Middletown transcript., 1871-08-05
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MAJOR tat5ri. @''Aj ly way r cmi
nence, /" thn Major was tlo most nHtei
iualjs, Of thedlf. \ fal ,'tut perfect
mas,.r 4 4 f-,s5e, aal III HI gHmitir. 1T
,crly rtleu'lass his name Lad become
terror h. nlI whi knew hin
liz tLs midst of lGat Il almjriU4
tterl4. oau lay, ii Major wNy ' as,iu-
hi, h.t o@jt, anl w1Jstat,y H.
plaiuiu4 bow il rue tllt q moui,Iy
WOUNDED hi, a!ysrsary instead II hillia.
him en- lho ,p#t Wtru an o. two tautlg.
mon standing within hloring. sudlaAly
a1vaaeri aul s,ruel, Gjm ID IT, faaa Thc
,paratot ,'5al ne'1.' What raall have
tcu1Jsi ~ Hrng-rto rH.h tlus maliy
III t.is tst9 Z! Ws Ha'l mqW alge4,y,
to appearance lal lhtat seerr mu, ten
year, passed. ~ ls hsl Ilcmus, In
dpe1, have tcen weafr Of life. Who's hFi#l
reesut IT, Was feaig 10 east away sa
rel .lv.
The Nsj#s asaisb6i IT. gefs
~ : sity Il .15 at struck him with auaze.
mont
Is tb5 f1lf s6ia sufficient, or mast
ref4 n ii inquired lii assaiiant
ihe MtiaF's .is-t iMnulse wa. = return
blow for lla# Be 4 rec AM tiolalg as
were lis passions te h1.l .eho5led lim.e Il
10 complete masierg over them aal \ mo.
mrnt% reac 'ian t3ll him INV h7atless.
unler The circumstances, @aull h. 4 pub.
lie hrawl Tie iaiaHity h. Ind received
wnull almif # tint aus reputation. anil
that he determined u laass no timr in
s5ehne
"Tha insult i sufficient h. answered.
with forced ralmnesS @uhliet mf l.
namns fti4Hl faF fagf aan care not
IS II whem ! may feif a0 II NY own 4
sThi, rentleman rerliel the otlef.
resnmins ihe arm If h. companion. s.@ill
return h0rc in an hour u e9Hier with an5
ON You may designate
And the t@o strangers took their lcaKc
together,
st sunrise on the f8ll9Ning morning
Tie principal, and their seconds made lheir
appearance ~ the pranna selected u
ON ese vas present not eytna surgeon
The Major. il his own ps.t experience,
never hal needed enc aul bis opponent.
it was plain. WIS careless Of the eonsc.
quenrns.
There was na necessity f1r hel1y Thr
rreliniaaries hal hten .etllel; the pnrtiss
were 10 fght with pistol, At ten rafes.
the rnmhat to continue until one u 10th
had flltn tine condition Ind been in.
sisieA OIL IL ht stranger. which called nh
indignant Lush to tie Nlnier's check, n
il seemed u imfly ~ imfei.tion upon hi
honor though he Submitted 10 il with tha
best rraec he couil II vas ,hat before
Placing the eomba,nnts the bodies Of both
should h. inspected. 10 sce tint no secret
protective device was employed by either.
The grouui wns measured aud the men
placed Thfre was 4 marked contrast he
tween the two in more respects than that
Of years The old man, erect and notion
less as statue. his whitened locks i'oni
ing in the breeze. never cnee looked nj hi
antagonist. though his sile wns turned.
Ills face was stern and determined but
had nothing malignant in It. The Major,
on the other hand. garci fercely Mt his
foe, seeming even to grndgn him the few
moments of life yet ckcl out 10 him
"Werc he my father would kill him -
nc hnhNtttu, uusibty, W sohio HutEa
espos,ulatious Of his second, who was evil
IDENTIFY touched by the old mans venerable
appearance.
The pistols were put in the hands Of the
principals. ami the giving of the word ex
plained.
sGcntlemen. are you ready q
"Rcady," both answered
Still TIM old man moved not. nor did he
direct single glance at his adversary
His eyes werc fixed in front. His atti
t'sdc was one of rapt attention lie SEEM
ed like one listening intently.
'fircgn
Without changing the direction of his
gaze. or other movement than that of his
arm, which rose with the precision Of
nicely adjusted machine. the old man
brought bis pistol to the level Of Li ene-