My friends were with me, but, after
I had shot away a while, we heard
Lord's party practicing on the other
side of the barn. It looked bad, for
if they should find out what I had
been doiug there wasn't any sight for
me. But just at that juncture a small
bird flew by, andt my second, wiho
was a major and at beautiful shot,
tired at himi, cutting away his headl
as clean as a knife would have done.
He picked up the bird, and Lord's
second came ta nnintg lup to see, hiow
the thing had blen done. Says hle,
" That's a fine shot. How far was lie
when lhe firedt " " Abouta thirty
paces," the major answered.
Tihe second's face was pictuCrelque
at this. It was rich to see him glow
sick-to get blue under the gills.
" Does he do that often I " thie fellow
next inquired. " Well," said any sec
aond, "about four times out of five."
I knew the major was lying, but I
couldn't interrupt him. Lord's sec
aotd returped to his gang and took
his man home. On examining it was
foulnd that Lord had hit the mlark
fourteen times out of seventeen, and
if hoa had fired these ftiarteen shots
about nmy systema, any skin would not
have heldl ).y principles. Now I think
dueliang a batd custaiom, atil I want to
warnll the young agailnst it. I wouldn't
fight a duel now. If a mnani should
aend nme a challeage, I would take
him by the han:d and lead him to a
jquiet place alnd kill hlim.
One of the peculiarities of Nevada.
