The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-08

teeituX uiUseu lnsutcO-Cntelut No 10
keeping his pistol case in such state as 10
be ready at q moments notice. being
intlamed. in body, soul. and complexion, by
the spices and sun Of the burning East.
To demonstrate with him would have
been absurd, he would have cut me down
with his crutch; he had amassed three thou.
sand yenr.
To write m ANONYMOUS letter WINS not
exactly the sort Of thing; but why see him
rush into match which would iishonor
himself, and shed sort OF retrospective
shame on nv sainted sister?
Under such circumstances, conscious OF
his infatuation, | ceased to waver; tho end
snnctificd the ncans; md | wrote him an
anonymous letter.
Tho sun Of his happiness would, rs felt,
set forever, the moment he married such a
creature a. Moggs-innatelv vulgar-rc-
puIsive-doublc chinncd. Social fes,ivitv
was everything to Col. Plinih, hut who
could dine with him il his cdevant cook
were 10 carve? Evndne's adopted; Larry
the trumpeter's love! could not!
Therefore, under sense Of overwhelm-
ing duty to Colonel Plinth, wrote him an
anonymous letter.
Every precnu,ion WINS taken; the hand
WINS disgniscd-,hc paper such as had
never used: aud to crown all, dropped
the immortal letter in distant and yer,
out Of tho wnv post office.
Conscious Of perfect security--animatcd
by the cause had espoused, played away
upon him from my masked battery, with
prodigious vehcmcncc. Reserve was out
Of tho question; in nm anonymous letter,
the writer Of course spen!ss out; this is its
great advantage. took rapid review Of
his nchevcmen,s--Ic called the accomplish
ed Evadno to his minds eyc-I contrasted
he. with his present intended: Larry the
trumreicr figured in, and the torcble cx-
preston as 10 Caesars wife was not forgot.
ten. ! rebukcd--l argued--l ridiculcd--l
ecorned--I appealed to his PRIDE men,
toned his person. ] bade him consul, a
chcvnl glass, and ask himself ii the reflec-
ton wero that Of n would-hc bridegroom
told him how old he wns--whut the Indi-
an army would think-:n short, tho letter
carried upon the face OF il the perfect con-
viction Of thr,y-,wo FOUNDER. Hero and
there ] was literally ferocious.
dinea alone that dav, and was taking
my wine in the complainant consciousness.
Of having done NIL in my power. when Col
Plin,h knocked. OF course ! knew his
knock: il was always violent; hut on this
occasion rather less so than usual. felt
Hurried; ms he assembled. my accurate car
detected strange foo,stcp on the stairs
Hastily pouring out and gulping down n
bumper, | conirivcd 10 rally before my
friend entered.
Commonly his corntcnancc was turhid
-biilory-rn!us- red sen in a sinrm;
-now il WINS Observation-Disclosures he
WAS evidently ,rhifc hot with wrath. Ills
eye--nsually as that Of Cyclops at the
forgc--wns cold--clcar-icy his look froze
me- had seen him thus before, ia the
breach ., Seringapstam.
His salute was chnrmingly courteous he
begged leave TO introduce friend-B,ron
Cahooz, q noble Swede in the Prussian
service. Never before Ind behcld such a
martinet--where could pliuih have picked
him up? Tho Baron, in very good Eng
lish, expressed his concern at making 50
valuable m acquaintance as that Of Moo
casin under such fclicitous circumstances.
Col. Plin,h had been insu'tcd; but rs had
10 long been his most valuable fricnd-as
we had fought and bled on the same fields
las those arms This righ, and lefty which
had been 40 often linked together, were
Wondering side BY side in the same grave,
and ! was his bro,hcr-n-law, Colonel
Plinth would accept OF the amplest possible
apology; with any other man than Major
Moccasin, Col. P.inth would have gone to
extremi,ies ut once.
Twas petriticd during his speech; but at
tho conclusion some sort OF an inquiry
staggered from ms lips.
Baron Cahooz did not understand.
declared myself TO DO in the Same pre-.
dicnmen,; would be be SO good as to ex-
plain?
In reply, the Baron limited that mus.
DO conscious Of having written Colonel
Plinth a letter. Fearing that Colonel
Plnth's ruspicions had Leen aroused, and
that this was q ruse to trap mo into con-
iession-rcmembering my precautions
and feeling sure that nothing could, by any
possibility, be brought home 70 me, unless
| turned traitor to mvself--I denied the i'm
putation point blank! Indeed, what else
could do?
Col. PIin,h uttered an exclamation Of
bitter contempt, and hobbled towards the
door.
Baron Cnhocz handed me his card moth
ing farther could be done; he hoped the
friend whom might honor on the occnsion
would SEQ him n early ns possible, 10 OF.
der 70 expedite tho necessary arrange