, 1875-12-04

70 fht Editar of TIt thitaon 7rtbnHat
CnlcAao, Nov. M.v-On tho l2th day Of June.
1868. Witnessed o duo! botnoen Cant. jonas,
commanding Fedatal acout, and Capt. Fry,
commanding 1lobal scout, In uroene County,
East Tcnuoa8ce.
Those two man had boon lighting each other
for alx monthn, with tho fortunes OF bnttle in
tho favor Of ono and then tbs other. Their
commands wese cntuped On either Bido OF Lick
Creek, \ tasge Aud sluggish stscan,, too doop to
ford and too abailow for aIetry-boat; but thsto
bridge sppnnsd tlle stream for tho con yenionco
Of tho travelling public. Eerh Of thou guarded
this bridge, tia! communicative should gu not
thsr Moth nor South. as tho railroad track had
been broHoa up mouths before.
After fighting each other for na1crat months,
md conscaline the point as tu witch should hold
this bridge, they agreed to fight duel, the con-
gueror tu hold tito bridge nudykuted for tic
timo being.
Joues gave Tho rhallouss and Fry aoccrted.
Tho terms we,e, that they should fight with
unvy-p;stols At % yards apart del,b-
eratcIg wAiklnR towards inch oshcr. and
firing urtit tho last chamber Of their pistol, sns
discharged. ntllcas ono or tho othor ketl 6etote
Ill tl,e discharges weEo medo.
They chtes their seconds, aud abfced uron I
Rcbel Surgeon fas ho WAS tito only ono Ia eithGr
cosDmand) to attend them In case Of danger.
Joues Was certainly a tiDc.IookinR fellow with
light Init and Illus eyes, 3 foet 10 incbos IN
bought. looking evoEy tnch the military chetsaiD.
Ho was man thas nediera would admire mud
iadics regard "lth admiration, l nevor saw
snan more cool, determined, and heroic under
tnch circumstances | naYo road of the deo5a
Of chivaiEY and lnfRbt-errausrY in tho mldds'
ages, and or bravo lllen cmbamod in modern
poosy; but, when sRw this man Jonea ouEno to
thu 1u"listo' scratch. 6ghting, not Tor, foaa or
III t1,If h5 hNt nGtf IL
thought for hls country and tho glory ol the
lag, could not hcp adniFng tue man, no.wItb-
standing ,o fought for tho freedom Of tho no-
R1o, Which Hns opposed to.
long, wAyy. curling lialr, Jet black Dyes, Nearing
r rathos sss"1d tho demon than' han tLo ' man. Taers
vas noth'nS forosIess o,s abont him; but
shat said, II Will kill you." Wlhou. doubt.
he mas brave. cooI, aud COLLECTED, and, although
suffering from terrible dcsh'Nound in hie lett
arm, received = week before, he manifested no
aaLt.
Tho ground was stepped on by tho secop1h
pistols loaded mud exchanged, and the PRINCIPALS
broueht fare to face. novor snail forgot that
meeting. Jouca. In his military, hoyish mood,
IS they 6hoob LANDS, remarked thRt-
a so!aitr braves death for faucifu! wreath.
When IN glogy's rV'nuntc career.
Fry caught up tho rest Of the sontopco, and
ansvrsea hy saylns:
Yot ho bends ocr the fos when In bsttle lid low,
Aud bathcs every wound with tsar.
They turned around aud vaihed back to the
point designated. Jooen' second bad the word
" Flt0 :" md, aa ho slowly eald, i" One-two-
three--lro " they simultaneously turnea vt tho
word "Ona.' mud Instantly fired. Noithor wss
burt. They cockod their pistols, and deliberately
walked toxards each other, firing % thay went.
At tho fifth shot, Jones threw up lis rlgbs baud.
and. firing his pistol In !l,o a,r sank down. FRY
was ia tho act Of firing his last shot but. Seeing
Jone. fall, sentiy loworod hss ptatul, dropped it
to tho ground, and sprAnR to Jones elda. taklpg
bis head Into hIs lap - he aat down. aud oHklng
him II ll1 was hurt.
discovered that Jonea WAS shot through tho
region OF tho stomach, the bullet gl.ncng
around that organ, and coming out 10 the lei
uf tho spinal column; besides, he had racelyed
lhree otbor frightful aeth-wouuds in other por-
tIous OF !liB body. dresscd luis wounds, md
gAse him such Htlmula1tB "a AAd. Io after
wards got we'll.
Fry received three wounds,-ono bretling hu
loft arm, ono iu ths left, and tho other
In the right side, After nonths OF
suffering. he got we'll. Neithor Of thon,
aakad for b discharge. but both resumed
their commands when they Got we'll. and fougsh
partners In q wholesale grocery luasness down
| Aoutl, doing good business. and vorlfyiug sha
aeutmsnt Of Byron that ~ solder bEayea
| death" etc.. osc.
Trusting that the above truthful narratva
| will ho iasson 10 some people, Moth And Bouth,
TINT atayed on tho nbtsida and yelt0d Beok,
dogl" aud arc still not satisfied with the reAllt&
Of tho War, let mo sa6scribo myself, recon.
| structed QosfEDEHArx SURGEON.