The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-03

~ emf en- IA ",i'onc of he lead
IN. editors, + The. n Hinh's capi al gave
- cx! erirnrp ia ruupin c"nnir, ~ &
rai,.t Ir aid iVs ,a'low
3ut.l. It'll yearning for gore =
lory H. she county adjoinil g l
as Il jJthsome contempola
9une. lult on about the san.
as. and II wasn't more thar
tier Nt I'D been contempora.
r. vrl. III fine row. He.Woul
4athing editorials, and SO wou.H
md finally we dropped our pen a:
took up pistols. That is. we agreed to
fight a duel.
.Fortunatelv for Us we had friends
who we're more sensible than we were,
who tool. charge of ali arrangements
for the loody ARRAY. 1t was decided
lev them that the duel should take place.
"A ttat- we should fire two shots ;
- thcr, the weapons being donl.
..1 4 shotguns AMI the distance t
s.. nat suited us exactly, for
eMtremely bloodth.raty an
l!trd Zach Others gore III large qua
cities. The fight was TO take place a
TX o'tIOcl. in the morning, in Sc
ciutlrd SCOT. and VIC were there prOmp:-
iv with our seconds. Oar instruction.
were 70 fire the first shot after c0uI
TO three, and # une or both survi'
other s,l0t might be fired as que
-. Il ,,DttI1 hiS
'"it.at made il Z regular rout-ll-ai
Z: K. fnr half the fight, and also L..
r.ulr Interesting. II isn't neccS:a
u I.r u 90 into details of what
thought lust before the battle, mott
r." suffice it to say thought Writir
"ati!;n@ editorials WIS preferable t
shotguns at six a. III. However, V
,ypt. cur nerve and took our place
,rady for business. And 7 think v
filrunt |iiS.i:pss, ior we took aim ligl.
1t carn Ct.lcr. Then came the count
ing. and finally the deciding three
and luE"! went both guns at once.
felt as if had caught an entire Il.
load Of shot from my face down, and .
tunlbled over on the grass. What had
become Of my opponent did not greatly
concern lie at that supreme moment
for was wondering why 1 was nc
dead.
in half Il minute the doctor was feel
ing me. and after q minute or two moIt
he SAID / had been miraculously saved
and pulled me to my feet. Evidcnt,,
my opponent had also been miraculous
~ saved, fer lie VAS standing about ten
feet away from me with his doctor
aud the sight he presented made III.
forget all about the duel and blea'
into tears Of laughter. 1t appeared t.
have thc same effect on him, and h
began laughing at me. Then we boil
got mad. and in five minutes we had
licked seconds, doctors and everybody
else on hand and run them clean out OF
the woods.
This being accomplished, we shook
hands and took look at ourselves in
., glass. which had evidently been
brought for our. benefit. Permit No
TO omit al elaborate description of what
we lOol ii Ike. Those confoundcd sec
ends had lOaaled our guns to the muzzIe
with rriutrr's ink, and the way it was
Splat'"rcd over US was enough to hav,,
made us laugh at first, and then lioi.
the crowd that had put up the job on
us. However, we had showed we had
sand, and the jokers kept in hiding
until we announced in our respective
papers that all was forgiven and the
hatrhct Nas dead and buried. That was
my onlr- duel" continued the editor
and am extremely glad that the guns
were loaded with ink instead of buck
shot" Washington Star.