The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-08
THE DUCKING TEST,


III the opposite direction from ours.
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THE DUCKISG TEST.
now Two Colored Men Settled an Affair of
the Heart.
Horace Gardell, a colored man, with n
smile like that of iour-months old calf
put his head in bucket of water Yesterday
a; Eighth and Lombart streets and won n
charming lit G muatto vile. The peculiar
way In which he gained her was owing to
the TACT that bitter contest had been going
on for her hand for several months between
himself and George Smith, colored gen.
tleman of peculiarly oIivc.white tint who
iives ON Dugan street above Pine. and HAWKS
Dottles ana rags for "A living II was neceg.
safy 10 settle the matter somehow. ns the
maiden REGARDED both aspirants with eonal
IaVor' hardeli lives in Baltimore and
Smith, therefore, had the advantage of him
10 certain extent; but the latter Ia not Tall
handsome, and says he can't helm "snicker.
ing IN very objectionable wav when he
looks girl in the face. Smith
was so anxious that he should moi
appear, TO be jealous that he gave
uarnell carte blanche to come TO Philadel.
pms any Time be liked and stop at his
MUST ~ can be imagined how he felt
VIII n's riVat came up every Saturday
evening anu stayed until Monday, thus
having almost as much opportunity as
himself to win the girls affections INA
maid herselii is Nettio Tack, and She wn,
uhtll recently engaged in the domestic pro.
iessloti on spruce street. above Twelfth.
VIZ HuuuAy last the men came to the con-
elusloh mat II would be us we'll to have The
hlatter hXed up. once for all. Gardell was
especially clamorous, as he had inst i'm.
herltcd $50 from the estate of n deceased
auht, ana wanted some one to help spend
IT, On the other hand, Smith tried Ia
couiller-balanqe this by representing that
he was manipulating for a corner in the rag
anu poltle market, or something of that
s9rt' anu would soon net several dollars.
Miss iack' dressed in red and green, with
pIue ieetheIs TO match" told the pair
,r"hhIy mat they were equally rayishing
10 her eyes, and that she could not for the
life OF her decide which to marry.
set us some task" exclaimed Smith.
Let us prove TO you in tangible way that
we love you. Then the man who proves
the lang'Olest' can be your husband"
1at1eil asSented, but demanded that the
TASK should have no reference to bottles or
rags, with which, he said, he was nv no
means familiar. Then Smith pronospd
that the fishing profession predelictions,
with which the other man is identified,
should be excluded. Gardell, who once
worked tor diver, suggested that the man
VINO could swim under the Delaware for a
Jew miles or so without breathing should
liave we prize. smith dissented, on he
GROUND mat TINS had something TO do with
lshinH' flnally, the men got down to
buckets OF water, and the terms of the con-
test, as it was held were formally mt and
carried by the following vote: Ayes-Net.
no rack and Gardell; nO--Smith
AL ID o'clock yesterday'morniug the three
interested persons, accompanied bv the Rev,
JOSIAH irving, OF the African NJ. l.. church
OF Baltimore, and the Rev. Thomas Chain.
OF lhe same denomination, OF philadelphia.
representing Smith, arrived at n little house
where c1lored people Congregate, on LON.
oard street, above Eighth. At least one
hundred colored persons OF every shade
ana attire yelled themselves hoarse
WIN delight at the prospect of the
tournament. A report had been circulated
mat the rivals were to- fight with raaors till
919e or the .other sIkcNmbed, end This
drew larger crowd than would have US.
SelnbIed had the true conditions been gen.
eraliy known. The party bowed their &c.
acknowledgements ut the reception and
surged up the stairs INTO aspacious second.
story room. Gardell had fierce look ri
determination upon his face, which greatly
e9lhcd his friends, whllo Smith kept biting
MS IDS savagely. Miss Tack's ewes
sparbied and she smiled benignly. When
they reached the arena they ranged them
selves round the buckets and the clergy.
man stood near, ready to marry anyone tC
anybody.
Timer roared the Rev. Josiah Irving,
In a second two woolly heads were duckcd
into the buckets. After fifty seconds Smith
began to squirm and struggle as il severely
tried At iilty.three seconds Smith with
drew his skull from the water, and five sec
ends later Gardell did the same.
Bravo! You've got her l' shrieked the
crowd with one voice.
But il was not so. There were To h,
three sounds, with one minute interval anC
the mao who kept his head under the long
est was to be the winner.
down again!n was beloved out thi.
time by Rev. Thomas Chain, and tn,
heads popped under second time with
Two separate splashes. Smith pulled and
blew horribly, and kicked out Justify, hurt
ing the prospective bride considerably.
ho made fifty seconds and Gardell FORTY
Inc, Thingswere getting exciting, ant
very mary Of tho spectators could hardly
contain themselves.
Time! Put 'em underl" once NOR,
yelled tho Rev. josiah Irving, ard dowr
went the heads. Gardel seemed rather
blown, but he made forty-,wo seconds
against forty to Smith, who came up vi
most dead. II was really walk over
for the Baltimorean, and Smith felt SC
miserable that he said nothing. The win
ner however, was dried aud patted on the
back, Then his clerical secjndcr got III
ana sosemnly pronounced the marriage Ger
emony, binding Miss Netio Tack and MIR
Herace Gardell together tor life.
The winning party took u late train L
Baltimore, where the lsarol and orange-hlos
som-crowned victor Is a s,cvedore. The un
fortunate and defeated one skunk Off, Smitl
declaring that he never cd the BRIDE
hand; that he could have won 1t II he ha,
chosen, and that tho whole thing was dom
in fun. But it will mako talk In Lombard
street." said he.-[Philadelphia Times.
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