The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-08-25

| ureSSlng crOWQ SOf men assem- bled lii
the bar room Of d small hotel; the only
onc,,inYact, ofithe town Of Cl-Ao, q
small, ptimeval village, not d hundred
maes above Austin on TIE Colorado d
The news had just reached our ears
OF The marriage Of Bob Sanders, q wei
known hunter and afrtGlients visitorn al
.heA A6tel, with Mineula, q half breed
befseIer being an exiled chief Of The
Got1tuches, and her mothef q captive
| 3fekiaaff. Es'l 22issee ll9n q y es
Bill Johnston hadpcalled all hands ul
TO dnnk, a freak of free -heartedpess en-,
tirely new for him.; 'and,s with one ex
eeption, all responded; "a aaaf EaT
I. From his. position at the bar Bill saw
theI delinquent, a small, unassnming
boYish looking fellow, an entire. stran-
gersto all in the rooms and with an In.
solent swagger, his full glass in his
hand, ,rhe stalked up to the quiet stran,
GER and slapping him roughly on the
shoulder, exclaimed sqes .sGw .ref,rl
otM sedi all hands to- licker !n Yel
comm ?'f,j7us slT ,.7.s) +, diasb ID,
The, answer was low toned, but firm
el9NoGthank you." bra aiia ein ,49TageK
2"Mout j ak you why7pngK 10 .aa' o
islneveridrink jhquor.'',ss stii tart5 g5I
is'Ha!h ha that's rich! a Never drink;
Why, yer can't egsist in this 'ere keden.
terry without it, Nowisee here,3 stran-
ger,gl hanit no boy feryeI to. fool with,
an if yer don't want me- to shake yeI
outn yer boots, jist sail up to the bal
ana take ger lgreg",,iaas4 q.zu f3.! la,
1.-The man did not stir. I,ahruua a.
Johnston was recognized far and near
as a noted bully and desperate eharao
ter and now his anger began to rise
forih was, not used to- being treated
with such complete .disdain.1ngl IL! I.a4
'Yer comm p he demanded angrily,
advancing step nearer to the, person
who had incurred his displeasure. ~
9,""No, sir" "''!,'' Q ',ofid:"J ''A.,
! .l"Take that then, an larn better man
nersm it''1' II 55,ii',aN o @uifH" -
He struck the stranger side blow
with, his md, which nearly knocked
him from his chair, E"i o. -, 'l8.I ,..'l u,
Rising deliberately, the insuited. man
faced his enemy, coming scarcely to his
shoulders, but Discriminate n plainly 1ex
pressed on every featdte, and III an in
stant had seiztd the swimming glass
and discharged It's contents full in the
Others face. : ''h 4.' t'!'-.ie2 -. '''i''o'
iChdked, blinded BY. the fiery liquor
the giant drew D, heavy bowie ant
sprangs toward his, assailant;; but he
swift, ss lightning, raised his seeihingl,
slender ann. - seized his 'tormentor'i
and then, with his other hand, dealt tbl
burly hunter a atefrifc blow, wllicl
! stretched him upon the floor,.. bleeding
and nearly senseIess. q p1"z"fh 7'1 :
Casting the knife which he still hell
into the wide-mouthed fire place, th
stranger once more resumed his Seat al
though nothing out of the general or
der of things had aranspired.o AE&
In speechless wonders we regarded th
scene. Shat the result 3 Would be .,
duel, no fone for mo mont doubted, ant
the GOODNESS and nerve OF the unknown
spoke volumes dh his6atori i14TlcI
p Slowly, and&ith difficulty, Johnston
'|regained his feet. There was murde
in his bloodshot eyes as he stepped t,
the bar and called Rfor liqaor, pausin,
notlin his libations till he had drained
/ third glass, s,ithen' advancing once NOR
ltnthe qaietyoath, he7spoke, his7 Voic
|. sounding more iikeahe fierce growl o
wounded beast than ahen articulation
of human being :9iiaii99z IL aafc ~.
elssMv young lTooster,r yer time al
come i Ef thar's any fight in We, tel
what kind O. weepons yerlI take !" {
! to "Certainly,' the man answered, not
muscle of his beardless face betrayin
fear s'asthe challenged party,I believe
Ham entitled to choice of aweapons, an
time and place, as well. The weapon
ts6all be the same as that with lNhic
Eyou attempted my life, the time insid
{ Of an hour, the place shall be mad
known to YOU when everything isisal
fanged.F We will each choose secen
: to make the necessary preparations
! AS for me, it matters not who'll hav,
for all are strangers! Make your ow
selection" I5ta7 mtie 4oo
The seconds were soon chosen, an
drawing the one aside that was to az
: for him, the stranger, in low tones, cor
|ferred with him for some time. W
saw the man start and turn pale, an
caught the words as the second turne turr
Eaway: 5geT - 5osI na.$ g..,e,',s So
|. ssisBe sure that the ropes are ire Of .suff
cient strength to bear our weights
The two seconds mounted their hol
ses and galloped away toward lth
} mountaine, rising scarcely half mi
away, while we waited in suspense II
termination of the affair. /. - -,
!. Johnston maintained o dogged s
; lence,, while the other quietly took up
paper and began reading, fc, lprf N
1 The seconds were gone an, hour pc
I haps, then returned with the announc
ment that everything was in, READINGS
Horses were Immediately. summone'
land the whole party, the landlord hin
self included, followed the chief actor
, from the house, mounted, and under Il
7 guidance Of the seconds, took up til
! line Of march toward the proposed due
ing ground.
Johnston still remained quiet, on
lonce speaking from tile time we leftAtl
hotel until we reached the aplace tn
had been selected for the deadly NEE
|. ling, seemingly caring not nwhere th'
| should be! 2rd 9d1 OF bsa2nNe Il'a2
e ffaWe bascended tortuous mountai
Epath9 for a tialf mile perhaps, and tn,
thelguides drew rein on the verge Of
! high cliff; and sprang from their ho
) ses. 'I2doH i1teg hhs s'thuGn taiigir,
: ie "Tuek good 'eal 0, trouble to fett