New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-25
The Melon seeds.

The Melon seeds.
The Mills Point Herald give. a sketch OF great
iutere,, relative To a lawyer OF this city II j. d
column long. and We must cordcHse II. II relates
that AT restaurant in hi. city, ono night was a.
sembcd a parry Of Young Creole. at tla in'i'H-
tion Of one of their sumber VINO lad just taken
ou, license 10 practice law III LOUISIANA. !ut
hos, after drinking much vine, got bosi'f'u'' AM
looked round anxious 70 iini somebody l" HSu|
n. AZ Las, discovered a spare old man ~ corner
nt whom ho commenced hnng melon seeds nom
h.,yyeen the thumb and finger. Tie first one 81.
him nm the left ear. The second struck hi, hand
and the third rcbounded from his breast.
..You are bad sh1t," -aid tnc I'D man. n
Ing will give you few lesson. and De
handed hi. card. Tire parties met with pistols
mex, morning on tie Shell Road. near the Raj
way house The Creole fred FIRST and missed.
- Monsieur said the .tla.ger lyon arf
too hasty. ard vsu bear too hard or 10, Trigger,
bu, now it is ny turn, advise sou - stand ''''
and firm. the lent variation might cosi y'n yon'
life. You aimed az ny oye ye.ieiday' bu' Ut %!
ear, WIS vel yo1 ni.s.J' lie raised re
ui.,o'. and rnu', ring Morsieur' night eaI "e
ed-ihc lower iappc, If the ri-h' ear wa sn''
awav "Onc lesson at nrne, SAIL the un-
known al, enough; here sir. = your iii'i m''o"
seed. Adicu ,su shall hear Of inc nm.
Twelve months had pas.c!-ihc occurrence
above related w4s aifnosti'rgpu'n by .n' d'''i~-
when one evening at the Theatre d Orleans, in'
Creole ioii ~ 10. tap on the shoulder hc turned
and the rny -reron, stranger OF the rc'ulnT"'
stood hv his side Monsieur Whispered he
'' owe Won another lesson, ARE you at risure To-
morrow morning
"a vofrc service, Monsieur.
They met again and the Creole missed. sud
Il .ffstt r4
your last lesson Your second shot at the restau
rant struck my hand, therefore this goes o. IT,"
same spot" and at the firing OF the pistol, Tho
Creole'- left hand hung in sireds to his arm
"Thc next time We meet Mo sicur. Your breast
shall be- the TARGET" exclaimed the unknown, "a
lac handed over TIE second melon seed carefully
wrapped mp in "A piece OF paper. an rtror-
The Creole recovered, but lost h.. spirits, AID
was n changed man.
4 few weeks ago, tie Creole received a small
package from Havana, accompanied by letter
from hotel keeper there, stating that The said
package was ordered to be sent 10 hs address by
a foreign gentleman who bad there died.
lie opened the box and found therein, a small
purse containing one melon seed-lHE STRANGER
WAS 80 MORE
The writer Of the sketch say, the above is no
fiction. and that the prime pal actor even now re-
side. in New-Orcans, talented and esteemed
member of the bar; and often relates the a.'o''
sketch of his adventures 10 his friends. to -ho"
how dearly lac paid for the excess oil one night al
tie restaurant. \. q. Crescent Cuy.
4 PRorycrrvR TARIFr-To some 1t may AT
frs, blush seem strange that IA high lauh should
reduce prices Any one, however, who examines
the subject for n moment will sec that such must
be the natural consequence, and Tor tie ioI0"is
apong other reasons
ls, IT O.. O.. 5cs capitalists to cmbarH Do the
bu siness with their money, thereby Leading I"
cam petition among the manufacturer tiirnse!'es,
winch is to lead - q reduction of prices.
ID. high Tariff gives assurance 70 the manu-
iacturer Of steady and sure demand for his goods
.hercLp enabling him TO embark large sums IN
the Improvement OF MS machinery and the oxleu-
on Of his business.
3D. The skill and ingenu T., of American opera
lives are not exsclled 10y any in the world, and IN
some species Of manufactures they actually exec
all others, as in those Of hiatt, axes, sc.
9TH The laciliic. every where afforded for thc
establishment of manufacturers on durable streams
of water cheap ma,crialS-in most cases album
dant supplies of tho materiai-low price OF
fuel aud light taxes.
All we ask in this matter from those y ho raise
the cry that Protection increases prices is % bring
forward their proof. We have never seen them
do it yet they always deal in vague gcneiatics.
Well if Free Trade writers will not do tint, then
we ask those whom they attempt to deceive to cN-
anime for themselves, and they viii find that the
pretcnce. has no foundation in fact.
Seneca Co. Courier