The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-06-28
SLUGGING MATCH ABOUT A GIRL.
Remarkable Combat I,etween Two Young
Iien, nnd aii Tor ExnYS.

Last Monday morning al extraordi-
nary encounter between two young men
took place at Harrisburg, short distance
from this city, on the Richmond and
Danville Railroad, and the presence in
the city yesterday Of one Of the com.
batants with his second is how the par.
ticulars of the "afIair of honor" leaked
out. The meeting at Harrisburg Of the
two young men was premeaitated and
the parties come to an agreement as to
the time and place Of meeting by cores.
pondence. One of the parties was q Mr..
Mearess Of Wilmington, this State, and
the other q Dir. Hoffman Of South Caro-.
lin" bHt who has been going to school
at h,ns Mountain.
The cause Of the difficulty is simply
that both of the young men were in love
with the same young lady, and the green
eyed monster got In his work on them.
They cut at each other for time and
finally their enemity became so great
that they decided to fight it out accord.
ing to the code. No weapons were to be
used according to the agreement, but
they were to have simple but genuine
gladiators Of old INDUCED in to the de.
light of tho Romans. The two Young
men, accompanied by their friends, or
seconds, met at Harrisburg promptly
on Monday morning. as agreed upon,
and prepared for the fray. They were
placed in position and at the word fell
upon each other with all the fierceness
born Of madness. They pummeled each
other soundly for about FIVE minutes,
when the North Carolinian was knocked
to the ground, but got up aud resumed
the fight. They fought for exactly sig
teen minutes BY the watch, when both
gladiators, bloody and bruised, fell to
the ground. The seconds rushed to the
side of leach of the fallen "slugs" and
endeavored to raise them for a renewal
OF the contest, but without success.
Both were finished and each one un.
mindful Of the celebrated McDuf's invo-
cation cried ''cnough." The seconds
insisted on the fight proceeding, but
each combatant declared himself salts.
fed. They were assisted 10 rise and
then, in the presence of the second, they
shook hands and declared the matter
settled. The combatants were washed
and cleaned up, when they took the train
for their homes, Mr.. Hoffman coming
through Charlotte and spending day
here.
The North Carolinian suffered mcst.
His nose was broken and he had pain.
full cut behind one of his ears. The
South Carolinian was pretty badly bruised
and scratched about the face, but this
was the extent of his injuries. Our in.
tormant tells us that the young lady
about whom the difficulty occurred lives
at Kings Mountain, and whether or not
she knew of the desperate proceedings
of her lovers he could not say. The
young men were merely jealous, and
each was desirous of pummeling the
other, and honce the meeting. It was a
strange and unusual way OF settling o
love affair, and we are not advised as to
the good it has done either of the partic-
ipents. Their pluck is to be admired,
however much the affair is to be depre.
csted, and it is q pity that it cannot be
arranged 80 that both could win the fair
hand for which each one underwent such
punishment. Charlotte Journal. Observer
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