, 1875-03-27
a Duel mt Esllr Feet,
Sftt Dfiro,1h ftuff1ftn


In 1887 Col. Duvail, cauJida.e for tho Senate
In ono Of tho Upper Senatorial Districts OF Nj =
slaBi ppi, bccaule Involved in a pofnoual affair
with young Cunningham. OF tho famous fight
Ing Cunniushams, Of Son,h Caroliua. Cunning
ham WAS NOT Il. lIo wAs h small, handsome
youth, with long ftAxcn tnir, bright blue
oycs aud very nn,iable, gontio mannuts, bat
Of most dRuutlass determination aud cool cour-
age.
Cunningham Ind challenged DuvaIl who Ind
fought heiotc, md vas regarded al al adept In
the dncllo. Unyal! III spirit which was con-
sNlercd IA bordering Oh Eragcalacio. accrptel
the challenge, but prescribed tile terms that tllcy
nistook his II l,o imagined that such terms
would bc rejected f,r Cunningham. Tho parties
mot opposite fickshnrg. An iain,eusc coneourse
assembled to witncas tho atIAtr. Tho boyish
Cunningham excited universal nrlnvat1.y, mill
gIod viii, pity and admiration, when ho Appeared
Ill tue tle!l l1o loolol younger anl more boyiall
thnn ho really was.
llIaro waS \ acriouR Design on tho part of ths
epocsactora to Interfere anu prevent the fight he-
tween Il full GruwE 1nan and q 1uere bov. But
cunningham, aul hiB fronds, by their dotorinin-
eli conduct prevented MI sucil intorfcsonce. Tho
rnrtieH were soon stationed ut their places, Just
1 foot apart, by e1a.t Ineaaurenout Cunning
ham flse1 his eyo upon his antagonist with that
peculiarly geltto sns characteristic Of lin.
Duyai' though doubtless brave ninrl, could mt
but feel aud manifest Soma NERVOUSNESS on tho
oocaBIon, III lie had preacribol tho perilouB ant!
dcsncrato toEms on which tho combat was to be
determined.
"Atteutio,s" was called. and tho parties do
claring they were "roady," tho wurt was given,
aud both fred at Tho word ono. " Duvail fell.
shot through tho heart. Cunningham etooi
cuolly in hia place nnacathca. An involuntary
"hurfall aroao from tho spectators at tho issue
OF MI at1ar which lsaI cnllHt"d thoir foelinss no
warmly in bollalf Of this young David OF this
combat.
u1.or
man. and rarely. became invalvctl sH aunrrc!s.
Dnt on ono occasion lo displuyel lis charaato,-
istic discrimination In . manner that gave great
satisfaction to tue lookera-on. lilo WAS tho sec-
oittl Of young lawyer OF New Orlenus, who
won't ont to give satlafaction to another young
asyer, Wslo had boom insulted by Ills "lcarnol
BROTHER"
In order to obtain the tsBc Of tho lnclus pls-
tolls OF certain notorious socallnd fighting man
III the city, who Ind Ereat taslo for huch niIatrs
1t was necessary to take tho Dobahit with his
plstols as sort Of supernumorary secoul.
Accordingly Cunningham. with Aia principal.
aud uobadil aild hla "saw.handles," " proceeded
to tho alota'rse Course. whore tue neetiug WAS
arranged.
tho parties woro stationed, tho word was CIV
sn: and thoy llrod without oKoct. 4 pariny was
held, and, tho challenging party declaring t!lou-
Helves satisfied, Cunningham Of course for Ills
FUR Iheroupon. Dobalil, who lad been much
disappointed at tho hloodless result, declared
TINT his pistols nevor hoforo missed that this
was mere cilds play, aud that WHEN parties did
tako trouble to couao ot 10 'lght lie liacd to 500
something done.
SWELL" responod Cunningham, .'if YOU arc
20 anxious t0seo little b!oul shed will talto
great pleasure ~ accommodating you; anst in Or
ger 70 Justify you fnr shedding q lltt!o at my
blood. take the !iborty to say that consider
you coward aud blackguard."
l'1oadil remarked TINT hc didn't como there to
nght l,mself but to 300 others fight. atsta aluG