Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-06-08
From the La Crosse Democrat.
One-Two-Three The Code.

tHtILts, my poy, VI ptSu aiHoHS 'em and live l may say EUREKA, if you dare, and if so, why not?
 I've been down among the Missis- sippi editors. had high point, like this There are surface indications in that State and all over the South, of honor. You don't have to bore far before you reach it. At one village found it oozing out quite lovingly. l walked into sanctum and says 1, ''I am glad to see you, didn't expect to find you in"
 Says the editor-'Thcn what in--- did you come in for?'
 Said ITO see if I could find you outr
 He challenged me before I got down stairs; we fought with pistols across a dining table. Nobody hurt.
 went on to Tinkerville, and at last found aprinting office in the back end of a meat shop. The editor was in. Said I-This bloody hole for an edi- tor to be inp
 Said he-'The - you say% We fought in the backyard with, cleavers, Nobody hurt.
 Then I went to Rapstown. The cd- itor of the Rapstown Ripper was mak- ing a fence about his garden. Said r. You don't have much stile here since the war;
 He dropped his little hatehet, ala G.. w, and asked if I had friend. .,qhoWsf him S2o gold piece and asked bi~.yes. We fought in the graveyard at Rundown, and beat him out of $50 at draw poker before morning.
 Imoved gently on to Vicksby. The editor of the Yicksby Pepper was out lie was fighting duel across the street. Wishing to save my neck when he came in, said Ibid you fetch him?' What harm in that question? But there was. Said he-'Do look like a dog to carry and fetch?'
 was in for it. We fought at three o'clock. He blew my hat off blew my nose.
 slid over the country. I heard a firing in . swamp and found two edi- tors there engaged in a duel. They had fired twenty rounds and neither was hurt. Said r.
 Gentlemen, if I may be allowed the expression, don't fire at each other, or you'll hit men was at right angles behind stump. They shook hands, emptied flask, and l had to fight both of them then and there. Nobody hurt. I forward marched again. Went to the editors office was. He told me, and sent boy to tell the editor that 1 wanted him. He came with scythc and five shot guns in a wheelbarrow. He challenged me for not knowing where his office was. We fought with the scythe, best two ill three. He fell at the first fire. l scyth to think of it !! Again I roved. At Buzztown the editor of the Buzztown Buzzar was playing billiards. He invited me to play with him. As billiardist l claim no superiority. l made two by holeing the white ball. We were talk ing about the late war. He made sev- eral shots--counted seventy eight. Said l.
 You made a splendid runr That night in the swamp there was a duel. We fought with short swords. The editor of the Buzzar will never make another runl
 At Hocum, Mir. Wise, editor of the Hocum Endwise, wished to know if I wrote this, which he took from a late number of the La Crosse Democrat:
 And we believe the entire story is false as patent calves, and that he W would steal likewisen Said we, 'Yes.' Said he
 Well, sir, what right had you--you sir, l mean you--to single me out of all your acquaintances Why-why, why cast slur on my family? Why vilicate my father, and his father, and his father, and still father back ?
 trembled somely you bet, and ask ed how, what, which and when. Said he
 You said he would steal like Wise. My name is Wise, am the only Wise of prominence. There is no editor likewise, and you thus insult me doub- ly. Choose your friendv
 Charles, we went down to the swamp. He was wise-he never will be Wise again. They planted him. Editing is quite pleasant when you have these thingsl If you'd do we'll, don't duel unless you do well.
 Victory-us-ly,
 l.RRICKN PoMERoY