The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-22
HALTED TIE FIGHT.
Humor Proved the Victor In the
Duel al the Spout.
A TALE OF OLD TIME POLITICS
Colonel Fitzhush's chivairy in SCORING
Both Wings and Democrats Won Him
chaiienss. and the Weapons He Sc.
lectsd Averted the Mest,na.

Challenge. and the Weapons He Sc
iectsd Averted the Mest,na.
tribnlor 10 the New lots sun mas
found tale of old Maryland polite.
which shows that, the knicu, az L,
Mancna 10 the contrary uotYiIn
starding. an almost extravagapt i,teol
or cnivairUus cunduet ~ not ln,ont,,at
ible with keen sense Of iiurnor
Colonei FitZhugh OF CaIverr county
was pattern ot generosity and no
oiiity or character. tie was unre n
candidate for office. In thase DAVIS n
WAS the custom tor rival candidates Ia
stump the county together and speak
from the same platform
On Il certain Wrasion Colonel ETtz
hugh and his opponent Were. TO speak
N joint debate When I'M. day came
his riv&. din not appear The people
Assembled ANA grew impatient Finai
~ Colonei titZhngh. taxing out MS
big watch anu glanrin2 at II. got up
anu Delivered his speech. In il l,e took
all the liberties thar gentleman 81
the Democratic party might take WIN
Wing principles and closed atnd pro
!ongeu cheers
As ne WAS concluding he received a
nlessage that the rival candidate was
critically Iii tolunei Fitznugn looked
round for representative OF the Whig
party who tllght take the place Of the
sick man. but could not discover one
t'inaily the roionei rose ag;: n with
the announcement that be believed ~
fair pay He said that as ms opp
nent could act he there TO reply to t.e
arguments that liz himself had nd
vanctti ANA as there was nubosf .!
his IDiticai faith TO take his place
he would himself deliver SI,et'n TOR
the Slt.k man He added TINT II woud
Keep ms watch open before nm To See
that he gave just az much tine To llta
opponent cause us he mai given TO
his own
He then b~gan II he had scored
the Wings be- NOW sdnrittd the Demo
Gratis. Ii the Wings nyd been meb OF
broken promises. OF snirched reputa
tions. tricksters and yog'les. the Dem
Ocrats were now liars thieves and
murderers
From the Wing point OF view the
address was mastprly But among MS
own partisans there were some who
refused tn seq that the colonel wis "a
ing anything ehivalrous and VITO were
unable 10 appreciate the real numor OF
the situation
One Democrat In particular. whose
name tradition hats not handed dbNu
was much Offended The next morn
ing be- sent his seconds to the cn0ntp
with challenge. As no explanation
would satisfy him. the colonel rpiuc
ceptpd the challpngp The Spout-a
stream of water that guShnd from the
side of n hill on st l.eouur,i'S oreek
w,,s selected M the place ot the duel
The time nrrointsd was the following
morning nt ocinx
When the challenger aud his seconds
rode up IT, the Spol little before
O'Clock they found the co,ouei aud hiY
seconds. bur could ae nothinp thu
looked Hike weapnuS " any Kind On
the teach uear the spnut. however
there was hie iron kettle Streaming
away over a fire that wns being indus
triously fed with rordwna by two o.
the ,nlotels darsies
Where are the wpnfonSy" demand
ed nnp vt the thalanyers seconds
Colonel fit2hii"h as the rhallrtctsG
party has the right To- select the wpap
ons" WIS The reply. THEY. will i,s
produced N the proper time
When the seconds agreed that tha
time for tho duel had come Cnlop,l
Fitzhngh approached the pot. hnldl,r
MS hands behind him The ch;.ilpuger
advancing IN tllrn demanded 10 KNOW
whit thp weapnns were IL lbp.
Mr. Blank" said the colouei. "tht,
ammunition is In the pot The wea,,
ons are behind my back. rhiS pot
contains boiling pen soup Here arp
two ladies' | propose To- give you one
or them. and ! will keep the other !
prniH'Se fhat-you take vonr stand 90
me other side ut the PIT and that we
MN. hot pen soup AT each nthVr until
one or the other has had enough
"Bnt this is ridiculous. sir. rldicu
ious" exclninn.d the Other.
Mt more rilieulnns. sir gently re
monstrated Colonel t'itzhuch. than
yn'lr q,arrpi with me-
The other saw the point. and they
shook hands