Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-24

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have been done before the trial
"He said no more, but departed instantly
and did not think again upon the subject A
hour after, however, my brother sent in sc
cond request TO see me. found him, TO all ap
pearanee. quite cool and tranquil. q have don
it, by God! cried he, exuliingly, twas bette
late than neve:n and with that he produces
from his coat pocket cong queue and a hand
full of powdered hair aud curls. See here,
continued he, the cowardly rascaI'
"i.Heavens!' cried /, sFrench, are YOU mad?
| "'Mad!' replied he, mo, no, followed your
advice exactly. lwent directly after left you
10 the grand jury>room to 'challenge the arrny.
and there challenged the head Of the array
that cowardly Lyons!-he peremptorily refused
to tight me: so knocked him down before The
grand jury, and cut off his curls and tail see
here they are-the rascal!-and my brother
JACK is gone to fog the sub-sheriff'
" was thunder struck, and almost thought
my brother was crazy, since he was obviously
not in liquor at all. But, after some inquiry
found that, like many other country gentle
men, he took the words in their common &C.
ceptaiion. He had seen the high sheriff coming
in with great array and had thus conceived
my suggestion as to challenging the array was
literal; and, accordingly, repairing 10 The grand
jury dining room, had called the high sheriff
aside, told him that he had omitted calIengine
him before The trial, as he ought TO have done
according TO advice of counsel, bu, that il was
better late than never, and that he must mme-
diately come out and fight him. Mr.. Lyons
concelving my brother 10 be inloxica ted, drew
back and refused the invitation in most per-
emptory manner. French then collared him.
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his breast, cut off his side curles and Queue
with carving knife which an old waiter nam
ed Speeding (who had been my fathers butler.
and liked the thing) had readily brought him
rom the" dinner table. Having secured his
spoils, my brother Immediately came off in tri-
umph to relate TO me his achievement"
OF other duels we shall not speak with par-
uculari;y, unless il be TO mention the renconlre
between most eccentric Irish barris,er, Theo
phI'uS Swift, and the Col Lennox, afterwards
Duke of Richmond, who Tough, the Duke Of
ork. This was thought by Swift, I,igious
VISIONARY, so great presumption in subject,
hat he conceived it was his duty, and every
'ther mans, 10 challenge The colonel ill he fell
N pursuance OF this notion, he called. out Colo.
lei l-ennox who accepted the invitation, and
hot the restless barris,er remarkably clean
made his will, left the Duke of York gold
nntf box, and recovered
a romantic spirit seemed TO fill the country.
IN the eve OF great commissions, the moral at.
nosphere becomes rariied as it were, personal
acrihces more common, and wild encts more
radically supported. An admirable sneci
zen OF QVixotism is given in the person of Mr.
hamilton Rowan. a young woman, Mary
t'!, had been treated with violence by some
nkno"n person; her cause was warmly taken ,
ny some, anf 5y otitcfs her veTasi,y was
lspected Mr. Rowan, gentlemen of rank
I'd lSr!4nss asepi e5HFTs7ee against al
r calumniaiors. One Of the steps which he S
ok 10 this end, is exceedingly well described e
the following history of a visit he paid to G
ciety ot young barristcrs, Of which Sir Jonah i
as a member. O
AT this time about twenty young barristers, n
GLIDING mysrH had formed dinner club IN O
ublia: we had taken large apartments for the u
lrpose, ADD, and, as we were not yet troubled r
it'll foo much business, were in the habit of a
lring luxurionsv every, day * taking bottle u
the best oiaret which Could be obtained. II
There never existed more cheerful, nor [
If so cheap dinner club. One day while C
ming with ouI usual hilarity, the servant in Il
med US that gentleman below stars deslr~ q
TO be admitted 70, a moment We consider It
IL to be some brother barristcr VINO request W
permission TO Join our party, and desired 81
N to be shewn up. What was our surprise, al
viewer, on perceiving the figure that present re
itself!--a man, who might have served as et
,1el for Hercules, his gigantic limbs con- ii
7ing she idea OF almost supernatural strength: tt
shoulders, arms, and broad chest, were the Ii
bems of muscular energy; and his lat rough re
overshadowed by enormous dark HI
,hrows, and deeply furrowed by strong lines W
vigour and forlitude, completed one of the M
.st, yet most formidable figures had ever
,eld. He was very well dressed: close by his it
e stalked shaggy Newfoundland dog Of -
magnitude, with hair foo, long ca
who, it he should be voraciously inclined, &C
med well able TO devour barrister or two te
hout ovcr-charging mis- stomach:--as he en- bi
ed, indeed, he alternately looked al US, and ey
n up al his master, as if only awai,ingtheJ a
ers Of the latter In commence the oHk{S&Ebrs# eli
S master held = his hand largesEf4 6w, / 81
,tled club, sung by iealhern thong g. I'D ri
great wrist: he had also long sIiiaH fifn,.l II