Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-29


nor Call Reed st once challenged hin
CT a duel. The men went, were both
desperately wounded, and behaved with
great galanlIy, fighting, believe, with
bowie knives, their left hands being
trapped together. Some time aiierwaro
r ed became involved in difficulty
with the AIstons | give the history a.
it was given me by Colonel II, A. Aston
himself He said that an Srticle ap
peartd in a newspaper rejecting on
Governor Call. Colonel Augustus Ais
ton, who was the leader of the Call tacr
ton, demanded the name Of the author
He Sas furnished with the Damo
General Reed, who who was the leader
OF the opposite faction. He at once
CHALLENGED General Reed, and a meeting
WAS arranged. The weapons selected
were "yagera," this deadly weapon
b ing, az have said q isvorite with the
AIstous. Colonel Alston WIS attended
by MIR. Kenon, his broJher,iu law. At
the word Gone" Colonel Aston's gun
exploded, it being half fingered. Tnr
contents were discharged into the air
General Reed, aiming with deIiber8tion,
fred, and Colonel Alston dropped dead
in his tracks HIS sister, q most spirited
woman, Was nearly crazed at the news o.
his death. She secured the lead tha
had killed him, and with her own hands
she nodded il into bullets and sent them
to her brother, Willis Aston Che
father OF r. A. AlstoD) and implored
him TO come and svenge the death OF his
brother. She wrote that be had been
murdered, and the Alstons adhered to
this belief, although the general state
ment ID that the meeting was fair one
General Reed using only bis just right
aIter the explosion Of Alaton's wager "
At any rate 1t was very well understood
hat Willis Aston would seek rsyengG
tor his brother death, as the family tor
generations had made one of ali their
Quarrels The first meeting between
A ston and Reed wS5 dramatic. The
legislature had just met, and Reed bad
olen elected speaker, He was 4 young
nan, OF exceptional power and popular
IT,, and bis llle promised to be brilliant
AID ilu5triOus He had invited his
rieuds to the usual legislative supper,
,nd the banquet was in progress, eyGy-
ming going mer'jy and well. Su ld'niy
nI ,rita aramos ,'oI 4aa,- 1t,or 80 tba
sra stsIkad throngh IRE amen door
,rrbonf word # ros6a for he ba.5 oi
thH tsoie' "heFe General E5ea was oiI'
,"'5, 4us'aht ! cries u aston AS
|'h arose anu ia" Go"h 'LG 'ap'e Az
tnfse CRIES th7 ci""h "5' 'aI1"h DICK
ma aston was i5'oSu'Z o. h.td toH
rom h's 7'"', ana, "4!P,Plh8 ms P's'ol
IL! OF ms PoJ0e1, ieEe'eu u at ms assam
AM az. n,,ui ,...l, my ny p"lI e''uyA A's'on
N Ai7 uPlI,'eu n"nu' carr iyluB a""! wv"
myers AH's uIq not SVQP hIH' buV
I"h2'''i'S a oG"'e khiIe, ne ciosed on
h'eV' DsIofe lne ms" cou'4 Dc Par'Gd
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on / pe'ieVe, %ouhoeu asa'n' Aston
was Iaken rom 'le room, ana or some
months n2lh'hB more was 4"2Id oi the
matter One gay 0eiersi heeo "a'
waxing Gown 'he streets OF lai .6Gasse'
when ne was nted upon oy Colonel q ia'
ton. Inc contents OF one oar[eI OF
'hotgun was poured INTO MS shoulder,
and a. he turned 10 confront MS aSsslls1t
me othef ioad went INTO MS heaft, He
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