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Show HAND TO HAND WITH KNIVES. An rodlan III r-itla a.illtri brllia ll.allt , ill Imil, I'aill.. ti William Weaton, nramliinan III lug twenty inllra north of Ilahouilngn, I T , bringa n atory ot a moat liurrtbl duel which wat fought with Itiiltet by two lndlniit near bit ranch Tliero had tm 11 lud bloud Iwtweell the tu for aoiuo tliuc, which had atarteiloier a liorto race Tim Indlnnl were named HowopI and NuniK-hl They ImJ been retlralnaJ from fighting aeieml timet liy their frlon.la, liiitnn im Hngnt a liorao raie theiiuarrel wat ri-m i, ,! t wa, finally arranged (bat lhn ahoul 1 en I tho matter by a dm I with knlvci A large crowd of lndluiialit luilfbretnl. wero prceeiit, nnd n ring wnt forinml llach innn had Ida mhhuiJ, whu wa. nniicil with n Who In .t,r ml ready to ahtwt iluBii nny ina who might la tempted to fnterferi 'iho conteatautt wero alriil lo tli waM, mid each waa armed with two hnrp Lulice, Hie hla let being about eight liieliei long When the men n teml the ring It wat with the under ttnmllng that It waaadurl totho death Itutll wero liiagnlll'etit ateluiena uf inmiliootl, ami they woretiiually adept lu the ti.o iaf the knife Amid lircatlileaa alienee the combat nnl a etowlynpproarhM Hi center of the ring There tbey alonl fnrninlu uto gnilng nt each other wltUo tho tllenco wat moat jutlnfu! Not it aound coul 1 bo heard eicept the occaal.niil ttamp of n liorao on thoontaklrta of the crowd T lie apcrtatore ant nmiim (a-r fwtly lilotlolilct, whllo tho duellatt began alonly tn walk nrnund each other, watching for a chance to catch ono miolhirnlZ guard It vrna frjt ably twn inliiiitia lieforo n rliimg- ciiuio. nnd then It wai with Ihe rapidity of n lightning atntke Bowupltiidilinlytiiadenleapthnnigli tho nlr toward lilt enemy, and for an liiatant the nlr npared to Im full of IiidlanaAudtuiltem which latlertlaalieil In tho e-timlilno llko atreaka of light. Aamilcklyaa they cimv toifi thcrdl 1 they t'.ara.e. and nutwllhalrilijllig the rnjill play of tho wnipuni It watreen that neither had rvcflvtn! n acratch. Hllll, during the whole exciting acene, liot a auiilel couM to neurit except tho cla.hlng aleel a It came together. Wowly tin circling la gnu again, and the glittering evea ntolio aliowtM that the wall, meant death Kiun the anma leap waa repeate-1. Hilt time by Niiiut eld, whoaeiiiinl lo liy through the nlr. Tlni flht wnt fait and fiirloua. mil when tiny teparnted lioth were bleed lug profimly. Hawopl had n terrible Cut ncrua hit brvaat, whllo Nunechl lia I tho iiiiikIo nt lilt loft fnrenrm at luott toi -rod. T he Intenulrtloii wat very abort, nnd both men rprnng alinultaneoiiily to. wnnl carli other. The ttrngglo wat tierce, unit luddcnly n trip wax given nu I Sowap! Ml on top of Ida antag iinlat Tho llghUilnsllko rapidity of the ttroke ami uirry (rocludr.! Hit IKilbIllty of knowing who wat gtltlng the wont of It, until It waa notlc-d Hint Nunechl throw up lilt nnua, tl(Tcu.il out lilt Ieg, and wat ilea I with n knlfo In Ida lienrt. twwapl apnnig tn Ida foet, gnro an rnrtillttlngytll, nnl then alonly wink tu Iho ground, with Mood gualilng frum n dorcn wouiidt. lieforo n friend coul I nacli lilm tic. too, wat n corpao. San Frunclacu Hxauilner. |
