Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-02-18
JOURNAL AND BUSINESS DTRECT0RYAITs ANN. TO AMUSE. TO INSTRUCT. I
FREEHOLD. n. J.. THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY IS. 1885,


rank il far below yoar own, hat, usdel
present circumstances, vita ear ewn par
missioa, | shall sss hesitate b accept IL,
offer voc Mads rae a slort iis.se siscs."
:" t~sn saal. not want = friend wAaf
he deserves eas,r replied Clinton. st tae
sAme time extending his ksi4s, sad N,
services are at soef command; bot let tn
arrangements he slads as ssSa as possi
ble!'
jean Mardslot," saii Tos. struggling
hard 10 Keep down his rsse, yos kavs
nov aoabls placed tbs inssls spon zAe-
aad both yenr issllts are sacA - no vcn
tlcnsa wosld have bets guilty 81 2iyiag
Lead the way, sir"
The cafe de GeevFe is situated On tAe
lswsf side Of .ts same .qsars ai.on which
stands the Opera House, aud ,l.isher II.
small part, Turned sissir stsPs. Back o.
tbs enfs ran sat a long gallery. used f.,
feacihg and pistol shooting, and to TIKI:
recn tbs enraged FreGchman led Sic
way.
Now, sir" said Mardeiss, "what are
year SeaFoas?'
II waat q cs.lass that weighs 4 Least
six ~fyosnds"
slntead il 2" aske! the astosisked eli
Ger, tatsins to Toms second, ana sseta
ing - deab. that hs had heard rightly.
Six l;yres? Asa 3.ss, line satt pas &C
pa Ii vesti'
You have understood him rightly
replied the .nglishman; he knows per.
fecl!s we'll what We asks"
Jean Mardelo. soald have chosen the
light sword or ~rasisr, but he had o give
in, and 4 pair 81 et0a,. taefal Killed eat.
lasses were procured. The weapons we're
abost q inches in length. ~doable-edcsd
aud saarp, Weighing hstwees gre snd
six poxnds each. With this xespoa Tom
Wallace fslt at hsme, Cor OF board bis
ssip Il. xSs considered ire naos. *
pert catlzsS player smeng tbs crew; knt
tha made II operating which is prsctieed
was one peculiarly his ovn, AID general
" sent By sae name pf tia "Old Sledgs
Cana" Its movement Was swkwark il
tbs extreme, bat al tbs same time cxlea.
lated ~ prove very deceptive 10 Inc
stranger. consisting ia i series of gym
nasiis masiPulatisss sot very saiiAs The
irishiaaa's aods Of haadiiss his " darlisl
sprig."
DO yoa understand tAsse weapons! 2
a,seJ the FsenehmSn, rs aa carefully bal
2scea his ~catla.s and took his position.
- understand my ewa Jams and yes
can play yosrs,' replied Tom, "a he cas-
4 lock Of defiance at his antagonist; "bsI
COX out fer yorr fingers" /
Gems on, them
No sooner we're his words spoken THAI
Tom crossed the opposite weapon, and
ihea With a sweeping flourish which took
tbs etber by sarprise, ks'brought q back
stroke, Sc quick and powerful that TIL
Frenchmsn's ~eaiiAss vent tying 10 ths
extremity OF the room, and IS il atruek
with a leud ring, our here quickly re-
marked
Go pick it up, SIR"
When MaTdelot came back to the mark
the FIRE of his eve told plainly that he
had set his seal to the task, and CIiaton
whispered
He's after you, Wallace. Be care
ful."
This time the Frsnchman held hil
weapon with = stronger grip, and Tom
ssoa found that he had to deal with q
man who waa not easily fooled; ret he
had a decided advantage, fcf ne was
stronger than Mardelot, and could handle
the heasy cutlass With more force. All
length when Mardeles vss vainIy endeaS.
oring TO work in a peculiar thrust, Tom
commenced his favorits game-the rcgu-
lar HiT-and as his ~cutlass began to de-
scribe iafnitcsimal arcs and triangles
his adversary actually rccoilcd before tbs
lightning aashes Of his swiftly sweeping
blade, and tor an Instant his point
dropped. The eagle eye OF our Yankee
caught the movement aud down came the
fat of his ponderous blade, like q dis.
charged thunderbolt, upon the head 81
Monster Juan Mardelot.
"There, sir,n said Tom, turning to the
French second, as his adversary settled
upon the floor like a skull cracked OK.
you'd better put lie Acier jean to bed
as soon as possible, for I think he is
troubled with a sewers headache"
"Bravo, bravo r shouted Captain Clin,
ton, as he seized our hero's hand. THAT
was nobly done. You must sup with me
to night"
"But, sir" suggested Tom. I'm only
a petty officer in the United States Navy
and you, sir, are a Captain. I'm afraid
I've already got myself into hot water"
"Never mind that returned Clinton
IF I were on duty it would be another
thing: and as to there being any trouble
Swinging from this, you need not fear
for the quarrel was all Of his own seek
ing. But you must sup with me-so CONT
along"
Tom Wallace did sup with tne Enalisl
cavalry captain; and in two days after
wards the French steamer "le louvre,
went to sea minns her third Lieuteaant
which individual was laid up at the hos
pital with a seriously cracked skull ant
In all probability eliminating, that IS, ]
his brain was clear-upon the STANDARD
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