The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-22
HALTED The FIGHT.
Humor Proved the Victor In the
Duel at the Spout.
A TALE OF OLD TIME POLITICS
Colonel Fitzhueh's chivairy In SCORING
Both Wings and Democrats Won Him
Q Challenge. and the Weapons He Sc.
isctsd Avertsd the Meeting.

Challsnss. and the Weapons He Sc.
iscted Evertsd the Meeting.
In book long out OF print a con
tributor TO the New YORK smu mas
found tale of old Maryland politics
which shows that, the snisnt oi La
Mancha 10 the contrary uotwith.
stunning. an almost extravagant Mp,,i
OF chivairous conduct Is not inculupat
IDLE with u Keen sense Ut uumor
Colonel Fitzhigb OF Calvert county
was a pattern OF generosity ana no.
bilify OF character. He was uure a
candidate tor utijce. ~ those days It
was the custom TOR rival candidates TO
stump the county together aud speak
from the same platform
On u certain occasion Colonel tftz
hugh ana ms opponent We're to sl,eas
70 joint deiate. When The day ralut,
his rive. dill mt appear fbe people
assembled ANA grew impatient Final
~ Coionei fiiZhugn, taklug out his
big watch and gian,fng al H. got up
anu delivered his speech. In it lie took
ali the liberties that ii gentleman ~
the Democratic party might take wlth
Wing print1pIes anu closed amid pro
.ongeu cheers
Az hp was concluding he received 4
message that the rival candidate WAS
critically III Colunpi Flt2hagh loohtii
round for Il representative OF The Wha
party VINO might take the place of the
sick man. nut could not discover one
tinaliy the ,olonei rose az, u With
the announcement that he bel .ered 10
fair pay. lie said that ~ nis OPl,o
nent could act he there to reply To- thr
arguments that ne himself had nd-
vnlred ana M there WIS DohOdy OF
his political faith 10 take mis- place
lie wuniu himself deliver a speech tor
tile, sick man lie added that lie woaid
Keel, ms waite h open before nm 10 see
that he gave just as much time To MS
opponent cause ns lie had given TO
mis- own
He then Myan II he had scored
the Wings he now Srarihed the Demo
Gratis II the Wings had been uisi of
broken promises of stnirchpd repnta
tiuns. tricksters and rogues the Dem
ocrats were now liars, thieves and
murdprprs.
From the Wing point of view the
address was nmstsrly But among ms
own partisan there were some WI"
refused III see that the colonel was 4"
ing anytiilig "bivalrous ana who we're
una bile TO appreciate the real n'imor OF
the situation.
One l,enlmrnt In particular. whose
name tradition hns not handed d"wn
wis much offended. The next morn
Ing he sent his seconds To the cnlnh.i
with n challenge. As no explnnntion
would sarisfy him. the c0ionel reitc
family nnmpd his seconds. who hc
cpptpd tile challenge The spout
stream of water that grsbsd from the
side Of n nil III St l.eonnrd's creek
WINS selected ns the place ot the duet
The time appointed was tue following
morning III ocir'k
When the challenger and his seconds
rode up To the Spout Il little before
o'clmk they found the colonel hnt biS
seconds. tut could see nothlng that
looked like weapons of any Kind oi
the beach near the Spout. however
there was biz iron kettle steniuins
AWAY over fire that WAS being lndhs
trionsly fed with cordw"d by two %
the roioters darkles
where. ARE the wpaInns| dpnand
81 one at the rhalirngpr's seconds
"l'oloi,pl Fit2hugh as the rhnllctg"f
marty has the right to select the weai'
OnS" was the reply. They VIII h
produced NJ the proper time
When the seconds agreed TINT m
time for the duel had come toi"in'
F'hzhucb approached the pot, hnldlh'
his hands iehind hin. rhp challruser
advancing In turn Demanded f. knoN
what the wenpons were 10 In
MIR Blank." said the Colonel. "fh
ammunition Is In the pot Tie veal
Ons nrp phind my tlcs. This po
contains boiling pen soup Here ar
two Indies | pr.iin,ss to give von on
Of them. md viii keep thu other
propose that you Take YOUR stand q
the other side nf the pot aud that
ding hot pen s,,mp NJ rnch other INT
one ar the other has had enough.
"Rut this is ridiculous sir. ridtei
lous" exclaimed the other
Not mere ridicnions SIR. gently r
monxtratrd Inlonri Fitzhnch. ina
your quarrel with me-
The other saw the point. and the
eshpok hands