The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-11-29

Don Gregorio, you and j. here shall
cunt his money first, An then we'll dl
fide !"
But things were not to be so easily ar
ranged. One of the bank bullies pushed
through the ring, followed by half a dozen
poems, the poorest and most dangerous
looking of the crowd. Predicting his de-
claration with string of oaths, he shouted:
Those are not Don Jnans cards-they
are your own, you Yankee mule Don
Juan Zumbado is known to be sports
man ali over Costa Rica, and never word
was said against his honor. He is Rico
aud member of Congress, ard he can pay
those who help him, and ayenge himself ON
those who do him injury. Amigos! will
you let these 6ibusters murder two of your
country men IN your very sight Don Juan,
who is the spirit OF honor, has offered a
thousand dollars apiece to all who help him
come on then Death to the fllbuster>! :
But the muzzles OF our pistols deferred the
shouting crew, which was evidently con-
WINGED by the buIy's eloquence.
I'VE must end this, said Jem to me;
Sins bleeding to death from that cut In
his shoulder. L have a notion we can Tx
the matter up neat enough II that yellow
head has the pluck of "a coyote. Twas me
as begun the muss, and guess it's me as
should put it through. Look hyar, hon.
bres, he called to the crowd in Spanish,
this cabalero an | don't splice in our
notions-w hat then? I've allurs heerd
that the men of Costa Rica was notably
distinguished by love of fair play, an a
nice regard for manly virtoo. The cabel-
lero has machete, an laundering big
one; give me another, fair field, an we'll
settle our differences 50 quick as you shan t
see - at-.
This proposition, quite usual in Spanish
America, was received with a cheer. Half
a dozen weapons were instantly offered,
and In minute the champions stood Oppo-
site to one another, armed with the heavy
guardeSs sword called ''machete. De
livering Sim to the care of the padrone and
his wife, | took my station in the ring
| formed round the combatants.
Jem stood square and firm, holding the
apon from his body in a hanging guard.
fThe Costa Rican took the cramped attitude
chosen by his countrymen in such case,
| the nachete along his thigh and his left arm
wrapped in cloak. Full five minutes they
moved wariy about the ring, without
striking blow, then quick as pisto
| flash, the guarded left arm was thrust or
the point of j m machete, and furious
/ lunge from the hip almost pierced his body
But the Texan was too quick. Too many
/ times had he seen a countryman so entrap
ped by the willy swordsmen of the South
He expected this play when taking tht
guard. Drawing his machete back oy ;
bend of the elbow, he swept it round in
parry delivered with all his force Tht
Gotta Rlcan stumbled forward. thrown of
his balance by the weight of the blow
Jem's sword swung through the air anC
cut deep into his neck and throat.
He dropped his machete and fell upon
one knee; then, like jaguar he sprane
up, and, needless Of thrust that pierced
his chest, buried knife in Jem's body.
Ills weapon the villain had concealed in
: the folds Of his mantle. The champions
fell together
We dug hole beside the road, and there
we buried poor Jem w hately, as Christian
| sepuIture is denied the hereto in that en-
I lightened country. We bound up his mate
| wound, and made what arrangement wa.
possible with the padrOne, and then We
/ trotted on to supper at Esparsa.
They say the bank had won about TWEEN
ty-fve ounces observed Paisley, over hi,
evening pipe. Three men were killec
stone, dead, and three dangerously or NOR
tally wounded That gives Eore thar
twenty pounds apiece for life, and ter
for a bad hurt. That's about the marke
price, suppose
1t 5 not bad price as things go here, -
| said; the worst Of it Is, no one aoas paid
The gay old banker vrggled himself oh
while the fight was progressing. Poor
Jem! never took much TO ''sportsmen, >
but its wretched thing to die in rovdy
! fight and be buried in a ditch "
/ never heard that Jem Whately had q
more sympathetic epitaph.