Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-05

me fight another under the same condi-
tions.
Ny antagonist was boy of about thir-
teen, natural born tiger, with the tenn
per Of iend. His name was ChRlkley
Farra. / was then attending private
school in the interior of the State, my over
indulgent mother having sent me there. L
lived with my uncle, a doctor, who mad
raft of children Of his owH, and mother
hoped that he and the school "could DO
something with me-"
Before my arrival Chalk Farra had been
king bee of the institute. L disputed his
despotic sway, and soon had following.
This CALLED him terribly, and after much
pickering, one day at recess, on my return
to my desk, l found there note containing
q challenge to mortal combat, signed by
Chalkley Farra
Inever thought of refusing. Immediate
1y Iwrote note of acceptance and passed
it to him, naming time, next Saturday
afternoon" place, ''down by the Big creek"
.peopons, pistols" / added P. S.: Il
want to see you after hours" After hours
we met. Our consultation resulted in this !:
First. We must fight without seconds, for
we could trust none of the boys with such
a serious matter. Second. | was to procure
the weapons, etc. Third We were to meet
on Saturday morning to perfect arrange
mentS.
Saturday a. m. came. had been unable
to induce any merchant to sell me one or
two pistols, so borrowed a common little
brass barreled affair from the room OF an
absent elder cousin. A quarter of pound
of powder had been furnished by store
keeper Bullets or shot or lead l could not
IL o. +tn oh al 4
reported.
"Well," said he, after long thought, eff
you can't buy bullets or shot you can buy
spoons"
"Spoons?' j said.
ayes, go get two pewter spoons and we
can cut them up and hammer 'em into
slugs."
The spoons were at once and easily pro-
cured. We adjourned to the stable of
Chalk's father and there, with old tools, cut
and hammered until we had a handful of
pewter slugs and bits. The Farra family
buggy was under the shed l proposed
that we go in it. But the Farra family
horse was awayin the wagon.
Now, nv uncle had in his stable fat old
horse, Old Jack, who was pensioned off and
petted for faithful services. / knew the
ldullly, WIFI duo COdCulldLl, NCTc
away, for had refused to 90 with them.
would take Jackl Together we went to
the stable, placed set of harness on the
fat old boy, and drove him by back streets to
the Farra stable, where he was quickly
hitched to the Farra buggy.
Then we departed, side by side, for the
scene of action some four miles away. Ar
irving, we tied Jack to the fence, climbed
over the rails, went down to within twenty
feet Of the water side and started to pre-
pare for work.
AS we only had one pistol it was necessary
that one of US should take first shot. 1t
was agreed that we were to stand ten PAGES
apart, that the man having first shot
could advance from his stand while he
counted one, two, three, and at the word
three he was to fire.
L took out big, old copper to toss for first
shot Up she went "Headsr' yelled
Chalk, and heads it was. He had won and
things looked blue for my head.
shall never forget the actually iendish
look of Joy and rage that came over his
face when he found he had won. Be-