The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-04-20
DUELIING IN DEAD EARNEST.

Toned Fight General Houston's Re-
morse.
ON -,
vi al lhe uueis on my uay lile one l
recai, i,oss NNlu'! is we ilous'oI.-1oh'i, =
son SOL o"eri M, lougIu Ill .nc early sprlhS vi
Ioo.. 4 nei1 Mus no ii'Hs.ery or looIns
VI uni sol. apo". .l,t. ulla,r .he men
li,eans business, anu a'telueu 10 II. AS
o,'e ei .nci'i i,as slliSe peei cohsl,lcu-
GUS ngure III pioou,er oue'' tue Story
my ny, oe wol'n le-.elilng.
iile nus u,illy wos iyihS VI, 'he '."-
Nacca river get,ihg III goou readiness ior
ouehslse oPera'loiis aglliiSi Ma'aihoras'
uen. n.usK illu resigned TO go lh'o .he
capillel o, 'he mani repuphG, anu lne
roiiilinlu l,'.l uesolVeu upon pTIg. cen
lL;.;l reilH ilous.Sn' vi 'ne caS"lrA. 'io"s'on'
UNI al;ipi'ious vi ii1iipr' nay soilc ~ Wo'h
Nun coii'il,'iu'pie ,iO, ne zrai 10 re-orgali,iHe
t'lc arlit, Miicn i'1u peco',iS soliicW ,a'
9en.orai,Het py sichi'ess "'u priNa'ion
u'lring 'ile au.uilih' ne rcilio1cIeu ,nc
res,'l'en,s' ,orii'cu companies iroiii wv,
lai,hs vi 1.s.,! proheii ""es' anu Ies.orr'
oruel "iu ulscipiiiie. Apone ali' nc as
sis.eu ',le ,oil,i''lsS''llul WIN ms crcul'
~ NeW Olie"l,s, 'i,us o,'api,'g :. ~ op-
1aii' suppi. y, oiV'li,s anu prov isioi's'
In lew months the sanitary cohdl'ion
ann 1r, i,ioIale vi 'ne army Me'r eNcel,c,,.
lnls .iiiieiy seINl,e' Wl.h MS poP"lal
iiialhers, ehueareu ,hiin TO us, anu
niiiios, reconc,'cu us 10 'ne seNeIe UNI
ing .lir1"sii .ne llNe-'9ng Weeh' 9u,l,u'l
oAIcp,eu. " ''e,ol u'iliv" , vi , 9"',"',
nilless .he aIlulaii -geher'l hapPeneu. 10
i9rget II; hous'oh was as lhielaI,gar :
Die UNI seiS,ai't a' VIZ 'ne ia,'icr IL, vi
rreue,ieh .ne "rea'' '''' WIN coiii,
PanH urn III me morning. reSiiiei'ai
urn III 'he ai'erhooi' OF geher.i par
'ue, away lcu y. ool iohs s-s'iiullis,
slA-ioo' ncnerui III persoh, we were
hepi III Pre,,! ilVT,! eAercise ior '',ree
oI iour ''ioilll,s. ne II, iilei, Il. 'iliieS, m'c
~ high'' reNengeu themselves uPo', 'i,e
general d! veiling at 'ne top OF lneir
Nolces some slahuerous. luhhy question:
Oh w,nch ne was ,he supJecti ,ne answer
Woula De, 2,u long ohtnks, OF
oiu Lca.he, D!eeclies -reierrllg 10
P"h's' ny upioa' so'ie'ii',cS i'sseu ior
an honr. NO notice was taken OF these
noisy demonstrations. but II the day
happened to be particularly hot, the
morning drill was sure to be prolonged !;
and i'll The afternoon parade the quick
time, double quick time, charges,
marches, ana counler-marches, always
led by the general himself, were apt to
be protracted beyond sunset.
just as Gen. Houston had got the
army into good training, a courier arrlv-
ed from the secretary of war with the
unwelcome news that he had been
superseded, and that Gen. Albert Sidney
Johnson. l1fG 0i The | nltpI Stotns Army
had beed appointed to the CHIEF COM
mand. The news cut Gen. Houston to
the heart, nor could he conceal his cha
grin. There were no more nocturnal
disturbances in camp, no more iests ;
every man seemed to take the matter as
much to heart as the general himself.
When his name was mentioned it was
with marked respect and affection.
There was no drunkenness in the Texan
army, probably because there was little
to drink stronger than coffee or water ;
there was no gambling, there being no
money TO wager; but, as for swearing,
am sure that the army i'll Flanders
never eXcelicu 'loSe pa'rlo'S OF 'he Lone
Star lepubiic.
i''i 90 you iiliilh ol lihs es'
ioiht man VINO Is coming mere 10 take
comihahu! asked man Oh Joe plXoii'
umVcrsali! KNOWN III camp as h"iii-
tuck.
est i,int. rFplleu Joe WIN con,
tempt u" don know anything pou'
Inc cusseu pace. l peIieVe IL laiicl
place away up Norm Whar hcle san
trans ms war pups, bul one thhg Is
sure, IL never turned ont petter man
nor nall SO good a one, as oid Leatnei
Legs; Ihai III take my ailidavit OIL
But l! turns OUT me soldlers' aho
thls man ~ s'nu 10 pe one Oh us pes
specimens, persisted Joes companion
don't want 10 tax on ms maiiel
a! all, said Joe' LOT ! can 90 lushc'
to my ieeiings. one tmng VIII say
howsomever, ana that ls' can iick an.
man VINO would not gei OUT OF pea IL
tne middle OF the darkest hign' ana p"ri
ms last shirt 10 Damn West ilhi py' ai''
all that ever came out OF IT.;
! give TINS merely as an Illustration o
the feeling among the men; did no
snare IL. hheu zen. iious'oh as WEI
as any one, but believed !hen' as d'
now, that an educated solaier Is ihe ON:
person Ill 10 be trusted win response
Die command.
ten. Johnson arrived low Gays aite
ms appoihlniel. was aliliounueu. ~
at once without communicating witi
Gen. Houston, directed the a1Juiah'
general to have the army paraded ant
the general order read. ms was to-
much for Houston, already boiling owe
with rage. lie sat down, wrote pei
empiory challehSe 10 mortai compa'
and handed II to his friend, Col. Rogers
with instructions 10 denver IL al one
and accept OF no delay. Rogers wen
TO Johnson's tent, where he found NlaIo
Demorse i'll conversation with the ne'
commander. Demorse Introduced kooe
ers, who said he had come upon dli
agreeable business; and handed Johnso
the challenge. The general TOOK I'll
note, and read il through as coolly
though 1t had been an Invitation to din
ner; then turning to kogers re9neste
nm to assure Zen: Houston lhat /