Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-02-18

IeSol iet mo sanSf ior vi out uheSr y1a
bows / go.
Just as tho bsat was shooting sarBle.,
lv by. down came . iorreaief water aye
Toms dsvoted head, completely satar.s
ing his clothes, and almost bliadiag him
and h~esring . broad laugh from tbs Etes
n,er. be raised his eyes as soon IS psxsi
BILE, asd saw the Lieutenant standiry Wit.
an inverted bucket in his hsnd, his fac,
Deaf yoa know who thai mar Is ,ha.
regards yea 50 sharply :" ask.d the owA
er Of tia o~psrssslass, a. Tom returned
il.
II know he belongs on beard the steam
sY, that's all" replied Tom.
THAT ia jean Msfdelos. a L~ieutsnaRt
commonly called Ia .Gcisr .Jecn the grest
asst swcrdsman ia Mkrseiilss; aud il | an
not mistaken, hs has something asainxt
you"
Well, there has been something passed
between u.s." and then be weas pa ans
related what had oecsrred.
Pretty coed, pretty good |" said tk.
Eaglishmsn, laughing heartily ai u he
ro's accent of the affair. Bat" h,
continued, while his ~conateHaaee sssussce
a serioss aspect, "he will never forgive
yoa for the manner in which you rstarBes
his compliment. and you had better leave
the opera ut snce.'
Never forgive me-" repeated Tom
why hnt paid him OF ia ais " eein
and should aat suppose hs weald wish
to carry tbs matter any further.
All! yoa do aot know Je4s Mardc
lot" returned the old man.
We'll. it can't be helped now"
Eyes it can"
"IIow
"Lsave the house at once"
"ARd rnA swav frosi 4 FreHekmaa 2
exclaimed Tom. willis his sves scsssIi,
flashed fire. rs tAst 4 eoaatrymss o
years?" continued be, as kis eyes rs-tsG
os q military looking maa wao sat Ee1
ia tho old gentleman.
u sm "a EnYlishaan," replied tbs mai
alluded to, a. he leaned forward.
"Wosld you fee rem a French oil.
Ger 2"
Ne" itsrated tho gentleman. IN
sir"
"Nor v;ll I. II Re rishss te trssbl,
me let hia come"
The twe sentlsmea exchanged Il fss
whispered sentences, and at isxgth III,
elder tnrRcd TO oar aero .sa remarked
Captain Clinsoa viii serve ysu, cir
il you DESIRE
THANK you sir" replied Tsn, " but
have no desire to EgA.."
The English CAPTAIN weuld havs rnads
ssme answer 10 tia remark. had not Their
atieation bees al this momeAt attracte,
by the approach OF the French officer ant
lit = moment more be catered tie kel
where sat n hero.
american" replied the Frsnchman
laying bis hand apon TENS shoulder
will yoH give me a little c~cnversxtioh!'
Certainly" replied the Yankee IS b
rose from his seat and followed the etAsI
to n Of the Hobbies.
Now. SIR uttered the Lieutenant, al
be closed the door behind him. ysu have
given me one very bad i~nsulti'
1T was you who iusulted me-" replied
Tom, nothing dannted by tAe occasio,
which began to manifest itself in She 9th
er's couDtenaDce
"You mistake me, sir. You %insultef
me very bad in the cafe, where my friend!
saw it,"
"You sir" answered Tom. "insultet
me without the least %provocation, and
have retained it, that's all.'
AT this moment, the door opened, and
Captain Clinton entered the room, &C
coippanied by a French officer.
Nov" continued Tom as soon as tn,
door was again closed. what's done
can't be helped; so what are you goin,
to do about it 7"
dor" reiterated the Frenchman.-
You must fight"
Must fight, eh7 Well, that's cooll"
"We will go to the cafe this moment.
"Do you fight in the cafe 2"
Yes; we shall end . place in the eaf,
dc Uuevre."
well" said Tom with the utmos
sang froid, " if you want to fight you hat
better go and take it alone"
What is that n exclaimed the French
man, while he grew still more excited By
the GOODNESS of Tom. You mean not t.
fghtlD
why. I've nothing to fight for"
"Ah, Moroccan You can insult moth
ing, Ell Yankee coward
All eyes were turned at once upon Ton
Wallace, and his appearance plainly toll
that the game was up. The hot bloo'
rushed to his iasc., and the veins abou
his neck and temples swenssd almost 7
bursting, while his hands were clutcns'
like a smiths vice, and the quivering Q
his colorless lips and the working mus
cles, revealed q lion within that ha'
been reused from his rest. Under othe
circumstances, he would have struck hi
taunting adversary to the floor, but he, a
length, mastered his feelings and turn
ing to tho young English traveller, b
said:.
Will You attend me Of the cafe? M