL almost supcrhuman strength
into hun he recovered his advantage, but
n"thing mere they twisted, they heavesl
tl"ir great frames against each othcr-thcy
strugelcd--thcir actions became rand; they
-waycd each other this way and that---thsir
eyes like hre--their teeth locked, and their
m~tril- dilatsd. Ssnct.mes they twincsl
a'",,t each other Ike scrpents and turned
round with such s~Pidisy ,.that itwas ai,n :.
possible ~ distinguish them sometimes
when pull of loarc than ordinary power
took place, they seemed Ia cling together
almost without motion, bending down until
their iscsds marty touched thu ground, thrir
cracking joints seemed 90 stretch by the ct.
fort, and tho musclcs of their limbs standing
cat from the flesh strung into amazing ten
sion.
In this attitude wcr they, when Dsuis,
with the eve a . hawk, sped q dindvas-
tagc IN Grimes position; he wheeled rouud,
placcd his broad shoulder against tho other,
and giving hisa what u called IN inside
ersok, " strained him, despite ~ every effort,
until he fairly gse han on his shoulder, end
on the point of resistance There wss
cry of alarm from the windowa, particularly
from the females, ~ Crime body was
swung over Kell,'s shoulder, until Il came
down in n crash, upon the hard gravel III sks
street. whilst Denis stood in triumph. will,
hlr encmy's staff in his hand. AlowI iuxza
f,llowed tins from Oh present except the
Orangsnen, wha stood brksling with fury
and shame tor the temporary deisat 81 their
champion.
Denis again had hi. encmy st his uercy.
bat b. scnrned to USE his advantage unssn.
er"usly; hewsnt over, ssd plaessr e. stat
IN his basGls -ior the. other had sok 4, N.
iegs -rctroraded to his place and .lsrisnd
Grimes 20 defend hirnself. .t#f+
Alter considerable lmaaTuvsvIrH On both
sides, Denis, who now appeared 10 be ~
more active ct tflr two cvlnbatanex, ut an
opening at his antagonist and BY . powerful
blow on Grimes eag, senl him 10 the ground
with ssnsvHa fpsrc. TIE shout was agau.
raised ~ the Ribbonmcn, who tlrsW -
their hats, and bounced from The gpm,s2
with The most Vehement exnltstiom. nofhs
parties tksn waited u eise. Grimss 4tim1 ~
rise 60 rcnsw the baftla but ~ suoaoe6 pcr-
fcctly coOtsnt foreman where hr ve, Ilr
there appsarcd M signs &c life or motioh III.
him. HAVE Won got your cruel, boy ~,
said Kelly, gosng ovor 10 where 10. 1av
swell, you l.ct Denis Kelly, at last, didn't
you and thsrc you lie, but phase God, she
,aost of yoar.sort will soon lie in thu $500.
state -.
yoeony's AAveee1sesoenss. al.i
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