The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-04
The Battle on the Sands.
From the Ney Yo,I, Sum

from me NetO YORK Sun.
The other day one of the walters at our hote
made some sudden move in the serving room
which brought his elbow against the worries o.
another waiter, and the face of the moon a,
once covered with blood. Some of us notices
Their belligerent demeanor, and now and theI
we caught such expressions as:
"Yo' ar no gem'lan, sah!"
An 20 is only niggerm
Il soon yo', sah-sco n yo' fur low trashl'
"Hu! I'd like to be shet up in room wild yo
bout two minutesr'
We were not. therefore greatly surprised
when we were waited on by third party, who
was mutual friend, who asked us to arrange a
meeting between the hostiles and see the Affair
through according to ship-shape rules II
wasn't to be duel, but a set-to, with gloves
aud as we were tired of fishing, Grabbing sail
ing and shooting porpoises, we hailed the new
"Yo white folks dun knows all bout it, an
yo' go right ahead an fix it up" said the
mutual friend.
We borrowed gloves bought rope enough for
ring, made stakes, and the site selected was
In the sand behind the scrub. The tip was given
and when the hour came about seventy five
spectators had assembled. Tne rivals were on
hand in good time, but 1t was noticeable that
both were trying hard to look pale. and there
was movement of the chin which betrayed
much mental anxiety. They were known only
as Jim" and Tom" and while we were put
ting the gloves on Jim he arose and called across
the sands:
Does you 'poogize to me, sah?"
81 dun 'pologize if you 'pologize, too," was
the reply.
Den dun"
But we stopped him and braced him I'D. and
two or three minutes later they forced each
other In the centre of the ring. Each mans
teeth were chattering, each once eyes were all
white, and there was a webbing of the knees.
Look out now, 20 Niger! lie gwine to bust
yo' head Off"
Look out yo'self If hits yo' in de lung yo'
won't git over it in two weeks!''
Why doan' yo' hit?'
why doan' yo' ht?"
'Yo's skeert o. met
SOS you skeert,"
They were walking around each other. push
ing at arms length and it would have stopped
there but for the timekeeper who shouted to
them to go in.
IF hit yo' in de eye look OUT"
If hit dat nose you'll be dead"
"Ize omin' fur yo purity quick"
II IL be right around darn'
The referee shouted again, and moved To sud.
den resolution, jim flung off the gloves and
grabbed Tom by the ankles and lifted him off
his feet and dumped him on the sand. Tom
gloves fell of as he rolled over and he had
scarcely struck when jim made break through
the ring, running like rabbit. Tom scrambled
up with HUI" and broke through the other
SIDE and while one legged it for the hotel the
other sought safety teaind the sand dunes. and
the great match for blood ended in water AS
1 had acted as Jim's bottle holder, felt called
upon to reproach him that evening at the
kltchen door, and he came out into the moon.
light and explained:
Deed, sab, but didn't dun mean to do il.
1 meant to stab right up dar an fight dat mig,
ger one million rounds 'cordin' to Miss Ouee's
berry rules but when got de gloves on, my
sand went right away, sah-went right al
down de coast flynn. an afore / knowed it
was BACK heah in de hotel a-wipin spoons an
a-saying dat if cher caught dat niger ont in
de dark I'd smash him, sah-I'd smash him till
ms own mudder wouldn't dun remember his
sad remains