The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-02-05

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him. At last | concluded to SUBJ
nit the matter to General Galloway
who was personal friend who had
done many acts of kindness for me
during my boyhood. | knew he
was brave and nobIe-hearted and
had often succeeded in settling af-
fairs Of honor, without letting the
parties resort to arms. General
Galloway was a man whose opin-
ions were respected by the commu-
nifty, and he was personally popu-.
lar with every one who knew him;
and | knew that if any one could
bring about reconciliation be-
tween Harry and |, he was the man
to do it. So / went directly to his.
quarters and stated the case to hi9i
and requested him to assist me.
"Let it it be understood at the
start, General" said |, "that | will
under no circumstances shoot at
Harry Wallingford; but you think
it best for me to stand up and lei
him shoot me, will do it. No man
knows whether he is a coward orI
not until he is tried; but am vairI
enough to believe that can stand
up and let him shoot at me if the
matter can not be adjusted without
it,"
"What is the cause of the trouble
between you and Wallingford?" the
Genera! enquired.
IL have not the most remoteI
idea; and the Strangest part of the
whole matter is, they refuse to tell
me. If | have given cause of Of
fense, | am ignorant of it; but Wal
lingford is so overmastered with
passion that he will not listen to
one who demands any expIana
ton"
VERY we'll, Demar," SAID the
General, "leave the matter in my
hands and III settle it without a
resort to arms. Meantime you go
across the State line into Mississip-
pi and take lodgings near Horn
Lake on the line of the Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad. You had
better 60 down there this evening;
and | will answer Wallingford's
note in which | shall promise him a
meeting tomorrow morning at ten
o'clock. l have always found it
much easier to bring about an am
icahle settlement of such cases, on
the field, than in the city; and J
never nave yet failed TO secure an
adjustment, where either one Of the
parties desired it. But when both
parties mount their high horses,
then we encounter trouble. We
will make Walllngford then listen
to reason; we will first demand of
him a full statement of the gri9v-
ances of which he complains, and
then we will know how to start
about making a settlement. Sit
down a moment, Demar, as III
write the answer to be sent"
f II took seat until General Gal
loway wrote the following:
] HARRY WALI1NGFoRD, DEAR SIR
Your note OF this date, demanding
' of me the designation of time fnd
] place without the limits of this
Stale for the purpose Of discussing
+ certain matters of difference be-
t tween us, was handed to me by MIR.
Heartsell. have the honor in re-
e ply to name Horn Lake, Missilsip-
pi, as the place, and ten O'Clock to-
Q morrow morning as the time;which
+ / hope will suit your convenience
u ANY other preliminaries, W wAich you
y may desire to have arranged, may
, be done on my part oy my friend
It Gen. Galloway. Very resIectfully,
t. EDWARD DEMAR.
!, Il snow, Demar,l you go t the live
: : ry stable, get horse AID buggy
!, = and go to Horn Lake t-night.-
J. Don't lodge in the town, nor DOM
= - let any one know your Business; in
= : fact, you had better conceal your
" selfin the country near tie village
!. II will come down earl in the
: : morning, when feel coHident we
shall have no difficulty il securing
= reconciliation between you anC
! = Wallingford."
= This assurance greatly increased
Il my expectations, andI eft Gen
: Galloway with new hopesl lpringinl
i up in my bosom. AS aSon as
y reached my Office, | wrots lont
= letter to Lottie; and, whei it wa
finished, | sealed and directed it t.
y her, then gave it to our drus-stor'
= i clerk and directed him 70 giveit t,
y y, Lottie at eight o'clock on thenex