The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-02-10

out ooid ana hanusoDe boy, steered
g her In few moments, she was at the
pier. The young officer touched his hat,
{ and said
. "If you please, Captain Seawaif, you
had better hasten aboard.
why, Mr. Morley, what is the mat
ter there Z" asked the captain, as be and
Nh CTiHgls sprung into the boat
"tbe surgeon, sir, DR.. La Motto, has
bad quarrel With Mr.. OooIittle, the first
officer, sir. aud has challenged him to q
doel. / beliete they we're getting arms
to settle the matter " ben | left, sir"
! "Ah quarre!ins slresdyl I'll give
them a chance TO fight our ecuntrys foes,
not her friends. soon !" said Captain Sea-
~aif Give gay With will, men," he
added. to lhoss at the oars; "put me a.
long 'iae 10 4 hurry--I hear the clash of
steel :"
Bot few moments elapsed ere the
boat reached the schoODer'O gangway.
The captein scarcely touched the man
ropes s' be leapcd over the side, with
frOrn on bis pale brow, and an angry
/ 80 NV uaih 20.
And De came just iD time; for one of
the con bs;taut', hia 6r,t officer, was tre-
s.eOdossly ta'd pressed by bis opponent,
sbo, using long, sIim rspier, OF match
less sieel with consumate akill, Eas far
superior TO the other. Who had the short,
curved suiIa'-, Eta"h ussd by seSmen at
that day. While the amazed, yet amused
crew oflbs vessel locke on, the Frenchman
had msds loBge after lunge at the officer,
making rsma,ks a: each lunge, which
bFoGghi shouts Of laughter froa the men.
"Ah, ha! Monsieur Do.hetle; ! make
you DO s01gesiag bow, ebl" be would cry,
., hr .1ade iunSe. ghich the officer,
standiag solely on the defensive, barely
succeeded IN Parrying. "Iou you like
se frog siick-re, 10 he hands of se frog.
ssssFe, ebl" be Souid add, as bis keen
blade, doubling over shs stiff enc of his
adversary, narrowly escapes a sheath in
the bosom Of the latter.
"IIold here, HOLD!' cried Seawaif,
siernly, as be s,epPsd bstgee0 the COM
asl'aBts, o DO iBsssn;ly lowered the points
cf their ~esposs. What means this
breach OF discipline Ia officers, and upon
my qDsrter.deck, nhich should and shall
6s SIS insiolate as church TO all who be-
lssg upon ii!'
The attitude sDd look Of the combat.
ants a: this instant gas ost stirling
TSs EEc2>52aa, EAo gAs rsE7 lean and
tell, hoa east OG, rot OOiy lis cnp. bat biz
zig, leaving his perfectly bald head ex-
posed, lie vas in his sbirt-sleeves, slso.
snd wore the tightest kind of black
bFeeches and stockings, askiBz bis very
aetivs, bue diminutiys loss look even
snsller thsn they we're. His moustache,
which vas thick and hsavy. usS tsi.ted
!erociously over tovard each ear, shich it
nearly touched.
Mr. Doolittla was equally long and
la0B; but be SoFs q seaman's loose trow-
sers, Sbieb, though they fitted at the
waist in spider-liks tizhiDess, spread out
Turkishly below, and there concealed the
slender shsaks Of bose and akin. His
loose shir., -hulgins out above bis slim
vaist, savs su idea thatth sas au ex-
pansion Of chest snl body there; but in
vain had the Fayirf Of Doctor La notte,
10 seyCrsi passages through the garment,
sought for more sold u aierisl than cotton
shifting. His face was smooth, and his
ioSg, strsight hs,E seemed to have been
2lssteTed 10 his checks with tallow, or
some other substance, Of its own dirty
" bite color.
"What means this quarrel! Speak,
geltle men, l will permit no irifing herer'
81 guess it woaldBt have been hitae,
il the doctor had run bis tarnal toad
slicker through my gisaardr' said Mr..
Doolittle. But, osp'n, reckon was
10 the uFoDgl The docsOr ordered some
fried frogs on the table, and l said I'd
rather eat seusd kittinS. lie twitted me
about eating pork and no!asses, and I
talked back rather sauoy; and be wanted
10 fs st, and | sscom mwo5ated him. That's
all sir-I'n the one to blaDe!"
"No. Monster Dooleetle, scuse me il
you sail piease-you sre tont genereuse.-
|, ssre, sm re sheEtilhomme zat ia to
blame Monsieur lie Capitaine, l shall
make one grande apology to your quar-
tare deCk-tres graDde to Monsieur Dco-
eetle, and more Zan 2at to you, sare!
vii make once more ffents viz Monsieur
Dooleetle; and ii st any time be have
hot in ze leg. or &c arm. l will take zem
of as easy as pull toOt!'
"ThaDk yei | hope you'll not have any
chance for such operations, said the Of
icer; but bere's my hand, aud if the
,ap'n will excuse US this time, we'll be
IS fast friends as ever.
"Eh! bieB-zat is ono grande idea,
Monsieur Dooleetls. Devare shall OBJ.
erge if you eat pork wig molssses any
more, " said La Motto, grssping the ex-
ended hand.
"And you may eat frogs till you croak,
loctor, before | ind fault witb you again."
ard the naturally good hearted mate.
The car tain smiled, and went down in-
o the cabin with Mr. Cringle; whittier,
.fter the doctot had recovered his wig,
ap, aud coat, they were followed by him
md Mr. Doclittls.