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Show a 1'ibiiT to Tin: dTiatii A FltnCE AND DLOOOY KNirE DUCl IN A MOUNTAIN TOWN. II1M IK.CulmlF..I1o(. nf r-MflffftUntt. IK rruda an1 Vi I rt-Hp.Ut-nl bf I ur IK t-rnT.lr,.r7 UtanlU of Ta Jrlltl!rr,.r It wm sHatttrt? and "trading .Ujr," nnd tho littio montitnlu town wm MM with mjcmi of both whit! nnd colnml pp!a iron, up nnd d-n tho T.y Tltcro wv pnfiV 1prM ilritil.ing but iiTnrf.totly vnJ gtvH. natnrod to in. I omM not aw tha rilghteH itl.ru of nn wulnnw. hat hjun 1 h. ljVcn)iU.n cii no to me h I tood iu front uf tbu lotolB nnd mid i 'Ixk.V mighty like thir wai Rirlne to be Llootlsshed yi f 'Why, eTCTjrbtl),omi pcnctful anl WMir, to far m I can w " "Yu don' knuvtbr fullc. Hm that ycro gathwln orcr by tlto larrron khoji rhit'i the Jackwu rMwd Hw that other gitbtrln ot r by tho drni' iton Thit'n the lkrry crowd. Tlw-yro jhH r)in uh otlrfr Ilko two bnlldot, ntid a lectio ieo' whliikyll bring on a fuut." "U there any fctllnjf betwn Um two crowd?" I mtVoil. "IVwerfut bu 1 I dnn gpot ol .ir btck fi tho wah. Tho Jacktom wan Union and the IlVrry unnt'onfod Thflruo houwbnrnlti nnd robhln nnd hoolln, on t lh) duan forirtt It's tho fut timo tlm two nuwdt. Iiv tlti In town lojfHher fur more n a 'nr, and I tloeti HVo the odkn i t thing." ' Can t the tClctrt of the hw lp thoin qnietr 'Oillccrft of tho burl Why, inau, tf them crowd .,retu break lucwe fifty ofQcfrnof thoUw wuMn't I reTeiit bluoil ludr The Iadon of the reflective faction! ueru Men who im.it bare boon mere boyi when the war broke out JUch had about h doeeti iherenu, whotreall inwo or lrea ihjivly relate! iioa TrtK nour ktaktiw Tlwy did m t cerni At all nuslou for a COTifllt i and iulR.it have gone their wnjri ltlioatnl-!ow l.ut for the nctlon of n doff Howtii a mean lnoUiuf cur anl bcloDRed to the Jarkion. In wander-injt wander-injt around he got into thu Ikrry crow 1 nnd one .f the iun rUcol about fix Imhwof hi tail off Ibe dofc nhed l-ACk to lib. maater, while tho Ikrry crow I Mocked hit )Ii of vn and fnuht. Ml r f n ittt lien Store Jackwm te;nwl to the middle uf the unit, iliuirf down hit hat and thoutedt Toui IKrry, f yo'biln't a cow anl com-i out ( re nnd lljjsbt iue Tlie clmllene woi Imuntly acdidotl and within rtxty aecmil a tint vra.i fonoM an 1 900 pooplo wcro looking on Tho men w cru retty ertnly mitchetl n toluljht and wiixht nnJftj;o. It wm not to bo a battle with CjU. but wltU lonir, ktn bcntluj kuire. and 3 ou cotil tell at n Rlanco that it wa to bo n fight in t!iflilsali At llrmt ltit.t un tnn1i ioiiioua;u ai lint uuTowai mucii Jostling and tnoTinsabortaccoinpanied by ihouU of encourajtr merit to the men. but after n fow momenta it was qukt Irtinfully quiet. I think thero were at leaftt thirty women umons tho onlooker on fully that number of Iwjn nnd girU from tun to eighteen jearJ of ao. LOTH llttU3TA kltXCO. It wa. tho flret nul vxAy tlmolerer inw men fight with knle( nn 1 it wm a hoi ri bio thintftoace. A toon m their friend fell back they ruihod upon each othtr Willi tho greatest fury, llach Kriyd tho other withhUkft lund anl iuUkm1 nnd thrust, anl each was wounlcdtoaror Are times Iwfore thty broke loose. Not A penon In the crowd tipoko nlovoa whUper. VAtry ou tiU lowed tlie ineu at they feinted and doltxed llko prize fljjhtera, au 1 men nud women ihln rod and irupclfor breath m one or tho other of the knives drank blood. The road wai dry, bnt without dmt Prwntly It wa dyed with blood Tho una blipped a little now and then oa they dodged about Illood rnuoiT their finger tip, down their ley. 1 tremblM llko a I -uf I frit 14 horriblo diifriut, nnd jet I could not move away I frit 1 must mo tho rn 1 hen tho iVit btvl luted a ()unrtfr of an lonr. anl one man hadiiffht etihn and tha other nluo they tadl-iily Llinched i.cli other, m nt flnt. htithur uttcroil a ohetr, 1 ure or Brain They itood Kiutra up to each other, anl bucked anl cot and thrimt nntll Ixtth fc.tnk down from ulieer weaknew, Jucknon diol within ten mlnuteet Llerry lln-il about thirty Tho on had thirty-threo thirty-threo woundi, tha other twt nty-elght, A they were ph kel np by thtlr frln It and carried Into the druj;itoro tobreatho their liit, tlui liofru runnlnf; about the Tillago cAuio and dUputtd with tho dozMidoitovvr poanoMionof tho blood pooU IJetrolt Tree l'ro. |