The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-03-30


cowardly knave, base pal:roon,ia land a chick. |
en- hearted, white livered pedagogue,
He was pouring forth these imprecations |
and lengthening them with all the choicest |
teIms in the vocabulary ofhonorable DULLES |
when he was stopped in mid career by an I'M |
expected phenomenon. On reaching an o.
pen lot near the mound, he struck across the |
path, and at the same instant voice Of thun- |
der smote his ears with the words, "Slop |
take care Of yourselfn'-He did stop N great
surprise, and looking towards The place from
whence the voice had come, but he only saw
the trunk of a Tree that stood by the mound,
Ten yards from the pole al which he stopped.
He had no time for deliberaiIon; the voice
Numbered again, Take care ofyourselC. Ill
blow your brains out, and now he saw dis
tinctly the muzZe great blunderbuss poin-
ted towards him from behind tree and the |
Yankees eye at the butt, taking aim while
the tree concealed his body, The duellsl
was SO completely taken off his guard, that
he stood COMPOUNDED for an instant, but as
the expected shot did not come. he began TO
tumble under his arm for his pistols, but he
no sooner began to unwrap them than the
Yankee called out, in the most decided Tone
Drop your pistols or | will shoot you !" The
bully hesitated, Drop 'em tell yon, or I'II
blow nine buckshot into you as eoLn as can
count three, mind now: one, two, TIL. He
had cooked his musket and taken what the
duellIst saw, sure aim. Before the word
three was fully pronounced. the bandker-
chiei that contained The pistols fell 10 the
ground, whether by accident, or paralysis Of
the duelllsts nerves, or an act OF his will, we
shall not undertake 10 say, however, the pis-
tolls fell.
Now said the Yankee stepping out from
behind the tree, with his fingers still on the
trigger; but the wide muZzle of the fire lock
elevated al an angle Of thirty degrees,-'Yo GU
have but one way 10 save your life. Right
about face The duelisi began 10 demon
strale. Face about, tell you; or I'll drive
load OF buckshot through you;' and he be-
gan 10 level his musket as he advanced upon
his adversary. the duellist faced about like
a soldier-'Very well, forward march =
march! tell you-straight 10 home, or tar
nation seize me, If don't riddle you with
buckshot, before can count t.lfee-one, two
the duelist did not wait for the next word;
the angry voice was close behind him, and
the deep mouthed blunderbuss within two
yards OF his back, He began 10 march with
slow and rather halting steps, very different
from his usual strut. The Yankee followed
with all gravity. The company in the neigh
boring woods fell into the rear, Iiltering al
the strange result of The duel. The line OF
march was persued without intermissioR. for
whenever the duelist attempted 10 halt or
speak, the angry voice OF the Yankee hero
prove him on with The threat Of buck
shot.
Yankee doodle came 10 town,
To buy keg ofbrandy."
'Mind your steps there, or I'll blow your
! brains out"
Yankee doodle. doodle doc,
Yankee doodle dandy"
, Now il happened 10 be mus'e or day Tor II
battalion OF MALTA, and the streets were i'll
ling up with all sorts ofpeople from the coun
try. When the crowd saw the terrible du
el isl with thunder and lightning in his face
| walking along before the dry visagcd school
master, and the master with n large musket.
solennly chanting Yankee Doodle and maj
ching as cody as thong he drove an on
cart, they gathered themselves about with
i wonder and curiosity 20 see what these things
meant When the bully reached the tavern
i, door. hundreds had assembled. Mourning
the platform before the DOOR, he turned TO ad
dress his indignant remonstrance 10 the pub
c.. Before he could utter word the Van
kee cried out, Hal! Face 10 the left, and
tell the people what Yankee trick | have
played YOU
: Yes roared out Bckerton, glad 10 vent
!, his raging observation-disclosures dis
u honorable, ungentlemaDly advantage Eel
t low citizens, appeal TO you and 10 the law
: of honor. The disrepuiable pedagogue and
Il the audaciouS temerity, 'intoerable insolence-
last night, TO disengage into my face-yes;
: my fellow citizens, the ioul and s!imy in
L gradients of his supper, would have pun
J. ished him instanier, but for The iniercession
e of the company. But 20 vinGicate my out
J. ragged honor, condescended 10 demand oil
i him the satisfaction Of a gentlemae, and he
d with the most knavish designs, accepted my
. cartel.
J. This morning, AT the appointed hour, re
e paired 10 the field Of honor equipped as gen
II Ilemen generally are for honorable combat.
: When arrived at The place, The dastardly
y paltroon, was invisibly concealed behind a
n giant son oithe forest, armed with a IT uskei
enormously filled with nine buckshoi; and
Fl before we measured the ground, or took our
II positions. or the sSulking bastard showed his
IT person. he presented his piece and threaten
II ed to shoot me il | did not drop my pistols
a and return 10 town. In attempting 10 un
o wrap my pistols they slipped out Of my hand
e and thus was exposed unarmed TO the das-
: tardly attack Il this pedagogical pa!iroon
't with his dshonorable musket charged will
% an enormous quantity Of buck-shoi. tur
Is ned Indignantly upon this contemplate AT
81 tempt OF assassination; and returned home.
l. that might on subsequent occasion vim
n dictate my honor and in public and ostensi-
; bly, conflict infiicl decorating faggellatiou
d upon the pedagogical author OF this outrage
r Gus violation OF The code of honor, heretofore
'f inv;olably observed by al. who are entitled 10
y the honorable appellation of gentleman.
y When the duelist had concluded his speech
y Jeddediah soberly replied in these words =
d Il long bore with patience The unpIovoked
o derision and insults Of This professed duelist.
Last night he assa:led me at the supper ia
= BILE with the most wanton abuse. which
J. carried with norhinebu,jests; until he threw
g a case knife at my heard; thenireturned the
/ compliment by dashing my plate of hasiy
d pudding and molasses in his face.-For this
he challenged me for duel accepted the
= challenged on these conditions and no 9th
e ers.-that we were 10 stand ten yards apart.
# without seconds and each of US mioh( fire al