Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-12-03
A TERRIBLE DUEL. .

A few days since, asa New England gentle
man, whose name we shall call Brown, was
passing few days at hotel In one of our
western cities, ho had the misfortune, unin-
tentionally, to offend the susceptible honor Of
a Militia Colonel, who was one OF his fellow
boarders. His apologies not being satisfactory
a challenge was sent him, which, he however,
declined, upon conscientious seruples. The
Colonel, who, by tho way, had won in two or
three encounters quite reputation as duel
ist, at once conceived the idea that his oppo-
nent was q coward, and resolved to disgraee
him in the face of all the boarders of the
house. Accordingly, the next day, at dinner
time, in marched the duelist, armed with q
cowhide, and advancing to Browns chair,
began to dust his jacket for him in the most
approved style. Brown was astonish sd---
Luckily he had been Lieutenant Of the Mili-
tia in his native state, and he knew the impor-
tance of incommoding his enemy bya diver
sion. So seizing a gravy tureen, he tossed
tho contents into the lace Of the belligerent
Colonel, and before he could recover from the
drowning sensation thus occasioned, hesprang
upon the table and began to shower upon him
with liberal hand the contents Of the dishes
around. nl7 \ @eEz VS. - 7Fsi3 /
Sc You are an Internal" sa ''ii is'fff
.sU Coward ~ the Colonel was about to say,
but at that moment a plate of greens struck
full upon his mouth, and the word was block
ed--lostfor ever. rs 'ait,.1 k7lg=a
@Ha ~ cried the New Englander, whose
blood was now up, "fond Of greens, are you
Take potato, too7', and he hurled telling
yolley Of hard potatoes at him.
HExcelent eggs here, capital with calves
head :" and crash came plate Of soft-boied
aaea . esaiss ~ rsent-- MN
erto descended upon the Yankees head and
shoulders, now began to fall more weakly and
mildly, and it became evident that the asssil-
ant, half-stunned, cboked and partially blind
ed, was getting the worst of it. His courage
Was oozng' out. 1924 ts i'!e4 20 5s"t i
a Take Turkey 2,' shouted Brown, as a no.
bic old gobler descended fairly upon the Col
oneHs head, and bursting, filed his hair and
eyes with delicious looking stutting {" here's
the ffxings," he continued, as the squash and
Jelly followed alter. o. ~ 90. t'it
By this time the Colonel was irretrieyably
defeated and as his merciless opponent seiz-
ed huge plum pudding, steanaing hot, and
holding it over his head with both hands,
seemed about to bury him beneath 1t, he
quailed in terror and throwing down his cow
hide, turned about and made rush Tor the
door. t ,l-tt t.rE az
\. g stop for the pudding, Colonel, stop, for
pudding" shouted Brown. ls., bi
"Pudding, Colonel, pudding" screamed
all his fellow boarders, amid commissions Of
laughter. Bnt the Colonel was too terrified,
and did not cease running until he had locked
himself into his room. .54.- a.s.a
But although the Colonel was too terrified,
and did not cease running until he had locked
himself into his room. ssg.,5,.s. .s.,.
But although the Colonel escaped from the
pudding, he did not escape from the ridicule
which the affair occasioned. He subsequently
challenged four persons, against whom his ire
was particularly excited, and they all con-
sented to fight, but awaiting themselves Of the
challenged party, named pudding bags fol
their weapons. At length the unhappy duel
ist, finding no one who was willing 70 shoot q
be shot at, was obliged to quit the State. h,