The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-08-25
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feet, at tile very base Of TIE ncIfff,s dash!
ed III tdRhd d pft6aed an angry, swoileG moth!
| tain toFrsht,fashiug ilself to fdgy' among
the numerous nh Ihn1elISoins bohlaers that protected
\ aboyesIs spIface,h haalbd haalbd d: short distance
below. throwing sHAeif with fearful We,
liocity over 4 fall III at least, Atty feet. .
| Not q tree or sHfab sound root On the
| font Of that .'frfghtfao precipiee As
| Perpendicular, and !nearly a. smooth as
| lhe walls Of q house it reached from
where We. ssad9d, down, down. Stiill, its
granite face Was Was washed by the seeth-
| ing, boiling stream, below. ~ ~
The strahgeil's words were. enignats
zeal; We sll looked - him fog y an, s9pts! id!
~ Y. - ftiks 2 i<t ia !.
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pointing down the chasm, and address
All looked, and saw what bad before
escaped our notice, down about fifty
feet, q small ledge or projection, per
haps six feet long by three broad, a
sort of step III the rocky wall 3:,'F ~
"Yes, but | don't see what that's got
to do with yer bringin' us herem John
ston answered, roughly =, ',,'''.., :, !, ,ss% ,
'.It has much. the other answered,
quietly. eve are TO- be lowered 10 that
ledge, and with the ropes still about our
waists, are to engage in Che fight you
sought Of your own accord, until one
or both Of us are dead. Are you
ready p
aoss +xsK ~ sY Bp'as sHssss ifl@ s0in'
t".Ibes getdeHaypapd ask NIX my pardon
for the insntCyopEpfered me"
mot by long shot! l kin stand it
if you kim Iareekon r. Billli answered
with sbraggadoci air., which served
but lily to conceal his fear. Bring 90
yer ropes, an I'LL soon show this young
banty what it ar TO provoke Bill John
stOn."Si 'it9als1 uu1' .sya .pG;ss..siK X
The ropes, near at hand, were soon
adjusted; by the seconds about 7 the
bodies of the two men; then, with their
knives in their hands, all other weap-
ons had been taken tfrom them, they
stepped to the edge of the fearful abyss,
Johnston nervous i wavering, and much
paler than he had been ten minutes be.
fore, the other as cool and steady as
though about to embark upon a pleas,
ure voyage, .,,.aE ~. -, - ..,, r. =
when we reach the shelf make the
ropes fast to one Of the trees, and do
not draw us, up, till You are requested
to, do So" the stranger said, by way 'ol
farewell, as lie iaid, down and .slid ovel
the edge, closely followed by Bill NOV ~
Both reached the ledge al the same
instant, and stood glaring at each Other
full minute without making any fur
ther demonstration then we saw John.
ston spring forward, striking fierceiy a
the others throat, but he, quick az
I 4 8 shsniheg g. pushed himself clear Of the
cliff, swinging out into the air, the knIfa
Of his Opponent missing its intended
mark, and striking instead the hard
linty rock; at the same instant the rop.
to which the other was ,attached swane
back to its place, and Johnston receit
ed severe wound in the shoulder =,
i In speeehless wonder. we regarded
the strange battle. s..Who iss he ?" ant
..Where did lie come from,l" were ques
tions we asked over and over again, ,zbu
without .ayaiE That hefswasd no stran
ger was evident, else why had he di
rected bis second to thislspotp 3 9d
-naForsome time the strange comha
i continued, both receiving wounds, bu
not of q serious mature. bra lsiF 8 ua
4 - SuddenlynJ ohnston again spfang for
ward, and essaged to strikei fatal blow
but his opponent, as before, swung ou
into the sir7and avoided the strokes bu
as he once more touched the snelf, w
saw him deliver two swift blows il
quick succession, either Of which, mus
] have been fatal, and then third.h Sud
sdenly the rope to which Johnston ha,
been attached relaxed, and clutchin,
vainly OF the'shelf for support, I'VE sa,
him 60 shooting down through spaes
One wild, despairing cry of morts
agony, and bis body disappeared fol
ever beneath the wbirliDg waves. edo1C
We drew the stranger up, but he wa
, quiet and ,recticent, and, no one care
!, Ito question him. On the way back t
the hotel he disappeared from ou
midst unnoticed, and we never saw Q
Iheard, of him afterward; Whoever o
whatever he was. we unhesitatingly az
, credited to- him the praise OF havin
rid the community Of it's most, despel
ate and layless character aI,a >
The Thlnderbolt from the North
J, E.eW Wednesday afternoon a inen-suite
individual who came from some town i
Genesee County was noticed wanderin
around Franklin street, having considt
rable of money and being under the ir
lfuence Of liquor. A policeman spoke t
: him, and warned him he had better loo
D ont for himself. when tha vonnp man +,