Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-04-22

few yenrs since a. n New England gentle
mnn. whose nnrnc We ,hall call Brown WIZ pass.
ing a few dny- at Ii hotel in one Ut our Western
cities he hnd the misfortune unlntenilonaiy 10
off nd the susceptible honor of tall militia colo
mel. who was one of his fellow boarders. His "A
polaries not being sali,factory,a challenge was
-eKt Ia him which. however. lie declined upon
conscientious ~crnple-. The colonel, who, by
the way, Ind won in two or three encounters
quite IA reputation ns IA duelist, at once c"ncelv-
ed TINT hir opponent was n coward, aud resolved
To- disgrace hun IN the fnce Of all the assembled
wisdom Of the house. Accordingly, the next day
at dinner time, in mrchedJ the durlst armed
with cowhide. and advancing to Browns chalr,
proceeded TO dlst his jacket for him in the INST
approved style. Brown was astonished. Luck
iiy. lie had been lieutenant Of militia i'll his native
Stnfe. aud he knew the Importance of lncomlno-
ding his enemy by II diversion. SO. seizlng
heavy tureen. lie tossed the contents IN the lace
OF tho belgerent colonel, and before be could re-
cover from the drowning sensation thus coca
stoned. he sprang upon the table AMI began 10
shower upon him with liberal hand the contents
of the dishes round.
You are an infernal-'
Coward :" the colonel was about to my, bat
at that moment rlate of greens struck full NJ
on ls mouth, and the word was blookaded- lost
forever
"lie! :" cried the New Englander, whose blood
now up. 'iond of greens, are you! Tax n
potato, tool' And he hurled telling yolley OF
hard potataes at him. Excellent eggs here-,ap.
ital with cnt'- head; aud crash came plate OF
sof boiled egg, against the side Of his Uranium.
Tie blows Of the cowhde winch had hitherto
descended upon the Yankees head aud should
nav begun 10 fall more wcakly and mildly.
and II became evident TINT the assaiant, half
stunned, chokcd and partially blinded, wa get
ting The worst of it. His courage WAS oozing
out.
Take turkey !" shouted Brown, as II uohie
old gobler descended fuirly upon tho cohonef-
delicious looking stufiing heres The fNlugs,"
be continued, rs the squash and jelly followed
alter
BY this tmc the colonel was rreirievahY de-
feated; and u, hi. mercll"ss opponent 81 1ed "A
huge plum pudding. stealning lot, and holding
it above his bend with both hands, seemed 10
bury HIM hrnroth it, he qnuiled in terror. and
throwing DOWN hs cowhide turned about aud
mad n rush for the door.
'Stop for the pudding colonel. stop for the
pudding" shouted Brown "Pnddine, colonel
padding" screamed all his fellow. hoarders. amid
conyulsion Of laughter. But the colonel WAS
too terrified. md did not cease running un!!l he
had locked himself in his room
Bat although the colonel escaped from the
pudding, he did MT escape from tho rhcnle
which the ntlnr oecasioned. lie subsequently
challenged four persons, against whom his ne
was particularly excited. and they all consented
to fight. but avuiing thcm-rlvc, of the pr ilage
Of the challenged party. appointed padding bags
for their weapons. At length tho unhappy
dneli~t. finding no who was willing to shout
or be shot at, was obliged 10 quit the state.