Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-04-05
iFrsm Evening Edition.
Direfui Doings mt usbOken-- d ausy and
Rivalry.

DirefuI Doings mt Hsboken-- he susy and
Rivalry.
Erroneous vasals the great King ofKi.es
Hath, In the ta,st of his law, commandsd
That ye shall do 70 murder. Shakespeare.
On Monday evening last Mr.. John Junus Smith,
preur chepdiier whe keeps a store in a fashionable
street, invited his lady love 10 accompany him to the
ball at Masonic Hail. where they danced and made
themselves merry, until, as Mr.. Ogden Hoffman OBJ
served al the Aston House dinner last November,
"ruddy morn peeped through the laiuce," and paled
the Intellectual light Of the wax candles and the gas
chandeliers. The gentlemen, on their sorfe from the
gay scene of froic and fesvliy, invited the lady 10
come into his store which in another part of the
city, until the morning was advanced enough Tor hlm
10 procure coach, and see her home. As Inc lady
was IN her ball dress she thought this offer preferable
10 walking 10 her residence In attire unsuitable
10 a morning promenade, and took seat in the store
after her beau had Kndled the fire, and removed the
shutters. As he was bachelor, he had mattrass
and other requisites for an lmprompu couch Hnder his
counter, which he forthwith drew out and arranged
having politely offered il 10 his fair partner, which she
declined, as the brilancy and freshness OF her eos
tune might be impaired by sleeping IN full dress,
Mr.. Smith, who was faugued by his agility during the
preceding evening" not so astdous, and begging
the lady 10 excuse him, flung himself on the extern
poraneous couch beneath the counter, and was so0n
fast IN the arms of ~ kind natures sweet resto fer
balmy Sleep
About half an hour afterwards, friend en- me into
the store and not seeing any thersin and be-
ing acquainted with the custom of the occupant
minuuve foot of one of The delig' .,tful sex, and
fine, laced panale'ie. .hai fured
Around The prettest ANGLE in the world.
"Oh, he!" said tie intruder. putting his finger to-
ms nose, ma, "a! very good !" and incontnently
ne p,oceeoeo % kick against the counter which rous-
co M ?" sh from his slumbsr, and starting up, with
Jury III o.s locks, he demanded, what the devil he
varied waking people up at that early hour3 Some
raaterlng was ventured by the intruder, which the
otker did not rellsh and then first perceivng the
fair and innocent cause of his friends misconstruc-
ton he ordered the visitor out OF the store The lat
| ter 10th 90, until he had had his laugh out
Mr.. Smith, however, insisted upon his immediate
exit which he expedited with thrust from broom.
How the lady go. home, the Chronicle Of the even,
does not relate; but about Tuesday, cartel
was handed to Mr.. from the person ne had
broomsticked, challenging him TO mortal combat on
the Beacon Course al Hoboken; and thhsr the COM
batants repaired, the whose honor had been
wounded vowing he would shatter the aggressors
right arm, which had sacrle2 ously violated his per-
son. Each gentleman was attended by two friends;
and thinking the rifle vulgar and profaned by recent
circumstances, they had recourse 10 the pistol, with
which the echoes of Hoboken had so often reseunded
on similar occasions. Two discharges took place,
but Intellectually; and after each, the seconds held Q
conference apart; the friend of the one with whose
person the broomshck had come in contact insisting
that the other should acknowledge his principal to be
| gentleman, while the former demanded as pre-
mlnary that an apology should be first rendered fol
the abrupt entrance into the store, and the aggravat
ing looks and nsendoes INDUCED in on that occasion
Inc thrd fire then took place, without effect and
them and not I'LL then, al the intercesson It hrs Sc
como, Mr. Smith consented 10 own that he W. VOC
nasty, and was In the wrong. This handsome 60
cesson was met by the Others expressing mis- regret
! at any offence Mr. John Junius Smith might have
taken at his physiognomcal distortions, which he de-
clared were involuntary, and consequence After
this explanation and reconciliation, the parties and
their friends adjourned TO town. and Dire wned all re-
membf ance OF luminosity dejeuncr Ia o4rchette
which was followed by a dinner, at which many
speeches were made and the CT deranf hostles VOW
ed eternal friendship to each other, and admitted the
chyalrc bearing and eallantry respectively evinced
rms incident ought to teach nquisitive gentlemen
NOT to be too hasty in drawing conclusions and il
borate proportions of their panalettes. IL likewise
shews that many things that have an awkward as
pect may be satisfactorily explained, and that there
! are always two aides to story.