The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-01-25

in your bosom there beats as kind and
true heart as ever beat in the breast of
man. You have bur one great fault, but
that is an nuI ardonable one, for wher un-
der lis influence you would Kill your best
friend Colonel Casey. demand -an
apology CT meeting OF you Immediately.
Gruwell, you have always been my. friend,
and his, too, believe. If you are still
the best way 10 show it Is to let BIN free
A pretty way to show my friendship,
indeed Jim answered. scorntully At
length Gruwell. on condition that they
would remain quiet for while, and give.
him lime to settle the difficulty, loosened
his hold
Blair said Casey, /" in order to make
you quarrel Wiki me called you COW.
ard. Here, before The ones that heard me
utter the word, Irenoimce-it. You are
not a coward. Thatis the only apology
shall offer, for / think IL is the only appel
ogy owe you" -
"Casey, it would be the happiest hour
of my life if ! could shake your hand in
friendship once more, but your apology is
not sufficient to stop the duel"
Il is all | nave to offer, and | Go no.,
want to stop the DUEL On the contrary,
burn for it, and tell you honestly, that
when we meet, as meet we must, you had
better kill me at the first fire, il you value
your life, or | intend to take 'hat life If
| it lies in my power to do so"
$50 bcit,n assented Blair with groan
In vain Orwell andI protested. reas-
| oned, entreated, threatened and implored;
Both stood as firm in their intention to
tpill each others blood as tie strong peaks
| hat stood around them. We then en-
deavored to have the meeting postponed
until the next day, but without success.
They suspected that steps would be taken
to stop it altogether, and they both daclar.
ed that if prevented now they would meet
again in secret, and that the consequences
| would be more fearful than now; when
| there were two persons to regulate them
and see that the articles of the duello
were properly observed. il was agreed
that they should fight -# .35sJ
The preliminaries were soon arranged.
| The combatants were to use the revolver,
distance. four yards. They were to stand
back TO back, and at a given signal, which
was to be the firing of a pistol, they were
| to wheel and fire away at each other IN
til one or beth had fallen At this june
ture Casey took strange fancy into bis
head. Nothing would do hlnl bat he mus
usevtho disputed pistol in the duel IL
! should kill the man. he said who had re-
| fused to giveit up to him the rigltful
owner On examination it was ascertain
ed that the bullets OF the other pistols
would fit this one, SO it was loaded and
placed In his hands rs...
They took Their places and were wait
ing for the signal, 70 begin Their bloody
work. The pistol WAS fired, and both
wheeled and fired as one man.
| saw the blood squirt from the bosom
of Blair (whose second was) in a small
| dark stream and fall to the ground, but
he did not seem to notice it. [ cast nv
eyes toward Casey. The blood was squirt
ing from his left fide, aud streaming down
| his clothes. lie was roeling, and | eaw
ne could not keep he feet much longer.
He still continued 70 FIRE, but bliDdly, and
one of his bullets came whistling by in
close proximity to my person, and buried
1t IN tree behind me- BLAIR was also
firing, but with astonishing GOODNESS and
precision every shot of bis told They
had fred five shots each and were still
standing. BIair's clothes were saturated,
and pool OF blood lay before hun on the
ground. Casey's clothes were also satur-
ated, and his boots were full ana running
over, They are both making ready for
their sixth and last shot Is it possible
they will stand until the nd ? No, Casey
reels, he falls to his knees. and delivers
his last shot while In that position. Blair
had fred and fallen also / hurried to
him, while Cruwell supported Casey. |
tore loose lis shirt and found the wound.
and saw that although dangerous, it was
net necessarily fatal. The bail had been
truly sent, but had struck some hard sub
stance, and glanced diagonally through
The body, Just missing the vitlls. | hUr-
riedly bound q part OF his shirt around The
wound, and continued ny search Tor 9TH
ers, bat there were none.
then turned my attention to Casey but
he was past all human aid. His LIES
lamp had gone out with the last bullet.
examined the body, however, and found
that every ball had found lodgment there,
four Of which were mortal. We did al
we could to alleviate the pain OF the re
naming sufferer We made q couch OF
grass and leaves and lai1 him on If, there
to await the coming Of the steamer
Gruwell seemed BALI stunred at what
had occurred, and stood gazing at ijasey's
inaninate form like one in a dream AT
length he SAID ia a low voice, as Il speak
ing to himself, "PoOr Casey, he was a
good companion and true man, with a
big, warm. impulsive heart, aud d ready
purse to relieve the wants Of his fellows
and he is dead" t
Presently be steamer could he heard
as she groaned and pulled, coming up
against the current, and soon she appear
ed, rounding bend in the river, We
hailed, and the captain ordered her to be
trun up the bank and there asked what
was wanted. We told lm In as few
words az possible what had happened, and
he all excitement, hurried on shore. and
helped us to remove them on board Tie
elk and the saddles were also mt on
board, and after an exploration &c the
whole affair, we went ashore. The Chris.
tina went steamine on her way.
We were soon in the saddle and head
ing for Hermocillo Rlnche, where we az.
rived ahead of the steamer with our mel
anchoIly news.
The boat soon arrived aud the whole
ranch turned out to receive Blair aud
Casey, for they were hoth very much es.
TENED
Casey was buried IN the graveyard near
by. But which one Of the mounds within