The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-01-18

Some years ago. among other strange incidents,
there occurred al san Francisco combat 50 smaz-
ing that the tidirgs Of Ii al rst received with
gvueral inerrdnlity. The story, hoSeyor. was sub
seouenily confirmed, and Is certainly one Of the
most memorable on record. Suecinc,ly told II vas
follows; A certain man had the misfortune hils
IN the interior TO offend gang Of desPersdoes, i've
OF whom pursued him with muraerous ie,rnt down
TO Ssn Francisco. They found their prey sitting
quietly. Sunday morning. in little shop, hay-
ing bis boots blaekcd Without wasting time. they
announced their intention Of killing him. whipped
out their pistols. aud immediately began firing
Now, considering the surprise and the relative num-
bers the chances were at least twenty to one that
the ssssssins would accomplish their purpose. All
had revovers and all were accustomed 10 their use
Yei astonishing to relate the hunted man eontrived
to shoot down all Eve Of his enemies. he sorsly
wounded. 10 be sure, ard lying on the ground when
be FIRED his last shots. Indeed seeing that the last
Of his assailGnts who showed fight siil stirring
he dragged himself Up TO the wounded wretch, shot
him through the heart, and with the uneouth exels
nation, "rve cooked hlmr'' iell beck iusensible.
The whole scene foreioy illustrated the fact hat in
sneounivrs OF this sort the chances Infinite, aud
that superior siesdness Of may get the better
OF almost any numerical odds When the Three
Guardsmen Of Dumas win their victories over whole
battslons Of foes the reader smiles with ideredulity
and yet there Is hardly anything in the pages Of the
most aOrd Of exceed the exploit Of this
hardy frOu,iersman Who We beeue still survives 10
tell his adventure
By the waters Of stream called Yaruer's River In
southeast Missouri tragedy enacted the other
day. different from this but almost a. remarkable
The hero. Anderson Sheppard, is a well-knONu old
hunter OF the neighborhood Nho from the accounts,
might sit for portrait OF Leather Stocking he is
sixtydve years Of sge, but powerful snd ess,ic SIM
and man Of noted courage and resource. Between
Sheppard and some trsppers who frequented the
river, old feud existed. One day three of these
persons. occupying a boat, approached the old
hunier's skih, aud apparently without warning, one
Of the party raised bis rife and fired. shephaFd's
right arm fell broken, BY his side. With most men
this would have decided the contest, and among
men Of sixty-hve, perhaps not one 10 4 million
would have continued it. But Sheppard grasped his
rife, rested II on the side OF bis boat and in the
twinkling OF eye shot bis assSant dead. The two
Others theG opened fire briskly upon him. be having
discharged his only barrel With bis teeth aud left
hand be managed, notwithstanding, to load his gun
and reply. The battle lasted for some time but it
esded By the old msns killing both bis enemies aud
reaching Shore sftr receiving ssrs7a bHllsts in his
limbs and body. He is now lying, according to the
The telegraph, 10 a critical condition. but il is be-
ieyed that be may recover. The pluck and eudur-
anes Of man Who, at sixtyhve, with bis best arm
broken, thus successfully struggled with three able
bodied foes, is perhaps unparalleled. Cooper names
Sstty BamPo do great things, but certainly none
more surprising than this feat of Anderson SheD-
lard; and We have heard Of no lndian warrior who,
ither in tact or fiction, has displayed more heroic
ortitude and resolntion.-Aha