Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-03-16

Sperk to fight duel, as no man couid rise 10
ibis country with such an insult pressing him
down. The proposal shocked NE. "Whas is
your name sir" 'Tis James Ellis" replied
The badger. .Well Mr.. Ellis, | do believe
I'll have TO go 10 preaching here yet l con-
slider you man ofvery bad morals, no bet.
Ter than murderer Ellis did not take the
reproof meekly. .You das,ardly blue skin.
you ought to have blown your nose before you
90, to Wisconsin, and no, be blowing such
advice through i! now. A man that would
moi fight for his honor, would not be noticed
enough 10 be sneezed at, by such man as
Col Graba!l, who has JUS, struck lead
You've blocked up your way TO honorable 50.
ciety, sure"
"Your honor, Mr.. Ellis. may be so much
like pork tina, i, has 10 be preserved BY sa'ipe.
ire, but don't wan, such hoggish stuff abou.
me-"
"Hoggish, hoggish," bawled Mr.. Ellis 10
rage; he certainly would have mouated me,
bu, for the timely interference of Squire Wis
acre. The Squire after hearing the cause Of
our difference, judicially decided tina. ought
TO have challenged Master Spark; sha, being
in Rome should do as Rome does, which
advice would find in the first chapter Of the
second epistle of Job-iha. no blood was
ever shed in the affairs OF honor. mas.
much as when the antagonists were about to
fire. committee of peace suddenly made
their appearance ike angels from God: This
committee soon made the parties better friends
than ever. "Well Squire. said ]. if that's the
way you end duels in this Territory, I'm vii.
ling to fight one every day." "Aye." said
Mr.. Ellis, Il see you're man of the true
grit at last, ask your pardon. Give me your
hand" Jimmy Ellis was ns have said, a
lusiy miner-wore pair Of foxed pautaloons,
sailors jacket, pot metal boots, pretty rough
looking disciple; but he owned the rich realms
Of Lucy's heart.-lhese were 'diggings' worth
something. "Well," said Mr.. Ellis, "Suan-
ger. I've been mining, and I've been going
d0Un in the world ever since. / hate 10 60
among The gentlemen and ladies with such an
outside. though I've as honorable an inside as
any Of ,hem. AS you don, wan. TO ecu, a
swa,h" wish you'd lend me your cloths TO
DO such fasors is The custom of the country"
Well, Jimmy and went behind q hay stack,
and there we made an exchange of each others
Identities, as far as it was possible for Us TO
do SO. Bu! to my regret. Jimmy assumed a
lhreatning Tone and told me if should come
into he house before The party dispersed, he
would consider il an insult, such as half
dozen lives would not atone for. "Wha,,
mus. stay out here in the cold and freesei-
is this The custom of the couniry,-you'rs pref.
ty independent after such a favor" You
can wrap upin your Buffalos.' said Jimmy.
would you come into the bail room with my
cloths on, and let all the company know was
dressed in borrowed cioihsl BY Goliy. II you
DO that. there will be but TWO ways Cor me TO
recover my characieg-;o light you in duel,
or commit suicide" Tho exciting music had
begun, and Jimmy was eager for the dance.
Looking 'daggers' 81 me. he wheeled away.
bidding me to have an eye upon my salvation.
went 10 the window. De Da,l was raking
the music from his fiddle by car. loads
Sometimes i, was animated, and heated the
blood like peper-ihen li!Ile slower. and the
exercise slackened, then all was life again.
saw Lucy's fee. geoieely crossing each 9th.
er. and Jimmy atIired in my broadelo'h. NOV.
ing thro' the n,rcacies Of the dance. The
incessan. motion bewidered me-the dancers
seemed like solemn statues projected Upward
by magic. or they appeared like ffolieiking
appariions surrounded by moonshine. There
saw Colonel Grabail 10 his prosperity. Or.
Puff. HE lecturer on Ph:enology and Mesmer-
ism, ard lawyer Sneak, famous for his as.
saulls and batteries Of English Grammer and
his irover and conversion Of brass and impu.
dence. Bot the prosecuting cold soon broke
up .hese revenes. After reckoning TO Jimmy,
ihrealaing, going TO the door and back 10 the
window, determined to make forcible en-.
try into The ball room; thought mr. feelings
were suffering as much as Jimmy's possibly
could. entered as abruptly as bear. Jim.
my was nonplUs'd. "Comrade," said he.
you've jus,cOme from my cabin. han't you.
whats your will" II want my breeches"
said /. if the ladies will excuse me for telling
the truth" "Breeches. you i'll bred puppy
talk abou, breeehes 10 such a company
whose 60; your Sreeches! By gOlly, stranger
you've 60: on rlins."