The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-03
He Was Varquished
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By WILLIAM &, mo ER
Copyright by AEis eas AsEo,
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called Admirable .ina, before HE
Spanish-American vt:,r we had d M. j
In Havana who ! 9hAs would hate
tied him, at least ~ d fight. He WIS
a Virginian and had 80 lie down Thin!
Ing that the times ii cuba were pro
pitious for display of his accom-
plishments.
Naturally the snap hy Of MI Amer
leans was wits IN. I'ubans. ltit1
Hugh that was lie virginian's NAM
was outsp0ken h his advocacy of Their
cause and, beine 4 c.f.+cn Of the Unil-
ed States, was proceed from arrest
80 long as he didl,i commit any overt
act against the government. He lre-
quented public lNGcns. where lid would
meet Spanish o1.ce.s, wing expression
to his opinion q he l,ascheries Of Cap
tain General p'eylcr Some Spaniara
would take hiGi % tss:: for doing 50.
and there wopFd he a challenge and
duel and one II oi7lrst OF The Spanish
army fit for dlty
Fitz Hugh Ngat ont Into tho country
one day and stopped at a hacienda til.
longing to a roaag widow. She being
a sympathigef with lie Cuban cause
and Fitz Hush heiag o. the same mind
he was a llndsoaie fog--she enter
tanned him royaIr 'l'iey we're sitting
at the table jus ilnisliing an excellent
dinner. when along came marching two
companies 0f SpaIisa troops. There
was a major 10 Command, and lii
halted his men before the gate Of The
hacienda and waiting UP 10 the house.
called for Sonora vendez, the owner.
He was invited into lie dining room.
where he informed the lady that, She
being an avowea reyo,arionist, he pro
posed to take her iii put her In CON
mandero, or some Other spread uif
Spanish word, which meant she was
70 be penned up with other rebel Gu
bans. The widow, being defenseless.
signified that she would go with him,
when Fitz Hugh spoke up
"Senor MAJOR he said 1T is very
easy matter for you TO commit this
act Of tyranny upon woman with 4
battalion OF men behind you, but
neither you nor any man In your com
mand could do 1t alone
"yvhat do you mean. senior 2"
Il mean that IL you will give me an
opportunity l win defend the lady
against you singly, aud, after you.
against any and all yorr officers. and
after that. against any and all your
men, to meet each adversary singiy.
II put YOU all out OF the fight the
lady to remain where she IA"
who are you, se,or3F
II am an American citizen"
"Ah! An American, We are having
much trouble with Fou Americans cS.
citing these Cubans TO rebellion"
lyon have chance 70 punish one
OF them. Surely | cannot he expected
to yanquish every rnan n yonr com.
mand"
The major swote blue streak about
interference. threatening to take Fltz
Hugh along with the widow. but az
this Fitz Hugh smiled. saying tliat
only a coward would decline such
proposition as he had made The ina.
jor was the son OF one Ok the most
prominent grandees Of spain. and his
ideas OF chivalry would hot permit
him to brook the taunts Fitz Hugh
heaped upon h.p He went out to
his command and talked excitedly with
his officers for awhile, then, returned
with every one OK them-six Ia all
to the house. Reiplning Flts Hugh and
the widow. he tod rho FORMER that his
Challenge was aceeptrd ne would
fight the Americln tl's, ana IL he were
killed or disabled the ranking captain
would take his plhce. and so on to the
junior second lieutenant.
The widow forbade Fitz Hugh to
enter upon so unequal a contest, bnt
he only smiled that imperturbahle
smile OF his and began 70 get ready for
the fray. Taking Off his coat and vest,
he went outside with the officers. The
major did the same. and they squared
for an encounter with swords Fitz
Hugh called TO the widow to come
out on the veranda and witness the
tournament assuring her that there
would be no blood spilled. On this
assurance she caded 10 his request
The two men lSl not fought Ave
minutes before Il was evident that the
American could have killed bis I'D
versary five times. Then he sent the
majors sword dying In circle In the
ar and il came down fifty feet away,
the point sticking In the ground. The
senior captain was served the same
way and the iuniof captain also.
After that 1t was evident there was
no need for any more officers to take
h hand, but every one Of them insist
ed ON a trial, and all resolved the
same treatment Fits Hugh vanqulsh,
ed every one Of the seven men with
out giving or receiving scratch.
Wei, the major and every one OF
his officers took Fitx Hugh by the
hand and swore he should have been
a Spanlsrd in the days when Spanish
gentlemen settled all their differences
with the sword, as all gentlemen
should settle them. Then they march
ed away, and Fitz Hugh t01a the wild
ow he would like TO 20 lack to the
table aud finish bottle Of wine that
had been half emptied.
But Fitx Hugh had met m enemy
vvho Syas "a ma hla nf yanoufhhfnw him