Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-11-26

N't'AANAA Asf'N eta" ~ hAAANA HNNNs
under Grant. Harrison and Cleveland.
and be Is o. familiar figure On Washing.
ton. having hosts OF friends IN the ma.
tlonnl guard
The judge has himself appeared on
the "ncld OF honor on more than one
occasion both as principal aud second
for some friend. and De Is therefore
authority in an matters pertaining 20
the "duello" as n medium FOR wiplng
out au Insult so ones personal honor.
In times agone meeting on the field
was the recognized method among the
gentlemen of Virginia when ones IN
tegrity had been assallod OF ones We.
mclty impugucd. n was Che only way.
In fact approved by the &. =. v. and
social oslraclsm awaited him who dis
played the white feather or failed to
ayengo an insult IN tho prescribed
manner.
Recently the judge dlscourscd In
reminiscent way 10 party OF friends
In Washington % the period when the
duel was In vogue In bis native state.
THE death few years ago OF Cap
tain Page Mccarthy In Richmond"
said he. "forcihly recalls 20 memory
the high standard OF honor possessed
by tie women OF the south and the |
cagerness with which they sought 10 |
avenge personal Insult Tue Nc |
Carthy .Mordecal duel. In which the lat.
ter was killed and the former wounded
ON the Geld OF honor. Is more or less
20 all virginlana But the
part In the sad affair which was played
by the mother OF young Mccarthy has
never been 10 generally known to the
public. The affair occurred over
then celebrated Richmond beauty. a
Miss Trlplett. n leader In the arlsto.
rratic circles OF Richmond, az White
Sulphur Springs and wherever else the
beauty and wealth OF Virginia hap
'ened to assemble. Nearly all the par
icipants In the affair have now passed
lway. Mccarthy was an exceedingly
brilliant young man Of literary attain.
nents. Both were lawyers. but Nc.
'arthy never practiccd. prcfcrrlng
journalism 20 the profession Of law.
hordecal was a highly talented and.
moreover, an exceedingly handsome
nan.
Both moved In the highest society
md were social leaders Il was gen.
rally known by their friends that
'oung Mccarthy and the beautiful
Hiss Triplett were betrothed before
he advent Of the handsome Hebrew.
NJ soon. however. as Mordecal mp.
'eared on the scene II was remarked
hat the lady treated Mccarthy coolly.
md II was not long before IL was whls.
erred about auiOng their friends TIM.
he engagement between Page McCar.
by and the belle Of virginlas capital
iad been broken OF and by the lady.
fcCarthy took II greatly 10 heart. aud
'efore long there appeared In n publ.
alton In Richmond a couplet IN which
ilss Trlpleit was alluded 10 as co.
ueite and lllrt, though Of course not
living her name. Every one ut once
new who was meant M well as knew
Tho the writer was. Mccarthy, need
ess 20 say. was the author
"Mordecal aud Mccarthy meeting
con after this event. the former rath.
? haughtlly inquired OF his rival II he
vas not the author Of the couplet In
uestlon, and upon McCarthv's rcfus.
ng 10 answer on the ground that Nor. {.
ecal had no authority 10 demand m
nswcr the latter knocked McCart ~ ,
'own, aud before any further damage J
ould be- done friends Of both parties
lterposcd and restrained the two men.
lcCurthy was physically his antago.
lists inferior but was full OF grit. :
10th were In the full vlgor OF young
Friends OF the men =,
ingod that the matter was TO be- set
led By both parties not again speaking
each other Needless 10 say that Mo
arihy chafcd under the insult terribly, y
nd Ia short time such was the social 1