The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-19
TIIE FIGHTTNG enron.
An Encounter that the Arkansas Traveller
Might have seen In the Old Days.


Might have seen IN the Ola Days.
The recent visit to New York of COL
Horace Fcatlc-.tocN. the vctcrin Arknns ;
journalist, rec ~ an animated aud hitherto I'M
published passage I'm the earlier DAYS Of IN {
gentlonans vlricsat career. In that time
and place vigorous Muscular DEVELOPMENT,
quick eve md steady nerve werc counted II no
less value in the editors equipment than pow
orlul mtud. The rugged and imuulsivc nature
Of the inhabitants l'i them to a hastiness in
the settlement = pcrs ~ ! disputes that pros
perel the unjcrt kcis even At times when all
other Business pursuits lanEIisled In this &c
50 ct they offered materially from their more
philosophical fellow citizens OF the East.
Here. n. as might happen IN cyon the host regu-
lated Office, an error crcpt into the paper, the
agsreved party would call quietly and courte
ously state his case, securing as courteous a
correction; there the offended person walked In
behind pistol and casually expressed belief
that II tLc editor was rapid writer he might
possibly ret the r'tratfi VI Written before he
Ia Il fnis lcd all tine shots in his retulver.
la many cases TITS aggressive acton aroused
equally cont HiiNe qu"htlcs ia tue Gator,
or the other vis hih d. 1h"st c'rcum-tances
grad ally developed the sb-ctllei Ishting
editor pictur,sqdc and powerful ch ricter
leclliif 10 Nmcii II i.utu.l isn. ~ nm wee
referred all questions - dispute involving Der
sonll Argument He was the chiS llruus. open-
hearted aud brave te preventative Of G., 81. now
uc,rlt CXdnct. whose character has suffered
only frOW the tccNlcss cx9rgeratinn Of cal
historians, themselves iuNuri. ut products Of the
same soil
Col. Fl,thcr.'ock WIS SC rcoly twenty-one
UCeiU iOuuiuVE amt MirfOr, and ne nJd been
there Sc &C. IS inres wsrNs wHeu tine lufudry
and scicu inr manner In " len ne circteI "A
powerful la kwuOd-Wan. who md Veuturcd TO
rcmon- rate -atnst 90 savage personal reference
70 hnus, IL, determined the Chiei to appoint
FeatherstOck To the afduous and resp In-ible
posi- "a 81 fighting edi.or; tost wnl II he
hclI for seven Neals vi h hon,r to himat II and
cred, To- Ia. pNrcr. lilo was a good slot aud
,iniidr 10 ms sio"onue 10 li-ntilnk, y, Is
sIi that d.nng nis IS. ay ~ tAe IcA1h1Tt ullrc
he Killed nlncteon men. In ct the number OF
those who llun lcred III their dealings with MN
was $50 nc o tnat D. became current humorous
saying In tie region that Fcathcrstock kept a
graveyard ni hi own.
There lvrd inantighboring county issutis
and tlOuufpirsty tliii "a, WIZ had often hedrd
~ the renoNucd hshtinE editor Of tie ioHit-
hIWk, ami, having o cid his own and sometimes
@ one with yerupuy he mad ever met. he re-
solved To ~ 10 Ll-,-'ilie and citan out the
Colonel When he appeared IN the IOmdhfWh
oilcc lie mig {. hut tor his gre side md fero-
cioss asuect, nave been mistaken Tor lac drum
mtr a. % iiedrms e. .hl shment. All Its pockets
were fat Of as-uif. wcdf.us, ana his Lit
looked lie fence with pistol rickets. II.
-td<,d IN with an AR of brutal insOle.ee, aud
"Arc yoa tie Ioleh ,ul's fighting elltor?"
The Colpucl modcsuy .ilDWcd that he w-s.
81 unier-t M "a keep a select buying
ground Dt your VII.
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