The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-06-26

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said Proceed.
He shuffled awkwardly to the chair
took position on the extreme edge o.
it, and began his monody:
"Cap'pen, / has been courtin' Miss
Sophy Giggles gwine onter two year.
l has boughten her lots OBJ candy,
pinders, an sech like truck, kerried
her to festibules, camp meetints, an
'scurshins, an OBJ course l was spect-
in to ak her to marry me, but yister-
day, which was Chuseday, she went
an promise ter marry dat brack no
count niger, Jerusalem. l dom care
so much about dat, Cappen; but dis
morning he stuck out his tongue at
me, an / nebber lows no gentleman
ter do that to me, so 1 axes you what
mus do"
1t is the principal weakness of my
many weaknesses never to allow an
opportunity to pass for fun. Here
was brilliant chance. ! embraced
it.
"'Nias" I said, "you are a gentle
mau are you notP"
Eyes sah," said he ga Souf Car'liny
gentleman, sah.'
Then l replied, 'you must chal-
lenge him."
"What is dat, sahP"
"You must send a note to him, saw
ing he must meet you on the field of
honor. In other words you must fight
him.
A smile played over his gentle coun-
tenance. lord bless you, Cap pep,"
said he, ''sen' dat note right off [ kin
butt dat niger ter pieces"
THAT won't do said sternly; "as
gentleman you must fight him with
gentleman's weapons. You must
challenge him to fight you with pis-
tolls"
His face turned a shade paler and he
hesitated. turned on him quickly.
drew my chair close to him and said
impressively: "'Nias, there Is a tide |
in the affairs of love-sick niggers.
which, taken at the flood, leads on to
marriage. l know.Ju well. He is a
terrible coward, and will run Just as
soon as you present your pistol at him.
Miss Sophy will hear of it. All wo-
men despise towards. She will kick
lin and you will carry off the cake. |
will go with you, act as your friend,
md see that all goes right. VIII you
cave the matter to me?'
"Is you sure he won't fight, Cap
,eno"
Certainly, 1 am. Now you 90
ome. Keep quiet. will see YOU /:
Trough this matter, and when you {
marry Miss Sophy, will dance at the t
yedding." {
"All right, sah," he replied, and
nth a buoyant smiling face left the
flee. b
Half an hour afterwards l was in J
lie saddle on my way to my old friend I
Iaj. Swivels {
To him l repeated the whole affair s
adj besought him to seek Ju and act L
le part of second for that meeting. 0
On my return to my office 1 wrote a "
'rmal challenge to Ju in the name of "
nanias and quietly awaited results. "
Ju, through his second, Maj. Swiv- d
s, accepted the challenge, pistols
ere named as the weapons aud The d
flowing Friday as the time SC
Thursday afternoon the Major and | d,
ct and perfected all the details. Of
That night for fear Mas might lose b.
urage and desert me, | made him )
sep in my office and fastened doors W
ID windows on him. ~
About 8 a. m. the next morning l 81
messed my roam mare Nelly to the to
ggy, took Mas in, and started off. "
he boy was badly frightened, his ~
eth chartered, and l could hardly hs
ntrol my risibles. br
With careless movement of nv gi
ot l dislodged the cover of a box in st
3 front part of the buggy and al W
we'd him a glance at the contents. de
These consisted of a hand saw. Tn
lg, glittering pruning knife and an OF
iinary butchers cleaver. Tn
What's dem fer, Cappen," he &C
d.. ra
They are surgical instruments" On
'lied. "You may be badly wounded. ca
| may have to cut off your arm or co
to save your life.'' ma
Good gor' mighty, Cap'pen, let 10
git right outen dis buggy. He kin ~. "a
, dat gal if he wants, an sides ~
| forgot to feed de mule dis D. D.
rnin'." 10
Silence" l said, peremptorily. th,
on have got to fight now, and if you if
to escape I'll blow the top of your sio
d off,. me
he poor young fellow was almost the
alyzed with fright, and becoming bel
lewhat uneasy at his condition, 1 ne,
led out flask of brandy and gave ali
a pretty stiff drink. Tbs
fter the liquor had partially re- UNI
ed his faculties l said to him, the
wv, Mas, brace up and be man. the
Il you that Ju is an awful coward be
will run just as socn as you point riv
stol at him. Just do as I say and DOS
will be we'll ro,
hen we got to the appointed place hat
Major and his protege were already Y
e.
1 was sight. His eyeballs werc a aoh
ng, his cheeks were as ashen as pn;
: could get under the peculiar pig ~ wi,
t OF his cuticle, and no wonder, Soi'
in the Majors buggy were two ~
e pistols of revolutionary origin, sm,
flint locks, half gallon syringe, s sou
and pair of horse s,a,