The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1869-12-18
MISC Ell LANEo US
4 Singular Duet.

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MAJ iniutJ. called by WaN u. ttutH.u,r tt'
Sus. VI, the must noted du.'.t., ~ he dAy
lead shol, ptfi,ei master % ienec aud ia hi:
'nmi'ir> a'-tly reltu,les., his nAur bad b,eons
LttVr 20 al ~bo knew him
Ia the midst Of a kno, Of admin; friends on,
dAl. At Major Was discoursins Of his las, AFFAIR,
hi ompiserbtl! explaining how /, cane thai
hr had aul, mOf'ally wounded his adversary in,
>rai ~ As.ling him on the spot. Nuru cue o.
i~" .rutlrmrn standing within hrnfius .ud.
.-nly advanced sad struck bin in the ta,e
The spectators stood aghas, What could htv,
uipi.d The stranger 10 rush thus mad, cu A.'
Hi-9 H. VS. an old mAn ArtAd, to az
trarauc-. nai 'hrrtscote ,tar. and ten passed
ser b,s head lie must have stva iu!ey! wear,
~ li'r whose tFiei remnant he ~. ready ..
.sai 20 rerklsssl,
Tie Msjor was asiound.G The Irry sud.,it,
%. the outrage siraek him wth amszeu-,n'
/, the provoen,ion sutiieirn, or mus repeat
q inquired the asssisni.
The M,jors fret impulse was 10 frta'u tioW
nr .lnw But fierce aut violent as Nete b.,
p..-ion. he had schoolsd himself 10 cOmp,ei,
master, over ihern, aud mournts rsfectioa
odd htm how bootirss. gud.t the circumsiancvs
A.ail i'v pabiic brawl. The indi .nity be had
reetV'd would admit oi 6Gi Que PREPARATION ani
IL ~ !ssrfmtned 10 loose no time ia seeking
i"'rrd eA.u.n,ss. O6lige me b, naming ffirud-
'.f !ugF o~n name ! cafe no;-to whom ma,
'rirr rne o. nv own
This gentleman replied the other. frsumia.
'h~ arm % his gompsniou III return herr 10 "A
a. 10 confer With @ny one gu nay tssig nate
: hi in~ tao strangers ioCk their leave together
A. suGts~. on the iolloSing morning lh,
rrnciI.~ls And their seconds made their Ap-
I+aFaBsr ON the grognd selected NJ one -
-. r'r>eEi, not even surgeon TIE Maior ia
~. past experience. never had needed one aai
= a'. orF' a.nt. q Ne p!aiu, AS enfeer- q con
sg..res-
ra.rr a., no n-,-s,it, 'or dra, IT.. pfehmi.
.ari-. had sli be~n .~''.t The PARTIES ws.r 81
tsht with pistols a. Ten ricrs 'he combat ta
.u,iss- all oar o. 10th hst allen oar eond
3a ha. A--g la-t.'v! upon By the stranger
"iarh c.il-! an nd. giant blush 10 the MAJOR
ca-~G - u .ev'nesi ~ imPls an impH'aison upon
ri. aonut thoggh be submitted o. il Nits ,h'
TO-; gt4cr he could I, vas that. be'orr p.Ac q.
'n- a,,Ht-, The bodirs of both should be 10
.;-ciS'! 10 see hat 10 secret protective device
employ 81 by ,ithsr
THE ground a. measured and the mtn placed
There "a. > marked contrast between ,hs two il
more r-spec's than that o. years The oli man
-rri at! nofionl~ss as statue. his WhiieG d
lucks aUaiin. in the breeze, never onsc looked a
Ai, Au'a.oui,f toward whom his side Nts tgrnel
Il. 49, VS. stern and determined bu, la.
oth-r haul slArrd hefc,ly ou bis ioe seswtn.
-.ca - .r.i.r the fr~ m0mcu'. u .l|e ys, sAe.
a..' 20 Him
Mere b- my OSn father woa!! ssll nin.
