, 1879-03-18

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gn.y ,n 41;M tpp asaaa'te tI.u 1aM, oseroo"d T'
lHe sl.eFii, uroKe III tno noofs ana ee!zSM ~.
A4ston. iig "as kame 70 tue tnst' 91iu l!aticn ny
ahe vesY ss, nc was aesz. h!s oaecss
tu,nn ,i ~ nnnn ~ assaans ~ @ "us
~ ,u.oea mig nia!kei, te Gl'os i"lstct. n.,s.
". ~ ~ Maa .eli hsst!eu onL ot lne la!l. UnGe uMi
III thc stleet ne WE tiitown 70 tIie Efonni FIJI
s, .,.a ~ IMc psG'aoi, my uHGsG" @ n'ass
Wete ~1fSa ,nto '1tH ooay. ians a!el the iast
~ t,ss,, a ahin,. ss n' ey were r.
MuS""' ~ @ WY "ns h.',su " te.at, M"a}s e''IG
~ ,, she t. naHsomesi ais youmes.st VI ~ ans. & ~
My Isisf ue tah hete tis .s 1ounR st'i1n M!o
H'an, ;s: nn'l vas 4rovnea n tle Mediterranean
y n!'s .A'sio wy .hnt ~ Wuae.ia um,
iie onee smouucsea 'paa o. noJ punus aea.
MeIeht, a'.a easfcfi u ~ tnsoMsn s''e s.secta "
Snaftn On pct; Hls l'te was stormy one.
eftu' Iaty' was t,e se1lsat,nm I ~ aensE'a % ~.
t tiio y lasteu no a!waye s;' sItt'ca ,,M nss
,, 9 n 1., t,,,ox " Ky h. f,,
Suf ,.n M 9n3 unI Ill., eEt ~ " 1, Wnth
aM so" 'sfTea5. i.a aM,"Is WIFI % ,sSts eis ,e
euSescut Ut 9l'ey "oi!la ilate netM Antso' ~ sAc
neroes o I'M aay a!d M H. toIeraie .he pnn'isa
..un ~ '1sr atunu.es. "c ~, .hn.Seps S m "us @ n.s
widow, who published L herself Md sold 1t, maxi
i1g a great aca' oi money pY IT,
COL. nonERT A. ALsros.
Col. r. a. Alaton was a remarkable innn.
Jlit4 WUN Ri lHt CfllfAlE}t 1CQFlG3SucSEt Hill
t,ot-!lcadetlncss Of his race, llo dreaded, above
MI otier lhtugs, meeting nj, end like his auccs-
tors. It was not fear iOr NJ, Alston does not
know what fear Is. lie was aA bravo q man rs
Licuterauts, be was tic most reckless ami iar-
Ing of then, all. lie once actually Iud biscuit
shut frotn ,ctwcrn ha teeth, but with Il laugh
hu continued lis breakfast. liz sull to your
correspondent oneo: III havo hoy who is a hot
headed fellow hln1uulf, und lave taken my
wiIe's hunt In mine tnanvn t!rnc, atr knclt with
t,ur by ,ts bedside, md prayed 10 Gu that l
might bet,leath to lin i legucy Of pcaeo a,ltI a
qlslet dcaih." 1t was Ills highest ambition. as
he l,ns often sall tu break tlc old tradition tlut
''n,l Alsto, must tic IN hts boots" Once again,
WIS with him when he wns CainE to the aelt to
meet Col. =. Clarke, o. a riPal newspaper. 1he
challenge haa heei, issnea, ena !'e was lnst 70.
s 10 take 1MG 'amnu..t'"ta. m ,,t.H naodglf ~; ny
.arhsu " oush mns n ' ~. III ~ ,,!t !,upu
on !ils malM' p.ayGa a'Iua s, Lilly 1G@ h 'nEn@ ;s,
sparc m aS acatn ~, iI,s ~ naua peuo1, ~, i' aiiu,
anu alloW MN 10 Lse VI peaee tu' luIGb
.catn eouiu e'ailh it ;,, m, e neses n%9e'eil, %
however, t!s.t tu.s "oua ~ E'mtau ~ tl.,. :.
aao N.Y. eo9; To- IT, ta,9 @ u u 4 oat u hs 'slcnas m
m,a InE A's.o @ ao .sG hau III nusa ,.,..
