Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-11-23
VOL. 4o---NUuBEr ~.


slight agreement with that adjective both ia mum.
Der and person
lie followed TIC advice Of Stiflhsn. No ono
MIC" We world better uap Spl.kcra and. us.c.
tore SWif'Sens must, Of course be f,sht ., sl,ds,
po"nrhyue became con,irsl lie silent Nv IA,
and lroiickcd by night lf,his was NO, the long
sought ~ where could IA Ice. Siyder nwne.
Nlue was merry -cxoscd,hgly loeose lla was
sometimes turned GU, OF three theatres in one eve
mng-he bad Tough, 10 a bsl-r ,om-had ,hras,ed
several "a'etnen-had been honorsd with private
hearings by the magislracy, and had been moro
tAAn once almost beaten 10 Jelly. Slydef Downo.
hyie earned The n2h' aud utlc TO be known a. !.
spirited youth, and 80 he was, generally But by
GA" OF repetition, The blue began TO disappear from
his plum slsn--lhc peach was no lonCe, aowry. II
esa NOT beea ivr the pesch-brsnsiy 4 hat woold
have become or Siydcr Downeh,iief tt 49, M,
indeed perfect bIiss-Slyder was subec, to head.
ache Ia tho eatler part OF the day-yet /, was near.
~ something to be happy WITH, as be had ye, been
enabled 10 discover.
IL was hard case, view !, as YOU will. Mr. s,y.
der Downehyiic wanted 10 be happy-he had tl.
greatest disposition to be happy lie had tried ey.
cry possible experiment in Aai direction that either
no or Sp,fikens could suggest, but We, he was n
detected man, even when tpsy twice a day lIa
could Ind no degh' that OF substantial charac-
ter-notllng TO which he could constantly recur
without lear OF disappointment and disQus,-notl,-
ing that would wear all Tho week through and be- lLs
same to-day, Tomorrow and the day after that. Ia
was IN vain that he nicrmingled his pleasufos--,ook
mem III OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rate himself in the morn
ing and oser-dfank himself in the evening, or re-
versed The process, turning tho bill Of fare upside
down. i, came To tho same thing in the end Their,
must be something w5ong-why could not Slyder
Downehylle be happy Who lsbored 10 boil down
common place and extract from II the essence OF TO-
licy-io coscentrato the soup Of life, and 10 elicit
essentials from their inspld d,lution
A man laughed in the play housc--laughed sey-
eral tunes. What right had he to laugh in thus
siie-shaking manner Slyder Downehylle could
not laugh--he saw no particular jok tina; required
II but the man laughed again, and when Slyder
requested him 10 make fool of himself the man
pulled SIyder'snose Hope deferred engendcred
ferceness sIyder quarrclled with the man about
making so free with another persons nose as if il
were Il beIl.pull or a Enocker. A nose is nc, much
10 be sure. many are not--bul when nose is con-
sliiuicd point of honor, it expands to the dimen.
slons Of geographical promontory--it is penipsu-
lar--it is disputed territory, over which 10 man
can be allowed to march, much less to make settle
mens upon II. Slyder Downchylle resolved to
stand by his nose, and 50 he stood up to IT, and du-
el was the consequence duel according TO tho
barbarian custom Of modern times which was
fought before breakfast, Who can be surprised
iha, there is so much bad shooting cxtant on these
interesting occasions a gentleman. no ma,,er
how much OF a gentleman ho may be proper hours
cannot reasonably be expected to be altogether a
gcnilcman- altogether himself--at an unciyiIized
time Of day. A man may be gallant enough al
tor ,i.. ,,.t. H.. L. ~ 4 = Al
mudns-..-he may be able to face battery in the
forenoon and ready to lend iorlorn hope whcs
he has dined comfortably; bot TO ask one 10 get up
10 be shot at, in the grsy Of the morning.-n tho
midst Of ogs and all SORTS Of chilly discomfort,
his boots and his trowsers draggled with dew. and
himself unsustainod by breakfast why the whole
thing is prepos.orous2 No man can be valiant
unless he is warm, and as no man can be warm
without his breakfast il is demonstrated fact INA,
breakfast itself is vaIor, and iha, one may be Ight
ened before breakfast, without the slighies, dspar.
agoment TO his character Cor courage. Muster
Blnardine was right when he reused 10 get up
early to go to the gaows There is time for all
things. But SIyder rownebylle was not moro
alarmed than was night aud pfopcr~--no, more
probably. than bis Antagonist How do they
come on 2 SAID the surgeon to Goliah Bluff, who
acel as Slydcrs second.
The fourth shot had been intcrchanged and no
blood drawn AS wei as could be expected re.
piled Gollah The are approximaling---ibe sec
onds don't have to dodge now, and the principals
are not so likely as they were, 10 shoot OF their
own toes. Practice makes p3n e. Gentlemen
are YOU ready l-one two lhree bang hang
The man has winged Slyder, and both were
2lad--the one, that il was safely over 30 hr as ho
was concerned, and the other that the affair was
finished and no worse, 50 FAR as he was concerned
Further approximations nigh have been danger
Gus But the result was a downright flying in
lhe iaee Of poeiical justice owing DO doubt 10 the
fact lhli political justices wisely les obod ill ia
last bol rings. Bu: then, as Golian Bluf announ.
ced 10 the parties Le'Igcron SlyGer Downcby lle
was satisfied, and who else had right to CON plant
Ills nose was The feature most interested aud il IS
said nothing as nobody knows on for nov Il vas
uoN a nose which, when REGARDED 10 Us Dciapys-
zeal and honorable aspect, notwithstanding Us ~
by iiu,s, bad not stain upon is cseulch.oa. The
Lullei ia It's masters shoulder lad been soapsuds
TO ils repulatain. oud the luel had becu Lrckdusl
~ the luaurc Of Is glory. Siydcr downebyIl Hes
nose actually "shone again" brighter lLan ever
His arm, no doubt, uas 10 a silng.-4he axe arn
lhs, had conveyed 20 May siings into him, to sup.
pon him comfJu aud keep him up---bui Bis nose
was selfsusained i had been proTed 90 be q Ia.
ture 10, 10 b. handled with impnnily Bm what
are noses after al-n Lat are gosa IN The abstract
hoses Individually conslieaed7 Slydef, ia lhe
end did n0 care much who pulled bis hose -
they did il gently
lIe was engaged 10 solving great moral pro.
blem lie Ten the longitude and the souariny Of