The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-24
Marvellous Individual Deeds of ValoI
That Set Mems Blood TingIing
in Ancient and Modern
Times.

had met his match. Suddenly it came
to him in a mysterious way that
Antaeus would never lose his strength
unless he could be kept free OF the
ground. So Hercules, with his re-
naming strength, raised Antaeus, q
one hand, while with h other he pro-
ceeded to strange him. 1t must have
been an astounding fight-one giant
supporting the other over his head
and slowly forcing his muscle into
quietude with the prodigious strength
killed Antaeus and then sank senseless
on the ground.
Hector and Achilles.
The fight between Achilles, a great
Greek warrior, and Hector, champion
of the Trojans, outside Of the city of
Troy, is famous in history. Achilles
was especially bitter against the en-
envy because in a previous battle they
had killed his chum, Patroclus, and he
itched to get revenge. Finally Hector
was forced to fight him, and they met
just outside the city walls, in the sight
of both armies, the Trojans from
within the ramparts Of their city.
Hector at first was brave, but he
lost courage and tried to escape from
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and made him fight. They. fought
with spears and swords, and the battle
lasted for hours. Achilles could not
find a vulnerable point, in Hector's
armor, while he himself was being
worsted in the exchange of blows. At
Hector's throat and neck. Straight he
plunged his sword into that opening
and Hector fell. Then, before he was
dead, Achilles tied his body to a char
lot and drove it 10 times around the
walls of the city, while he leased the
within.
Horatius and Astur.
Horatius was a Roman warrior,
whose feat of holding a bridge over
the River Tiber against the advancing
Tuscans has made him famous. There
was an incident in that exploit greater
than the main feat itself, and that was
great hero of the Tuscans. After Ho-
ratius had killed hundreds Of the Tus-
cans, Astur could not pass him on the
bridge, and had been deserted by the
two companions who at first a stood
with him. Astur advanced with the
intention Of himself killing the hero.
They met with swords, n a furious
battle ensued, in which Horatius fin
ally slew Astur and flung his body
into the river.
Launcelot and Gawain.
The knights of King Arthur's court
were great fighters, and among them
the battle between Sir Launcelot and
Sir Gawain stands out as a wonderful
affair, which would have been worth
was practically champion of the court,
but he and Gawain were deadly rivals
and the latter was a great fighter
himself. Finally it was settled that
they must meet and fight 1t out, sc
they did, with h king and all the
received from Merlin a specially pre-
pared coat of mail, which was sup
posed to make him impervious to the
wounds of a lance for three hours
With this coat he was sure of stand
ing out against Launcelot's attacks
and probably Of killing his adversary
But Launcelot learned of this coat OF
mail and was ready for 1t.
They made the attack and Gawain
was for a quick battle, but L~auncelot
stalled" as the modern expression
has it. and managed to keep Gawain
during which the cost of mail would
have m efficacy. The time up, Laun-
celot got his lance ready and went tc
work. 1t is said that he made short
work of Gawain then, and killed him
with a lance thrust that went clear
eAAOu6h NH, HAL dIlu I'LL, dLO lei
the dead knight spitted on the weap-
on like a chicken on a skewer.
"Jim" Bowie and Wright.
1t is a far leap from the court of King
Arthur to Natchez. Miss, but the next
great fight of real consequence. in that
it employed only modern weapons, was
that between Colonel Jim Bowie and
Major Morals Wright, in August, 1927.
1t was a great melee. The affair start
cd as a duel between DR.. Maddox and
Samuel Wells, both prominent men, / IN
which w shots were fired. with no
damage. hen the adherents Of the
principals got mixed up in general row,
in which Bowie was wounded. But he
singled out the man who had shot him,
a Major Wright, and, though he had
no gun himself, went after the latter
with a short knife that he had made
With his own hands from a blacksmith's
file. The major emptied his revolver
and then grabbed a sword, and they
went at it. They cut and slashed each
other numerically, and both Bowie and
Wright were bleeding terribly from
their wounds before Bowie could do ia