Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-06
BUrrING FOR LOVE.
wash Bowler and But Brown BaVe n
Novel Duel-rhe winner Loses.

Froo, the Philade2DAia Nesos.
Wash Bowler and But Brown. two hard
headed negroes of Hurst street, have been for
some time rivals for the sm lies of Mollie Jones.
Mary has never given either a sign that he
was the prince of her affections, and a week
ago the rIVAis decided 70 settle the matter tie
tween Themselves IN rather an original nan
ner. The weapons of mutual choice we're
their own hard heads They made arrange
ments for butting match. which was for the
gate receipts and the unhindered possession Of
Molle's coquettish heart. The buttng match
came OF on Friday night. Bowler is some
what heavier than But, and is of a larger
tuIld, but his weight was handicapped by IN
experience In the art Of butting. anu his NAL
let-lke head was apparently safer than the
bullet shaped knob of But. That gentleman,
however, was full of confidence in his ability
to do his man, and his friends laid q half dol
lar against two bits ON his winning the m tch.
There were about 20 people in the yard at
10: 80 O'clock. when the match began, and
about half Of them were whites who had paid
their quarters through curiosity to see the
novel contest.
Mollie Jones, the cause of the duel, stood be-
side the referee and held the gate rece pts.
ready to deliver the stakes therself ami tie
money to the winner. At 10. pr, cisely the
men ced each other, and the privilege OF
giving the ri WAS accorded 70 the animated
part OF the stakes.
go, an may lie bes' man win" she said as
she ga, each an encouraging smile. They
Went and the crack Of their closely cropped
S. ulls as hey came together rang out like the
meeting of two empty gOurds. Their teeth
ratified. and Wash Bowler's eyes rolled up IN
his mead. He looked willing To give up the
hight then and there. lie caught an encourage
ing smile from Nellie, however, clncneu his
teeth, ana went at it AGAIN He Gle ,erly
lodged sew raj Of Butts fierce PUSHES and re-
cel' ed them on his shoulder After hey mad
been butting away for about two minutes both
stepped 'cK, and then made ush and
gnat- jump that brought their two heads
together with thump sufficient to shatter
the skull OF Rocky Mountain sheep.
Tn suock sent both N, n flying pack, ana
Wash looked half-stunned for IN me It. The
b ack skin was split on the top of the head.
and But claimed 1rst blood. Mollie's sympA-
THE seemed TO b. with Wash, and he wiped
the III Jod OF his head with hrr own handker-
chief. The sight aroused the vii Of Jealousy
IN Butts heart, and he resolved to ''break dat
nlgga's skull dc mex trip " Three M nutes
OF alternate buttlng a ID lodging, con ,tituted
the second round, and the leeult was IN a.
much doubt as ever. When they began the
third bout, But. by an upward movement,
truck mis- opponent full between the eyes.
nattening his uOse and shutting the light out
from Ooth optics. After that he had things
MS own way He butted his foe in the race,
on the side and top of the mead, knocking him
around in way that SCI his hackers wild and
uiled with dismay those who mad laiu heir
uickels on Wash. The latter's second threw
up his handkerchief for the sponge and de-
clared his man whipped. The referee de-
clded But Brown the winner, and attempted
to hand over the stakes, but the prin-
clp es parted the stakes. Mollie Jones. with
the usu2i erVers tY of her sex, refused to be
hand over, declaring that she slowed poor
~ ash q, bes' Of all and she were wine 10
stick TO him now," ana of she mar he'd with
her cho ce while But was left to console him
self with the glory OF victory and the meagre
gate receipts.