The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-11-26


il. in "A deprayed human heart.
Rill Smith owned the finest hOrs-
in Winston cuunty-s large. snlIll
p,l. dappled gray. During the M
trrval between the challenge ami
the fatal meeting. he put hims''li
and his ine hursr through n rrgn
lar ronrse Of training in short
sw ord exercise. lie sp@nt trom
two tn four hours day in tue sad
die, cutting aud CLEARING the mir
With his sword and in war,ling III
imaginary blows and masking ilnag.
mary thrusts. In his own mind he
WAS great hero, but Ia cool -h-''d-
ed people he looked like fool :
which hr was. All this time Jim
Jones' VAS at home NJ work, keep
ing his own counsel aud rrcri\ IN:
the ad, lee ~ his friends With u
snlil. ot indifference. When any one
told him Gas plenty Of rrople were
ready to dol af The ~ rpaIations
heing made h, his antagonist. and
Of his pompous boasts ot what he
WAS oing 10 do aInl how he would
make mince meat ont ot Jim Jones,
Jim would quickly say, 81 will run
Bill of If that field"
The proposed duel WAS, of course,
profound secret, but like most
secrets of the kind il spread tar
aud wide, hut always under the
lock aud key OF secrecy. Wheu
the fatal day came, as fatal DAYS
always do sooner or later, mon
than hundred men were on tn
ground full, two hours before t,lf
time of battle came. II isWoadrr
iul what interest n fight ol aiN
kind, even n dog fight, will stir ~
in the bosoms of some men. TN
minutes before the time Bill Shrl
rode up on his side OF the h"l,
where those had gathered who sld-t
vrh him in the affray. He val
j evrsscd up within an inch at In
!, life, aud his fine horse, now riclil'
caparisonrd, never showed ;" wei
b ,ore. Bills friends thoush h,i
the very impelsonaiion OF chl,airl
and tru. couragr. and could ~"
rrpress u cheer as he rode npon tn
ground. his new sword glea ing il
the sunlight.
Presently jim Jones rode n
among his friends on his side Il
thr field, asiridc a bob-tailed lu
dian pony, known to be twehI,
years old. His Whole onttlt. swor'
and all, was in keeping with III
pon, he rode. Hanging across hi
saddle were six old Tin pans IN
twelve large gour,ls- three pan
and six goulds on each side oi III
pony. A broad smile spread ovr
Jim's tace ~ curious eyes began t
peer ut his turnout. a deep voic
said: " All, boys, that il jim Jont
rxactly-hr will win the day"
After somr little parleyinA, III
seconds always willing parties !
the crime OF dueling) gave III
word Of command from the | ST;
tion in the center 0t I q field. tn
contestants started at u galloi
though jim Jones had hard wor
TO get his bob-tailpd pony umd'
way. They came swoo. ing dow
!, upon each other, Jim's IN pans az
g0urtls making Il most uueari III
noise. When alIoui one huldie
: Yards part Bill Smiths iine hor'
stopped short, threw up lis hra
and began 10 snort 0minolsli.
). a moment more he took the Int
!, his teeth, and broke oil obIlqne
across the field as il running Il
:, his life. Jim Jones fled right AIT
: him, calling ont al the top OF II
:, voice: "Slop. Bill, Pm not going
:. hurt you-slop, Bill, aud let's NAL
+. friends" The cUmpan, JOINED
= the race, which was continued I
!, u mile aud n halt, When the poi
" AVE our, aud Jim had to sto
y The friends Of both par les cat
= up. colN ulstd with laughter, Al
!: crowned jim jones as the ''prlllrr
: jokers,r and urged BIZ Smith to
!; anlicable adjustment Of The malt
n as it would lm a pity To hill {
!" los as good maturd as Jon
=, was. They made friends, aud liv
!. and died Oh good terms.
:, This duel cnl-d Bill SmiIli Of
:, pride, and helped ,omakr a man
!" oi him. This was hr first aud OF
y duel eve fought in Winston conli