The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1853-04-14

dcavorinw to commit to memory the news
| which that paper contains, to impart it cor
rcctIy To Your friends and neiyhbors. But
you smoke like Il Swiss. That pipe causes
YOU great Inconvenience 1t Was Il sccond
time broken
Without cvincins by Il gesture, or any
visible change Of countcnance, the least al-
pearancc of anger, the man in black coo'ly
| repeated his first dema.l--'Wa alter, another
pipe
What Il mclodiolls voice y resumed the
Baron. Such patience must he the attrib-
ute Of an angel or the devil. would give
Il Thousand tlorins to see You in :, passion
| 1t would be delicious sport p
An old Major, whose embroidered coat
| was decorated with military orders, and OH
whose German physi"@ony was depicted
fr;:nkness, tr.l" courage. and Loyalty, who
! entered the Coffee House witt, these hair
breadth youths. now addressed the Baron
in IL low voice, but which notwithstanding
could be heard in all parts of the room.--
My young friend, You are insulting IL stran-
ger without provocation-you are tooishly
guilty of a great ilnirrincncc, and your
conduct and th1t Of your appiauding com
! radcs, hcgins to disgust me. | beg you
will pursue this foolish Joke no further
The Baron, with his companions, accord
. in%ly adjourned t" Il ncylitoring room, and
commenced playing 1T cards. TO judge
from their numerous jokes, followed by
loud rc;.!s of laughter, it would seem that
the Young cil;rcr's folly and irnprudcncc
away, all WIS miith and iolIity; the Baron
! had gained IL considerable sum, and his srir-
its were rrop"rlionutclv buoyant, when the
little man in Lac!s entered the room, and
slowly approaching his Chair, tapped
ham gently al the shoulder, and requested
, to speak wit, him III another apartment
.. The l:;:ron Regarded! him with Il look Of
di>du over his shoulder, uttered ali Hit
med JET, and n.sh",l in his face.
'Sir,' :al the nlan i'll black, in Il decided
anal manly tone, you labor undcra triiling
mistake, which must be at some pains to
correct. AIN uvitlicr !; tailor nor Il school
mister. !';tvc the honor to he Post
Captain i'll the E,;::!;,!. HWY, very much 1t
your service. You have ilsuitc.l me- and
demand satisfaction il you refuse it
s!i:!! iiE'l mcan, to obtain it. Tomorrow
in"ri.is... at sever. O'Clock, shall await you
! '.'-''' AP'''Er l'.'''''i' "iIil YOU.
The a::on:s!ic'l Baron who during this
: address had risen irnln his chair. changed
c"sln:cnance more than once, and answered
only b!y bow of a"Juir,ecncc; he dared
Vt trust himself to speak, less his tongue
should l.cra: his terror. The Captain 20
l:tc!y sHtcd the rest Of his company, and
left :e l."u~c.
Wit, him departed all the gaictv of the
lieutenant. He hccamc thoughtful and
taci;urn; his mind wandered from Tie
! game, aid he soon lost more than he had
gained. lie WAS unncrvcd with terror,
while rejecting on the consequences Of his
folly. " hat an advantage must an atlver-
sary possess over him, who could bear with
SO much caimncss Il series Of degrading in
suits; and who could propose !, duel with
such impertubablc sang .fivid! Such an
antagonist must surely he singulariy en-
dowcd with courage and skill Such were
the ideas which continually passed through
his mind.
| When the company separated, they all
agreed to meet ut the same place at the ap-
pointed hour. But it is not to be supposed
that they all slept equally we'll during the
night When they assembled the next
morning at the Coffee House, they found
the EngliSllman before them ut their rendez-
vous; but he was now dressed in splendid
naval uniform of his nation. He was at
tended by valet, who carried a case under
his arm.
lie requested the officers to accent of
some refreshments; and they entered into
conversation, when the Englishman gave in
dlcations OF ro><cssing cultivated mind,
and a knowledge Of the forms Of society
and good breeding.
at about eight o'clock, lie arose from his
| chair, and begged the Prussian officer to
select the spot where their quarrel must bc
decided, adding, that he was stranger in
the city, and that all places were alike to
nm. The Baron named the open pastures,
lying between Hamburger and Altoona.
When they arrived on the ground, the
Engl;shman asked the Prussian, what dis
tancc he would prefer; lie answered, fifteen
PAGES. That distance is too great resumed
the Engilsilman YOU will miss me. Call
it tcnif you please And his proposition
was adopted.
The Major now made the observation
that the CAPTAIN had no second; That is vf
little consequence said the Englishman, if
fall, my valet has my orders The Major rep
resented that's such proceeding was contrary
to the usage III affairs of this kind, and that
If such formality was neglected, the duel
could not take place-but he politely offered
TO- assist in that capacity.
When the ground was marked out, and
each of the principles had taken his station,
the Captain asked his antagonist significant,
~, if he had good pistols-for, said he, 4
have pair which l have often used, and