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i sippi, Both full six feet straight as an
/ arrow, neither corpulent, the one an ex-
Iperti the other. though from Louisville,
/ KY. was not n duelist. but radically OPP
i posed to dueling but With. the surround
/ ings he had TO accept the challenge or
! leave I'M disgrace and dishonor. Distance,
/ ten PAGES, Huston determined To Kill
/ Johnston to save his own life. and with tho
Isbestsof human nerve did save his own life,
/ by drawing the Are OF his antagonist, by
letting fly his missiles Immediately after
| the word one fell from the Hos of the
| "crier." Thus. for four rounds, time was
! not given General Huston TO take range
and elevate his pistol To The vitals of HIS
! foe. This gave encouragement to General
| Johnston trying his hand for n death deal
/, or, but alas for him he held for one, two.
| three--when as the result proved General
Huston had his range. though his gun was
drawn before II reached the body. as In
tended. Johnston was pierced sauarely
through and through both hips. directly
under the hip joint sevcring the sensitive
or locomotive nerve OF the right and affect
ing the same nerve OF the left hip. OF
course he fell and was az once kindly
treated by the yictcr, who seemed greatly
chagrined when he learned OF the treaohery
OF others who We're the cause OF The mis-
understanding. In fact, the army idolized
their volunteer general who was d rough
and tumble" sort Of q man. great oil ath-
letic sports, with the rank and ile." After
three rounds had been fired all the bullets
had been used. when General Huston ad-
vanced with others he had In his vest
pocket, which he handed to General John
ston, who also advanced 10 receive them.
when he, Johnston, remarked General i
presume you have met a better shot, but
never a drawer man. when Huston an
swered: II perceive. general, you are q
man OF great nerve
One incident OF that day ~ worthy of
notice. There was supply of lnqilor In
and near the camp which had "A free flow
on the early morning the duel came OF.
and virtually all were full to the brm
with but few executions, and the more
sedate we're fully persuaded that had Hus-
ton fallen Johnston would have also had to
suocumb 10 an untimely death--by mob
vioence. All through March and April, |
often left them half rations and the worst
of bull and old COW beef. naught but coffee
and beef. no -four and often without corn
for handmill grinding, discomfort WAS gem
eral Huston off on leave. Colonel Teal as |
ranking colonel, Johnston removed TO Tex
ana. six miles away, answered taps. regn- |
lar drill on half rations enraged the sol
diers, who peiilioned for less drlll. that |
was UNDECIDED. This led to the assnssna- 1
ion Of Colonel Teal about the LIST OF April, |
and still decentralization increased. Secre- |
tary w $. Fisher. a good judge of strong |
drink. with ravenouR appetite for the |
"oyerjoyfui." issued discharges freely, but |
and all the time General Johnston was un-
able to sec or be seen by the soldcrs. that |
came near eliminating In his assassination
that was planned 10 be done on the night |
of May T. 1897 AT his lodgings IN Tcxana,
and only prevented by the kindly Offices
of Colonel Charles Colwlck. personal |
Ohio friend OF NINE who took company
OF volunteers 10 Texas from MI. Vernon,
Ohio. and who died at Coma In 1887. when
on his return 10 his Ohio home. who gave
the information OF the intended raid on
my friend and beDefactor. General A. s.
Johnston. whom I escorted out OF harms
way that afternoon.
Had General Johnston then been de
priyed of his command another. the then
ranking colonel. would have been pro-
NOTED 10 honors dispracefnliy procured I
He is long numbered with the dead. aud I
have reason fer the belief that General
Johnston passed away without knowing /
that the unloyely ambition OF another was
why his life was sought and the individual
that aided me I'm unwilling the plot or mu-
tDizing conspiracy, was no less q person
age than the surviving son OF Ex-Governor
William Hendricks. ex-governor OF IN
diana, a personal acquaintance Of the err
Ing one.