Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19

the way. Montana followed
him up until at last, standing
right before Tom, he jumped up
about two feet from the floor,
and came down with heavy
jar, and said '1'm chief!" even
this Tom did not resent-he on
ly put his hands to his face and
weptI Fact, sir, the tears ac-
tually flowed, until his best
friends thought that he was an
arrant coward; and when he got
up and went away to his room
to bed, there wasn't one of them
to say good word forhim.
Montana enjoyed'a a season
of glory. He had said, 'I'm
chief!'' in public and no man
had dared to accept the challeged.
The next morning, Tom was
standing on the sidewalk when
Montana came along and they
met face to face. Tom spoke
to him in a low quiet tone, say
ing:
stranger, you used me pretty
rough last night, but | don't
bear malice. Jest say that you'd
been drinkin', and didn't mean,
land we will say no more about
it."
montana answered: "No
apologies in mine"
"Well," said Tom, "youneedn't
apologize; come into the saloon
and chink glasses with me, and
we'll let the matter drop"
"Then Montana said: "Tom
Carberry ,eitheryou're generous,
or else you are coward, an if
I'd known at the start, it's most
likely I wouldn't ha' waded in.
But the matter can be let drop,
for theirs hundreds O people in
nv section, an between here and
there, who know that | came
here to kill you; so there's but
two ways-we must fight or
vou must run. If you'll run it'll
be Jest as good to me as fight"
"Tom's most supplant bear
ing disappeared on the instant,
and he said, stranger, l amt
much in the habit Of runnin' :,
an if we're to fight we may as
we'll have it out now as any time.
Are you heeled?"
"Tom asked this question be-
cause we have a law against
carrying concealed weapons,
which is regarded at such hours
as people think they have no
use for their arms, and disre-
garded at all others.
"The answer was; 'No; |
left my revolver with the bar
koener o, the Exchange"
Get it" said Tom, "Pll wait
for you here"
"The Exchange was in
a corner building across a
street which came in at right
angles to the sidewalk where
they were standing. Montana
went in at the front door, but
came out on the cross street,
hoping to steal up and get tho
: drop on Tom, but this was not
! so easy. Tom was wide awake
{ -he had crossed the main street
to guard against surprise; sc
! when Montana poked his pisto
> and enough of his head to take
sight, Carberry was notin range
Ip a moment their eyes met,ano
, the shooting began. Tom curle'
4 down close to the road-bed t.
a present the smallest possible
!, area, as a mark, and because /
, is comparatively difficult to hi
p an object lying on the ground
4 Montana sheltered himself some
:, what behind a low row of sack
: of potatoes lying on the edg
= of the sidewalk, and partly be
. hind a small awning post. Th
4 last was fatal error, for with
% . tall post for mark it is the ca
4 siest thing in the world to max
~ line shot.
" 81 am making long story o
: the shooting, which in realit
% was very soon over. They fire
= three shots apiece in as man
N seconds. TOMS third ball passe
ye through Montana's heart, an
- he was dead before his head IT
I bounded on the brick pavemen
: Carberry surrendered himsel
+. at once, and was kept in Jail III
ID til his trial came off, althoug
H. bail to any amount was offere
to After a pause the Judge a.
b. ded; 81 don't see how | cou
n have done more for him that
na did, but the man should not ha'
~ been punished-he should ha'
MT been acquitted; and he won
fv have been but for one circur
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