Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-14

II fairly melted IN the mouth, and Seemed
To melt Into q delicious memory as n.,c
ate. Nothing could be more dcl;catr
There was woodland flavor mites though
the perfumes uf the forest had souel,n,y
been brought into cSsvncr,l aud uSrd f.lr
dripping. | mentioned this theory to
Licut.-Gov. Gibbs, who Was toylnu with
piece Of mutton. He said "Slr. the
barbecue Is 4 southern Institution which
The war has moi changed II Is the same
nov * II was when WAS Il hoy IN Gcor-
yla, and u our people maintain their yir-
tue and devotion To liberty. u win bc the
same a century hence as n Is now.
No French coon ever got such taste IN.
to meat as a barbecue does Ii Is The
very best way to cook Cooking becomes
poetry WHEN food Is prepared liko ilis."
Doubtless he would have gone ON hut
his eye caught q tlt-bit 81 mutton Which
had hitherto escaped BIS notice, and he
had no time Tor mere conversation. I
talked 20 several other gentlemen about
the barbecue, Including ten. W. l.. Ca
bell of Arkansas, "Old Tlgo," "a he Il
called. zen. Pierce, Col. Mitchell and Col.
Williams, aud found the picturesque con,
census of opinion Ia hp somcthinr like
this, as sold 'rigo" putsit "Aiy hoy, You
know there is an old proycrh hal God
sends meat and the dcNll sends cooks az
a barbecue. tod sends both, sir"
The tables for the food were arranged
In hollow sQnafc' and another hollow
square arranged ltSelfaround them After
hall an hour the square was not So hollow
by many degrees The viands dlSap-
pcarcd with a celebrity born II practice IN
the field.
TniN WE'RE nlRH.
In every sense the reunion Is n success.
The speaking OF to-day. as | told YOU hy
wlrc, was of high grade, but the scenes
We're much better. II was really touch.
ing 90 see a couple of old men with long
gray boards and venerable crows feet
about their eyes, bow IN Il non-comnliial
manner TO cachother andth say "roars
like know yoM stranger, but ! donh
quite place you'
"rhats Just my ilN, sir Wasn't youat
oak llillg
81 wOs--hy gosh rot you now, ynu
was with Pierce and "a was l. Don't YOU
remember me draggln' you cut from un-
der that horscy"
'Dont |, well should say | did. I
thought knew yOu--come over herr, ANA
see the old woman, told her about YOU
lots of times" And thetwo 20 of togcth.
cr, happy Us boys To light their battle
over again.
rur NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ptln.
while In the Missouri tent this after
noon, | heard MIR, + G. llrattlc tell the
following story, which win be OF interest
toSt, LouiSlans.
~ was IN Marmadukos command" he
said, "whcn he had MS duel with Gen
Walker. \ great MANY 6ifiocnt stories
have hrcu told about that duel, hut The
truth of II Is thlS The lg1Wh,r began at
the battle of ldyon Meta, lN Hllgsnut al
Little Rock gen walker was the rank
ing officer oi the licld. hui Cam, Marina.
duke commanded IN W., del0 IN the rec
port he mado oi She haulc he mentioned
that Gen. Walkers position was NJ The
hospital. When Walker saw this some
days alter he was very angry and saiu
that It amounted 10 accusing him of COW.
ardicc. Marmadukc said that he had nd
such meaning, but WalkcrohGllrngo him.
Marmudukc and his uld, john G. Moore,
think II was, were the only plenin Marina
dukes command who knew ANYTHING
about the trouble They rode ont To an
open glade IN the Woods and net Walker
and his second there Narmadukc iald
his second, 81 win not shoot to XIII the
first fire." aud he did not; his ball cut the
hair of Walkers head. Murma,luke was
the hest pistol shot In the army walker
Insisted ON II second shot ana Niaunadul,c
Killed him. He was suspended from his
command for Il day and u court-marlAjl
ordered, but we were being pressed by
the fcderals aud no trial was held,
few days after the duel Little Rock fell,
and that and other events prevented nliy
trial. Mnrmaduke's services we're too
badly needed. tell you, Marmaduko was
MS brave a man ~ ever rode up To theiuu-
Sic lie could have Killed Walker on che
first Dire had he wished.