Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21


degrees, up or down, as each may
THE word to be: Gentle
men, are you ready7"
".If both answer in the afirma-
tive, the second having the call
shall say: "Ready; one, two,
three-fre."
"'Atter the word "fre" parties
may fire at will, without leaving
their places, until all the chambers
are exhausted, or one of the par
les shall fall, when the command
"stop" shall be given.
"sNo one to be on the field ex-
cept the principals, seconds, adj
vising friends and surgeons.
"'Any infringement of these
terms, whether by the prin-
cipals, seconds, advising friends or
surgeons, shall subject the person
so infringing to be shot on the
spot.
"'Parties to meet at the God
frey-LeFevre place, seven miles
below Little Rock, on the north
side of the Arkansas river.
The meeting to take place be.
tween daylight and sunrise on TO-
morrow morning.
"sJ. s. MARMADUKE,
BY his friend, JOHN c. MOORE.
"'L. M. WALKER,
/" BY his friend, r. II. CROCKETT
cat the word both parties fired,
the sound being simultaneous, and
neither was hurt. There was a
pause of perhaps a second, and
then General Marmaduke's pistol
rang out and the ball, striking Gen.
eral Walker in the side, he fell on
his back, his pistol exploding as he
fell. Captain Moore forgot to give
the workshop, and | gave it for him,
for which he afterwards thanked
me. At the word General Marina
duke lowered his pistol. l then
rushed to General Walker and,
kneeling beside him, inquired if he
was hurt. He said: Yes, Bob, ]
am a dead man; my legs are dead
already still smiling and without
a groan escaping his lips. Our
surgeon coming to his aid, I arose
to my feet, when Captain Moore
approached me and said: Colonel,
General Marmaduke desires to
speak to YOU l walked toward
General Marmaduke, who still re.
tanned his position, and he said to
me: Colonel Crockett, are you
satisfied with my conduct?'
81 replied: 4 am, General
Have I your permission te
leave my position?" he then asked
and 1 answered him: Certainly
sir; my principal is, I fear, NOR
tally wounded, and not in condi
ton for further combat
81 turned to go back to Genera
Walker when Captain Moore agar
called to me and said: "Colonel
General Marmaduke desires me t.
tender to you the services of GU,
surgeons and the use of our ambu
lance
SIN answer 1 said: in behalf T.
General Walker l thank Genera
Marmaduke for his courtesy ant
gratefully accept the use of tn
ambulance, as we forded the rive
on horseback and have no convey
ance in which we can transpor
General Walker to Little Rock, blu
we do not need the services of tn
surgeon, as we are provided will
one.'
CATER his death and burial
addressed the following note t,
General Marmaduke.
General j. S. Marmaduke.
"'SIR: General Walker before hi
death, requested me to see you il
person and ssure you that before
taking the last sacrament he sin
cerely forgave you for his death
and desired his friends and relati
yes also to forgive you and neithe
to prosecute nor prosecute you
You will readily understand, gen
eral, why l take this method o
conveying General Walkers las
message to you in preference to
personal interview. l have thu
honor to be, etc,
"'R. II. CROCKETT"
81 received no reply to thil
letter, and, of course, expected
none.
"Some years afterward l me
General Marmaduke on an Arkan,
sas River steamboat. We sat op
posite to each other at the break.
fast table. Neither of us spoke
although l recognized him at once
After the meal General Marmaduk,
came up to me and said This il
Colonel Crockett? p
"'Yes,' 1 replied, 'and you ART
General Marmaduke. l recog
nized you at the breakfast table,
"'Indeed,' he said 'and why die
you not speak to me?'
sit was our first meeting sine
the battle at Little Rock and I wa
not sure that he cared to recognize
me and so I said: Il have mad,
it a rule since the war, general, t.
accord those who out ranked me il
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