The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1878-12-21

the tripou horseback, like u knight erIant,
and my squire was one Of ny bgoehers CO.
lored boys. xhn rode as1tiser horse and car
/ Fied the pistols in front oi him in : maho-
gany case. As we rode into RelleyIlle the
people wondered what the nigs.r had in
the box Every day took TrumbuII out
into tlse wooJs in the suburbs and instructed
him in the use af the pistol. lie w4s not an
apt scholar, because his heart wAs H0s in the
work He wxs very near-sIghtsi, and could
not see twenty feet ahssd u him pfae-
ticesl him at close range sa that account
had seen Sherburn snst Key practice iring
for duel, and knew Something About IT, :"
Which of the Keys Was hefs
He Was the 500 Of the authoEof the Star
SpMngIed Banner, and WAS afterwards killed
at BladeasbuEg. Well, TrumhalI WIS very
awkwgFG At first in wheel and 6ge be couti
not hit an oak tree two fsset thick in doxen
aud ten PAGES. saw that the rotary motion
wouid not do aud prAetBced him ingfiring
without wheeling IN stxsrt time be could
hit . sapling neatly every llme. Leaving
ms schOs1-. atone went home fnF a week.
and fhen retuFnesl aud gave him lessons for y
coupe of weeks more. liz the meAnfime the
offensive nsEspaises aFtieie had led tsa inTessi
CATION. aad it was found Ia he true. Kinney
was actually defauiteE. for c0nsldegalpIs
amount, through one OF his clerks The
State obtained q jadgmes.t against Kinney
| fug the aEao1nt and II wzs never paid
BY this time TmmisuiI was possessed of
| saiiicient skill to face Kinaey with the pistol
| 90 IFetty fair terms {; tut 81 the last mssment
he was opposed to lighting. When he MAS
| prepared and ready TO stand the racket
went &c Shields and delivered the terms ON
which the affair WAS to beeondacted WeA-
pons. duelling pistols. Trace Of which
had, 10 lie inspecte,iby him, and his pFinci-
! pie TO have choice af pasknla, Tire, snurise /.
place, Bloody 1siana the pgiaelpass IL stand
face 10 face, ten feet apart. and ~ IRE letMeen
the words .-one~ and .-thnu..s il the usual
way. Mhen Shields read the Fslirr lse look 4
ed It uae steadily with hia irFsh gray eyes
p-crIng into mine and then be exesAiaieti in
bis emphatic way. .Marri-,a. il wuaId I,e
aaursier by heaven. sir. murder = se-
pGie.i, .eTou know. Mr. Shislds, that Trun-
l,all is 81 near -ssghted that aay other terms
would make him the yictlm ul nlar.ler. aud ii
he is to dght--fssr I've is ng very anxiuus-
he mnst tight upou equal terms with his OPP
ponent.s
shietds replied. ~Rs Q =, slr, l'.E not he
party to . murder
THAT ended il. There was no duet. |
resigned my commission in the nary and set
tied in Belleville a lawyer. Shields, Trum,
bull and myself became very warm friends.
and the duel was seldom alluded to-,
"Who would have thought that Lyman
TrambulI was = hre-eateF ia his ynaager
daysf''
~No, 1t was not grncFAlly kaaNn: neither
Was il knowH that TrumbnH yas poker
player"
i -Youdout mean draw poker pairs. fulls,
tlusAes. and THAI SORT af ttingf'
Yes; We used TO play pnkcr three nights
in the week 10 Trum"ulla Office generally
playing until midnight.
'.DS, taat.."
-sAnd that reminds lnc that have sn, en-.
gagemeus so-nigAt 10 play game IL Wage.
mans We onIy play for csnt ante-iust lot
soeiabilltY, you know
sJust 30 Coed luck 10 you. '--tsls0s Deaa
oerat
We were acquaintesl with all the partle.
IN the al0se named farce. Trnmhnii aaCl
Shielda acquired NatiOnal n0soriety aa3
fame. Mugris0n has = local celebrity nvt en-.
cclled by either TsuatnA or shields; ha,
twice Eepresensed his Aisarsct ia congress; Il
eousin of Bill MnHison. chairman og th.
ennamistse Of ways aad msAns of the la4l
J cvngrsss, who was eaecEed 70 Aseat Ia the pr.
} srnt congress at the late eleetica Kinney
/ iecrased yonng. had klHaly dispsitie,
and goodness 1t heart rare Hsn0Ag men ~
! geaeFal princaplv weuld hAys bern iustilit,
! 10 saticctihg TFulnllnll 4, guod s.,aa,
I Elaggsng tss beimg polisical IEssnnler an,
. DsArtiesa. As nAAn. rFHmbals waS ii "a
: siyne il his life tire anaet. but fses M
. IAemocsas with 9sr0ng Al,oliilun ln,Slsy.ta-.
. and defended tl,E tl,E stSiTE KinneS's ia4le aeur,-
= lStaves ia aciva suit for their Itrs.aesa,