The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 28, 1885, Page 6

arms as they ar A FAMOUS DUEL, | xedin ——— N SKETCH OF ONE OF THE FIGURES IN VIRGINIA PO- LITICAL FOURNAL The Mazy Waltz the Indirect Cause of a Fatal Due!-—Jealousy and the Taun's So-Calied Friends Help it Along. “<=> | flying waltz. This pcem was s “P Mcc.’”? The young lady this poem, and thought that si amorous and ¢ between its lines a caustic satire from her former da the occasion of her dancing with him of the night before to revenge himseli tor her insulting ‘refusal to dance} with him upon the previous might. i She told Morc He, spurred on by ¢ most interesting figures One of th in the Virginia campaign 1s Ca insult. Page McCarty, the bache : € dignation of his lady 2 ot the Richmond illustrated paper upon McCarty and reproached him which is making such a sharp fight wild and violent language. A iin | challeng y assed. The second challenge was passed. ne seconds, against Wise and Mahone. Captain examined well known in McCarty 3s very j who were gentlemen, Washington. He has spent a num- carefully into the affair before taking Bee renee the field. They found that the poem in question had been written for a long time, and had been actually in type for more than a week previous to the affair of r of winters here. He ts the neighborhood ot 40 years of age. He is a man shghtly above the me- dium in height and has a well round- He 1s very quiet and unobtrusive. Hhs trech-colored face and twinkling blue eyes have always upon ed figure. the german. | As a matter of course the seconds | declared that there was 20 cause for | a pleasant expression. He has a very low voice, = the a ecise | | paige ee ae oe avity of a ma elaborate eee 4 ‘ En tobe man te — H nocent of the most remote intent Ron fenessiie® second anaes |} to insult Mordecai or his lady love. featured ¢ shaven, aquiline ae ee a The seconds drew up an agreement tace 1s ornamented with a drooping ‘ ‘ 3 i in which it was stipulated that yellow mustache. He is one of the 2 ar lead Eicutowrne é Viceini Mordecai should apologize to Mc- leading political writers of Virginia. | 7, Tesi &P 7 Carty tor his injustice and that the ha re seen sense of humor, : i He has a very keen sen humo Shee and is one of the most charming of companions. He 1s a belieyer in the code, and has served as a second in a number of duels, and as a_princi- duel should be declared off any reflection upon the honor of either of the The | triendship between the two men had | now turned to such bitter hate through combatants. pal in one of the historic duels of his : a their mutual love tor the same wo- time. He is the reverse of quarrel- ee man that the reconciliation was ot some. He never could be an ag- |), ‘ the coldest character, It was in gressor, but 10,000 devils could not make him budge ono inch to avoid a quarrel. He has been at the front in nearly every campaign tn Virginia during the last ten years. None ot the Mahone people have ever dared effect the covering over of the hottest of fires with a thin layer of ashes. The two proud young men stipu- lated in the agreement that hencetor- ward they were to be strangers and to show no sign otf recogmtion when to seek a quarrel witn this quiet- sae ce leeniea 1 they should meet. The two com- voiced, easy-going, iyated gen- : Jose) Lo at - i 5 trades who had with the hearty tleman. Hus reputation, acquired ae é - Bs ki . | affection ot brothers faced death with in the celebrated McCarty-Mordecai 2 Z the cheerful courage of prave men duel, has made him a shield against e = upon many a2 bloody field. were now ambitious duellists. No one has a separated never to meet except as challenged him from that fatal a : : d the fiercest of enemies. ay. ‘ Here under ordinary circumstances The duel was one of the most dra- matic duels known in the history of Mordecai and McCarty They were should have been anend to the whole affair. But the undercurrent ot Rickmond society was cruel. The odor of a tragedy had been in the air and no peaceful commonplace drama could take its place without Murderous knowingly attair had It was not the code. were life-long triends. representatives of two of the best families in Virginia. They had tought together during the civil war upon the confederate side Both had reputations for the most reck- less and unquestioned courage. Atter the war they were bright par- ticular stars in the very best society of Richmond. McCarty became engaged one winter with one of the belles of the season. She was hand- some, proud and high-spirited. For some hght reascn not known, the two lovers quarrelled. The engage- ment was broken. Hardly had the news of this estrangement gotten out, when the gossips were startled by the news of the engagement of the young lady to Mordecai. This was doubtless the result of a fit of pique. A deadly coolness at once was es- tablished between the two public dissatisfaction. minded gossips smiled when they said that the been so easily compromised. evident that the two men anxious to fight. Cowards who had no idea of what was real courage spoke hghtly of the bravery of these two veteran soldiers. One McCarty was in the smoking room of the tashionable club of Richmond. A group of young men were about him. Some of them indignantly commented upon the low gossip, the were night echo of the tigerish dissatisfaction of