Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-07-28

A few years since, as a New EngIan'
gentleman, whose name we shall cal
Brown, was passing few days at hote
. one Of our cities he had the misfortune
to unintentionaly offend the susceptible.
honor of tall Indiana Colonel, who wa
one of his fellow boarders His apologize.
not being satisfactory, a challenge was
sent him, which, however, be declined or
the ground of scruples.
The Colonel, who by the way, had wor
in two or three encounters, quite a repu.
tation as O dueiet, at once conceived the
idea that his opponent wa coward, and
resolved to disgrace hin by aagging him
in the face Of the assembled wisdom OF
the house.
Accordingly, the next day, at dinner
time, in marched the duelist, armed with
a formidable cowhide, and advancing to
Browns chair, proceeded to dust his jack
ct for him in the most approved style
Brown was astonlshed. Luckily he had
been lieutenant of militia in his native
State, and knew the importance Of ncom-
moding his enemy by diversion. So,
siezing a gravy tureen, he tossed the con-
tents in the face Of the belligeraut colonel
and before the hero could recover from
the drowning sensation thus occasioned.
he sprung upon the table and began to
shower upon him with liberal hand, the
contents Of the dishes around.
"Iou are an infernal---
Coward" the Colonel was about to say.
but at that time plate Of greens stru Il,
| him on the mouth, and the word was
blocked and lost forever.
"Ha !" cried the little New Highlander,
whose blood was now up, fond Of greens
are you? take q potatoe, tool end he
hurled a telling volley of potatoes at him
Excellent eggs hero capital things
with caf's head T. and crash came q plate
of soft boiled eggs against the side of his
Uranium.
The blows of the cowhide. which had
hitherto descended upon the Yankees
head and shoulders. now began to fall
more weakly and wildly and 1t became
evident that the assailant, half stunned,
choked, and partially blinded, was getting
The worst OF it. HIS courage was fast
oozing out.
Take a turkey" shouted Brown, as q
noble old gobber descended fairly upon
the head of the colonel. and bursting, fii.
ed his hair and eyes with the delicious
looking stuGing.
'Hercs the hxing!' he continued. as
the squash ana Jelly followed after.
BY this tine The colone! was irrotriova-
bly, defeated and rs his merciess oppo-
nent seized huge plum pudding, steam
ing hot, and holding it above his heai
with both hands, seemed about to bury
him beneath it, he quailed in terror, and
throwing down the cowbide, turned about
| and made a rush for The door.
Stop for the pudding, eolsnel, stop for
the pudding = shouted Brown.
Pudding, colonel, pudding T. scream
ed all his fellow boarders. amid convul-
sions of laughter.
But the colonel was TOO mach terrified
to listen to their kind invitations, and did
not stop running until he had locked HIM
self into his room.
But although the colonel escaped from
the plum pudding, lie could not escape
from ridcule which the affair occasioued
He subsequently, challenged four dinereut
persons, against whom his ire was excited
and they all consented TO fight but
| availing themselves Of the privilege Of the
challenged party, appointed pudding bags
for their weapons. At length the uuhap-
py duelist, finding no one who was willing
to shoot, or be shot at, was Obliged 10
leave the State.Portfoijo.