Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-07-06
THE DUEL-

THE DUEL,
RIM qnoth my uncle Toby.
what the devil has kept you SO lonsp~
MY uncle Toby was apt TO be- ;mSs
tent, and being so, was ant to svaar
The honest corporal had been ssn, 80
Inc rGst Office for newspapers, and
came hObbiins along with packet in
haud' "Ah, your honor, consider =
poor shattered Leg" quoth Trim, "you
can move as we once did at the beaa
OIL column" Give me the naners
you SNAIL" said my uncle Toby. taL;nn
out his shasreen case of spectaeIes an1
wiplns the giasses---"let me SEQ ,ha.
has become of my young friend M,Dnf1
he" Dead" said Trim. " Yon I;a,
said my uncle Toby, glaneipe b;s arn.
9 gu over the paper il" a bullet in
.I m snort ribs only; pooh-nolhing at
aH-Set we'll in week, and fight some
body else before the next President;aI
ELECTION. Trim looked hard a, nv
uncle Toby, and took a quid of ,obsceo
from blue paper" what did tLew
night for, Your honor p, "psbaw ~
my uncle Toby, "yuu bIockbesd
QUE enquiries about The cause" s.WaIV
them" said Trim, "who is in The r;sht
or in the wrOng?" Who csrsss.s
said my Uocle Toby; " we onIn 81
VINO is Killed; and Trim, though / hate
aueillnsas eowaIdiy. sneakins, draw.
ing room kind of fasliou, yet It's ra,b
er hard, after making such q fuss and
parade IN the papers about this Geb,
that only one OF the parties got VIM
ed" " All, your honor" said TIE,
drawing himself up apd taking ont
ragged rufRe Of his shirt, and Ji.nisx-
ing it to the best advantage. s. cnns;J
-er how polite they behaved to each We
ther; one bowed most gepteeIy. tho
ther touched his hat most gracefrIly
the parties advanced most cordiaIly
M'Duffie gave Col. Cummings a n;nc,'
Of snuff; aud The Colonel gave M'Dnf-
ne, IN return, piece Of sweet pigtaiI :
and, after sundry elegant attitudes and
graceful eVolnIions, M. M'Duf3ie finds
the ball Of his antagonist in bis waist.
coat pocket, which quickly eseaoss
through the lhorax. Mae fslls. Cnm.
minSs runs up to him most sffeetionstoI
~ and offers his coincidence in the
kIndest manner; the surgeons DIG out
the ball from under the spine; N'Duffis
writes letter that he is doing well :
segars are smoked, and home all The
parties so to breakfast--how pepteeI
and eiegaut."- You are a fooL Trim
quoth my Uuele Toby, stamping his
erutcb on The ground; show dare vor
poor corporal, ridieuIe polite ana
Sentiemanly Cnston,P is il not brave
S'rTsh' to stand edsewsys, and make
yourself as thin as a rattan, and re-
ceIve the IRE Of your sutagonist?".--.
"No'" said Trim 6ercely, miet them do
81 we have Gone, your honor; march
up TO a brass howiizcr and long eioL,
teen FOUNDER, pouring out the grSns
and caunISterj no bowling, smifkibp,
snuihoS, Or lodging tbere-thni3s
what | call true courage"
Well, we'll" quoU my Uosje To
n.y. thIs settles the Presidential "a
lection, &c. does II not? This what
we ea!' prize fighting, lis your real
Mendoza style. I write against 80
candidate, you write against r,ins
write hard, yOu write harder. I.srJ
chai lenS', you shoot me. rim,
Itiui' II tins isoot sood eIeciioneeripg,
what really is ?" ''7'
Trim squinted at my Uncle Toby.
rom q corner Of both eyes, aud after -
long drawn sigh, gathered On tbe ma
pers and left the room. = '
~" he is worthy fellow, quoih nv
Uncle Toby, but he has wild ,o,;ons cg
ms manor; web he is only Corporal,
*'' ] should likato kno,y :, iI, t,so
fought for? '''sss no matte ,t;s
private affair Of their own. 80. a
0hlIet IN he short RIBS, troubleseme in
"Ol Wea'ner--- -, who is to be IL?
n'At 'eSine"'' ''', lis worth fight
80 ''E N-rl Dir.