New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-22
DAWLEYVILLE YOUNG MEN,

Men have died from time to time, Dnt not
for love-" says the lady in the play. She lacked
acquaintance with Dawleyville, Ga. There men
die for love-or at least they are willing to; and
the other night o half dozen or so Of them would
have died IL their ammunition had held out. 1t
was a lively night for young men in Dawleyville
It seems from the dispatch that five Dawley-
vile young men, Daniel and John Castlebury,
William Mahon, Asa Saton and Herbert Omen,
have for long time been paying attentions to
certain young women who did not reciproGte the
tender feelings" to quote the words of the dis
patch The number of the young women Is not
given, but it is altogether fair to assume that
there were five of them also, one for each young
man, otherwise there must certainly havo been
trouble among the young men themselves. The
importance of this point Is seen when we are told
that the attentions Of Nathaniel Ford son Of the
minister, and John Martin were acceptable"
What we're Nathaniel Ford and John Martin
going 20 do with five yojIng women
And how did five young women expect to
divide two young men between them? Two-iifths
is an awkward and unsatisfactory fraction of
young man for any young woman TO have. But
we will not pause for idle speculation. Naturally
the five young men resented the action of the
two young men in thus trying TO monopolize more
young women than belonged to their share so the
five waylaid the two last Thursday night and
commenced to FIRE pistols at them" Messrs.
Ford and Martin dropped fat to the ground
and returned the shots This was kept up for
several minutes when in the midst of the firing the
Reverend Mr.. Ford father Of the young Ford who
was down on the ground shooting, appeared with
his shotgun" and turned both barrels loose in
the direction Of the fighting parties 1t was
quite dark and the young men were very close
to the ground so they did not recognize the rev
ereni gentleman, though young Ford afterward
explained that he thought It sounded like
fathers gun" 1t is not strange therefore,
that the seven young men instantly con-
cluded that another young man had appeared
in the field, after having individually won
the affections of the five tickle young
women The seven of them accordingly began
shooting in the direction Of the supposed young
woman monopollzer. which Of course left nothing
for the clergyman but to drop on his face and
return their shots This he did, loading and
firing as rapidly as possible while the seven young
men poured in broadsde after broadside The
contest was not so unequal as II would at first
seem. as the Reverend Mr. Ford had a good shot
gun, while the boys were only armed with revol-
vers. The engagement was kept up for some fifteen
minutes when the pastor found that his supply
of sbuckshot was exhausted He accordingly re-
tired TO his study The two young men. Ford
and Martin, also found that they had more
ammunition. and got up and ran for cover The
five young men of the attacking party, however.
still had plenty of cartridges, so they went over
to the public square Of Daweyville and deied
the city marshal and the citizens all night War
rants have been issued for their arrest.
The whole source Of the trouble in Dawleyville
appears TO he the five foolish young women who
think that they get along with less than
half Of a young man apiece. This is impossible,
and they would do much better 10 recognize it
at first and to make up with the five young men
and thus each have whole and undivided young
man Of her own. We hope for the sake of the
Reverend Mr.. Ford, if for other reason, that
peace may be soon established in Dawleyville. No
doubt the good man has all the work he should
do now, with sermon-writing, pastoral calls and
so FORTH without having to 20 out in the night
with his shotgun hunting young men by moonlight.
A young man is a very hard thirTg to hunt If he
could he freed like it would not be so bad.
but with his habit Of lying close to the ground
il makes the work difficult. especially for a man
who has probably been writing all day in his study.
and has only light shotgun and no good young
man dog