Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-05-09

INDEPENDENCE, Nav 9Th, 1876

does happan to mar the usually smooth
order of things, in country where
4" Mose," of Chanfrau notoriety, would
almost inevitably "spile" for the want
of a "muss," it is expedient and neces-
sary that the public should know it; and
more especially should the public be emit
tied to revelation of the particulars of
an event transporting here to-day, that
came near precipitating this community
into state of incurable cachinnatory
commissions.
The antecedents come first, of course.
Blower, Esq, attended a ball at -
House, in an adjacent village, once upon
a time. You must know that Blower,
ESQ, is one of our much esteemed citi-
zens, and by no means would we hint
that his name gives any clue to his char
acter-not at all-for "what's in name?"
Well, Blower, Esq, at the ball became
elated, not intoxicated, only elated it
might be inflated, and perforce he must
blow. Others, too, were elated one of
whom, a Mr.. Equestrian, taking umbrage
at the breezings of Blower, Esq, allowed
the compound bony termination of his
forearm to fall in .ungraceful contact with
Blowers physiognomy. Blows, in con-
sequence, became the order of things for
the time being Finally Blower, ESQ.,,
begged a cessation of hostilities, (no
doubt to give him time to Jlosc, which
was granted, and the tempest subsidized.
Next day, through the friendly efforts
of Blower, Esq, in behalf of Mr. Eques
TRAN, the latter gentleman had the ex-
quisite satisfaction of being allowed (?)
to pay his respects, and present beauti-
full American Eagle to Esquire Coragon,
as token of his sincere regard.
This, it was thought at the time, ended
the matter; but, yesterday, Blower, Esq,
CHANGED to meet Mr.. Equestrian on the
street, and, probably, filled with enlarged
opinions of the favorable advantages af-
forded by the present lovely weather for
FORMULATION, and having a solicitous
regard for Mr.. Equestrian health, gen
erously proposed to take walk with him
down OH the bank OF the river, at 8 Of clock
next morning, for the purpose of enjoying
the refreshing morning air. Mr.. Eques-
TRAN, with full appreciation of Mr..
Blowers efforts to render him comforta-
BILE, politely acceded to the proposal, and
thus they separated.
Accordingly, this morning at 9 O'Clock
precisely, they had reached Zone little
ahead of the other) a spot well-adapted
for frustrating, and there halted. APP
parently, they must have neglected to
observe the exquisite freshness of "the
breezes as they foated through the treeses
and dallies with the leayeses." by the
by, the :" leavses are not yet visible on
the " treeses," and the "treeses" were
not there-it was on the edge of prai-
RE. Poetical license though, you must
remember), because they made no re-
marks upon il, but seemed to be wholly
intent on discussing personal matters.
The fact is, they went there to fight.
Blower, Esq, refused to pitch ill.," and
Mr.. Equestrian stood upon his merits,
declining to fight until he was "pitched
into" After Intellectual efforts to get up
a knock dorm out of their combat of
words, two friends were chosen from
among few bystanders, who soon settled
upon terms for arranging the difficulty
Pistols were to be the weapons used,
according to the renowned "Code of Hon
or" We shall see presently that the
I" Code of Iowa" had something to say
and do about it.
The seconds who were both heartless
wags, and had determined that their prin-
cipals should discharge nothing but wads
at each other) scampered off 10 town to
procure pistols, and after some disappoint-
ment, succeeded in obtaining a pair of
pacifcators of the most approved pattern
regular pepper boxes-and loaded them
simply with powder and wad.
Now it came to pass, that an unac-
countable mania for morning strolls had
seized upon considerable portion of the
who also unaccountably selected
as place to stroll to, this very chosen
battle ground. Among the number that
came was newly fledged Justice, whose
fear of "Border Ruffians," aided by a
little judiciously urged persuasion from
a participant in the comedy, induced him
TO remember that his presence in town
might be of vital Importance to the safety
and preservation of those families deser-
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