San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-06

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A romantic story comes TO Us from
the upper psrt Of thist county soma.
thing as follows, our informant giving
all the particulars but asking that tho
named l4of tho parties be
Withheld: Two young men IL seems,
had become desperately enamored Of
the Same young lady. Both were in
dead earnest and each regarded the,
other Is the barrier between himself
and the prize sought to be won. The
young lady appeared TO look upon her
two suitors with equal favor. One
evening about six weeks ago the young
men happened to meet ct the, lady's
gate. Affairs by this time had sssum.
ed such shape that both were ready to
fight, batas neither wore arms, and asI
a rough .Snd tumble fist fight Was not
what they wanted. another course was
resolved upon. A whisperered CON.
yersation resulted ia an agreement TO
meet with . friend each, on . crock
bank four or Eve miles distant 1t sum
rise the next morning, then and there
to settle with sixshooters the trouble
that had arisen between them. ,In
other words they agreed to fight 4 duel.
Then sepsrxtiug for the night they
went indifferent directions to find
their seconds and make arrangements
Promptly at sunrise the next morning
four meu met at the designated spot,
q retired woodland glen 10 : creek val,
Icy, each Of the four heavily armed
with pistols. Thirty PAGES was agreed
upon as the distance they should
stand spsrt, that distance Was carefully
stopped of. and. and tho young mon
were placed 10 position, ready to be.
gin their bloody combat. Things we're
looking exceedingly serious, and the
seconds, not content that blood should
.bs shed if it could DO avoided. got to.
gethst in an effort to arrange conn
promise. y After 4 brief but earnest
consultation, the principals were
called 10, and proposition made that
they "draw straws" for the girl, and
the man drawing tho longest straw to
take her. and the other to leave the
country. At first botk objected, be.
ing still snxious to fight, but IL was
argued among other things that II one
should fail the other would certainly
lose the object about which they were
to fight. and the arrangement was final.
ly agreed upon. Accordingly the
strsws were prepared and drawn. the
young men stepping forward With pale
faces TO receive them The young
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man to whom fate willed The shortest
straw, shook hands with his more for
tunate rival, mounted bis horse and
rode away. since when. true, to his
word. nothing has been seen OF him in
the ncishborhood. Tho other young
man prosecuted his suit and on the
week before last was married to tie
young lady. she all tho while having
been kept in total ignorance Of the
means employed to win her. We have
told the story just as It was related TO
US BY reliable party, who voucbes for
its truth. The young men are % bs
congratulated that stravs rather than
pistols we're made TO answer, and while
the winning one is probably the most
heartily to be congratulated. the hon.
orable conduct Of tho other should
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good asd trus - the one be has lost.
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