The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-04-03


~ Amer the reading the deaf man waited
7 Jbr4 few seconds; as II Tor reply, and
\ Alssh turned and was aiout 10 leave the
y1lsll when Col. Morton stsrl,ly beckoned
! him back 70 the table. The stranger
! ~s,~yed. and Morton wrote You were
| brave enough 10 insult me BY your threa-
ftsfing looks ten minutes ago; are you
bfsvs enough now TO give me satisfaction 4
The stranger penned Iis fepiy lam
! - your service ssssl ndst
Morton &rtae again. who ~ilI he
\ your second@
Tie stranger rejoiiied: i am too geil-
ernus to seek an advantage, and too brave
! To- fear any on tile part Of others; therefore
I Inever need tie aid of second,
Morton wrote: Name your terms.
| The stranger wrote, without moments
hesitation: sTime, sunset this evening;
place. the lef. Or bank of The Colorado.
opposite Austin; weapons. rifles; and dis
lance a hundred CARDS. Do not fail to be
Ia time VI. II s;s;
He then walked across the floor, and
dirappearef through The window ~ snd-
IDENTIFY as he had entered. BNi' III
What, exclaimed Jndge Webb, ~ II
rosrible you intend % fight than man.
colonele He isa mute,if mot maniac.
Such y meeting, I FEAR, would sadly tar.
nisis your laureIs.' sis2 ~ s Rt
You are mistaken. said morton. with q
smiies tl,at mute Is shero whtre naIre
stands in the records ofa dozeH battles.
and at least half as many ,luels. Besides.
| he Is favorite em.ssary and bosom friei,l
OF Houston. I'll have the good fortune Il
kiIlhim. think It win tempt the Presi.
4! deaf to reiract Ills Views asaiiist yentu..
Ing upon tie field of honor
.Ymi know The man then? WHO Is he !?
asked twenty voicrs together.
Deaf smith, .5., .....f.
No. that cannot be: Deaf Smith wa.
killed al San Jacinin. said Judge Webb,
There again, your Honor l. mistaken,
said Morton. The story of smiths death
was mere fiction, got upJy Houston y
save lie life of his favorite from the sworn
vengeance % certain Texans, on wl,os.
conduct ne had acted as spy.' foun,
that ou. twelve months ago.
Then sou are y mailman yourselfr ex,
claimed Webb. Deaf Smith was nevsl
known 20 miss mark ss,fIa ys1
The thing Ii eltle.l.' said Morton;
have agreed TO nlret him. There eau b,
no Disgrace 10 falling before suci, shot
aud II [ kill him il will be the greatesl
feat % NY life. 9u lsH ,r
Toward evening vast crowd ssseln.
bledto witness the meeting. 30 great wa,
the popular rpcklessness as 20 affairs u
this sort upon the result. Az sunset tive
| men arrived, viii, long, heavy rifles, took
their places, back to oiack. and AZ b signal
walked slowly aud steadily OF 10 opposit.
directions, couuling their steps until each
had measured fifts, Tney Nsth comple
leu tile given number at about the sain,
instant aud wheeled around. As the dis.
lance was great boih i,a,lso'l for SON,
seconds. The face of GoL Morlom wa,
calm and smiling. The face of Dea
smith was as stern aud Impressive a
ever. Tie Colonel was In broad cloth
the scout III smoke tinted leather.
The two rifles exploded II The same In
slant. Col. Morton sprang into Tie ali
and dropped TO the earth, dead Dea
Smith quietly reloaded his rife, aid wal
ked away into The forest.
/ Three days sfterward Gen. Houston
accompanied BY Deaf Smith aud Ten o,le
men. appeared In Austin, and removes
The State papers.
Deaf Smith was oneof the most ex'
iraprdinary characters ever known in fh,
West, He made his advent 10 Texas n
an early periyd; aud continued 70 resid,
there until bis death, whica occurred.
believe, abnut 1850 But altogether n,
had mary warm friends no one eve
learned where he had been tnrn or a.,
particulars NJ his Previous history. Whei
lie was questioned on the suhject. lie iai,
nis iinger on hlslip. His eye was quici
aud :ar seeing rs an eagles aud MS nos
No keen asa ravens. He could discerI
objects miles awsy ON the prairie, ~heI
Others saw nothing but earth aud sky
aud the ssvagrs used 70 declare be cbul,
catch the scent ofa Mvxicaii or an Ii,dia,
at as great distance a. q buzsard bis din
ner lie cDu,d never be persuaded 4
sleep uu.ler lhs roufofa houre, or even
tent cloth.
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American says that ia bottle Of ths oil q
pennyroysI Is len unvorkedin noolp .
nislit not q mosquito ora blovd sucke
will be fnund there in the niorniug. MI
potash with powdered meal threw IL nj
the rat holes hf a cellar. and The rats wi
depart liza rat OF = mouse gets VT
y,A,f pantry ssnfi limo tho hnls rag sst.l
! ratesi wi,h snlntiun ofcsysnhe psrpsi
and nai rat er niouse uiii fourb tiis n.
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