Logan Republican | 1916-06-24 | Page 5 | Tireless Talker

Tireless Talker. In tho diijs of his youth Senator I Illnekbiirii of Kentucky was asked by a friend to second n duel. Ho con-Neuteil, con-Neuteil, and at the next sum Iho the parties met. It wns Mr. Blackburn's duty to say the lost word concerning the terms of tho duel. Ono ot thu senator's sen-ator's colleague) recently said at a Washington dinner that, nltliough Mr. Illnckliiirn faithfully performed the duty, tho duel never took place. A murmur of "Why not?" went around tho table nt this remark. I "For u very shnplo reason," continued contin-ued Mr. Blacklmrn'n colleague. "When Joe Mulshed speaking It wus too dark for a duel."