The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1854-05-23

Translated from the Courier des Etats Unis, for tl
st Lawrance Republican.

TALL sH00T1NG---A PARISlAE SKETCH
Translated from the Courier des Etats Unis for til
st Lawrance Republican.
A duel, which would in all probability hav
boon attended with most serious results, cam
near taking place last Thursday, under the fol
| lowing singular circumstances:
There is on tho Camps Elysecs pistol gal
ory, TO which is attached very tolerhble ros
taurant. About IL o'clock A. M, thrcc militia
ry looking men arrived, and ordered, a hun
dred balls, commenced shooting. One 0
them man Of about forty years of ago, eyin
cc,l the most remarkable skill; in quarter o
an hour he had brokon every image.
You have lost, gentlemen, said he: now le
us to breakfast, and lot the Burgundy be Of th'
best 1t was evidently wager decidcd--ant
they entered the coffee room.
A short time after carriage stopped at the
door, and two gentlemen got out. Entering
tho gallary, one Of tho gentlemen desired the
keeper to put up the images
| Gentlemen must request you to wait few
minutes, until can get some; some gontlomer
have just broken every one in tho gallery
| such massacre was never before seem
IIow! nothing to shoot at but the Bulls eye:
said the amateur; fine sport thatp
The keeper of tho gallery having gonc out
to hasten the arrival of the plaster victims
(Which by tho way is the fashion just at this
time, to make TO resemble one of tho two ori
entail combatants,) tho amateur perceived o
cane leaning against chair--a good sized ratt-
an, with gold head Taking it up. he said
10 the boy. there sticl; this upon end
But SIR said The boy, 'it is cane
well, can't / SEQ thatl go and stick that
'And What then? stand it up tell you
that's my affair
Tho boy supposed It belonged to one of tho
gentemen's friends did as he was directed
putting it up at thirty yards distance.
The amateur commenced shooting. After
tho end of ten minutes, the cane was pretty
we'll pounded up: not single ball but Clipped
out piece. Tho mnrksman and his friend
enjoyed tho thing nightly. 'And now TO
breakfast said they.
As they enter the coffee room they passed
the first mentioned three who were just return
ing to the gallary smoking their cigars.
where tho ID did yod leave my cane:'
said the winner of tho bet.
Here is your camel said the boy, presenting
it all cut and riddled by twenty-five balls. two
or three of which had como near cutting it in
two. Imagine tho gentloman's astonishment.
There is no onc' he exclaimed, but Major
v, who could do that"
He alluded to certain Major, renowned i'm
tho Army of Africa for his extraordinary
skill-although he had never seen him.
Never mind as q shot | admire exceedingly
this fine specimen Of q steady hand and suro
eye. But af or all it is my cane-and as it is
not now sufficiently strong to allow of my lay
ing it over tho Majors shoulders-boy! 60 bring
mo his hat
The ID, Colonel! what arc you going to
do.' asked one of his friends.
Going to do: am going TO give him
skinner, in the place of broom. Boy! the
Majors hat
4 dare not, said the boy trying to hide him
self.
Very well; then I'll go myself; como at least
and point out to me Tho hardy joker who has
dared to turn my old cane into water sprink-
ler.' IS.
The boy was compelled to obey. The two
friends were seated at the table in the coffee
room. The Major (for it was indeed him) had
hung his hat npon one of the hooks in the
wall at the back of his chair. The Colonel
walked mp quietly, reached up took the hat
md carried it out without being remarked by
my one. 1t was done with so much GOODNESS,
hat it appeared perfectly natural.
In an instant ball after ball was pumped in
% the crown, and in spot about tho size of
ho cane, the Colonel marked his cipher an
a.
When he had finished, he ordered the boy to
arryback the genteman's hat.
Away he goes. The two friends gaze at tho
Major; letting fall his fork, his napkin his CO.
Gillette, &c.
1T is your hat, sir! fixed SOFT will bo nice
nd cool for the summer
'And who is the halter who has dared to |
en illete it after this fashionf
81
'Ah! then have nothing more to say-only
o act.'
He arose from tho table, evidently ombar-
assed
No opo,' said he 10 his friend, except Col
mel "a of the Army of Africa, could mark his
initials in tho centre the crown of the skull
ap like this. Never mind--the wine is pour
d out it is necessary to drink it'-and empty
ng at swallow ono of those immense pot
ellied glasses which tho Keepers of rcstau-
ants of late years so generously furnish to
hose who drink tho most expensive wines, he
mt on his hat and walked into the shooting
aiiary.
The Colonel and his friends were still there,
moking their cigars with tho greatest gusto.
boy! said tho Major, load me two pistols
two only Then advancing towards tho
alcony, ho looked about rs if searching for
ometbing and taking o few stops outside ho
eturncd. -er.r-
Look here, boy! lam going TO show you
bat with well stocked pistol, is no need
ia hammer to drive nail'-and pointing
ne pistol toward the pallisado in tho garden,
o took aim at tho head of a nail which had
cen partially driven thero to tack up somc
reeping plant-it was at least twenty five
ards distant-Paf!
'lIit!' said the boy.
Not fairly said somo ono prosont. Tho
all is struck, but tho ball has only boat it
vor lidlc-not driven il in.'
'Oh! I'll remedy that'-and taking tho So
md pistol hc stepped pace or two to tho
ght and drove tho nail up to the head. Ii
Superb exclaimed the Colonel, much excl !
'd.
'Sr9 coptinued he, you must be Major v
tho 10Th Regiment of Saphis.'
AS certainly as that you are Colonel A. of
e African Chasseurs.
Tho very same II
'Thon here is hat and capo that require (
tis!acton. Let US decide it by lot which
hich Of US shall hayo tho fret shot at tho 9TH :
/. However it may be decided, the loser may 7
nsidcr himselfa dead man.
9 flQ,,1 ,1,n,. l,f q -. |