slislon 1lat ecrta,n nian was gog ao XII. nln'
ihcse haa never neeiaoy " tEo1ose uctwce" f.en,;
@ 1nt AlstoM aiWaSs su, A inah m.an & IL NY aase.
ll,o man was l!ls lfsenu, as.u mEscr ucci" Guy-
tnlns LEY. Dcssu ,' amese e!1,u ~, ~
aston w. t It, 9HMusSs 9' ~ ',e ,, Soufi niter u
~ IaI !o"st' ~ ',.s,,,aor ~ si !, n.i',
s,, s ne'sa Ga,o,,n ro 1 s1o .,oi NJ ayc Ib th h
stato M ane3e eTeS was NJ a9ss a ,9 nSsormus ..
community ~ MGiasIes.oM ane1e IT,! "As
@ nos tuea ~ sm.sIn M ttm n ~. cs ~ ~
n"t ,G any thn vsc nf ,bs w.,r,l y ltsrS or
"scounIrrl," or my s,n,slar ,cpsneta So. snga '
tne. liiere were ~ s.tcst'iIyIts t u lows, nha
no assassat n h s o m's ,rard. W ioI hmHs m"s
ss.aSSu, hau M =, ~ ,o ~ efSr ari,'n ilo oaEe fr
H. ~
lettsgrewh wi'o' !ayS SS t|o ,1sn netse h Y. @ lHf
tfyl1'E 10 hEnt auel, sa,u' uentienie', " VIII
take tne al ltpns .! ~ MTno w. mesp watsn.s t
~ the iheatiu .ncsv @ - s.annSr ~ y Mnasl
ihat ean taae 5ou out u ''y Juslsalctlou' 30
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Tou cAa COMPLETE YOUR WORK
before colsu % H.. nola son.m oaa Col. A,slon never
touent tiNet I'tnsei;t Though ~ ssucu !t!l't NJ
ceptca eesceal e!lallenses. t ino conservatiiYo
sp,rt o. these !a.tes uays a'!nust ai"aSa sG.tics
While Alston woa'a navo uea peioro no Wona
nave SUBMITTED 70 nlsnon9fanln eompson,'so,
Know what stubborn hetoism u required TO
carry nm mo aa allalF u lonus. tie snF4nk .
W orsoe sue u H. .en, " ~ ,:
ccstors ailu tielt oloouy cnas' ne w1s
rec9gnlzed autaoli1y on matsers 81 tne Goac'
my w1s usuai'! ca!lGu !nto ~ Is"aetlt anats r.
a1 Ts never stslod for %
enees Only onco 'sns he ssconH M Y q iata!
meeting. ho atseneSa % ~. YOU'VE MGsa%, IT,. 81
Gnafcston, nltt oaaea tae nstoa TO- 1Mas Kl.tea
Tabor. There lad appeared IN TO- Charleston
4Ifrcnry communication assal!il1s 1a1ea nc.
lruw, signed wit!l nom &c piuHe. contrary
20 tue usnRl praettce o. oemnnonH me namc OF
tl'e nnthor Of thu oi!enslSe atttic1e, Aiston
demanded for hcHfaw satisfaction OF
Tabor md MS two cd!torinl associates.
holding ti'nt the Ef9yameI Of tiis onsnse was
~ tue plloltcaslon, i!'e neMo ol ILL., aatnor Was
offered nltl 1eelincd: !abor iheh announced
himself RESPONSIBLE. McGraw, through l, Aassot.,
challenged tue ttree editors, nanllilS iabof lFst:
The parties "cns to thu field. at tte SECOND
shot Tahar l'tnpcu atraEIt into tho ail, lell
upon bis buck, bttyered mil died. alsdtaw was
uuhurt, nIlsl tile atta!r stopped there
HIS LAST MEErtN0.
Alston hnd been engaged IN many persona,
cnrns,n'crs int nevcr ilntl hcan seriously I,uri.
r. wns harder for hin to take m iusinuafun oi
ins,jt thau fur almost any ono else; Tut la
nlwnys ronrcsscd ills a,,.cr, mud, II possible,
nr"ided trn,,bIe. Iiu was Z Ilnc mixer. n rcnaI
'rutismnm, nf wtnpi,," ndress, and theso sayed
Rim irnn, many iiillcutfca lint his trn oet,osity
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