, 1874-06-04
DIED WITH HIB BOOTS ON.

tako hlB place beside theae two.
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DIED WITH HIB BOOTS ON.
Bnrgett has fought Ills last battle. He iB
dead. He died In mississippi mud-ho1o, rid
died with buckahot by Gridor. Much to tho dis
gust Of tho late Burgett, no died with hia boots
on, for tho reason TINT thoy couldn't got him out
OF tho mud-holo quick enough to carry out his
pathetic request for tho removal of hs boots,
dridor having boon worry industrious and precise
IN Ills muskot-practice. Tho lato lasnented Bur-
gotk won't out for wool md got ahorn. Ho be-
longod to TINT largo class Of Southern horoos
whosc principal vocation is tho indiscriminato
uso OF gunpowdor In intercourse with
thoir neighbora. With flno sonao
Of honor mud large chivarous notions.
they scorn tho laws delays and tha routine Of
courts, and sottlc al difficulties with gun, pis.
to1, and blundorbuBB. Whom mombor of ono
family has little difference with member OF
another, tho cause is ospoused by both families,
down to tho fourth cousins and up to tho great
araudfathers, ind thus It becomeu only mattor
OF time how aoon tho two family troes nro he,yn
down. So long as they do not prejudice tho
safoty Of the public or shoot outside Of their own
family circles, thorc ia no disposition to intor-
fcre with their peculiar method Of enjoying
themselves. Burgott was one Of this
kind, md Gridor waa tho man whose
removal to another world WAS o.
aontial to Burgotts career iu lifo. Exactly
how many Griders havo boon sacrificed upon tho
altara of Burgett's ambition Is not known, but
1t Is stated that three Durgotts havo died with
their boots on, aud now pair Of boots in a Mis-
sssippi mud-hole ia al that ia loft Of a fourth
Durgott.
1t'happoned this way !: Ono fino morning Bur-
gott learned that thore WAS a Grider few miles
up tho river. So ho got out his shir and stored
1t with provisions Ho took plonty OF money
with him, thinking, perhaps. that 10 might
transact o little business aftor Ao had settled
matters with Gridor. Having provided him.
eelf with gun and two pistols, and ammu-
nttion enough to slaughter d regiment Of
Gridors, tho expedition startod, and on tho way
Burgett practicod on several wild pigeons and
turkeys. Durgett sailcd loisurely on among tho
snags aud sawyors, happy iu tho thought that
each moment vas bringing him nearer to
Grider. Ho had calculated to meet Grider at
Harkoroaa's Landing, on the Arkansas shore,
and WAS not disappointed. Qridcr was t1ero, with
luis shotgun, for no Gridor or Burgctt ever tray
oled without weapon and ammunition. Burgest
bad skif.lond Of weapons and ammunition
md Grider, being on land, had ali ho could
carry In carpot-bag. Whom Burgott'a akifr
rounded to at tho landing. Grldor was On tho
liver bunk. calmly surveying tho aconery. Bur-
5ett stopped brisk1y out, and, gathering up Lis
,un, fow pistols. and what ammunition lie
:ould carry, walked up tho bank.
The conversation was short and touching.
ir!acr accosted tho brist1ing Burgctt: dHow
're YOU Henry7 What do you moan by coming
zero this way2" Dargott replied: Ut do
lot mean anything serious. How arc
'ou, Joaae2" Grider answered: II AM
lot worry we'll" Thus fur tho con-
'eraation s not disHinailar to that which occurs
Vory day botwoen smith and Brown when they
aoot On the stroet. But Durgott gavo q worry
ndden turn to tho conversation by remarklng
Thon, damn you, tako that" and tllaroupon
red at Gridor. This WAS tho signal for the bat-
10 Of Burgett vs.. Grldor, and Gridor won. The
hot-guns being exhausted, tho atook Of pistols
faa brought into roquisition and was used i'll
ustriouniy. 1t last Durgott's ammunition
ayo out, while Grldor Ind nhos or
no left. This WAS suilioiont for au
raotical purposes. Grider was eyou
it'll Burgott with an inning to Bparo, aud ho im-
royod Lis inning. As Durgett sought to got
ito hiB Hkit1, aridor aont him his commitments
, tho ahapo Of d chargo Of buckahot, which
ere so liberaly distributed through hts anato- /
y TINT ho had nothing moro to my, but quietly
i'd down In tho mnd-holc, ind, after requesting
10 crow Of q steamer who had been witnesses
the affray to remove Ills boots, lo turnod his
100 to tAo mud and diod.
Although 1t boots little to Burgett now
hothor hia boota ase on or of, 1t Is somewhat +
d to rotloct that his last request could not DO =
antea owing to tho largo number Of Gridors
lokalots anil tho rapid orocts Of thu dose.
o prosuno tlat uurgott reasoned In 4 nice II
otaphysloal way that to do with hfs boots ou Q
dlcatod polnt-b|auk that ho had died by gum i,
'wdor. He was naturally mortified mud somc- Q
lat disappointed To die BY arldor's gun. ;,
wdtr, and, Il thpaa boota ot hia oou}d unlY bs b