Washington telegraph., 1847-09-08
A DUEL PROVOKED BY INSO.
LENGE,

locking, mouslached aud whiskefod French
ailircr was by the sile Of blooming mad.
emasc,.r.
II Naz evident ium The appearance Of
the llcueh atlirer, ll0m Tie curl Of his Up.
md li1m the srovl which gathered On his
tlsagc, tia IL regarded the entrance ol
Mb Dickinson a, an iu'u.iuu-an1 was
ee'ermuadlo .c no TINE nprkIas quar-.
tel with Inn. lie saH Ma d. 0as Tor.
a.anrr anu while tie s.or vas gazing
Nih intense Interest aH The chsfms ol the
heauu.4 waman balafa Inn. WIN had at
traction oi |af arrsier faNcr than tie ma,
meaning hailel winch was performed the
French ollieer, whose uamp was d lormc,
ailh a feiaeiou' IaHk. and bfasen down
a.'-hiu=aIful.y aeH#s.Hdh'm vIih, he
mauI iar eHs iuu hase de imluleuuc 10
.aH.. 800 long aHan 'hal iadyr
llrraTae. aou.iy answered Nf. niyhcn
san, she Is rtiy-aal always Iu,c 10
Ieuh upon pretty Wsman.
but saf#. | shall Mt let you laah upon
tai AdY. ,lai .a=IY | have frsard
m#aeh-and ! Ni,. NJ Isi her le iasuicl
ny any msH. while hsse D., hahaf Co pro.
eel har | fau p.ease, safc, yHa alsli 70
aalafihis hgA ,ur, qaI9h.'
Don't pHl souIssiliH passion. replied
hIfsrusaa. Nish eea ea1,uess. 4 shall
=izg vhafs#I am. / lad no intention Of
Iasullns ftela5J, sniiI ms rycs expressed
- plainly lae admiration wh.eH / lgh
While gazing au lof hfauli,ul lelut,s, /
sI.l hlmh.5 ash her traiaan.'
'CuM'nm ui, Muusiaui-ihat i al ri2hl.
Aad, you shalI s,a M rarlun ton
'NWaHf ssid Drkeasan-I vIlI ak the
Ial' paHlea. ighl or arans d ,ba wishes
II. lhefs eau never be any d.zhauor IN
Haml..u4 aHa'. sell 10 lovely woman
ha' my nnIIisless VIII carry mo IN Further.
You arc unr great hfulc--aui. couch.
an-aud Il Yen will do me tho hanut 10 step
iula De loblY. | will pull your M. ibal /,
yaHf .uoui, sure, uuil if will look iibr une
ganl mnrrau Of de- India rlbhcf.'
With pleasure, Nnnsouf, responded
Mr. nirksnsnn, bnvlng With m1eh polite
Hrss-'l ,lti hr most bsPry iouh ig' you,
l,us.al'rg, he lightly stepped into ih1
lobby, followed by tlc l,enghmsn, vho,r
mousHohcs seemed 10 rutl with anger and
retcr--. A. ,aHnRs they rrarllej lhc lob.
hy, Monsieur nLamr soucMio tnsp the
mol0sri-, and noble unc t We ieo, O.
ris sr.rcp'h', .auk-e--hu, ga nd suc.
cecdqgi'c go easily as he atpeceh Erc
bis arcnnllci l..fs could clos, nt6n 1hr
gri,Iy r,pf.soure. D., received a sutl,
sak, which hacked lin 90 % hi. balance
-pd threw h.mm Bus beams enl .sn. ccf.
uHanyl
no rr'c In a trmruiaous ilIy, drew his
sword. ami .ts bysnuiols, and a bngo
ui gon d'aun,s had uot inlcIplsei, would
have attempted To sacrifice Nr. Dickinson
% lhr spot. he sh@'nie'y hansi with
age, anl performed various antics, which
showed 'bal bo Wa a complete master Of
altitude nui gesture, AZ well ~ grimacc-
and was only a'HHtl with tho solemn
promise oI Brother Jonathan that be would
meet Lin early he neat morning on q
beach mouth OF che cilN aud give him an
honorable satisfaction wilhihe small sword.
Good night ssrr said Monsieur D'Lor
mo. 'Io.muuowmcluin, ! will hsvo the
pleasure pick one LILLE hole right through
lhe middle oil this Yankee Doodle, aud
teach him be'cf than To strike ono gentle
man SO hard with bis hig iuu,'
Some gentlemen WIN weto Witnesses lu
lLc scene enacted la the lnbhE assured
Mr. D.ckrusnn that be- oighl no. 10 meet
thr From officer, Nho was a ga'u'slcr
and u.'unous dde,lsi-a qmirc's1me
fellow, who prideI hmsri'on bis shIIi with
lbc small sword and had already killed bis
antagonist in three several engagements.
hy running them through the h0.y Bw
}lr Durk 1nson who bod au lAc courage Of
Yankee, with ic.s caution than is ol'en
luuud among his rouu.Dman cui short Ihe
matter by stating that hn bad pledged him
.ollto mrcl Captain DLome at fo'rluck
ur,l morning, and no anIlcipa'ions Of 10
pleasant consequences TO hims'l! would in.
ducc him 10 break his word.
Mr. DiCkensnn was fortunate 10 prorlr.
iug French gentleman 10 act as bis So.
cunl on tho occasion, anil who On hnlIng
that Dickenson bad never gmspcd a SINAI!
sword in his life, gave hin few lessons,
and advised him MOTTO prolong the combat,
but to finish II before bis antagonist would
be ablo to lind oul that he was not cunning
in fence.
The parties mcl--lhe ground Vas sclce
ted-lho swords were measured, and put
into the hands of the principals who after
bowing politely to each other in their stock
ing feet and shit sleeves, commenced the
engagement; tho Freuchman cyeing his
antagonist with a savage look, as Il he an.
iicpalcd an easy and bloody revenge.
Captain D'Lormo made false thrust iol
the purpose of learning something OF the
skill Of his opponent, which MIR. Dickenson
parrod with ease--lhsn quicl, as lightning
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