The lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1845-1845, 1845-01-11

composure: still am not al all con c
WINGED that at twenty five PAGES, that is, d
at the distance at which you hi the /
Bnlr's-eye each time
Well, at twenty five PAGES Interrupt |
ted the other. {
You would miss your man was the /
cool reply.
Sir, assure you, should not, an {
swered The Frencman. i
Forgive me if | doubt your word,
said Jack.
You mean then to give me the Hea
l merely assert the fact, replied our
friend.
a fact, however, which think you
would scarcely like to establish. said
the tirear.
Why not? said Jack looking stead
tasty at his antagonist.
BY proxy perhaps.
BY proxy Or inmy own person, care
no, which, said Jack
/ l warn you, you would be somewhat
rash,
Not at all, said Jack, TO- merely
say what think; ana consequently, my
couviction is that should risk but little.
Let US understand each other, said
the Frenchman; you repeat to me
second time thai at twenty five PAGES !
should miss nay man.
You are mistaken monsieur, said Jack
5 it appears 10 me that this is the sixth
! time | have said it.
+; Parbcu,. said the Freedman, now
l. thoroughly exasperated; this is too much
| YOU want 10 insult me.
/ Think as you like, monsieur, said
{ Jack.
. Good said the other, your hour sir?
d Why not nov? said Jack.
"a The place? said The other.
le We are but five steps from the Bots
- de Bouogne, replied Jack.
u Your arms sir?
- The pistol, orcourse, was Jacks an
u swer; we are not about to fight duel
Oh bat to decide a point upon which w
- are at issue.
= The two young men entered the cab
- riolets, each accompanied by friend
y and drove towards the Bots de Bou
- logne. Arrived at the appointed place
- the seconds wished to arrange the ma
- ter. This however was very Difficult
nv Jacks adversary required an opology
y whilst TASK maintained that he owe
ny him none, unless he himself was eithe
I've killed or wounded; for unless this ha
CIV pened he (Jacb) would not have bee
proved wrong. The seconds spent
'''S quarter Of an hour in the attempt TO c
Oh feet a reconciliation, bnt in vain. The
i"s then wished to place the antagonists
" thirty PAGES from each other; TO th
Jack would not consent, observing Ia
A'u' the point in question could not be co
: rectly decided if any difference we
i"'' made between the distance now to
"'' fixed and the distance at which his q
y tagonist had bit the Bulls eye IN I
7'''' gallery. 1t was then proposed that
louis should be thrown up, in order
ot ! decide who was to shoot first; this ia
are declared was totally unnecessary, Il
the right TO the first shot naturally
good longed to his adversary; and althon
hat The Frenchman was anxious that la
they should take adyanlag e ofthis one char
men he was firm a.s,a carried his point. |
enly Garcon, of the shooting gallery /
followed. and vas ready to charge
-, nistols. which he did with the sa
i, measure. the same kind of powder,
49, the same kind Of balls as those used
~ the Frenchman in the gallery ST
" - time before. The pistols, too
y the same: this condition alone Jack
p'a'0 ;n,posed a sine qua non, The anita
nis,s; placed at twenty-five PAGES I
each other. received each his pistol
: the the SeIo'as .Sascon,batants free 10
mind der 10 ie'''e ~ .o.4;nc 10 the 9
notion on Que ''''o'''e.
conse- lated afraD 7'''o
1a.,, took none of the precau'
,sLed ,,s,,al with duel!ists; he attempted
- shiold any part of his body. by
lion or any other means; but all
slight his arms 70 hans -" 20
lat yoa presented MS a'l' -, -,
being who scafce'y N"ss -. uo