The weekly Butte record., 1863-12-26

tainment. The first Of the principals
that made his appeaRnce on the ground
was Waldron, tai, well-built, good
looking fellow of about twenty-three.
He walked nonchalantly about, shaking
hands with one, laughing and chatting
with another, taking bit of tobacco
with the third, until Jones made his
appearance when all hands pre-
pared for business. Jones was man
of nearly forty, with hard repulsive
face, and coming upon the ground with
out noticing any one, going directly to
his place, and not leaving ii or speaking
to any one but his seconds.
The weapons were rifles, the distance
sixty yards, and in a very few minutes
the ground was measured and every
thing ready. For the first time then
that day, there was silence, each strain
ing to hear the word and see tie firing.
At last it it came. care YOU ready,
gentlemen? One, two, three Fire -
and the sharp crack of the rifles rang
through the guiley, and the heavy thud
Of Waldron's body followed it. The
crowd stood still for an. instant, and the
seconds bent over him. He was dead
shot directly through the heart
There was low, suppressed murmur
ran over the crowd, which in a few min
utes broke out into wild conversation !;
and then | learned that this was the
third member Of the Waldron family
that Jones had killed within the year.
| had little time to consider it, for
mighty shout vert up from the crowd,
and | turned to see a dark, tall lad,
who could not have been over seventeen
standing in the spot where but a few
minutes before the murderous ball had
passed through human heart, and to
hear from those about me that it was
the younger brother of Waldron.
a very little time elapsed when the
send command was given, care you
ready, gentlemen? One, two, three!
Fire y and as the smoke cleared away
| saw the younger Waldron sitting sup
ported by his seconds. A few minutes
elapsed, and l could see there was an
argument proceeding between principal
and seconds. | saw them lift them to
his feet, but he could not stand. Once
more he was seated, and two whisky
casks were brought to prop him in
sitting posture, and it was understood
there was to be another shot. | took
look at the face Of Jones while this was
going on. but l might as well have look
ed into the face of statue.
Once more the rifles were loaded,
once more the word was given, and the
sharp crack answered. At that instant
| had my eyes upon Jones, and | saw
him start quickly, AMI turn suddenly
towards the left, open his mouth wide
as though gasping for air. Then he
made three or four rapid steps towards
the crowd, holding his rifle out before
him, staggered and fell fat on his face.
For moment his seconds seemed par
alyzed, and then fastening to raise him
he came up with his hands full of the
grass where he had fallen, and his mouth
filled with blood. They held him so
only for an instant, for in that time the
strong mans body became limp, and he
dropped to the earth a dead man.
This finished the duel for that day,
Though there was talk about the last
victim having a son, a growing lad who
was certain to take up the affair within
a year, and fight it to a conclusion, he
being the last member of that branch of
the family of Jones.
Memphis that night was riotously
noisy, and drunken, over the event of
the day, as well as curiously sympathet-
ic 10 hear the doctors report on the
case Of young Waldron, that they might
calculate closely how long it would be
before they wonld have another holiday
over the fight of the younger Jones and
the wounded man.
Coon ADvIcE.-Neyer fail to protest
against any violation Of the constitution,
nor let anv member of the Government