The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01
MALLoY TELLS OF DUEL,
MONTGOMERY Veteran Recount. Only
Time in War Between the states
When He Was Shot In Back.


Lieutenant C. S, Afalloy. Of Company
y sixaeth Alabama. during the War
Between the States, walked into tho OF.
nee OF j. B. Fuller, clerk OF the Circuit
Court Friday. and displayed Ave-
mimic balle.
u recently had theae balls removed
from different places in my back" was
the startling explanation offered by
the stalwart lieutenant.
upon the declaration OF the veteran
numerous EXPLANATIONS of disapprovaI
arose from group or members from
Camp Lomax. who seemed sreaiIy or.
1ended that true Southerner would
admit having been shot in the back by
Yankee. -
Lie Som 1a't M wai. ninuts" returned
remarked to thu little boy when re-
Iating the interesting story OF Br'er
Rapbits encounter with the tar baby,
w VIM the little boy was shedding copl.
srer Rabbit. You hold on a minute,
money. Just wipe off dose tears and
VAT iii you see whar Br'er Rabbits
swine to fetch up at
Ihose bullets may have been taken
out from my back. brothers. but Won
can bet your bottom dollar that they
an came In the front and lodged IN
the back.
- never vas shot in the back but
once once and that time was certainly
burning the wind to dodge bullets.
1T was during the beginning Of tbs
war at the, time recruits were being
mustered in. My company was sta
a a,onea Va In han an almost total wilderne SIS
amusement One day the rawest look :
ing mountaineer from the other end
Oh nowhere, Joined the ranks.
ne was about six feet tall. sandy
naireo' and dressed in suit OF clothe :
that appeared to be OF the vintage 81
rs. To hll out the make.up he wore
pair OF heavy high boots. and had
habit OF lingering the top of the
right one when ever he was beinu
suyed by the bunch.
we didn't know the reason for the
soon LEANED. to my sorrow.
me boys framed il up for ma to
ehalienge the big fellow TO duel. cor
course. pistols loaded only with pow.
DER were arranged for the pseudo az :
taif2 l had some trouble In arous-
Ing his anger sufficiently to present a
challenge. but finally managed TO do
20 oy asking him IL his ma knew no
way an away from home.
seiieVe me, he certainly did boil
when got him started, and the fell
lows had their hands full irving 10
there. ''' 'aee rieht
.ne duei WAS fought in secluded
green spot about A hundred yards from
camp. Quite a crowd OF the fellows
were on hand. passing remarks inteno.
ed 70 awe the big fellow
wen. the pistols were handed To
US. and amid an ominous silence We
took our respective spots The big fell
low didn't seem to be very fsvorahly
impressed with his shooting iron hr,
he accepted 1t and made no remark
Two!
"Threel
Bans, Bang Wen. the pistols In
The big fellow looked somewhat
surprised to see me still standing
For an instant he stood as II ner.
picked The next moment he reached
Ior that right boot top and pulled ont
PISTOL that resembled a small siseG
cannon.
Before any OF US realized tn. s,e-
nifcance OF the movement nc had fred
point blank at me. The bullet prazed
for cover.
The way that crowd scattered was
certainly caution. made better
time than any OF your fancy ur. to-sata
sprinters. but Just as was dodvirp
under c>ver the big fellow landed nns
on my left shoulder. blade.
''ItNfelt like a piece of red hot stae,
passing clean through to my wishbone
and ] still carry the scar to-day.--SIo.
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