Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-13

found that out twelve months ago"
Then you are mailman your
self.- exclaimed Webb. deaf
Smith WAS never known to miss his
mark
"The thing is settled said Nor.
ton, II have agreed to meet him.
There can be no disgrace in falling
before such shot, and if l kill him
it will lie the greatest feat OF my
life
Toward evening a vast crowd as
sembled TO witness the meeting, and
10 great was the popular reckless.
ness ~ to AFFAIRS of this sort that
bets were taken and offered on all
sides upon the result. At sunset
the two men arrived, with long,
heavy rifles, took their places, back
to back, and ut a signal walked
slowly and steadily of In opposite
directions, counting their steps IN.
ill each had measured fifty. They
both completed the given number
at about the same instant and
wheeled around. AS the distance
was great both paused for some
seconds. The face of Col. Morton
was calm and smiling. The face Of
Deaf Smith was az stern and i'm:
passive as ever. The Colonel was
in broa,lcloth, the scout in smoke.
tinted leather.
The two rifles exploded Mt the
same instant. Col. Morton sprang
into the air and dropped 10 the
earth, dead. Dcnf Smith quietly
reloaded his rifle and walked away
into the forest.
Three days attcrward. Gen. Hous.
ton, accompanied by Deaf Smith
and ten other men, appeared in
Austin, and removed the State pa.
pers.
Deaf Smith was one Of the most
extraordinary characters ever known
in the West. lie made his advent
into Texas at an early period, and
continued to reside their until his
death. which occurred, | believe,
about 1850. But, although he had
many warm friends, no one ever
learned where he had been born or
any particulars of his previous his.
tory. When he was questioned on
the subject, he laid his finger on his
lip. His eve was quick and far.
seeing as an eagles, and his nose
as keen asa ravens. lie could dis.
Germ objects miles away on the
prairie, when others saw nothing
but earth and sky; and the savagcs
used TO declare he could catch the
scent of Mexican OF an Indian mt
as great distance as buzzard his
dinner He could never be per.
suaded to sleep under the roof of IA
house, or even tent cloth.
Plus TX was the two hundred
and fifty second Pope. OF the
whole number IL were French, Is
Greek, 8 Syrians, 6 Germans, )
Spaniarls, = from Africa, . from
Savoy and from Dalmatia, Eng
land, Portugal, Holland, Sweden
and Crete gave | Pope each; Italy
1874. All Popcs since 1923 have
been elected from the Italian Car.
dlnals. or the - Popcs, 3 died
within n month after their acccs
sion to the pontilical throne, 40
have lived only / year on the
throne, % between and years.
81 between . and ) years, 81 from
y to 10 years, 81 from 10 to - years,
Is from II to 20 years, and 0 have
lived more than 20 years. The pom.
tliical life Of Plus IN has been
longer than that OF any OF his pre-.
decessors. With regard to age,
many OF them have reached "A very
old age. The Popcs Alexander
Mi. Plus VII, Paul ", Gregory
Nil, Innocent y and Benedict
NV died between the ages of 81
and Sc; PDdl Ill, Isonitace VIII,
Clemes y and Innocent MI be.
tween the ages OF 16 and ~: John
MI reached the age of IN. and
Gregory TX was 100 years old when
he died.
\ San Antonio gentleman recent
~ had occasion to visit neighbor.
ing town. He did not expect much
In the way of accommodation at the
local hotel, and in this his anticipa.
tons were more than realized. lie
was very hungry, but had the luck
to lose most of his appetite before
he got through with his dinner,
owing tohis discovering few blonde
hairs IN the soup. He thought the
landlord would feel very bad about