Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-23

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imbedded in the single hole. These shots
were all of:hand. Colonel Marcy says that
he has seen officers who vouched for the truth
of the following, having seen Captain Scott
do it. He would take two potatoes, and
throwing them into the air successively would
put pistol ball through both of them as they
crossed in the air, one going up and one COM
ing down.
DUEL WITH A DEAD SHOT.
The first duel in which Captain Scott was
engaged was under the following circumstan-
ces He was stationed on the frontier, at a
military post of Council Bluff: The officers
were, the most of them, fond of social glass
and addicted to card playing, and they con-
sidered man who abstaiued entirely from like
indulgences as wanting in the proper spirit.
Captain Scott never drank a glass Of liquor
and never played game of cards, and while
he was very liberal in his intercourse with his
brother officers, was exceedingly parsimonious
in his own personal expenses. The officers
around him took umbrag ge at this, and gradu-
ally withdrew from all intercourse with him,
until he was absolutely put into coventry by
all save three of his associates in arms. He
submitted for long time to the insults and
prosecutions, and then held council of war
with his three friends, to determine as to what
was best to be done. They informed him
that only two alternatives remained for him
one was to throw up his commission and the
other was to challenge the first man that
should insult him. He readily chose the lat
ter course, and his determination became
known throughout the post His skill as a
marksman and his undoubted nerve protected
him for good while, no one caring to need
lessly risk an encounter with him. At length,
however, an officer from neighboring post,
who was celebrated shot and had brought
down his man in some halfdozen duels was
sent for. He came over, and on his arrival
took the first opportunity to insult Captain
Scott The insult was given at messtable,
and challenge Immediately followed. In
telling of the duel afterward, Captain Scott
said he went to the ground considerably agi-
tated. Being utterly opposed to dueling he
had determined to throw away his fire. Just
about that time he accidentally overheard his
antagonist say that he had very disagreea-
BILE job on hand that morning, viz. the "shoot-
ing of id Yankee" This raised Captain
Scott's indignation, and he determined from
that moment to punish his opponent When
the word was given the men fred together.
Captain Scott received slight flesh wound
and sent ball whizzing through his oppo.
nent's lungs. 1t is mentioned as a curious
fact that this shot saved the mans life. He
had the consumption before the duel, and re-
covered afterward-it being said that the
wound he received stopped the course of the
disease. hesitate, however, to recommend
this as an inevitable cure for the consumption.
1t is remedy, however, that is apt to either
cure or kill.
ALMOST LAUGHED INTO DUEL.
Captain Scott came very near having an.
other duel on the most ridiculous grounds.
He was great sportsman, and perfect stick
Ter for all the technicalities of sporting lore.
He would get into passion at hearing any
one call line of geese "a flock" Of geese, or
bevy of quails "a brood" Of quails. On
one occasion he organized grand hunt. The
game was jackass rabbits. A great many
visiting officers were present, and Scott had
taken great pride in having the hunt conduct
ed on the strictest principles. He had re-
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them that when rabbit ran from cover they
should all give the view-halIo, "Tally.hoT p
Among the officers was Captain B-n,
who was an inevitable practical joker. The
hounds were loosened and taken into the
woods and soon opened musically-every
man at his post on tiptoe Of anxiety to catch
the first glimpse Of the expected game. Sud-
denlv. near the stand of Capfain B-n. out
bounded an enormous mule with twenty dogs
in full cry, at her heels. In this critical mo.
ment, Captain B-n roared. at the top of
his voice, "Sally, whoa Sally, whoa Sally,
whoa!" The ridiculous cry was taken up,
and the whole field burst into uncomfortable
laughter. Captain Scott was violently en-
ragged, and it took all that the friends Of the
parties could do to prevent his calling the
practical joker out. Captain Scott was at
terward killed while leading his command
forward in a most desperate battle of the
Mexican war.-PAiladsiphia Times.