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

VS. truly appalling. IL ne ooooRto4 me R9xo
q batils hGElsd In his tseths - sqaalisd him
did bot, hsw' could Ne wipe away this tsrrihls
stain ffon his chasscterf He dsred not move
. finger then, for his heart was covered by the
Weapon az his 10, and simple gesture voald
hsvs resulted In Immediate death -
9 aWnl you l&ht me now, or must I 'diag1nesl
joe WORE sin ~ intsrrogsted HcGrak, vithr
Ses sios 4 the eshss's % brssss . me- = 'S'.a 49,
!. Yes, I wili aeht you, and slay yeu, tos,
nsrdsrsrg" replied Rlvsfs, n ! vofss uahase.
sEhas wsspsps 4 yeu choose ~ askss =,
aTSs bs.is knii. alone. answered nm the
bs;:yss every Instant 1s G,: f;sSssss ss
oven not need any, because my terms are,
that We enter room By ourselves, and, having
taken our stations at opposite corners, that the
door be locked on the outside, and that no one
Be permitted 10 enter for the space Of Ave min
utss We will require bat friend each to in
sure strict compliancs with these conditions;
gigantic figure Of Pete MILESTONE
The spectators, who had their eyes on
McGrsb. as he istensd to this strange accept
ance Of his challenge, either saw, or Imagined
they saw, an almost imperceptible tremor run
all over his system. Be this ss IL msy, he rs
piled, promptly: - 70 srs1f tgs ~
"ysry we'll, suit yourself and let rs Set At
"A search was Immediately instituted among
the crowd for the proper weapons; in = short
time two bowie knives Of precisely the same
length and pkttsFn--the blades being sharp az
o razor, and eighteen inches long-vers pro-.
duced naked and glittering In the hands Of the
eager adversaries. Then their friends, hsving
obtained the key Of vaeant osetb n ns sf by,
opened the door, and the foes 8 icned the !.
selves in opposite corners, when fhe rom was
shnt and securely locked, Whetstone retaining
the key. 'T'f go = x-a -
On the instant commenced q contest too ap-
palling Tor narration. An eye-witn sss. who
chaneed TO ind crevise between the logs suf-
serted It to be awful beyond description, or
even the widest pictufe-dfesming Of fevered
fancy. The two men appeared 70 be equally
skilled in the arts Of attack and defence; and
during three minutes nothing could be distin-
guished By the sense Of hearing save the clash
Of ringing steel; nothing could be seen BY the
solitary observer except the lightning flashes Of
wounds on hands. arms, faces, and over their
whole bodies. sEs.. ~ .ttt5 .ffassEI
The impstisncs and suspense Of the throng
without, in the meanwhile, grew unendurable
Every second seemed an age, until ut length
some one cried ont that the fve minutes had
cxpxIc0 tOuB uX0, auQ the ck0W0 % 80o . f0&0
Tor the door, intending to burst il open. But
they instantly recoiled from the desdly reyol-
YER in the hands Of Whetstone, VIII pre- sen ed
1t In their faces, swearing that be would shoot
the first person dead who dared to interfere;
and the friends Of Me9rab, who held the watch,
declared that It wanted two minutes yet Of the
time sgssed upon. . - =. =.
!. At that moment . Wailing cry, the saddest.
the most despairing ever heard, issued from
the room where the desperate fight had been
going on. The choked and faintinx voice said,
ss0h, God! am q dead man. Oh mother
0htn And then all was STILL - - 4
They opened the door and rushed in, and
fearful spectacle met their gaze, McGrab lay
upon the foor corpse, and Rivers wssliterally
scanned ON many parts Of his person with ugly
looking wounds; but, singular to say, none Of
them we're either deep or dangerous
As he retired from the field Of his victory, in
company with MILESTONE, the iattcr remarked,
"Weli, stranger, you can now run for any once
ycu desire, and be elected. The Mexicans will
bslieye that Jon fought to Avenge the death Of
their murdered brother. and every Greaser in
the valley viii vote for you or die - =.
Rivers did ran for the lucrative Office Of
sheriff, and Was returned nearly by acclama-
ton. -AfterNards he stepped into the lower
House Of the State Legislature, and thence into
the Senate; aud believe he is still rising. The
next time expect to hear from him, he win
probably be member Of Congress from the
western district Of Texas. So y