Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-12-03

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Ms0rab,s ysllow eyo blnBod eut with . fnry,
that seemed more disboliesl than human, ash
cried. in . voice hoarss and scrseehinS ~
you neen = accuse Ne ef nurder 20 - =. -.
ties en tkstrial. ysar doen win b the dsAth of
dog," was the contemptuous answer. ssgss -
"fhis to msp fhouted ths enraged dsspesado,
ss with the spr he made HE horss bound sud-
denly forward, and grasping Rivers By the
breast Of his cost underworld % drag him from
the saddle and hurl him to the earth; but The
latter, nf the same instsnt, alsossissa kfAensny
by The thfee<, and they both fell to the ground
together. In Q moment, they were On their
feet, with their hands clinched In such man
ner s to render 1t very dificult for either to
dreve ssapsn MsG rab attempted TO unsheath
his knife, but in the actit fon to the ground
ThssthsF trisd q ct ont his own blAde, ,but the
string which fastened itohancsd 70 spcircls the
hand IL g1eh way e to defeat tie sGort.
As y nine pistols, while strugeiing It such
elo6e qunstsFs, hat wss evidently inpossibls.
Thus Sch vas forced 70 depend on his physical
streasfh and activity for triumph in the sEer-
contest victory would insvitably declare d Ia
vor 81 the powerful ru11an, Who looked asif hs
might be tUioe a strong e his enemy, ~ he
was undoobtsdly third larger. Indeed, ssv-
eral times he threw Rivers to the earth, but
tas latter always retaining his unbroken hold !,
n second or two Afterwards both woald be on
their feet At length the youth managed to
grips the murders windpipe firmly with the
fingers Of his right hand. This decided the
contest For very soon McGrsb's eye began
70 roll fearfuliy and to protruds, ~ If about 10
sarssfson thsir sockets; his jaws fslI open. and
bis innamed tongue was thrust out OF his
mouth, as IL in mortal agony, his face, in the
rneantime, turned frst parpls, them black, un-
I'll he lay like . log on the earth, uneonscious
and Offering no resistance TO his foe, who con.
tiaasd to snfscafs him with ons hand and to
pound his yisaga unmercifniiy With the other.
At last, however, the bystanders pulled him
away from his prostrate enemy, and the latter
slowly recovered the exercise Of his limbs and
senses. -Natt3Aa 4 TNEL
Itmay appear strange that the companions
ofAcGrab should remain quiescent spectators
ofthe fight, without interfering to assist thsir
friend and leader. Bat to do al the south
wsstern desperadoes, a. weIl as the particular
ores alluded to, naked justice, among the very
few things that can be related in their praise
if must be said that they possess an instinctiye
love Of fair play, and also . boundless admira-
tion Tor trae coursge, even In An enemy. And
these sentiment. united tended to prevent any
extraneous aid from meddling In Tie contsst
Besides, the reccnter had been IN PROCESS but
a few moments, when attracted by the crack
CT the pistol which killed the poor Mexican,
Hundreds came rushing to the SPOT, and the
mans life, who might nave offered to help
either party would rot hare been worth .
copper. ,--sssF y esitszt
As soon as the sffair was ended, the 1rst
objsct that met the eyes Of young Rivefs
was the bnriy form Of his recent acquaintance
Pete Whets-one, who slapped him rapturously
On the back, With the exclamation, .Hurrah,
old boss. You did give him jessy in splendid
4 tell you that you would have 70 fight foryour
:. must confess that your prediction has
been verided by the event, singular as il still
seems to me said the youth with smile.
Yes, and this Is only the eommencementof
remarked Whetstone, with q sly wink,
impiJ iag The necessity for caution ssCome
this way, wish to see you few minutes on
private business; and without waiting for an
essenting response, he seized the others arm
and walked him on 10 q avacant lot close at
hard. vita the air OF ccnfdential and fanil-
9 eisr friend: He then asked in . lou voice, bur-
dened with exceeding grayity-ssWclI stxan-
gerYao Sea know What win grow out a your
fgh. with baIly Mc6rsby''
Rivers replied, asknowledging his entire
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