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A KENTUCKY DUEL.
How they Handled Dcrringcrs in
the Days tina, Tried Men.

Victor Duqucsne, the famous pistol
shot of New Orleans, while travelling in
Kentucky stopped FOR the night ut a
tavern in Frankfort In his day pistols,
like Kcntuckians going to take drink.
went in pairs. Every gentleman carried
his twin Dcrringcrs. After supper Du-
qucsne wen. 20 the Office counter, behind
which tue proprietor lounGed, and put
ting down ha,f-dollar, requested him
to change it. The proprietor swept tho
coin into his money drawer IN mcchan
ical way, and taking oat two ''bits, or
twelve and a half cent pie re:, showed
them towards DuquesEe. The latter.
seeing that the proprietor made no move
towards giving him any more money,
said:
81 gave YOU half dollar; here are
only two bits.
''You gi' me a quarter, sir, responded
the host.
"Beg your pardon; you are mistaken.
look in yoar drawer and you will see. y
"Do You mean to say don't know a
half-iollar when sec it. Isly, sir, you
81 ne quarter and you've got yoar
change for it,
Duuuesne looked steadily ut the
tavern keeper for Il moment. The guests
seated around the fireplace became
silent.
, "You are n liar said Duquesne, in a
low, even tone. Those terrible words
mant something in Kentucky, and tho
speaker knew it. He felt nervously for
his pistols. They were missing. He
hal left them in his room. The tavern
Keepers movements were rs quick as If
he hal been charged l,y IN electric bat
te,y. He :crkej open his money draw,
took from it pistol, cooked 1t and
toyercd Duquesnc, who. stood notion
"Woul,1 you shoot an urarmcd man,
Inquired the latter, calmly.
can nrarmed man has no right to give
On ins,:lt."
"Will some gentleman lend me pis-
toll" said DuGuesne, without removing
his eyes from his antaGonis', whose two
brothers had now ranged themselves by
his side.
Gar play, the world over" spoke up
burly droyer, putting pistol In Du-
quesne's hand, while two more were
dropped into his oyercoat pocket. The
crowd parted. The men fred stimuli
taneously. The landl ,rd's right arm
dropped to his side, broken, and his
weapon fell to the floor. Duluesne
stood unharmed, and quietly exchanged
his smoking pistol jr one of the loaded
ones in his pocket. One of the land
lords brothers, without word, levelled
pistol ut DuIuesnc, but before he
could pull the trigger Duqucsne fired
and and his new antagonists right arm
dropped to his side, broken.
"Any more" inquired Duqucsne, pre-
pairing another firearm.
EYES, exclaimed the third brother,
firing one shot wildly and endeavoring
to shoot again. Duqucsnc fired quickly
again. and that brothers arm fell,
broken, just as the others hal fallen.
"Who are your" cried the landlord,
clasping his disabled arm.
81 am Victor Duquesre, of New Or
leans"
81 beg your pardon, Mr.. Duquesne;
I'm satisfied it was a half-dol.ar You gi'
me. Give Mr.. Dnquesne two bits
more ont o the drawer, SAM" said the
tavern keeper to Whitehead clerk
who hal crOahed beneath the counter
during tn. fusilale. "Next time
want to shoot I'll look Mt til, register
and see who it is that is goin' to shoot
back"