" "Well," commenced Higgins, "I'll tell you about an adventure of a friend of mine, named Humphries, with a half-breedthat's horribly interestingif I can only recollect it."

He had deeply and fearfully sworn never to rest until he had drawn the heart's blood of Humphries, a member of Morgan's corps, and his greatest enemy.

They had been mortal foes from boyhood, and a blow Humphries had given Blonay had fixed their hatred for life.

"One morning, Humphries and a comrade named Davis, with a negro servant belonging to Marion's band, were standing on a small hill near the encampment, when a strange dog suddenly appeared through the bushes, at the sight of which Humphries seized his rifle, and raised it to his eye, as if about to fire.

"One morning, Humphries and a comrade named Davis, with a negro servant belonging to Marion's band, were standing on a small hill near the encampment, when a strange dog suddenly appeared through the bushes, at the sight of which Humphries seized his rifle, and raised it to his eye, as if about to fire.

Exasperated, he rose upon a stump, and saw the head of Humphries, who was still pressing on, led by the cries of the dog.

"He raised the rifle and brought the sight to his eye, and would have fired, but the next minute Humphries was covered by a tree.

Humphries told the others to obey its summons, but avowed his determination of pursuing Blonay until he or the other had fallen.

In the morning, Humphries was the first to awake.

It was Blonay, who, the moment he perceived the aim of Humphries' piece, sank into the body of the tree.

exclaimed Humphries, 'and don't crawl, like a snake, into a hollow tree, and wait for his heel.

Baffled for a long time by his enemy, Humphries became enraged, and, seizing upon a jagged knot of light wood, he thrust it against one of the legs of Blonay.

Under the severe pain, the feet were drawn up, and Humphries was suffered to proceed with his original design.

The poor wretch, thus doomed to be buried alive, was now willing to come to any terms, and agreed to accept the offer to fight; but Humphries refused him, exclaiming, 'No, you don't, you cowardly skunk!

"That Humphries must have been a very disagreeable fellow.

Humphries was one of the cleverest fellows I ever knew.

Edited by M. J. Benardete & Rolfe Humphries.

M. J. Benardete & Rolfe Humphries (A); 6Oct64; R345810.

The Spanish text with an English translation by Rolfe Humphries.

SEE Hull, Clark L. HUMPHRIES, ROLFE.

HUMPHRIES, ROLFE.

Rolfe Humphries (A); 26Feb60; R252788.

Rolfe Humphries (A); 26Feb60; R252790.

SEE Humphries, Adelaide.

Edited by M. J. Benardete & Rolfe Humphries.