The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-12-16
suddenly found his defense in the sneak
ing cunning spirit of cowardice, and

then want me to fight for it, do you?
You can't play that on me-"
"Yoa are coward, and dare not
fight fair!" were my words.
This knew would bring the climax.
His hands and those Of his gang went
for their pistols. But the spirit OF man
hood was now uppermost in the rest Of
the crowd. Munse and q half dozen
others jumped to my side. "No-no-l
mol" was the excited cry. That won't
do, Jack Myers. You fight this man
fair!n
"Is your grave dugp' said he, falling
back upon his only real courage-the
spirit of intimidation and bravad0.
/" Well, wen adjourn to the barley
field"
must disclaim here any endeavor to
establish reputation for bravery. q
am brave only in streaks, and they are
few and far between. It required gem
orally strong pressure to bring out what
little was in me. I have passed days in
mental distress before could summon
up sufficient courage to 60 through any
trying ordeal. / have sneaked away
from trivialities-little lions In my path
Until my desplcaole estlmanon OF my
sell caused me 70 ioathe myself, ana yet
az certain tlmes ana in ce,sa.n mooas
OF mlnd every trace OF pusiiianlmaty os-
bility in the face without fear.
Myers was in q trap. This was to be
his first fair stand-up fight. Hitherto
there had been considerable method in
nus oespeIauon. nH wonueI.m du,cA
mess ION .ne ulaw anu .ne saIo. ~ go na1
Oeen ms seelo. .! success. = l0 - s.lucA
man; y va 20 Jump uackwa.u . .lnos.
Win tne moslon ~ tne same Ins1.aI
nus Ilgnt nano was 0Iawne anu cIcaln
nus % Iesoivel. ne lene1 on s:, -
sleignt 9! n:nu, anu useu osely olol. -
lnauce nls 1lc.lms as - .ne co;.01 n;.I :a.;S q
soMe ~ wn,cn snou.u glsc n Jussln-
cati0n IoI pusung y u oPolasloa'
we arrived y, ~ tne DaI,ey ne.u' Un
loM n1li mIec'.y u a. sne lesr =. as .ae
gIouno cnosen Ior tne m enI0un..r Has g
tne camP gIase-ysIu. = III suAn sJus.o -,
closure. ouI oI me san, IsnA sls.s s.
rose lew wMee neAo-Doslus, ana ~
.ne ngnt VI tne IuIl moon Iaoy Seoou l w
N even more Promlnen' & EhasLy aeies =
IMAM ~ tne uay-siMe. nno 1ao.on =.
Inns Spot was acUloon'' nus M ,.1.,, cH,loss q
eeao-D0ala OF an We INA. VI "M A1a-
nngwell, myers = last vlceln.
Inc preilmlnar1es were very simPlo.
we stood We've PAGES apale anu weIe
70 nre as the master q co,eMones n
counted tnree. naa ssAeu Munse
20 stand as my second ~ tne st0fe mere
" 10 test ms temper ana ina. OF tne
crowd. On the ground we ulsPensou
wltn sucn 1asnionaDie ioimalty.
y was Dut 2 momens gwen Me .ol l1.
nectlon, as we stoou tnus iaclns cacn
otner, put in tnaS momenS tne snence
anu spienoor oI sne niSns' tno gIoa.
rugged casteiiated PoAks-apPaIenIly
put 2 mlle distan., e reansy sMen.y-
looklng sterniy oown upon "; .lo nlo. =
nooonous DaDDnng Q. tne Iuolumne =
shrugged hn ana @ dses'eq 10 over hv aho tSe
tn.ougn Droken uam near ~, ~ ny
cmrp,ng OF the crlckets N me grass'tne
n;s nd!ule :. 1nen s.,ens,y r:snn =, ss;.h ~
VINE grave-seones 1eeplng .nel iaasll. ~
lul - wascn allu Malu os0l .no u0Iu, sas
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