Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-06-29
How to Meet q EpuelIst.

A few years since, as New England gen
tleman, whose. name We shall call Brown,
was passing few days at a hotel in one of
our cities, be lad the misfortune to uninten-
tionally offend tie susceptible honor of tall
Indiana Colonel who was one of his fellow
hoarders. His apologies no. being satisfac-
tory, a challenge was sent him. which, how
ever, he declined on the ground of scruples.
The colonel, who. by the way, had won,
in two or three encounters, quite reputation
a dueliz. at once conceived the idea that
his opponent was coward, and resolved to
disgrace him by fogging him in the face of
the as. &C. wisdom Of the house.
kess5szl E.viy, ,f1e aext day, al dinner time.
in marched the duelist, armed with formi-
dable cewhidc. and advancing to Brown S
the most approved style Brown was aston
ished. Luckily he had been lieutenant OF
militia in bis native State, and knew the i'm
portance Of incommoding the enemy by d.
version So, seizing a gravy tureen, he
mel, and before the hero could recover from
the drowning sensation thus occasioned, be
sprung upon the table. and began to shower
upon him, with d liberal hand, the contents
of the dishes around
You are an Internal"
Coward" the colonel was about to say
but al that time plate of greens struck ful
upon his mouth, and the word was blockadeG
and lost forever.
.'Ha!" cried the little New Englander
whose blood was now up, fond of greens
are yen? take a potato, too - AID he hurled
q telling vollcy of hard potatoes at him.
Excellent egg here; capital things will
calf's head - AID crash came plate of sof
boiled eggs against the side of his Uranium
The blows [ t the cowhide, which had hith
erto descended apon the Yankees head an
shoulders, now began to fall more weakly ant
wildly; aud it became evident that the as
.ailant, half stunned, choked. and PARTIAL
blinded, was getting the worse of it. Hi
courage was fast coziug out.
Take turkey" shouted Brown, as no
BILE old eobbler descended fairly upon th
coloners head, and bursting, flied his hal
and eyes with delicious looking stufkng.
Here's the fxingp' he continued as tn
squash and Jelly followed after.
By this time the colonel was irretrievabl
defeated; and, as his merciless opponer
seized huge plum pudding, steaming hot
and holding it above his head with both h
hantag yeealed abogt to bury him beneath j
, he quailed in terror, and throwing down th
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the door.
stop for the pudding, colonel, stop fo
, the puddingr' shouted Brown.
Pudding colonel, puddingi" screame
all bis fellow-b -boarders, amid convulsions
laughter.
But the colonel was TOO much terrified
listen to their kind invitations, and did n,
! cease running until he had locked himse
: into his room.
But. although the colonel escaped from II
plum pudding, he could not escape from tt
a ridicule which the affair occasioned Il
subsequently challenged four persons, again
(. whom his ire was excited, and they all col
/ sented to fight; but, availing themselves
$ the privilege Of the challenged party, appoi
: :ed pudding bags for their weapons. /
T length. the unhappy duelist, finding no OF
whp- was willing to shoot or be shot at, VI
{ 'liged to leave the State.-Portfolia-