The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-24
A FIGHrFOR SUPREMACY.
An Authentic Incident OF Travel in
the Southwest.

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the Southwest.
/ From the Vicksburg Miss Herald.
A getleman residing in this city had
occasion few days since to take u jour
ney down the river and several miles back
from it. using u saddle horse. Darkness
overlook him in sparsely settled district,
and as the roads were in a bad condition
and the evening looked threatening, he
halted before forlorn looking hut, and
asked if he could find lodging.
II reckon We mought, replied the long
haired, sorrowfuleyed squatter, after hes
/ Itating moment.
The Nicksburger found little to eat, and
his horse found still less. The squatter
and his wife were all alone and they had
but few words for the stranger, and
scarcely spoke to each other. When the
evening grew old the traveller camped
down on the floor on blanket, and being
very tired he fell asleep, while hest and
hostess were smoking their black clay
pipes at the other end of the room. He
had slept about two hours, when the
squatter shook him by the shoulder and
said:
stranger, powerful sorry to disturb
We. but | want to aX favor
"Yes--yes-what IS it?' inquired the
Vicks burger, rs herubbcd his eyes and sat
up,
"Ye like to see fa'rplay, dOn'tye, stran
GER"
"Ycs, of course
"Wall, men the old woman can tagree,
somehow she's cross and tetchy, and |
guess I'm trihe ugly. Lcastwisc we
don't hug up worth old boots. We've fit
and tit; I'm old and she's chuck full o
grit; its about an even thug"
"Wcll, Tam sorry" put in the Yicks-
burger, as the squatter hesitatcd.
We've been balkin' since We cum,
Stranger, and we've made up to ask We to
hold the candle and to let us go in for an
old rouser of fight n res lar old sock.
dologer, which shall settle our fuss! If |
lick, she'll go; if she licks, Ill travelI'
I'm sorry if there's any trouble, and |
hope you won't fight"
"We'vc got TO do it, stranger" replied
the woman. IL wont live with man.
who kin lick me, and he's just as high
born. Sans rs good as the run o men
but he's lazy and sassy, and he wants to
wear his hat on his earl
"She's right, stranger said the squat
tel, land this cabin can't hold both Of Us
any longer It's to be squar fight
no kicking or clubbing, and we won't 80
back on yer decision
The Nicks burger protested but the wo-
man placed a lighted candle IN his hand,
and posted him in the door, and man and
wife stepped out on the ground.
"Suke, I'm going to woIIop ye right
smart in just four boots and hoIler"
said the squatter rs he pushed up his
! sleeves.
Sam, We don't weigh null into three
tonsw she replied in II grim voice, and the
! battle commenced.
The Vicksburger mentally bet twenty
| to one on the man at the start, but in two
/ minutes he had reduced the odds to ten,
and in two minutes more he was betting
even. The wife was like wildcat,
springing, lodging, striking and crawl
ing, and pretty soon her husband had to
stand on the defensive.
look out for the Bengal tiger, Suke!'
he warned as he clasped the air.
II can whip the boots DIN We, SAM
she replied, and the battle gacw iiercer.
One of the womens sharp nails struck
the hus bands eye and blinded him for an
instant. As he threw up his arms she
seized both her hands into his hair, Nank-
ed him down, and in another moment had
the "gouge' on him.
'Sam, do We cave she asked Is they
lay quiet.
That's the dead-word Sukc, and I'm
licked man" he mournful!y answered.
She let him up, and he turned TO the
/ Vicksburger and inquired
stranger was it It far fought?
81 guess it was
"rhen travclw
He entered the hut, put on his coat and
hat. took up his rifle, and As he came out
he reached his hand to his wife, and sand
.Good-bye Sukel We agrecd far and
souur', and gow Then, turning to the
traveller he added:
"Much obleegcd, stranger-ye held the
candle plumb far and We didn't holler
for either one of uS!'
, And he walked down to the fence, leap
ed over, and was soon lost to sight.
'GoOd NUT on the shoot unused the
wife as she gazed after him, "but his
fighting weight is clar run down to nuth-