The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-03-19

eye, it is impossible to say; but at least,
whatever might be the cause, a remark
able change passed over his features.
His cheek grew palid-his pale lip qulv-
ered-hls hand shook. He fired. The
ball merely grazed Menefees left temple
without Injury.
Then the seconds reloaded the pistol
and placed it in the hands of Menefee,
and the parties again assumed their prop
er stations. The youthful avcnger of
sisters shame waited not an instant. He
was in too great hurry to finish his work.
for suspense Quick as flash Of sun
beam, he elevated his weapon and fred.
With the roar of the explosion, without
sigh or groan, Murray dropped dead in
his tracks. His right eye had been shot
QUIT I'D -. ."t 1T p &
Menefee fled the country, and settled
in Conway County, Arkansas. Thence
forth the whole current of bis thoughts
and passions appeared to be changed.
The earthquake Of mortal wrath, which
had burst up from the profound abysses
of his soul, had ploughed out new pas
sage for the march of ambition-a pas
sage stained with ineffaceable blood!
Before, his heart had burned with un-
quenchable enthusiasm to excel in knOwl-
edge, in variety, depth, and extent of at
tainments; but now he coveted superb
ority only in desperate deeds-the bloody
achievements of brute bravery. Riots,
ARRAYS, and deadly RECRUITERS by chance
medley, were weekly and sometimes
daily occurrences. DR.. Menefee took a
hand in all, and escaped from each with.
out scar, till his very name grew to be
thing of terror, at the sound Of which
even brave men trembled. And thus he
had reached the summit of his fatal am.
bition. As "famous fighter" he was uni
versally acknowledged to be without an
equal and without second, and that, too,
in a country Astounding with bold spirits
from every quarter of the Union. The
Rectors, the Deshas, Wilson, Conway-the
most redoubtab]e heroes dreaded him.
Fent holland himself feared the glare of
his ferocious blue eye.
He devised extraordinary methods Of
displaying his courage and contempt of
death. He was known, on several occa-
sions, without uttering word, to ap-
proach and spit in the face of notorious
DULLES with whom he had no cause of
quarrel, and for the sole end of provok-
ing a fight One personal advantage,
however, resulted from this excessive
desperation. No other physician could
be found hardy enough to settle in Con-
way, where such a foe reigned, and as a
matter of course Menefee got all the prac-
tice, He even attended on his own
wounded-would cut man open with
his bowle-knife in the morning, and, il
called on, sew him up with his needle in
| the evening. He realized handsome
fortune by his professional exertions, and
deservedly, too, for he was skillful and
ate ntive doctor. In perilous cases be
was sublime, for his bravery urged him
always to take the responsibility of s
lofty daring in the promptitude and pow
er of his remedies.
The Fighting Doctor" as he wa
christened in blood throughout Arkansas
had nelghbor named Philips: peaceful
innofensive man, who had never previous
ly been engaged in any difficulty with an,
human being, and hence in that regiol
was generally deemed coward. From
4 some cause which never publicl,
7 TRANSFERRED, feelings of hostility arose be
tween the two, and Menefee sought al
early opportunity to cowAide the other il
the streets of Lewisburg. Phillips Dor
his chastisement without SO much as a
effort of resistance. Indeed, at the me
ment he had no other alternative, for b
was altogether unarmed, while his enem
held Derringer cooked at his breast.
Immediately Afterwards, howeve
Phillips literally loaded himself wit
murderous weapons, and returned to fac
his foe on more equal terms. They e1
countered in the public SQUIRE while cou
was in session, and never did the sun
, heaven shine on more obstinate comba
They first of all fired two rounds wit
: pistols, and at the second round Phillip
was wounded in the lions. But this, instea
of checking his furious ardor. only tende
> to inflame and madden him the more. T
unsheathed his knife and bounded upc
, his enemy, who received his thrusts vii
like deadly blade. With clenched teet
foam on their livid lips, painting chest
and blazing eyes, they fought lii
maniacs, till both we're bathed in swe
and blood. At length Phillips venture
on desperate man@uvre. He dropp'
his own knife, and Selling the nak'
blade of his antagonists, snapped it tV
=. !. by main strength, cutting at the san
. time his own fingers to the bone. I
. then drew from beneath his vest anoth
i knife, and made fierce plunge at Men
- fees heart; but Menefee, in his tut
- caught the sharp blade in his hands al
: broke off the point 10! Philli
I, produced a third bowie-knife, mu
- larger than the others, and plunged it
to the hilt in his enemys side, who f
- to rise no more. Menefee as he lay
~ the CORY ground, looked up in the victo
# face with smile, and gasped, in dyi
i voice, "Phillips you are King of Cow
y now, tor you have killed The Fight
10 Doctor ''-Noah's Sunday Times.
The Love of Home.
os A man who is not ashamed of hims