The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-24
How Two Yoaths Went Ont % Eight
with Pistols and Ended nc Fistf-
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IS Two Young men residing at Valatie un-
dertook on Sunday afternoon to settle a dis
mute hy means that, II persisted in to the enc,
might have led TO very serious results, and,
AZ matters stand, still leaves all parties
n,easant acquaintance with the District
Attorney. The two young men who
figured as principals are respectively
aged about twenty and twenty-five
years. It appears that the latter some time
ago formed an acquaintance with young
woman employed as domestic ut one OF
the yalatie hotels. The acquaintance ripen-
ed with time, and the young man became
her escort and companion. Thus FAR the
Young lady found no dissatisfaction Win
her sweetheart. But the smoothDess OF the
courtship was destined 10 become rufhed
and a blight to be cast over the sweet visions
OF the future In which the fair hotel en-
ploye revelled. Her "young man came
into a legacy. 1t was OF an inconslderabie
amount, but still large enough to cause her
adnlirer TO become for the time devotee
OF that bowl which has destroyed SO many
young dreams Of love.
In her grief, when she found that her idol
was OF clay, the young lady turned lot consc-
lation to the other young man in whom sac
who bad also the Recommendation OF DelnS
a knight OF the "blue ribbon" Thereafter
be flied the place in her heart previously
occupied by The discarded one, who was
COMPELLED to stand afar of and witness
loves second growth. Matters proceeded
in this way until few days ago, when lover
No. 1, in his desperation at his loss, soughta
quarrel with his successful rival. Hot words
were banded to and fro, and finally the latter
. proposed that they should fight The matter
out. To this the other readily acceded, and
in accordance with the usual privileges
that prevail in such affairs chose pistols as
the weapons, Sunday afternoon as the time,
and an unfreQuented road near the
"Charles- Wild farm" in the north part OF
the town, as the place. This was ratner
more than lover No. 2 had bargalned 1of,
but finally all arrangements as to secrecy
and seconds were made, and the parties
abided that eyentful hour.
About 2:30 on Sunday afternoon 1our
Young men gathered at the place indicated;
Two of them were the parties who proposed
to risk life for the beautiful maiden, VINO
was quite unconscious Of the possible ira
cedy in which she was so deeply concerned:
The remaining two were the "seconds,"
who eravely examined the pistols and pro-
nounced them sufficiently murderous. The
ground was duly paced OIL and the two r.
walls, with faces as pale as death, were being
placed in position, when No. demanded
barley. The seconds looked obviously at
the other man. A tumultuous struggle was
raging in his breast. On the one hand honor
called upon him to devote the last drop OF
his blood for his "adie faire," but then,
it was so hard to die, and there were SO
many, many others whom he might learn to
love. While these thoughts flashed through
his brain the courage OF his opponent was
rapidly "oozing out at his tinger.ends,"
and simultaneously the parties cast down
their weapons, and, to the intense surprise
and disgust OF the waiting seconds, rushed
upon each other. A shot, sharp struggle
followed, and at its close lover No. lay
FRUSTRATED, with bleeding nose and other
marks OF punishment, at the feet OF his foe,
who demanded immediate surrender OF all
claim to the cause OF their strife. A brief
moment OF deliberation, with quick glance
at the appraised fist, and submission fol-
lowed; and within two hours the parties
had become butt for all the jokers OF
Vagtie