IT, 'aId sgiihly rep yin. 10 same ~..isl-rr! =
..-i',laitpn pi his -.cogI Who wAs csldeuil,
'pn,h-i ~ the Old min venerable 4pp.ArAn,e
rh- pistols acre put 10 tie bsGas o' %,
princp.,. .ti fh. .i'Ia; ~ The word MS y
Plain.d
t,entl.tnru are san r,sts
t.-sdt. hu'h al.wera
Still the Did man nsos-d aoi. nor dad 6s d,
ret .'u.i~ glance ai his adversary His eye
acre 6E-i IA from, lis attitude was ons of RAP
a'trutivu lie s~~E.ed like one itsfsHtHg inisn'iy >
Fire
wi,hoY' ch.A.,ng the direction OF bis ssz~ O
either movement than iha, of bis sru. Which ros
with thu precision and steadinsss oi nicely al
I1si.d machine. the Old mat brought his pisio
y. 'L- .-Vrl Of his enemys breast Tor an ia
.',nt h- held j, there Still no look = ihr df-c
'ion ipoip'-'! S'.l. The same appearance o. ~sge
Ii.'-ning
The M,Jor "a. IA 40 hurry lie could aiiot'
a. take hi. tine wiih msn who heid his pis,o
~ random without wLiiherw ward lie took dr
lihrr.'- .im lie was determined 10 make sur
~.rk Il bis b.Ii missed his adverssrys heart
ihuu.h hu; the fraction of an ineh, be wou
never nt.. pre'.nsi0ns 10 skill again.
The sh.rp frpor, Of the stranger pistol va
q =
cau,iug the discharge of his weapon far viGe .
u. mark, whils be, staggering a few PAGES back
Ssti. fell heavily TO the grossd
Conduct the 20 him, said the old msn 10 hi
ui.nd
Tl~ l.tirr took his principal arm aud l.'
him rl'sr ~ the PROSTATE form Of the Major
shos- s-roud. snr-ling by his side had iorn opci
Ei. ssfm-nis. exposing TO view the fatal wound
ia his hr-Hs' made by the strangers bullet
I. y1ur TREND seriously hurt ? cody inquire
the latter
Y"u can see for yourself. st, the sscon'
ahsS-r-i
There you are ia error, replied the other
am io.iliy Liiad."
Til. wounded man fwho had by this tim. =.
,iyri liitrl and his friend looked at the strang
~ in ss'onishment. There was no visible def.c
IA ~. organ. ~ vision, but there was that hxi
81 ivuk, thar bending of The eyes on vacancy.
nhirh >, unnis,akahly rvincrs the absence q
sight
Who are you and what vas Jour motive
seeking this rneoun,err' ? the Major family mui
INJURED
First, are yoa ia . condition TO renew il Ia
quirsd the stranger
Their |. nO need ] am dying
When have told you who am the s,rat
yr: resumed you will scarce ssqais. io BE- lol
my motive for shat have done.
No wonder you have forgotten James Merton
he continued, Tor he 70 RfeatIy changed nc douui
The dying man started, aud groanei bi;ictl,
But I have never forgotten you. Richard III
fnrd, nor ,hs injuries you have done me.
4 Cherished daughter, the pride Of my eyes an
the joy Of her mothers heart, you eniirrd ffoi
her home. deceived by a sham marriage, an
then ahandoned TO die OF broken heart.
My sou and only remaining child, 10 u rss
attempt to avenge his sisters wrong fell vic,i'
Ia your accurscd skill. You even robbed him
the ordinary chances Of combat, unequal as the
would have been, by encasing your cowardl
body In concealed aFmor
THE loss of both children unsettled my wife
T-ason, aud she died in q mad.house.
Could have found you then, I would has
given you no chance for your life but valiant |
you have always prolesssd TO be, aud coward |
you are, you feared aud evaded me.
Yet knew we should one day meet, aud
registered = vow that when VIC did, would oil
you . sacrifice 10 your own internal art.
To this end studied 10 become AN adept
u, and succeeded. Aud when AT length biin'
meas cas-, lie shadow upon me, and seemed TO rel
der hopeless the fulHlment Of my VOW, instead
abandoning II, I betook myself TO a new speci
Of fpracilce. sought 10 make hearing take y
place Of sight. Again succeeded. ] learned
sake aim with the ear instead Of with the eye