The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-10-20

grim mouitaches three inches long, twisted
rnder his nose. a sort of beauty he had
too, and among women-Lord help us
wherever those moustaChcs showed them
selves, every opponent abandoned the
ground. 1t was at last dangerous to have
a sweetheart, for out Of pure bravadc
Mcntz would push toward, make love tc
the lady, frighten her swain, and either
tcrrlfy or frightcn herself Should the
doomed lover offer resistance, all lie had
to do was to call surgeon; and harpv
enough he considered himself ifhcescaped
without the loss Of his teeth or an eve.
lie killed four men whonevcr injured him
wounded seventeen. and fought twenty
ducIs. lie once challenged a whole club
who had black-ballcd him unanimously;
and was pacitied only by being readmit
ted, though all the members immediately
resigned, and the club was broken up.
At last there came youth into the
Onlverslty-slcnder, quiet, and boyish-
looking, with 4 handsome face, though
somewhat pale. His dcmCanor, though
shy, was noble and selfposscsscd. lie
had been but 4 short time among us, be-
fore he was set down as 4 cowardly ere
aturc, and prime game for the "dcviIs
broke loos," rs the oonm Of Montz tormcJ
themselves. The coy youth Stunned all
the riots and revcIs Of the Uniycrsitv-
insutcd no one; andif his mantle brrSiod
against that Of another, he apologised so
Immediately, so gracefully, so gently. that
Tue oev'l llmsei could not have fixed
~ II rll |,
ttnt Can,rT. ro'i i'I"' II soon appeared t0o'
Horon H. Sa"I. '', WY """T,''G' c - o' 'I'e
,r,. ,,,S,, II '''o 'o''o| VI '''l '''G co""
sn,,,o,L;ma o.aD"' ':, 'Iio,' VI "' S'"e" Us OH
,S ,,oanai .iS I%''' """,c "'It soon ap-
i.rn,,o.,n i s'''', Wv T"' io'F" "'9 ioU'''l"I
I:nr,r,,i, g., 'T .''ti." .It '''', S''S'cu out
rroc,ra,,oo ,,,,,i;i' ;''I'.'' ''"'t r'"Meu ms
,'.'. t"o'', IN'''o''' ~, ''tS 'hc
ta,,.aI lI,.' -, was C''''''' was r"'c'y' ever
uncIrcrtrjlv on ca.naI ;nr;,at;Hn sH N'',I,' ~,
the GREAT :urnrso oMI ;ntnroSt "r H.
companv. Ncntz WIS ,hnro onj saotnJ
himself upabo.hrJ ot ,hct,IJc ,Lon,,h ~
unbiddeu rupst Tho str,r,,nst c,,r;ns;,,.
at once arose to v.;,no,. ,IIo r,S,,I,. g..
Mcntz had swarm flint no vo,iJ onn,,,o,
Arnold. nt their first mnotirm 10 Lo,. nv
don ON his knees for tho oulac;t,. orL3,Ii;nr.
addressed his mistress
1t had not anncorcd thot ArnoII Lrow
any thing of Mcntz's character for hn sot
chccrfuIly and ooiIv ot tho honrJ with so
much the manner: of n LicI .Lorn o,om,Io,
man. that every one odn;,trd ot o1co Lie
= :: -. ~ '','
Drink OF when lie STOOD.
"What, ho." at length shouted Mentz,
rs the evening had 4 little advanced and
the wine began to mount; "a toast come,
drink it all; ant he who refuses is polt-
room and coward. quaif this goblet,
h!!cd to the hrm, to the health ana nap,
plncSS ot Gertrude de Saale-the tllreSt OF
inc iair Nho says he KNOWS a ialrcr Is
oI"cf i'I'r ana VIII Mi''c "'e VIRUS w.,
with red hot brand on his forehead
Never bcttra had ever Mcntz betrayed
his hru,al soul so grossly IN words; but
the guests, who knew that he was heated
with wine, passed over the coarse insult
with shouts OF laughter. and drank with
rlotous confusion, 10 the health "i 'crtru-
de, the taircSt OF the fair. As tn" glcam-
ing gobIcts were cmpted and dashd rat
ting on the table, Mentz arose, and with
the bIoated Importance of desPot, gazcd
around to see that all present had fulfilled
ms orders. Every goblet was cihphcd
""I one Wl'!en S'oo' "n''S'euc a "''oH'l,e'' ,;
cn pI'te'l si :S t'''S' ,ne =, '"'Il''n 'v",,eI' ,
,o"'"' hN'u i''S 'S'S o' ''.e ITP' s''",N
ms ot''""i E. ] l,',u Io"" .L! 'eaIt'! -" tl,'
."o'e' T''en :o'"','oH 'i."a',o,I o."'
'er, r'u S'' III so,%I ri, nI,N' "',n ~ ,TsS,
r",'J % - cup 'u'l, ~ o. -t"''."n!
af ,naI,"m 40 % Iaad M e rnmo;n thns nn" in
. 81 m,o'.'n Io" ,e,'" i II ''''''' ''"' 0''o IL"
S'"'' .oHSe'
"pr'nE 1t, Arnold; drink IT, Ooy' h'GP
my hahd out OF useless proiS' whispered
student near hllh' ratler advanced III
age. .. >, =,
Dritk, 'rehH' i''"'terGu announcer of'!'