Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-04-24
On, OHIO, THURSDAY, APRIL "a, 1873.

professional satisfaction, as his eye
dwelt demurely opon the man, whose
body he would soon, doubtless, be en-
gagged in carving, unless he fell dead at
the first shot. which might happen.
"Gillis, with his second, reached the
ground few minutes after us. He rode
up in a magnificent landau, drawn by
pair of blood-horses, and looked so
diabolically cool, tranquil, and assured
of victory, that yearned to trounce the
arrogance out of him with manila cane.
"There was little time, however, for
these idle longings. I approached our
adversary's second, and we tossed up for
positions and the word.
sRe won them both-whieh was q
charming omen-I thought-and we
then proceeded to place our principals
at the regulation distance of ten PAGES,
which, owing to Wilson's height and
bulk, had never seemed so fealfully
short to me before.
"Out came the pistols next, but, in
loading the weapon designed for Wilson,
I found a trifing impeachment in the
barrel, which occupied me some minutes
in removing. While thus engaged, Gil
lis address d his second impatiently,
and, in a voice loud enough to reach
us all:
What's the matter p he cried
'Come, Phillips, hurry up, and don't
keep me waiting here the whole morning.
Haven't I told you 1 must be in Charles
ton by three this afternoon? and, by
-p quilting out his watch), it's
growing cursed late 7
Mr.. Phillips said, if your prin-
cipal violates the rules by speaking in
that way again, we shall retire from the
field
"sQuite right, SIR Mr.. Phillips re-
piled, who really seemed exasperated at
the others condnct. Another word
Ito Gillis), 'and I'll leave the ground
myself
"This incident did not improve ellis
temper, you may be sure, and so when,
all preliminaries duly arranged, the par.
ties confronted each other before firing
I saw the devil in the scamp's eye as
plainly as I have often detected it in the
eyes of vicious stallion.
Gentlemen said Phillips, clappine
his hands-sharply, gentlemen, prepare
to receive the word Are you ready
Fire One -
"We never heard the second or thirt
numbers, and scarcely think they wer'
repeated, for, between Fire and 'One,
Wilson had blazed gallantly away, antic
ipating his enemy's shot by just tn
fraction of second.
simultaneously with the report o
his own pistol we saw Gillis leap int
the air, and then fall heavily on his side
Yet, wonderful to relate, before anybod,
could reach him, he had partially re
covered himself, and, staggering to hi
feet, yelled hoarsely out: " The othe
pistol, Phillips, quick, the other pistol
D-n his soul, I'll bag him yet DON
you hear me, fool? the other pistol
In uttering these words, the wounde'
wretch blundered and stumbled abou
the ground, but he got his Quietus, an
in a short time was stretched once NOR
upon the earth, never, by his own efforts
to rise againl
ttIn less than twenty-four hours Gil
lis was dead man While being cal
ried to his home, he raved and bias
phemed horribly, and such were his sui
ferings before insensibility came to hi
relief that, as was told, none but th
attending physician could muster up th
nerve to remain at his bedside !'-AE
oletops' Journal.