Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-30


 ssMr. Lanvale, you came hero yester- day stranger, and went out ofyour way to insult me, which resented am now cool, have no enmity towards you, and no wish to kill you, and am willing to let the matter drop where it isss
 'sThat is fair, put in Henry.
 Lanvale, whose face was swollen from the effect of Johns blow, looked scowlingly at Johns impassive and Henry's eager face as he replied:
 s'I did not come here to receive or make apologies g
 'svery well, i" said John, as he turned away.
 Henry expostulated with Lanvale, but to no effect, and finally, very much ag- | grieved at his new friend, he stepped off | twenty-five paces and placed the young men in position. As he stood by Johns side he said in an undertone: ''Let him off as light as you can"
 sT shall put a bullet through the top of his hat, just to show him what 8 baclxwoodsrnan can do."
 Henry stepped to one side and count ed slowly.
 "One, two, three, fire"
 As the last word left his lips, both rifles exploded. Lanvale staggered, but John did not move. Henry ran to Lanva1e, and found him unhurt, but that Johns bullet had gone through the crown of his hat, so close to his head that the concussion had momentar- \ fly staggered him. He had missed his mark entirely. The foolish man was not satisfied, but insisted, as he put it, Gin shooting it out" Henry carried this decision to John, who took it very coldly and informed Henry that he \ would break Lanvale's right shoulder next time.
 The men were placed in position, and again the ominous words rang out. There were two sharp reports almost together. Lanvale uttered curse and dropped his rifle. John wavered a X moment, but the next moment was erect and assuring Henry that he was unhurt. Henry turned to Lanvale, who after dropping his rife walked few steps in wavering sort of woy and sank to the ground, just as Henry got to him. Lanvale's second shot had been aimed at Johns heart, but had missed little going through his clothes on the left side, just breaking the skin. John had shot Lanvale square 1y through the shoulder, breaking the bones, making wound not necessarily dangerous, but ugly and troublesome.
 John walked up to where Henry who had cut away LGnvale's coat, was trying to staunch the flow of blood, an6 told Henry to do the best he could while he went for doctor.
 In an hours time, which seemed ar eternity to Henry and the wounded man, he had ridden five miles an6 brought the doctor back with him. He then went up to the house and sent down team to haul the sufferer up tc the house, and walked into the dining room where the family were at break fast, uneasily wondering what had be come of the young men. He sat dowH at the table and ate his breakfast rapid 1y, but with usual appetite, telling thu family that the others would be thert in few minutes.
 Finishing his breakfast he called th' colonel to one side and briefly explained what had happened. Just as he wa finishing his story, which had filled th' colonel with such unbounded astonish ment that he had not been able to speak the wagon drove up. In a moment tn whole place was excitement, during } which John got on his horse, rode ou } to the fields, and passed the forenoon hours supervising the work and doini some heavy thinking.