The daily gazette., 1875-08-02
Il FIGHTFOR SUPREMACY
An Authe ntic Incident of 1ra-
geL in the Southwest.

had occasion few days since to take
Journey down the river and several
miles back from it, using a saddle
horse. Darkness overlook him In q
sparsely settled district and as the roads
were IN bad condition and the eve.
ming looked threatening, he halted be.
fore a forlorn looking hut and asked IL
he could find lodging.
II reckon ye mought," replied the
long-haired, sorrowful-eyed squatter,
after hesitating q moment.
The Vicksburger found little 20 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 the host and hostess
were smoking their black clay pipes at
the other end of the room. He had
slept about two hours when the squat.
ter shook him by the shoulder and
said:
stranger, I'm powerful sorry to
disturb ye, but / want to ak favor. "
"Yes-yes-what is itl" inquired
the Vicksburger ,as he rubbed his eyes
and sat up.
"Ye like to see fair play, don't ye
stranger?"
eyes, of course"
"Wall. men the old woman can't
agree, somehow she's cross and tetchy
and l guess I'm trifle ugly. Least
-. wise we don't hug up worth old boots
we've fit and fit; Pm old and shc'i
chuck full of grit and its about OF
] even thingm
I "Well am sorry" put in the Vicks
4 buager, as the squatter hesitated.
"We've been a balkin' since We cum
stranger, and we've made up to ask y
to hold the candle and to let US 90 il
for an old rouser of a fight-a reg'la
old sockdologer, which shall settle OF
fuss! If lick, she'll go; If she licks
. ltravelp
"Pm sorry if there'sany trouble an
= hope YOU won't fight"
"We've got to do 1t, stranger" replie
the woman. "I won't live with ma
who kin lick me. and he's just as higi
born Sans as good as the run o mel
but he's lazy and sassy, and he wants I
wear his hat on his ear!'
"She's right, stranger" said the SOU
ter, 'and this cabin can't hold both Of ,
any longer. rs to be squar' hght-r
kicking or clubbing: and we won't 6
back on yer decision"
The Vickshurger protested, but Il
o. woman placed lighted candle in
hand and posted him in the door, al
man and wife stepped out on the groun
"Su1e, I'm going to ,wallop ye rigl
al smart in just four hoots and holler
bbs aaid tho sn1QffQr q no oh N
~ sleeves.
nd Sam, ye don't weigh 'nuff into thr
ton p she replied in grim voice, and Il
battle commenced.
- The Vicksburger mentally bet TWEEN
~ to one on the man at the start, but
two minutes he had reduced the odds
ten, and two minutes more he was bettil
even. The wife was like a wild c,
springing, lodging. striking and clawir
and pretty soon her husband had to stal
on the defensive.
M Look for the Bengal tiger, Sukew
warned, as he clawed the air.
Il can whip the boots Off We Sam
she replied, and battle grew fiercer.
est One of the woman's sharp nails stru
Ih the the husbands eye and blinded him
an instant. As he threw up his arms 8
ltly seized both her hands into his hn
ted yanked him down and in another a
!" menu nuu une BOuBo on MIN.
. "Sam. do ye cave 2" she asked, as I'll
lay quiet.
'"That's the dead word, Suke. and ]
a licked man'w he mournfully answer
She let him up and he turned to
Vicksburger and inquired:
/, Stranger. was it far foughtT'
81 guess it was"
"Hhen I travelT .p
oil oil. He entered the hut, put on his c
Iep, and hat, took up his rifle and as he ca
hol. out he reached his hand to his wife {
red. said:
de- DC; Good bye, Suke! We agreed far
an" sm squar' and gop Then, turning to
col traveller, he added:
lzed Much obleeged, stranger-ye held
KING candle plumb far and ye didn't no
for either one of usp' :"
And he walked down to the "a,
H. leeped over and was soon lost TO sigh
Good 'nuff on the shoot" mused
USE wife as she gazed after him, "but
ND, fighting weight is clar run down to nu
u. EF