The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1913-11-29

ALL NATfNE OF AffuCA AlAE NAibhAhht
BowLEdoEDT
cred to him as the constitution TO the
people at large. ANY smirch on your
henoh was your social deathblow.
81 was consulting some OF my old
diaries last evening to refresh my
memory, and II was like calling up the
ghosts of the past | dare not name
the number of duels ! have been en-
gagged In, but you can take 1t from me
that was never backward when II
was a question of rapier or pistol. II
has been said that gentlemen fought
without provocation. There was al
ways the provocation that man DIFF
Tered with you. IL he differed then he
questioned your word or your Judg-
ment and you did his. and why
shouldn't that bring challenge?
How the Disagreement Occurred.
"Majah Crumple, sub, was peppery
ole chap Of ffty. We were lawyers to
Gether and attended the same church
and often sat In the same pew. IL had
been SO for several years. and we had
never differed. The time came, how
ever. and the dispute would not have
interested two boys a single moment
We had come out Of church and were
sauntering homeward together when
the majah observed In careless way:
att struck me that the minister was
q bit of his delivery this mawning-'
"'Oh, I don't know replied.
"T say that It struck me he was n
bit on
"'He might have been.
"But. demit, he was. suh-he was
"Very likely
"aThere is nothing very likely about
u. He was of. suh-he was sborely
or
ave will, LET II GO that he was on
I said.
"'But you don't agree that he was
on, and therefore you east doubt
upon my word
Not necessarily
"'Egad. sub, am / child that
don't know when my word Is question
cdr Colonel Bunker. an apology is due
from your
"T have never been taught how TO
mako oner
"Then my friend Bingham vii! call
upon you this afternoon
'sTo this day. suh." said the colonel
with a laugh. II cannot be shuah
whether our minister was of or on,
but can tell you received a call and
met the majah next mawnlng and put
q bullet into his shoulder. We were
together for several years after thnt,
but the matter OF the duel was never
mentioned
Another Trifiins Matter.
"a year later I fought again over
q matter just as triflng A young
man of my acquaintance made up his
mind 20 lift his social standing by
lighting a duel. ! was told that he pro-
posed TO begin at the head. with me.
instead OF at the foot. with some nov
ice. and | was ON the watch. A month
went along. and ! met him on the
street one day. We saluted each other
and then he asked:
Colonel, Is 1t true that all natives
OF Africa are bowleggedr
"Tt is.' I replied.
Dbt INV uoco ~ tOlht hOI
"Tt comes from riding astraddle OF
elephants
"Ts that recorded in natural his
toryT
"Tt may not be-
Then, sir, ! may take Il that you
are having a Joke at my expense. In |
other words, you wish to play on my |
credullty.'
"Tt may come from the natives
walking on both sides OF creek at |
snce. 90 as to get there with both feet
at the same time
"And IL may come. Colonel Bunker
u may come. sub, from your desiah TO
belittie me. | think that is tho inten-
don. sub, and | will send friend TO |
make arrangements accordingly
Il selected raplers, sub, and we met.
chose that weapon because wanted
TO tench him a lesson without hurting
him too much. Poor youth After I
had given him u slight wound In the
shoulder he turned and ran off tho
neld. He had wrongly estimated his
and he had 10 leave the state
ia consequence I did not regard him
M harshly AZ others did. There are
plenty OF men brave TO heroism until
they zee their own blood
Sunrise the DueIine Hour.
The question has often been uslked
ne. sub. why duels We're set TO take
place at sunrise. IL is an old French
custom, and we followed IL here In
America for number of years. Sun
ftse was the hour that guarded the at
'air from Interruptions. IN some re-
'pects midnight would have been bet
Ter hour. Sunrise broke into your
'leep. and you turned out OF bed IN bad Z
iumor and determined TO make the q
lther chm nnY for the fronhla