cruel minds over the fact that the blood of neither ot these gallant had been shed. Suddenly McCarty said, impztiently, ‘*I am tired of all nen | young 2 this cc rs ; 2 ai men. This is the prelude to the sata = ee ee daw: was back ps the hands of our seconds : again.’”) Again tatality interposed. One mght, not tong atter this, ata Mi ics. ee Z a = sy Fea ot ar a ee Sree | ea these words were uttered, in a | 3 an g ~ r #erpe | loud, impatient voice, Mordecai | | houses in Richmond, the evolutions of the figure danced brought Me- Carty and his former betrothed to- She, with a haughty turn entered the room. He came just in A mo- time to hear what was said. | would | ment sooner or later and he gether. Ss not have encountered the danger ot @f the head, lett him,retusing silently reopening th es £ D g the quarrel. ~Vvervone | and peremptory to dance with aoe i : = ae was dumb when Mordecai came. him. This marked cut naturally All turned to | H Iked 71 All ned to | e walked made a disagreeable social sensation. ee : quickly up to McCarty and said: The next evening, at another house, at vou sa I there w Oo agerman. Fate again > ot fon. McCarty, in his brought the two—once lovers, now rred t | ; % ferred to the agreeme: enemies—to this house. The same h a made in the settlement of their frst s fate wove a figure which was once anore to bring them face to face as partners. The leader of the german, that } | difficulty, and said, “I don’t know you, ae “I will that Iam a gentleman “Oh, you are,’”’ sne. ait in the face. Frienc up and separated the two men. Now it was evident that a duel to t} ta nave you to understand | an amiable young man, saw ies the two were coming together again. He p: the dance and whispered in her ear: “Dance with him this time, I beg of you. Don’t make a scene.”” The! young lady comphed. The two aa lover enemies, without a word, em- i a braced each other coldly and for the Tast time in the set figure where! they for a moment waltzed together. The next morning there appeared im one of the Richmond papers a Bret poem. It described the bliss ef a lover who holds his dearly be. ed near to the young lady in s Mordecai s S instantly rushed could alone ri blows were exe of a peaceful se i to assist retused. he gaye tor es, | about to the passionate measure of a | lover, and that he had seized upon} | the ch | Street Then, as if actuated be one mind the two men raised their pistols and | fired again. The two reports were so close together that they sounded |‘ that Dog spirited appearance. asked snuff an ‘Mo aa sthe matte Carty wore a single teilow: Mordecai s first bul oR ae button, as McCarty to h McCarty’s A finance wreek t I “Well. y . l 1 n crs c v- ther was injure they tim one ¢ se rs. [nether the pmncipals would [Itisas t ze | settle their differeaces before again | in kesa | placing their lives in jeopardy. But) m: » every the principals took the affair in r s on it. Well, own hands. One said: ‘*Are you until the a tig Newfoundland --Nie-*” dog got on the bl f ths and ““Are you began to scratch an sir, “No.7 before I noticed him he had me Then, ‘‘Are you ready? | charged up with 75- Yes, lama coWess?- {ruined man.” ansaw Travel i seas mR ee Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. world tor ¢ ve in the ail skin erup as one. Mordecai fell on his face as | ti iles, or no pay fall men with death wounds. Mc- ! 5 Oe Pere a g | ac or money reftnnded Prive Carty reeled and fell over backward. | per box. 25 cts For saleby John .G F 5 J Both men were hit in exactly the | Walker same spot upon the right side. The Vice-President Hendnicks is not a ball in Mordecai’s cuse went ri | mugwump, asis plainly shown by through the bowels, giving him a | this statement: ‘*My idea ot the way wound from which he very soon} tv reform the government in all its died. The ball entering McCarty’s | parts is to put democrats ito ail the body at the same place passed around. | offices, from the lowest to the hi He was six months in bed and then | est and trom the highest to the low- recovered. lest.” That's it, Mr. Hendncks, In If the police had not come up over . : J ~ the hill just as the two men fired there would have been no evidence against McCarty. As it was, he had a hard time getting out of the | su clutches ot the law after he had re- covered. It cost him all the fortune he had; but the tact of his having placed his own life absolutely in the balance against Mordecai’s, and that the latter had provoked the quarrel, The young lady | is finally treed him. is sill living. She has never mar- ried, A Decided Bargain. “Say! for heaven’s sake lend me 2 as he rushed 2 cents!’’ he gasped, into a saloon near the toot of Jeffer- son avenue yesterday. **Lend you Yes, yes! All Iwantis2cents!”’ “See vou hanged first !’* “Say, lend me 2 cents! ed the man, he rushed door and nearly upset a pedestrian with a satchel. “Ill give you two kicks instead !’’ replied the man as he recovered his balance, but the other had skipped across the street to importune the driver of an express wagon. He finally asked what he wanted of the money, and he explained: cents 2°” = 1 exclaim- as out the “sf was over at the depot. Fellow | with a big neck rubs again me. I tells him to look jout, He says he will lick me tor 2 cents. I teels in all my pockets, but I haven’t a red. 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