The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-07

cottages. Soon the music of the
violin was heard and the shufiling feet
kept tine with the music, while, for a
time. the soldiers face was lit with
old-tiSne 10y. At one Of these cot
tage the belle OF the valley reie ned !,
suprt me, while Several Southern sold |
iers We'd with each ether in paying .
homage to the queen. Among others .
were two yOuDg soldiers lone from |
Georgia and the ether from Missis- /
sippi-who were specially energetic in |
| their attentions, aud SO marked had
| this btcf me that these perSent
watched The play with constantly in
crea3ipg interest. fully believing
that both exhibited Il case of love at
| first sight. This SUrmise on the part
of these pfeS~ut WIS only too true, as
| the tragic events which followed fully
provt,'. The Georgian seem to have
the le<ni "n the Miss ssippian and
when liz G; Es,rS were called to take
their i,i..ta he I'D the belle of the
valley 30 place IN the set. AT this
point the MissioSippan was seen to
approach the couple and heard TO
claim tn, tady's hand for the dance.
An alteration tnsued, but both were
cool, brave soldicrS-two of the best
\
believe i'll d war of words. So it Was
: ended by the Georgian dancing with
| the lady and the significant remark
T of the Mis- ,issipEian3that Il will see
| | you after this SET
"When the dane, YVES over the
!. Georgian WAS 4, eli t, seek the NJ IS
sissippial and together they each
t called II friend FROM the crowd and
s departed. When o.itsidr both claimed
|. that an insult ila.i been passed, which
: could only lie wiped out in the blOt
of the Other, AID that IL Guel to the
T dea,h should be arranged ut cree. y
full moon wa; just appearing above
t tbs tops Of the surrounding forest
s and tell you this talk Of Dlo0d in The
;, silelce OF the night WAS anything but
+ pleasant. No argument, however
e would avail with these mei SO il wa.
s arranged that the duel should take
d place on top Of the Blue Ridge, neal
It the center OF the read that paSSe:
t through the GAP; that the weapons
t. ,houlu be pistols at fifteen PAGES, anl
Ii to fire at or between the words 'one
Y two, three firing to continue until
@ me or both were dead.
# The point was reached, the grount
V measured off and the men took thei
= positions without a tramor. The moor
t. shed its pale light down on a scen'
o never to be forgotten. A moment
it or two and the silence was broken by
le the signal, One, two, three At tn,
Ii word one the report of two pistol
d rang out on the midnight air, but tn
IS principals maintained their RESPECTIVE
t, 20 ;itions. The Georgian's left arm
3 was seen to drop closer to the side
q. but the Mississippian was immovabl
n and still held his pistol to the front
l. Again a pistol shot was heard comir,
81 from the Georgian and the Missis
ID sipplan still held his position but h
" did not fire. The Georgian proteste
a that he did not come there TO murde
re him, but no answer was returned
10 The Mississippian's second approach
IS ed his principal and found him deac
IS shot through the eye on the frs
Ie discharge of the weapons. Death, t
l.. seems, had been instantaneous,
S. much SO as not even to disturb hi
e. equilibrium | may forget som
d things, but the midnight duel on tn
% top Of spur of the Bine Ridge wit
Is its attendant circumstances is not on
J. of them.