Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1847-11-12

the American Lieutenant, upon whose
toes he al sength trod. Lieut. - looked
up; the Englishman bowed and beg
your pardon, sir, an accident Lieut.. -
bowed, and went on with his paper. The
| Englishman again passed, again trod on
the Americans toes, and again apologized,
: beg your pardon, sir, an accident 1t
bowed and resumed his paper. The
Englishman allowed five minutes to pass,
and then for the third time committed the
offence, repeating with mocking smile
the apologize words, beg your pardon,
sir, an accident
Lieut. - calmly laid aside his paper,
arose, and taking the Englishman by the
ears, deliberately discharged a considera-
bic quantity of tobacco juice in his face
saying with a jeering laugh, Il beg your
pardon, S1r, an accident =
This settled the business, or rather put
it in train of settlement. The English
man challenged the American on the
the spot; the latter accepted, claiming all
the right of the challenged party - time,
conceded, and Lieut.. - named pistols
the weapons = that room, the place -
and the time, the moment he could find a
countryman to act as his second. On this
errand, he encountered me at the door,
and returned after an absence of exactly
seven minutes. The Englshman had,
however, become acquainted with Yankee
punctuality in little matters of this kind
and expressed no surprise at the sudden
ness of his appearance.
1t was arranged that the parties should
sit at the opposite ends of a table about 20
feet long, which was in the centre of the
room. | was to give the signal - are
you ready Fire - one - two - three
- the parties to fire between the count
their pistols to remain on the table until
the call are you ready 2
CLAN ced at my principal as l was a.
bout to give the signal and was struck
with the expression Of his countenance.-
His lips were Slightly compressed his
brow was shut down Gf | may use the
eypression) over his eyes, which were fix
ed. like those of a man In fit.
Are you ready p | exclaimed
The parties took up their pistols.
'Flre - one - two,
There was a single explosion. The
Engllshman sprang from his chair and fell
heavily on the floor, his pistol going off as
he came to the ground. The ball from
the pistol of my friend had entered his an
lagonlst's eye and lodged in his brain, in
stantly depriving him of life.
Gentlemen said the survivor, address
ing the English officers with calmness
that appears unnatural and revolving u
gentlemen. you, and not myself, must
answer for that mans death. 1t was YOU
who set him on-you have followed me
for whole week with insults, which was
at last compelled TO notice. Are you sat
ished, gentlemen, or would you like to a
venge the death you have caused? 2 and,
as he uttered these last words, he survey
ed the group of Englishmen with an ex-
preston of countenance so contemptuous,
that it was, as indeed he designed it to be,
an insult to each and every one of the |
persons addressed, one of whom immedi |
ateIy took 1t up, and challenged the in
suffer.
1t was in vain that protested, and APP
pealed to my friend and his antagonist to
put a stop to this wholesale murder. Lit. |
- said to me quietly Captain, if you
do not wish to act as my second, obige
me be leaving Il can get along without
assistance
The pistols were again loaded the sec
ond EnglIshman took the seat in which |
the other had been killed, and l again
stood up and gave the signal
Are you ready9 Fire - one - tUo,'
The explosion followed the utterance
of the word tro, and the Engishman was
dead = shot in the same place.
Gentlemen, said the Lieutenant, with |
the same insulting calmness - time is |
pressing = load the pistols, and | will kill
you all one after another, as fast as you
get into tina. chair
But they had had enough. Lieut.. - sail /
ed the same night for Mahon.
lie was known then, and Is known now,
~ tho host shot IN the whole navy He