, 1875-06-02

Thare is gentleman III Dnllas. Texas, by
tl,o nan,o Of s;7oSE This gentleman belongs
10 tho Southern chiva]ry. 11o llau his own
notions about honor, and they are very pccu-
liar ones. Being ono OF tho clIiva'rY, md
having blue blood in his veins, ho il eccentric
In bis likes and distikea. For instance, Afr.
STONE dizlikea to hnvo ordinary people look
at him. Moro than this, he wants plonsy of
room IN hia pronenados, aud no hnrrying
p1ebefan must jostlo him or so 1nnch as rudely
brush past him. SUI moro than this, Mr..
Stone, Of Dal1as, Te1as, does not lsko 70 he
contralcted. 10 prevent people from look-
Ing at him, coming too near him, or contra
dieting him, Atr. SrosE, Of Dallas. Texas.
kills thom. In order to Kill successfully. Mr.
STONE has transformed hi1uaoF into NOV
abla armory. lie carries with him douhse-
barrelad gun, q pair OF six.barrelod pisto1s.
md bowie knife, and he notifies tho people
Of Dallns, Texas, TINT lie is ,nan who kills.
Sometimes, howoyor, It hnppena that
strangers visit Dallas who aro unaware Of
n1r. sroNE's eccontricities, and do not imme-
liate1y observe that lie belongs to tho South
ern chivalry, has bluo blood, ETC., and, as no
public notice Is posted warning strangers Of
the danger Of contradicting Mr.. sroNE, uu-
| happy results now mud then occur. OF
course, those who live in Dallas know Mr.
SroNEta scnaitiveness and do not disturb him.
I3ut few days ago, there was a stranger in
Dnllns and bia na1ne Was OnENoHA1S, and
OnENcuA1N didn't know SroSE, Of Dallas. flo
had neyer heard Of his pccnliarities, was not
awars TINT ho was n type Of Southern
chivalry, and therefore, Of course. did not
| know The etiquette ho WINS expected
to observe towards STo.E, Of DalIna.
TAoy met ono evening. STONE, of Dallas,
WINS in ponsiyo frano Of MUD. perlapa
bis dinner did not set we'll. 4 plebciau 1nay
hovo looked at him. Whatover 1t 1nny hive
been, STONE, Of Dallas, was unhappy, gloomy,
md abstraotol and the people Of Dallas,
therefore, gayo him wido berth, for he hau
biz nrrnory with him, and was accustomed tt
kill some Of tho pEople when ho felt In this
mood. The g,,leioas OnxNonA1s. however
uaudsill that lo was, went between sToNEi
nobility and tho wind, little dreaming
of his danger. Thercupon STONE, Of Dnllas
rotnarkcd, with tone Of tender regret
II know shnn kill Bome fellow tonight
This touching ro,nark was soon noiset
ahroaa, and tho population Of Dallas at onc
sought shelter In their homes, an but tht
1uckless OnESoHAts, who quietly re1nnrke
tllat the "fellow would probably be moth
ing mora than q mosquito. OF oourse ther
was nothing loft for STONE, Of Dallas, to q
but to kill OnENonA1N, which ho did prompt
. ly by shooting him on the spot. STONE, Q
Dallas, thersupon breathsd moro freely. Ell
honor was avenged. His chivalry was ut
| stained. Tho mudain who had crossed h'
path WAS as dead as doornail in the gutte1
and ono Of tho Dallas papors touching
" remarked it was "too bad" who
was tho nearest approach to an obituas
OnkAouArs will over get In Dallas. sTox,
/ however, remains and rstainB his high-tono
chivalry, and tho donizons Of Dallas aro mo,
careful than ever how they regard him, {
offend Lis sensitive spirit. No plebcian oil
cor will arrost him. No mudsill court wi
a ever pass aantonoo Of the law upon him, Il
n sroNx, Of Dallas, boing one ot the chlyalE;
!. Ia above all law.