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

in WESLEYAN Advocate.

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Long ago la the days Of our milg
,sry glory, when as. Prruiisr was
ibs pride Of Mississippi. aud az K.
NcGlung was in the hrisht<oi his
came as durlisst, .lhs- code OF
bonorS tso,cMlled) held high
place In ts1e estimation OF large
GLASS Of our citizrns. This was
then 10 popular way of settling
disg. ates mud e,enging insults. |,
loos "A like y shame that sensible
nfu u IN u Christian country si.''lid
sdopt or approve this mr:lr OF set.
,Iement, and call il by The high.
sounding title, "coie of honof,
wbsu. 10 fact, II Is a code OF shame
and disgrace. But ~ Il WAS.
About this time there lived in
Winston county, Mississippi, Two
vonng men about AS unlike as two
youuS men could well M. Oe ot
them. William Smith, WAS a tall,
hroai. .shouldere,l, r~d.heade,l, rath-
or dnp.looking young nan, who was
as proud as Lueifer, aud alw ~
carried about with him "A double
charge Of dignity. Bill, IN the
boys called him, though such Ia.
milisrity always hurt him, was al
WAYS on the lot kout for an insult.
His feelings stuck out 10 tar that
il WAS impossible To get nearihim
without running against so'nr of
them Indeed, he could not endure
ANYTHING that got IN the Way ol his
pride. The only Way To get along
With him pleasant y Was to hattrr
him all the time, but this ma'le The
hat,eIer teel like a contemptihle
hypocrite, which he was.
The otlleryoung man, JAS. Jones
called Jim for short, WIS y low,
chunky, heavy.set fellow, andrath'
er hard featured, but he had IN him
q warm, true heart, and vas the
friend OF every body. aud eve. ,bo'i,-
liked him. He was a, born wag.
and loved u joke and eljo,ei a
laugh, even at his own expense,
which is u rare gilt IN professional
iokers. jim WAS p,rt Irish, aud
bud Inherited the streak Of Wit and
fun characteristic of his race. AT
,mes jim carried his love of tun
tn far aud hurt the feelings oi
people, especially of those who
were u little sensitive anyhow. But
nobody was more read, To make
amends for the wrong done than
was din Jones. The fact is, there
was such vim OF humor IN all he
did that 1t WAS aimost impossibl,
TO get mnd at him, aud harder still
10 stay mad. Jim josed into his
troubles and then joked out d
/ them.
In the autumn OF 1870 Bill Smith
and jim JONES mrt AT \ party ri,
en- at the Widow Foy. Bill wal
elaboratcly dirSscd In a new sui
Of cloth, his coat cml in the styk
then in vogue, which was with ;
"clsw hamn,rr ail. lIis prid'
was manifest, aud his immense di Z
nifty never seemed So prominea
before. Jim jones was nodestl'
attired in a new suit ot homrspul
jeans, ina,le out and out from th'
raw material by the drtt tiligers q
his mother aud sisters. II VA
generally known that Bill Smith
like "A terrwpin, carried e.er, thinI
he had on his back, while Jin
Jones was laying up something to
rainy day. jim was brim tull q
fun, and WAS Makimg things livel
at the party. Unlyckily for hin
no concluded tO work practica
joke on Bill Smith. He knew h",
sensitive Bill was, but trustt
to lnck to pacity hir. just befoI
the dance WAS tO commence h
clipped around an,i pinned larp
red bamdanna handkerchief To Bi
Smiths coat tail. Bill danced Il
and down the room two or thr
times before he discovered that |
WAS the cause Of sO much merI
ment. When he discovered Il
snowy apprn,lagr dangling nj b
heels, the fountains Ut his wral
broke loosr, and be- vowed ,e
4 Rpance upon the uIal&vs ho hs
made such y spectacle ct him
company. jim, Ioor fellow, beggs
pMrdop, aud then tried to laul
Bill INTO good humnr, but 1t on
made matters worse.
The next day Bill Smith ch,
engri Jim Jones to a NJ tlrne
according to "tlle cOtle.n Ji
promptly accepted the challenp
NAMED the day two weeks Of, fix,
.ne place IN u large Indian q
neId, and chose Il, fight with shu
swords ON horseback. the coltrI
ants to approach each other frt
opposite Sidps Of the field at Il
gallop, and to commeicr 6ghti
az sooti AZ they met.
dim Jolles thonght Il waA y ter
ole thing to he killed Or 10 kill
man over 4 bit ut innocent lri
mh while Bill Smith tIlought hi
oet 1nstiHabie In exposing his o.
NE or Ia taking the litr of ,Donrs