The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-08
ADREADruL TRAGEDY AvEKTED
4 Duel which Did Not Come on Be
tween Men of Blood.

chew tobacco-fne cut is their preference.
Last Wednesday, while at the market,
Gus went to Jake and said:
Jake, give me chew of tobacco
Drink less whisky and buy your own
tobacco" was the curt and abrupt reply.
Gus walked of and cogitated over the
matter. 1t WAS evidently an insult. II
it was, blood, red blood alone could wipe
out the insult. Going back to the man OF
blood, he said:
"Whst did you mean by the talk you
just gave me?'
81 mean just what l say, and if You
don't walk"
Jake's explanation was here interrupt
ed by terrific right handler, straight
from Gus shoulder, which caught him
direct upon the nose. Feeling tenderly
upon his proboscis to ascertain ifthe ruby
had been turned on, Jake reached for a
steak knife with which to chop up the
fighter. Not wishing to be carved, Gus
stepped away rather lively.
After thinking the matter oyer, Gus
concluded his honor was not yet satisfied
He accordingly took Il piece Of brown
wrapping paper, upon which he wrote II
challenge to mortal combat with the
blood-thirsty Jake. Carrying it over
himself, Gus, with profound bow,
handed the challenge to Jake and then
walked oil.
Locking at the paper awhile and
vainly endeavoring to make out the
contents, third party, whom We shall
call Billy, was called in as an Interpreter.
Now. Billy is an old writer, but he too.
after an hours vigorous guessing, gave
it up. What to do they did not know.
Finally, brilliant idea struck Jake. He
would call the writer Gus was accord
iugiy summoned. The citizen looked at
the paper for minute, and throwing il
down said: son, | amt going to read
my own writing"
After while it came out that it was a
challenge. Being an individual If tone,
this suited Jake. 1t was tinallF agreed
that they should fight at sixty PAGES, with
shot guns, the following, Thursday
morning.
Early that morning, both the men
started to the place of meeting. Each
was accompanied by two seconds. Billy
having promised to act as referee. On
their way to the sanguinary field, Gus.
who had no gun, stopped at the house Of
II friend and borrowed one.
The gun borrowed was Il revolutionary
relic. 1t was seven feet nine and II half
inches long in the barrel, with a stock
attached which. made it good ten feet
Jake also borrowed gun. His was Of
more modern pattern, and was about
four feet long Each gun was loaded
with forty-three slugs and halfa pound
of powder.
When they arrived on the ground,
soon to be redeemed with gore Jake t..
Gus to step hi. distance.
step answered the irato Gustavus.
IL propose to have something TO say about
TIN, fight. We will put the muzzle of
each others gun in our mouths, and then
turn loose. want blood
"Now, YOU be hangcd. ] amt going
to stand that. Why, | would have to
swallow yard and half Of your gun
before l got to YOU
This wa, stumper, and after long
tall, they sensibly concluded to make
friends and shoot at tree, the one put
ting the least number ofSlugs in the wood,
to pay for beer for the party. A huge
sycamore ten PAGES distant, was selected,
and after taking deliberate aim, they
fred. Neither hit the tree and both
bought beer. Peace and harmony now
prevail, and they swap tobacco with
GREAT rerulnrity.