Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-25


,,,,,,or was offensive. He insultcd ev- ir'
.r,,,odv who camo near him. Then he
hoc,me abusive IIo directed several IL
insulting remarks to the dealer. Hafner VI
naid no attention to him. but continued u
the game quietly. At last the Pike county 81
man clustered, and refused to pay o'ci
tha stakes the bank had won. harper
st;,l preserved his temper. He replied 10
+,e hlustercr as one might reply TO al
;rresnonsible person, or to one VINO hao
,he misfortune to inherit bad manners.
.J,xe had enough of that" said the
Pike county man, fumbling for his bowie
| knife. S
Hrrper again expostulateo.
swan needn't think don't know your
romc. l shan't pay q cent. Not u do1-
Jar 1--WE been cheated, and l want yoa
to fork over, and the quicker you 90 IL
the better it"
I1e pover finished the sentence. Har-
per's eyes literally blazed with ire aS III
leaned over the table. The bully ore"
his knife; he was bending his arm 10
strike when Harper's lady-likc flst struch
him square between the eyes.
ri. pife flew from tho bully's hand as
,o mc,sured his length on the floor. AS
he sprung up the muzzle OF a revolver
,listeued in the light. Instantly score
of rcvolyers covered the man from IKE
For a moment there was silence. 1he
Pike county bully looked at those re'o',
,acs ,t, the eyes of their owners. anu
IL Sea;nr the determination they exprcsseo'
Il o,;.,tlv nut IN his revolver. Had he hes
I ;,oted an Instant longer half the gleam-
inc barrels would have been emptleo'
Il there would have been one bully less'
J. and nv story would end here.
y uTha,'s sensible" said a miner. were
- here to play a quiet game a Sl"''o
r,me. You pays your money. Ii So'
u wi, IT'S good thing; if yen lose, that
III ,ood thing too-for the bank, reckon
'o r. seems you've got u spite against SOME
i" !. one. :" glancing at Harper. :lt go" haVe'
le' ,xhv don't you fight it out ike HILL
- Won might as we'll, stranger, Tor tell YOU
we're here for quiet little game anu
'o' with an oath that added emphasis 10
VI manning speech, "we're gon' to have H.
10 "rll make Il propositiop;' said Harper
cn .s11. seems to be spelling Tor fight. Ill
~ ho,sts about his knowledge Ii the sel'
ris- +I.r,,r really graduated at Vicksburg, u
'o'' orrht to know something aoout ol''
'"A For my part believe he 'ies' |icNsoui ~.
Wv must have changed its style srcat'y IL
'1' graduates make the pass he 1nahes.
III l5now something OF braS, too, III pa
io"- h;m for the shot. Either he IS too hei
IN live or am. Let the game ucc'o
'lo, 1rste,d of putting up q few hundred
wv checks, let us play for the first shot"
IL Tho crowd murmured. One man fro
wv WV San Jose, Big Sam, laughed uproarlous
Wv ut the proposition. The Pike county III
turned like IL bear with a load OF suo'
his cheek; then blurted out: IL III as''
oor able"
co"- Without another word Harper made
III IL ,o+,,n to 4 dealer, who took his pl;'
and Immediately left the place, follow
.;,ontlv py the crowd to his room Ill
NO" Graham house. The crowd was noC
kept oA'n''': re ,,,v man among
'''i witnesses of the Incidents l have re'a
had been asked what prompted theli
'lo"S t;on the answer would have been'
"'''' the purpose Of seeing fair play
Hull When they arrived at the 1r'l
II DC Iorss liouor and cigars We're proVl
" .,"' for the crowd, twenty red CHECKS
OF ms ,,1,cca ON the table and the oppon'
'e''iS berap the game. The crowd looked
'',0 the rosy counters to the faces OF 'no
''' ~ who sat opposite to each other.
"h'0 The events that ensued made one o'
most remarkable chapters OF Ca'i'o
, WIN liz, and the game was referred to a
spoke NC "N.' nvo of the most extraordi
~ i'N contests witnessed i'll '49.
III '.>' The Pike county boaster was co'nl
'a"s"' " sobered by the circumstances IN
wretch ~ ,,;,,s.,f ;nvolved. He p]
"'o with discrimination, ard tor ti'l'o
'ioN ,,,vea considerable tirmncss, buG u
t,.oorlinary coolpcss and tinesse OF IL
.4,' antagonist appalled, him. In tho
y WIN ,rdered assaults and retreats the SKI
es' li hibited by the rival players would
"'o"0 ,,,d, the fortune of a general.
''o P'IN The first deal was made at hal
oio 'no eleven. The game went on Win V;
l'' N''' fortunc for half on hour. Not q
''soA, was spoken by the principals or
oo'np'o. on. A human life was at stake am
no 'o'0 ,s the value of u life was rated
'iolo Ho time the circumstances surrouh"'
Ter shot '''''o, WV with ., ,leuree of il
eo,' rarely manifested. A moral 'ns'
l'' 'i bccn given, and tho custom ooo
gums " 20 that it be wiped out at the carrie
'o' mcnt. That was sufficient
ood from ll'o,o' ,,;oh +,e nlovers 8
the bal Aho '" .oo,, The la
fo | nctt WV >'''-