The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-03-13
From "All the Year Round."l
Square at Last;
A BROTHERS. REVENGE.
OR

tages for tho indulgence of his pet
prLclivities. lie who in the light
ness Of hi, heart says to himself, "Let
me get up aud kill Something" j., in
AmericA, seldom at loss for some
thing to kill, aud can please himsclf
as TO the sia. If his game, FROM the
dainty quail to tough old Ebcn,zcr,
the renowned "grixzl," himself.
~ few years ago was much en-
barrnssed hy the difficulty of choice
FLORIDA held many attractions, but on
the other hand, | vas strongly tempt.
cd to try the hun,ing-grounds about
two hundred miles west of omaha,
where, an energetic Western friend
wrote ne, AL kiads Of game were to
be had in plenty, especially, ho in
formed ne, in fine bust of cnthu.
siam, "big game" deer, buHalocs,
bears, and and d--Indiaus With
many sigh I turned from this allur.
ing prospect, involving the sacrifice of
too much time, and bctook my ysclf to
tho st. John liver, Florida. and en-.
Eagcelng the services Of one Lafayette
IS. WaIlop, better known in that
part as Chuncky l.afc, in ulluyion to
his thick-set muscular conformation,
as huntsman, boatsman and general
tactotum, | set out in quest Of deer,
Late padding away at u great paco.
Chunky Late Was silent man, spar
ing of his speech but prodigul If his
thcws and sincws. His powerful
strokes sent tho light or f.: n,iug
rapidly PAST thcmatshy banks, wood.
cd to tho waters edge, till, just
as was bcginning to cnt,y the
repoie Of the passive tenant of Il
canoe, sudden shout from the hun
ter startled me out of my semi SOM
holeus condition.
"Sny, boss" said the Chuncky one,
"g"o>s you'd lcst lny down in the
oanoe."
"Why on earth should lie down 7
L d" not see any reason for hiding"
""all, fact is, lefty Bill Siocum
Is coming up st,e"m."
Sand what have to 10 with Mr.
81 cum :" | snapped our rather i'm
patiently.
"Wull, yer sec, Bill and mo is on
shooting terms, and every tune We
meet air kinder bound to havo IL
crack at each other so as guess you,
c'yurncl, aln't in this deal, you ough,
not to put np any stakes this here
mu>s a'I't hone of your f"u"r.l, bu'
1t might soon be if you KEEP sittin'
up thar"
Here was 4 delightful situation 1!
Two southern dcspcradoes burning to
en!Aga !u.an acqns'io dncl, all re-
momtahce or interference absolutely
uselcs, the ngrecnbiu prospect of the
cancc clny upset in Il broad, rapid
,'ver thlchly tcnantcd by alIiyators
being coupled with the probability of
being acci lortly picked off by the
rifle OF Mr.. Sloeum.
llowc'cr, Us the exposure of my
upper works, to Iletty Hli's fire could
serve ~ useful purpose, | followed
the advice under cuv4r, breathing
manya praycrfor the success Of our
bl"e. peciing over the edge, saw
that our opponent was waiting, rin.
III hand, tor us to coric within range,
feat we were accomplishing with
deteStabln rapid,ty, While my CONDO.
ier's coa!l drop the paddle and
soze tho weapon 1T tho slightest,
movement cf his advcrs, s,ry. Ncnc.
I've came, not sound breaking the
death like silence, but the light rlash
OF tho paddle rs L.ft, by " few Lust,
vigorous Str, kes, his paddle with light
mug speed the hunter seized his rifle.
Ih" report Of the two weapons raug
out t"gcther as accurately as if tn"
combat"nts had fired by signal. The
pla>h and ricochct If Slucum's hullc;
told my man was unhurt, when
Chnncky l'afc, lifting his foxskiu cap,
said slowly and solemnly:
"Square at last, Bill Slocum !
Poor Sal !"
~ canoe floating lazily down the
river was all that remained to tell
that lefty Bill Slocum had ever cx-
i>tcd.
The mention Of woman's name
by my usual taciturn guide natural
~ awakened my curiosity, but that
moment did not seem favorable for
investing the mystery, so | lisvrcc,ly
held ny tongue, but suppose locked
lnquirinsly enough, as, after padding
swiftly and silently for nearly an
hour, hafe deigncd to open his lips.
"beg pardon, C'yurnal, for Dustin
mp your days sport with my private
bIz', but guess you'll excuse me when
tell you the story. Tha,'s u good
friend of mino lives around the creek
here, and if you don't mind wcli Law
over at his Shan,y, and after supper
IN toll You the rights Of the mu<s
'twixt me and Bill"
consented gladly enough, feeling
that after the sceho just euactcd nlI
hunting would he tame and sriri,lcss.
Padeling short distance up mar
e. 4 ,fnr