The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-26


able when Tho firing began. Tho word was
given and tho frat Two ahota wore exchanged.
They went wdo of The mark. In fact, ono of
tho bullets whiRtlm unenmiorinblp close 10
my eAtn. booked around Tor place Of iet
uRe Rni Will" ! WINS doing ~. two matn
nhUta were ilrrG ANA another whiatlnI TN ny
hnnd Uh WHY tlnn't they hit pnC another.
mentally exclaimed.
III WHa uow that | wahrd nyEnlf hacl ~
the wagon mod. bat e. CtoeR the lluo t5dlhoi
by tl,u crowd wnuiel place me, In doing 80. *
u Is IN range uf tho hullntn al the du5iiate.
nnd no other method al gUitug Tin I'e aue
prated ITSELF ~ my haWIdftni mind il4l
NnY little rnlHg ieii a. w. anything. nhtl ~
tt4t4 moment THAT Itt taNaa rllHHApatNi hY tanr-
I'M u hyftAmtlrt III my l#lao fail Wounded ~
I'll lrg ~ Il rhnt that must hny" gone wilde
III 90 ~ fptl io,In from whore VI WaH aimed.
My hnir gtwd III. Heavens. ! thought.
II th,aao IuNHu HIA nab"ttrr mai knmen llnn
t1at Ill run 'ot H. I"t whai will come. Rnd
Rtattnd 4 l"w atrpa brought nn cln1e r. nti
oalI1otur Az another time ! would hay"
given II n widr briih. htit thrln wna some
timing rnn#olimA ~ lia ntnt.irnnnw halt, q
III MN. irr enc would thinh "f n lmitRt
taking lclngn hrrr | ahH thn dnni ~ tceI
tine hnllptn out Fortunately fnr MY health
| could just liicl my nast tIt Of rtateteut-
Hhnppd ,a.,ninE In iic 4abtc. and through
th4 oHpTnlo "y"ilaoisttl ia" 'lhlclinE ground.
| wnn quito CnntUni - kaep II there. AMI illh
WIl littW WllitH-Athi TIM iittW lllllA ltiitt
illp lur wns kept III for Rnn" tiinn Att'1
| had reached InN Iafrhi aDinN aa#tn ah
nnInRhuta worn exchanged w ihM duel al"n
II WIN II Rroun that | nnYnI shall forget "
wan NIL III front 81 me. On the lrEt wah The
hotInr Ia thn right ntxly yntdu tho wagon
rhcd and hnrn and in tho cnntr" n long but
thin and wnvorinE inRof gohtculntinG pcf
pie iiet wrou mNplf and thn lint'. Aaapt
twenty pRGna apart. tool lhn ,lll"l tli hId
Gtfll III lInr tu ns III fact lRr nnl af inntEr
flttt- ItNti . tFI
tirhI w,tn tho Rtrunla. AMI thrFn nhia9tH
wore moro thHdnwa III thn da lr'g'n Ih@ 10y
poet would havN hnra Wotti aud nnMthty
Int foi tho uulac Every f"N mlnutsa
couple of almrott atmnttnfoa.H uid u II tl'ff
wetild llRhron M Tho pietnl" fo ~ ~ tant.
ahnNtng the cbnut.tnaneNs III Tho mon lhnt
If Cullir white hnf Nnnd'A Watt w.
gitn.d ani haoir
"Onp If lhr Iiaalea Wan accompanied NV N
erv ii pain Vii End Waadu nIlr Gurtin't
iatvp III ~ with n linile. i,ut II VIVA not his
Antagonist that he had hit II waa bin
brother George. who hit IN tho thigh
Ead grow horrrr at tht# and the hItI"tt flow
thrler ani wilder.
- began in tniui, the atfoi pne" III ih@
Vicinity war4 where tie pftiFtrFla hiaad itnt
na.ta Will Cnlr E.NnHtlN arl ihrnW uI llt n
pI5fat. 4 lln crowd pteastsl HrnuWl him. httd
iii II ntamuui u EfNN II dtrRii.jhrii@h went
lIn liz ta,l only ho&u wounded ia TIC hand
Wood and hja Gtlrud tutbtu IL demanded That
tho ttucl pInr I'd hui tutrtN WAS satistt'i-
Ilo didn't want e. lsIi III aidnGnniat. No'd
WIN Intld hoIpi0. hnt nnw ln anger 70" ~ y
fearful ptrh some II thN moro r@reHh}
itrsllnra tlird tn nlnIlfy Man, hui hn nair Atnt
thn mniitlnr. Ihn lt,fsGl ut uf hhNipE nobody
tti H. III WnR mnin titan aa Il ulH stand, lln
danced around like ha tlln ttN thtattnE lnr
Enle and nralpn. SaHt" penrla G1t this WAY.
ven know.
el'leecntly. remembering that thera WA,
f,atn. body ctar 10 whom h" oWnd u 4rudge. nc
aInrtpd I'm tho hutrn Tho though lh.f II
wa i woman ,la upt det"r him. Inc iAet
4 that Hho wntl unable tn reHti dniihtlt#f iil
| rrraard hi4 iIr Cuiiis aNiurA MMhsa 'I
rand ~ thr hnttan. ani Hnnt hiA brother lin
1 ~ protect Miap Stnutni All Inmhch iot the
| dover and | yuuiutoa from my retreat and
popped IN at the Window.
't'nrrtr waa right. Wood approached Miaa
| Stunfield who WAS atHuding with NhTt
/ tshocls III Il corner III the roonp nua hepnalil
\ ling nj her. Chnrk nte3 foiti Jtmt ufils 4
\ working hia WAY through th0 ltn HI tAt
daer MESA Stnisd Aa '~.n1 two ~
4 Np0i'a huliUta, Wood rnul nnt tire any
note without crdauHeritA Ghnrl, lie made
savrtnt Httoupta q act rid Of tho Young
! atlv .Grtrulrr Inn intlof. aud NieR stan
Hed eseap'i 10 ano Inv lalt 81 tue Term
Wood WAS bound /" hASn hlaodahed. u
rremoi. ntd h4 resentment nnn turned on
tsnrSl, wnD hHI aaa At tAH Eirl irnn ht5t fury
'Asntrl tlirnl W i3fiir." NM exclaimed
aal qtlri,ly l.yriinE hiat revolver shot th'
I yanfes frItuW drnd
Il tIv IL horror went III. from th" GROVE
when thta WAS srtn lhny pressed around N
thntFll tp srt,tlro the Hss9aaau nui put IN nd
Ia this wl,lo4Al, hnteherE. Wood turned IL
III prt na Jim Curte had succeeded ~ max
! Ing hiA WAY into tile room. iOr Nau mtst ~
ms,nhr what | have rglntri Ns occurring II
ir hntla" VIVA nul5. n moment ~ naAatn.
Mood hnd hia piatoi still III hi@ hAna II WA
dauhtIrsa rmptr. fer lie didn't trF - shoot
With thn barred III hi" ClcuuhOi hand h
Enarkod .liul tutrle ssen4nlo-a
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