The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-04-11

A few days since, as New England gen.
tleman, whose name we shall call Brown,
was passing few days at hotel in one OF
our western cities, he had the m sfortune, nm
Intentionally, to offend the susceptible honor
ola Militia Colonel, who was one of his fell
low bOarders. His apologies not being salts
factory, a challenge was sent him, which,
however, he declined, upon conscientious
scruples. The Colonel, who, by the way,
had won in two or three encounters quite q
reputation as a duellist, at once conceived the
idea that his opponent was coward. and re-
solved to disgrace him in the face Of all the
wisdom OF the house. Accordingly, the next
day, at dinner time, in marched the ducllist,
armed with a cOwhide, and, advancing to
Browns chair, proceeded to dust his Jacket
Tor him In the most approved style. Brown
was astonished. Luckily, he had been Lieu
tenant of the Militia in his native State, and
he knew the Importance of incommoding his
enemy by diversion. So, seizing a gravy
tureen, he tossed the contents into the face
OF the belllgerent Colonel, and before he
could recover from the drowning sensation
thus occasioned, he sprang upon the table
and began to shower upon him with liberal
hand the contents of the dishes around.
GU are an lnfernal-"
Coward J" the Colonel was about to saw.
but at that moment Plate of green's struck
full upon his mouth, and the word was block
ed-lost forever.
ella J" cried the New Highlander, whose
blood was now up, "fond of greens are you :?
Take potato, too?" and he hurled tell
ing volley of hard potatoes at him.
Excellent eggs here capital with calves
head," and crash came plate of soft boiled
eggs against the side of his Uranium.
The blows of the cowhide, which had hith-
erto descended upon the Yankees head and
shoulders, now began to fall more weakly
and wildly, and it became evident that the
assalant, half stunned, choked, and partially
blinded, was getting the worst of it. His
courage was oozing out.
"Take a turkey?" shouted Brown. as a
noble old gobler descended fairly upon the
Cclonel's head, and bursting, filled his hair
and eyes with delicious looking stufing 8
heres the fixngs," he continued, as the
squash and jelly followed after.
By this time the Colonel was irretrievably
defeated and as his mer,iless opponent sciz-
ed huge plum pudding, steaming hot, and
seemed to bury him beneath it, he Quaied in
'~''O', "''i ehiO"iiiS uoWu HioCOW niue, tuI IL
ed about and made rush for the door,
'Stop for the pudding, Colonel, stop for
the pudding" shouted Brown.
Pudding, Colonel, pudding, pudding "
screamed all his fellow boarders, amid con-
vulsons of laughter. But the Colonel Was
too terrified, and did not cease running I'M
til he had locked himself into his room.
But although the Colonel escaped from the
pudding, he did not escape from the ridicale
which the affair occasioned. He subsequent
ly challenged four persons, against whom his
ire was particularly excited, and they all con-
sented to fight, but availing themselves of
the privilege of the challenged party, named
pudding bags for their weapons. AT length
the unhappy duellist, finding no one who was
willing to shoot or be shot at, was obliged to
quit the state.