New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-10

duty. his vigorous poncY Whs Nv sanohoo 49,
that of the supine Castle authorities at Duoiin'
who were averse to stirring up discomfort among
the Irish, and who were content il
smuggling were winlIed al. The death
of Maciinnan Dhu, ehieftain of Kerry, was the
occasion of bringing Goring and Morty into direct
conflict. Morty had landed from the privateer
Doutelle TO pay his respects to the memory OF the
dead, and Goring, recognizing him as the chlei OIL
the smugglers and as an outlaw, called on the as
sembied throng to prevent his escape
Morty, seeing them uncertain, sprang 70 tne top
of o rise in the ground.
Arrest mel win you p' he said. Arrest mel
that ven NAV set nv head on your Temple Bar,
beside Kilmarnock's and Bahnerino's! Then must
send for them who win put in bail for mel o,d
With q silver whistle which hung ~ = c cOiI
about his neck he thrice blew sharp, shrln Saii'
and out of the woods on all sides there ro ti
bodies Of seamen, armed to the teeth vain GU s
dirk and pistol They were under GOn d tSe air of
third officer seemingly French, who had the ar ~
q gentleman. Such Of his men as were lms "a III
ately attached to him were in the PLAIN areSs OF '
crew Of man-ofwar. The rest were fui'i a u
all nations, in all varieties OF costume-Danes,
Swcdes, Spaniards Portuguese, escaped neSro tS
from the plantations, desperate men lnUreu W
violence and reckless OF IT. ana reaoy LUZ "nS
service which their commander nhSh" re4uiA0 Vi
Go, oonnell,' Morty said to his young com
panion, who was still at his SIDE 80 heip he
Ebaumout 10 hold those bloodhounds Up the
leash, or we shall have the place turned into a
shambles in q moment. You see those men, he
said looking at Gorng the agent and Sns f Se%
many they are Let but one Of you lift hand
to touch me, and the soil you stand on Shall
with blood and not one Of You ss Snaa st
Privateer, or Sea Rover, of whom you have heafd
something and may feel more II you choose 70
try. l am French subject. To England owe
no allegiance. England has stripped me Oh my
house and my lands and while live WIN 40
what lies in my single arm on land or sea 30 pay
back my debt. I am here to be present at tne
burial of my lsinsman. I will go hence as .. 1
came have injured none of you; mean 70
jnjure none. NEEDLE with me now, II you dare!
Hot words pass between Goring and Morty, the
presence of the latters followers making an arrest
impossible. The O'Sullivan blood was up ana the
reckoning must be settled then and there
mot answerablel' cried Morty furl9usy, bi 10y
the living God, but you shall be ahswer tI o.
You aeht with women, and you are afraid TO
stand Su H 9p to a single man might shoot you a
there where Et you & s aRe mo advantage Step
ont upon the grass, here where we sIaha, nS
meet me man to man you have your owl @ are
afroid of these fellows of mine. zach one o.
theyn Knows i would put ball through HIM II
he dared to meddle Stand out say ss leland Sang
S osSk; TO cali you to rec oning and win have
il of you, or will know why. hr $500 w. SS
man. as we'll as villain, that you hesitt'e'
A duel, the universal practice IN VnoSS u"S''
follows: e. o,,-, tina
Morty was to fire first and at his own , TIME
after the handkerchief was dropped. The sigma,
was given He paused second OF Two Ia s1i
bis pistol took deliberate a ms s enemys body as
ie ooreides;ng where no could hit him with most
CERTAINTY of fntal effect Then he raised 1t agsd1n
with yGass sp snS Se ms rd as s the stock
= orossbow. He drew the trigger 'ne h''0nie'
fell. and the pistol missed lire ,,,oa ,bis
Rngrily he cooked it again, AGAIN ptlea, 'i no
time without waiting, and again there was no
fs9i There is something the matter with your flint
SIR" said Goring cOoily lou n"0 "''NA
NC With an angry flush on his cheek Morty h9ng
his weapon to hts nearest second VINO reau'
the fjnt and returned it to him -, Ia
He fired Instantly, but Gorings calmness ha MAJ
disturbed his nerve. His arm shook me udn'
which WIS intended for his sn'ago ev hair pr or
tITo on the way, and left him untouched
wv" IL was now Gorinr's turn. With the same com
posure as before, he ng'in examined ms P,s ,,o
~ if 10 assure himself that be could depend upoh
r. He then for the first time since tIey nhn
taken their places, looked steadily into Morty
face. o,s.u., l.. enid, vou required
the satisfaction of shooting ct me- ana YOU
have had IT, IL is not your fault thAI YOU niss So
me- for you were deliberate enough miBhI nov
save the hangman trouble. But your nts
forfeited: 1t belongs to your Country, anu 70
vour country shall leave you. FIRE az you IN
return 1 shall not; but that you may ,i knoM "
mine at this moment il / please to take II 90
YOU see yonder bough at the top OF tne Iur'ssS
elm, with single yellow leaf at its extremity
Mark that leaf" -, -.s.1
He, in turn. raised his arm and glanced swiftly
along the barrel; fash shot ana the leaI,
cut of at the stem by the ball, slowly nuc'ered
~ Give us other pistols. Load again." O. ID
Morty furiously but even the Irish crowd " no
would have been well pleased to see Gorlng iaII
could not refuse their admiration for his courage
his forbcarance and his skill; there was cry
that enough had been done the seconds on 6oL ,n
sides interpoSedi they declared Tho anAtr
was over and could go no further
The next time that the two chiefs Of Dunboy
came into conflict was when Captain Sullivan
or OSuIlivan as he is called interchangeable
attempted to land barge load Of spirits from
the Doutelh under cover Of the night. Goring
and his coast-guard were ready for the smugglers,
and there is spirited description Of the hand-to-
hand fight that followed Mortys men being
finally obliged to abandon the barge:
De Chaumont was the Inst to leave 1t. Shghty
made but agile as panther, he had sustained the
courage Of his men 70 the last moment ofueri
ing them to clear the boats OF the melee, be stood
| himself alone against the whole force OF the
attack til he saw that they had extrlcated them.
| selves Then flashing his pistol at the match OF
| hand grenade, which he picked up 10 use az
| the last extremity, and rolling IL down between
| the powder barrels, he sprang overboard, dlved
under the pike thrusts which were aimed at him,
| and Joined his companions. The engineer OF the
| mines who was in the nearest boat, saw his
| action, ami understood the meaning of IL. He
leapt into the barge either to extnguish the shell
before IL could burst or hurl it into the sea. But
| It Law Pickering where he could not reach it
without shifting the barrels, and for this there
| was no time. To linger would be destruction, not
| 10 himself ONLY but to half his comrades, WHO
were fastening ropes to the prize which they sup
] posed 10 be their own.
He darted back showed of the boat to which
| he belonged with a desperate effort, and called
| to the Others to save themselves They were
| barely clear when the grenade burst and blew in
the head Of the nearest powder cask The lash
| Glengarif The rocks, the woods, the old castle,
| the spars and hull Of the anchored vessel even
| momentary splendor. Morty's men believed fol
| the instant that the coast-guard and their com.
| mander had been destroyed; and they sent up
| a shout of triumph The CRY was answered by
| a defanoe as loud as their own. But the prize