Show nothing doing but talk the following to la told ot of a federal official formerly a senator of the untied united states from kentucky in ila the days of his youth the ken tc tucklan klau was asked by a friend to second secand him blin in a duel due ile he consented and tit at sunrise the parties met at the appointed place now it was this kentuckians Kentuck lana ians duty to say the last words worda touching the terras terms of the duel but although he be faithfully performed this duty the duel never took place A murmur of why nott not invariably goes round whenever this story la Is told whereupon the answer Is as follows for a very simple reason when joo joe fIni finished shod speaking it was too dark tor for a duel chicago journal 1 |