The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-10-06
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"Andryou think the tide rose and car.
ried off the body of Mr. Alyen p" con-
tinued the surgeon, shrinking jyisibly
from the formidable hoastenous 7alaqo
t.Think Iknow that the tide came
of the body and gave it; as
q feastto the crabs and fish of the gulf ;
sOf course, you had not dcontempIa
ted so complete revengeyifi indeed you
wanted revenge ?7fu 0l% aI essl. 10
II wanted revenge OF course l want
ed revenge. 1T is nothing to me moi to-
him il the crabs ate his body BAH" I
"He was esteemed mild and unob-
ttRsive gentleman,t 1 have1heard,' said
IN surgeon, i6elsing down, ltimidly, yet
'desifvas tossay something inIldefense Of
the dead 5"To have been excited to call
you a ,scodndrel, and to throw a glass OF
wine in, your facey Charles Alven omust
have been greatly enragedD5l ri s9ilig5
7Perclei9Eghtfoot flashed d look Of
thanks upon the surgeon, and then as
the surgeon raised his eyes, turned his
own quickly away. yiaGq9H OF lGw U
''Psha~ =" said Graymart, contemp:
tuousiy. | 'He7was Jealous, and jealous
men, like jealods women, are always
fools.aEm % liJW 20 .TirD , notgGilIsE
"Ah-Iwas he Jealous ?'auoo $40 7uu
,"Ofl his: :ilisndsome wife P7oNo. a OF
me, becausesI rather fsnoied that handl
some wfep' EeSbsHe had not been
married. twp iuyears when I'VE ifodght4c
lets see, let me consult my Srollp OF
,death.ss sEsd'k tadt d2uon9 ;oa II pl.'
sYourroll of death PIC. eno seea-o
$50 I call a'few pages in tthis,r re-
piled Graymartd dispfayih hgaa,smaIl, black
covered hook. oss'Here6 Inrecord my
.dusfs, their causes their resultsIs Ah-a
fought Charles! Alveh; Sons Gulf Shore,
five miles southwsst Yallo w. Brush. June
Sth, 49, q p. Mi ffistols. Distance;
twelve PAGES. Killed him first fre=-shot
him through the left breast, Cause.
he called me seoundref and sthrewawine
'inmyfacet Why?siI spoke softly 10
hiswifefwith out ans introduction3R'o bg
-sJune Stha just yearag to-day;'
remarked tlre surgeons gpayelyousY GU
'haxe foughtmany duels,d tell me, ,tadid
You lmevsfi feel Eanyo apprehension=HI
mean1presentiment ofdangerT bre 20
isBah !snNot LIZ iiis ,noY Iseopqo 81,
Because you areoall ibrute," thought
the surgeon, though he was yeryr care
'ful to say n othing.
"The ground IS selected, gentlemen, :"
said one ofthe four seconds,as they I'd
'vanced .HasiDgiiih3 isimaat
.tBut,p asked the surgeon, with sud
den curiosity, some question more.q /
have been absent from the city for
nearly twoj years. and returned,uonly
last nighta What has become Of Mrs.
Alyeh, the handsomenwife-'s' .non
1 saShe played 7fool.t EnteredIa con-
'vent meped and died. sneered Gray
mart. -,''She was sone of taose female
isimpletons who love dead husbands
better than living suitors. Well, gen.
tlemen,, you have been a dused long
time in finding "a, soft spot for Percie
'Lightfoot to die upon. Let me see the
swords" huc eJ31sn1u.t sre 6 .;ff..rit,- +
One of the seconds opened long
mahogany, case and displayed, two ra
piers Of great length, double-edged, fiat
ana thin. !...is 4 y lgiry ada est.i-irgg ,
"Deyils2 What style of weapon is
this Z" roared Graymart,5 carefully ,sex-
amining leach of 1.-THE swords. "sThe
hilts are all well enough. but what long
blades HoW49thin. Elastic enough,
however. Who selected these swords :"
"My principal being the challenged
party, sir, had choice of weapons. ,a He
chose swords replied a gentleman.
"Very true, Dunbar and 6 if be had
selected brass cannon it gould have
been, the. same to Hector ,Graymart.--
But does he call these things swords
Come, 1 will soon, prove to him that
they are simply spitsl hammered QUIZ
mere hoops slaughtered. Who, made De
them ~ ?npai.ii O aG, 4o enn q; sTal:ct p :.
k''I,pf' replied Ralphel, .sternly. 'ssPeri
haps they nav seiyei give you some spqmle
exercise ''3nem 7ol uosgsr fshauo1 low
rl"Choose your weapon, GsiE, pIl,saidl o
''Noi matter Il TIL take.t this a cried the
duelist, fourishing one, with a practtiicceefd
haRdio IA very good. weapon, ! think,
though ! am net partial to these two
edged afairs,s1 sdj 10 -g9n1d.ilamoo9
Il He pown prepared himself for 1.-The
combatfwiths great delbegation,t oam q
lItIItiis true, said her as he laid aside
his coat, vest and crayat. 81 may kill
this little bug in1 three iminutes-ryety !
have an inclination to- lspoft with the
insect hrst. tnfm edt 10 Goi,svjj'g2 edI
ontY on do, not strip for the. encounter r
asked Dunbar of Mr.. Lightfoot.e ot.eraseal,
f"No, ri am ready npwn'.s.s1 ag,oaal
!; Little heroi 6 HOW brave IT is,n,'''
sneered ,Graymart, as he barred his now
erfpl muscle wrapped arm to the shonl-
der and strobe to his place. 8 81 90 nog,
io The swords were not crossed, yet all
was ready for, the final word II was
then that the second spoke; 3c..,,, ad, ., =
SO sGentlemen-are, You ready ?"ro 30 +;
81 have. q few words to, say, to this
man7r-uafter that I am ready. said p rcie
Lightfoot, a. Before VS., gross blades ]
wish TO tell you that have afss fastened enc
this battle upon you because yop, slew slew
Charles tAlvenr i am here, here, to .aYssgf
,'Abs Al And l. Fhst hat,ig xas s'c tl4lA
1 no yon p demanded Graymart, roughly
! asi.iWheh yYoop lie bleeding and gas ,ggasPing e
[gpon this earth. where Yop shall in YaiI
endeavor to save your life, then + vii
tell you what, I am TO Charles Alyep;''
bufiHo! then ! shall never know" !" s,ai, i
"Gentlemen-are you ready p, ,,
| "Ready."
ugIt is erel-, : Guard. s. Assault az
In an instant the swords were cross
Led. The duel had begun. - t...;..... -.
Before we describe it further let u