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-Jealousy and a duel-
The only duel I ever witnessed was rather comic €“
€œBig Jimmie who had a wife, became jealous of
Little Jimmie who had none, and a challenge
to fight resulted €“ The combatants took their stand
about twenty yards apart €“ The jealous husband
armed only with a stick about eighteen inches long
and as thick as an ordinary ruler €“ the other man
carried fighting spear, boomerang, and womerah €“
He commenced proceedings by delivering an excited
speech €“ a torrent of words €“ ceasing abruptly and
at the same instant sending the boomerang
straight at Big Jimmie €™s neck which the latter avoided by
bobbing his head €“ Then came another tirade €“
followed by the spear, sent straight and swift as an
arrow at the B.J.s chest who without moving, coolly
turned it aside with his stick €“ That finished the
fight, and the parties went to their respective
gunyahs €“ and seemed quite good friends afterwards.