Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-02-28

stand you. What Is this mlStaKe'
"Oh!" said Mayduke, who saw the ne
cessity Of forthwith bringing the matter
TO crisis, sit is rumored in Havana, but
| don't believe it, Capt. CringIe, that you
have on more than one OCCASION, said rath-
er hard things about me-"
"lndeed ~ said CringIe, musing y; sand
what hard things, according TO rumor,
have | said on those occasionsV
"Why," replied Mayduke, who seemed
to be gathering courage from the quiet
manner OF the worthy seaman 81 have
been told, and by pretty good authority,
too-but it must DO a mlstake-that Oh
one occasion, at dinner given by Maria
tagni, knight ~ Co., you denounced me as
S,oindling JlOckhead! Hard words, those,
Captain CringIe, TO apply TO gentleman"
"Any thing else!" inquired CrngIe in
quiet tone.
"On another occasion, if have not
been grossly misinlormed, you applied 10
me the epithet Of Mickheaded scoundrelm
SIT is all true, Mr.. Mayduke," said
CringIe, 81 have applied such epilhets to
you"
Mayduke was taken all aback at this
candid ayowal. "Do understand tn en- ),
Capt. Cringe," said he, shat you are pre-
pared to justify your language IN relation
to me?"
"By no means" said Crngle, 81 am
gad that you have directed my attention
to the subject, that we may come to a fair
understanding. have always regretted
that used such language on those occa-
sions, when was speaking Of you"
"Pray listen to him, gentlemen" said
Mayduke parenlhetIcaIIy addressing the
| bystanders.
81 consider it ungentlemanly," continu-
ed CringIe, "to apply abusive epithets to
a man behind his back. But felt un-
pleasantly at the time, and lost for the
moment the command OF my temper; am
willing TO apologize for it."
, clear him, gentlemen cried Mayduke
with smile OF exuItation. SHE apologi
yes FOR the injury he has done me! | ex-
pected no less, Captain CrngIe, from a
man Of your noble nature"
"Whal's all this?" exclaimed old Cap
tain Deadeye, a rough looking sea dog,
who had just joined the Group, "Does
Captain Cringa annlnpize to you?"
$50 be sure he does, replied Mayduke,
= "like gentleman as he is. He acknowl'
edges the scurrIIous epithets, he used in
, connection with my name, to be unde-
J served, and he Apologies accordingly.
accept your apology, Capt. Crlngle, with
; all my heart!'' and he offered his hand.
! "a vast theren' cried Cringe, "you are
going too fast my good fellow: let US I'M
derstand each other fully. did not say
= that The disparaging eplthets | applied to
{ you were unde .
"Then what do you mean9" inquired
May duke, turning pale.
"What | said, exactly!' exclaimed Grin
: gle, in an emphatic manner, is an un.
gentemaniy and cowardly act to say be-
! hind mans back, what you are al raid
or unwilling to say to his face. said at
a dinner table in presence of some thirty
or forty gentlemen, that | believed you
Timothy Mayduke, Esq, as you call your
SELF, to be 'swndling blockhead, and on
: another occasion, subsequently rema rked
Ill lllG course Oh conversation VIII SOHIC
: gentlemen that you were thick headed
= scoundrel. was decidedly wrong IN
"a saying SO al IL time when you were not pres
ent TO hear me. have acknow lodged my
error and have apologzed accordingly
Il But now say TO your face, and," contIn-
J. ued CringIe, raising his voice, 81 wish all
:, present to hear me, it is my deliberate
and solemn conviction, that you Timothy
u Mayduke, OF Havana, are S~tndllng
blockhead thick headed ScOundreL, and a
e LYING HYPocRlTE into the bargain! And
$ have been longing to tell you so, for six
b months past! SO now have got that
d load of my conscience, shall feel easier
e hope"
d Mr. Mayduke said not a word in reply,
k but looked discomftted and exceedingly
e unhappy as he walked off in double quick
:, time 10 get away from the sight of grin
d ing countenances around him, and the
r grum, bass viol laugh Of old Deadcye.