The Minnesotian., 1851-12-27
From Bently's Miscellany,
IRISH DUELS.

chivalrous, and that is general dis
| like to seek in courts of law momen-
tary compensation for honor outraged
through woman's folly. In England, rep
aration for the loss of services is consid-
cred a thing as correctly rec!aimabIe as
loss Of profit on broken contract 70 car
go OF seal-oil. guano, while in the sister
kingdom, in nine cases out OF ten, the
man who works upon the weakness of
wife, or trifles with the affections of
sister, is not objected to the assessment
or amounts OF injury by the computation
OF jury, but summoned to give personal
satisfaction in the field. Many fatal
case, recorded in the annals of Irish duel
ing, will tell how frequently profigate
success has paid, in turn bloody penalty.
In caricaturing Miiesian manners and
feelings, it has been asserted that YOU
could net look at Cork lady at supper
table but she graciously murmured, {: Port,
If you pleased" or dance second time
with mans sister, that he was not GER
lain to drop in next morning, before you
dressed, TO inquire whether your inten-
lions TO the young Lady were matrimonial.
That number Of unhappy marriage have
been effected by pistol intervention, is
too true; and recollect one sad case
where the love was on the lady's side,
and fine spirited and honorable young
fellow, with all before him that could
promise happiness, was suddenly removed
from existence, ere the third week closed
that followed as bright union as could
be fancied.
R-w;as remarkably handsome, and
those personal advantages were enhanced
by the total unconciousness that he pos
sesscd them. A young lady saw, loved,
and, remembering what Viola's friends
suffered from concealment, she saved the
damask of her check, and in,imated to the
gentleman the state of her affections. In
reply, poor R-candidly confided his
situation to the lady. He had wood and
wen the only woman he loved, and the
next Monday would bless him with Eer
hand.
Harric:te M--was handsome, self
willel, rich, and proud as Luci!er.-
R, in fortune was her equal, but in
birth a caste below. The circumstance,
however, that imbittered her rejection
and if rejection be humilia.ing to man,
how fearfully must it agonizc the woman
who, perverting coaven!iona! usages, sues
when she should be sought-supplicates
what she should conceal, and is rejected
$. Heaven has rag. Ike love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like woman splrnrd.''
And for whom had her hand and fortune
been declined? The daughter of vii
lage curate; rich in nothing but youth,
and innocence, and beauty.
The devil never prompts a delinqucn-
cv, that he does not manage to supply n
tool. George Pemberton was Harrie;te's
kinsman, 4 Lieutenant in the-th, wretch
cdly poor, and his regiment an expensive
one. his manners were assuming and,
with an empty purse, how many Sights
will an ill-tempered individual experience
should he have the misfortune of being
gaze;ted to crack corps? George Penn
berton was returning, on leave between
returns, to raise small sum of money;
or, failing, to sell out and he found his
cousin Harrictte all alone, five minutes
after the-Chroniclc hal been received
detailing, in glowing language the beauty
OF the bride, as being in perfect keeping
with tha, Of the handsomc>t man who, for
years had sworn cor.jugal allegiance at the
altar. "The happy couple, the piper adj
ed" had gone to-to spend the honey
moon"
In such frames Of mind, and under
such circumstances, the cousins met.
Pembcrton, right of his relationship,
would have saluted his fair kinswoman;
but she drew her face away, and looking
contemporary at his short and shapeless
person, coo!ly abserved-
! Palm to palm must do, George; for
i faith! you are too ugly even for cou-
sin to kiss!'
"As handsome and as inso'ent as ever!
Why Harriette. expected to have seen
a willow wreath and rallid check. You
bear your throwovcr patiently"
The lady's brows contracted, and she
hauohtily viewed her hand.
Enough! no more of this, know
vour business here. You want two hun
dred pounds, and my father will not ad-
vance as many pence, were it to save
your neck. and not your commission"
"Then Imust send in my papers, and
leave thc-th."
"Unless some fool is found who will
lend money 10 a gentleman, who, on six
shillings day, keeps pair of hunters"
observed the lady.
Pempcrton looked sully and d spleased.
"Nay, George, on my concience, thou
art ill-favored enough, without knitting
beetle brows together. Ihave the money.
Would you earn it
81 would go to the DEVIL" was the
reply, "rather than quit the--th from
sheer poverty. What shall do?''
She turned her dark and tightening
r eyes on his, and. after a pause Of half a
minute, pointed with her finger to the
paragraph which announced the hated