Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-08-31
KANAVHA e 81 1858
NO 10

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waited ali acquaintance with Bin Fatr. IS
/ liked him for hiis cool bravery I'D nod
lest department sq w hen W. r,ar,ed i, Il wa,
Il with regret on NV part. stl.ouah L littl,
II thought them that should now ha'l;v;n5
Wills both be aid Aubrey have go6 S
Town 10 CORY graves raves edi 1 q
Il All how many If ih6 brave and goof
whom / have kneo Mn, and served Nth
lnaye passed away ,vh;le FL Off lig,s ui;pa
lstruck and tempestsbeat SEEK and silyh Il
vain FOR such sdeath as ilas taken Them
. hesdoWn upon glory ) lerinsonibed
Ringgold, sI Ridgley. Lincoln. Bliss,
Ares, Erittenden, Kerr. bowman. Iase
H "a hundred dear ,ones-are. o,o,,e. died
4 brave, noble deaths, vet / must STAY
For splsak Let time and FATs tell. III
tell quickly fof / an weary with waiting
sli9a +4akal Viii II ii IS Il 8.
II I never met Bill Farr a9,in. but have
Il heard Of his, fate. Would that / knew
/ lis early history, which must have been
Ia strange and cruel Que to send him
/ genleel and educated Al re Was. III, "a
wild and dangerous track al tlat which
HE followed. rs show now how de- per.
Ease be was. I need o,ily state from, an au
lthenfic accounts, Observation-Disclosures
| he /, ught and killed grizzly bear n the
4 largest size, al Tehams, III Gallon IL 81,
/ ire Fourth ofJuly. merely Il, amuss him.
self and friends on life he was utterly
reckless. vel So quick in his re,.k lessness
that no one deemed him q child 81 IIss her.
fation. 3's2.l
i But 10 his deaty,--.it occn,red q lac,
/ Christn,as day. il Tel,ama sBil IL mos,
\ brave men, was Il favorite with llre l,1lies
lyetiike one, ii least, when. can 4, much,
/ he cared but little for them pefbaps
i Ike Tie one of whom IsspsaE IL laf 10,
ed ak the bitterness Of their La. .I,frv
horne their WRONGS endured tLa; nc. i, ! !.
ward eapricss. unpIf he fell thai lto fuill
lotpon tbem was like buildiny : tow.sr II
Ion ouieksafld. which would swallow =
from sioht, Ia Was loyedy II anr,ea,s III
i fai, |senorit8 fprfwl,on,. lnerttl,anea ~
cared NOTHING, orBless. but 81 did moi !, i
/ less favored lover III hers believe.
One M4lpin-Robeft was his first. name
"a celebrated ride shot intthat Iseetion.
Iov4d fInliata de- Nayariro, but from her
came no acknowledgements. theuph. many !
present was laxisIsd upon her. He lad
lie eoolness, which he could not Conquer,
10 Bill Farr. but, with treaeIie.aus Gun
! ming. still preivndel friendship for Bill AZ.
though he sought his. life.
On Christmas day lie Proposed A shoot
inc match. With Bill, among, the ieats Of
(which they were d shoot lii cup from
each others head. "a
Bill WIS EQUALLY asexpert with tile rifle
aud accepted the challenge. friendly as il
seemed Of Malpsn. without Hesitation;
but as he had Promised to eat dinner with
1.-THE family of Huliata. postponed The trial
lot skill untillAafterward. u ~
so You'd betterlshoo the match frstss,.
said Malpiu. Old Nayarito,s vine NAV
lunsteady rour hand a 4
" No danger aof that, but ii YOU wei ! Is
lline there Huliatass ewes nliaht rather
dim yoar siglltL!'' said Bill. lausbina4 n
Rather l6ar3tbatlhey maysbliad Won! 4,
said Malpin hi.terly.
mo danger Of that: there, no woman IS s
leyes that can dazzle me. There ID one:
lbhi alas her eyes shine no longer for me
mo more can 1 know the heaven which
opce L knew, 81 feelEthat there IS one who
| Lives, for me RI III
How gery sentimental said Mslpiia
| with d sneer. ou must have been for
llsaken nj your youth
ssNo itwas' ii my strong manhood. when
she had made me slrong +. replied b ii,
without noticing the sheer, III was cruel
for I did not deserve il. But twas done,
whether for3ili 81 not it is for her ID gel
only pray that size may be- happy n
Well, pray away but be ready for the
match after dinner" said Malpin, and he
turned away with i wild fierce light i'd his
leye, which BODIED np good within his
heart Three hours after that Bill and
/ his friend etsfar :.lhetrial ofslxill, 8 on
The edge Of town, and twoor three Aun.
dfed witnesses were there TO see H.
Among Iasm was Hullala who had been
urging Bill not 70 risk his life sofoolishly
But he was Calm, and his nerves s eAty,
and n would haveIinjured his reputalion
as + brave man and true shot. % lave
shrnnk from che tas doubly So because
Malpin offered to+be the frstto risk the
Pre-; ne knew well that he ran noFdaagsr
In that fOs B;li meyer f,ftea,aa lliS nth