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and beheld them proceed, to Elijah's great delight, 

 for the same purpose towards the other stand. Elijah 

 prophetically announced they would probably get 

 more than they demanded. 



The other stand was distant about a hundred 

 yards, in full view, and we perceived at once that a 

 commotion was caused by the unexpected arrival. 

 The athletic man was shortly seen outside the blind, 

 flinging his arms wildly about in front of the two 

 Ortley brothers, and, as we were afterwards inform- 

 ed, offering to fight either or both of them. Matters 

 then seemed to progress more favorably, till sud- 

 denly Bill and the younger Ortley emerged, locked 

 in an unfriendly embrace, and commenced dragging 

 each other round the sand-bank, while the demon- 

 strative sportsman was seen dancing actively in front 

 of the other Ortley, and preventing his interference. 



Of course we dropped our guns and hastened 

 across the shallow, intervening water, having just 

 time to perceive that Bill had thrown his adversary 

 and remained on top. The first words we heard were: 

 "Take him off! Oh, my God! take him off. 

 Enough, enough, take him off," from the one on the 

 ground, whose eye the only vulnerable part to un- 

 instructed anger Bill was busily endeavoring to 

 gouge out, while the other shouted frantically: 

 " He is killing my brother ; let me get to him ; he is 

 gouging his eye out. He will kill him, he will kill 

 him." 



" Never mind," answered the athletic man, swing- 

 ing his arms ominously, and dexterously interposing 



