The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-04-13
TO be continued
A Duel in Kentucky.

Victos Cuquesnc, the famous pistol
shot of New Orleans. while travelling
i'll Kentucky stopped for the night at a
tavern in Frankfort. In his day pis-
to,s, like ~Kentuckiaa.s going to take ii
drita, went III pairs. Every gentle
man carried his twin d~clringors.
After supper DuquesNe went to the
office counter, behind which the pro
pr,cto" loanged, and, putting down a
half-dollar requested him to change it.
The proprietor swept the coin into
his money-drawer in Il mechanical
way, and taking out two "bits," or
l24-cent pieces, showed them towards
Duluesne. The latter, seeing that the
proprietor tiiadc no nov towards Civ
ing him any more money, said:
81 gave you half a dollar; here are
only two bits"
You 81 NE a quarter sir" respond
ed the host.
BEG your pardon, you are mis-
taken. Look i'll your drawer and you
will see.n
do you mean to say l don't know a
~halt-dollar when | see itp l say, sir,
YOU gi' me quarter and you've got
your change fUr it,
Duquesnc looked steadily 1T the
tavcrn-keepcr for a moment. The
guests seated around the fireplace be-
anne silent.
You are a liar!' said Duqrcsnc. in
Il low, even tone. These terrible
words meant something in Kentucky,
and the speaker knew it. He felt
iiervously for his pistols. They were
missing. He had left them in his
room. The tavcrnkccpcr's movements
were as quick az if lie had been
charged by an electric battery. He
jerked open his moncy-drawcr, took
from it Il pistol! ceckctl it and covered
nudriesi,e, who stood m~otionless.
"Wonld YOU saoot an unarmed
man@ inquired the latter, calmly.
That appeal is never without its
effect in the old Commonwealth.
AN unalmcd man has no right to
give an insult"
"Will some gentleman lend me a
p%istote" said Duqucsnc, without re,
moving his eyes from his antagonist,
whose two brothers had now ranged
themselves by his side.
Fair play, the world over" spoke
up a buriy drover, putting II pistol in
Dnqnesne's hand, while two more
were dropped into his ovcrcoat
pocket. The crowd parted. The men
fired simultaneously. The landlords
right arm dropped to his side; broken
and his weapon fell to the floor. Dn-
qhcsne stood unhai'mcd and quietly
exchanged his smoking pistol for one
of the loaded oncs in his pocket. One
of the landlords brothers, without II
word, lcveled Il pistol at Duqucsnc,
but before he could pull the trigger
Duquesnc fred and his new antagon-
lists right arm dropped to his side,
broken.
ANY more?" inquired Duqucsne,
preparing another iircarm.
Yes; damn you!" exclaimed the
third brother, firing one shot wildly
and e~ndeavoring to shoot again. nu-
ltesite fired quickly again, and that
brothers arm fell, broken, just rs the
others had fallen.
"Whd the devil are ybu9" cried
the landlord clasping his disabled
arm.
~ am Victor Duquesne of New
Orleans"
- beg your pardon, Mr.. Dnquesne;
I'm satisfied it was 4 half-dDllar YOU
ri inc. Give MIR. Duquesne two bits
more out o the drawer, SAM said
the tavernkceper to a w%hitc-faced
clerk who had crouchcd beneath the
counter during the fusilladc. Next
time want to shoot III look at the
register and sec who it is that is goin'
to shoot back"