Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-12-06

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An Eng1tshman,s.Du Duel.
A London correspondent relates the
following ludicrous story Of duel be.
tween a jealous Englishman and a German
corn doctor:
Englishman and his wifc--a newly
married couple-werc travelling in the
west OF Germany. Tho Englishmun was
i E5remarkabte for his attachment.toh his wife,
for his tacitttrnity, and the awkwardness,
or want OF saUior viOre, which was always
getting him into scrapes. His wife was a
rosy i! checked, gay little thing, enjoying
life to the utmost and chattering like per-
petuAl l#1notiOn-no language coming amiss
to3him The=husband got the worst oft
at the tables d'hote Of Germany, ofFcourse.
and he, did nothing. but cat and drink. till
his intellect. from the lack of use Of his
tongue and the oyer-use ofhis jaws, became a
little stultiticd. At Spa, they occupied
the same place, day after day, and found
the same ncighbors, and the pretty and
/ laxative wife compelled to talk for both
Her right hand neighbor, Baron von uaecl-
t=hogcn5 Stinkenhausser, was very attentive.
a Joli fellow, alwayssI Joking with the wife
and drinking champagne with the hns-
band But tho RtMsbMnd did not like the
fascinating long moustnche aud the wliis-
perlng conversation which, in few dnys.
was invariably carried on between lie
@rouand his wife. He lad his fears. and
proposed 3tozlcavc. Spa, when lie was met
With ron, no, not yet, my dear-notro rorafew
| days-the baron wishes me. i1ehas some-
thing Ands seeing the grcatstaring eyes
ofhcrhusbandhXedn upon her, shegrcw con
fused, and suffering something, went toher
room with heavy heart, aud, Dufiinr
vigorously ut the weed, the husband
heard sigh after sigh at his approaching
fate. "Ah! will not te suspicious-i
will watch her for some proof,n was the
l'addy-like carollery. Sure enough. at
dinner the next day, the baron and his
wite chatted MS mysteriouslyz rs ever in
Hoch Deuch. 'Rhat is it you have to
said Et5t t5t'tfo Lear so-freQnentl
ing courage. sOh, nothing, love, nothing
uttered with y deep blush. proved The
| fears of the husband too we'll founded
| After dinner, contrary 10 custom, the bar
on rose, and tlidn set downto his cham
payne, and the Englishman's wife rose al
so. and soon otter followed the hnroncinto
an inner room-one; however common to
the visitors of the hotel. The English
man could stand itno longer, but walked
aft to the folding doors. Just in time to
see th1ogli an aperhtUrc the baron deliver
! a splcndidly hound hook to the lady, and,
obseQuionsly bowling, kiss the hand of his
wife, continental fashion, which, in his ig-
norance, the Englishman did not know.
mean the utmost revelence-and, indeed
it is a. very agreeable way of showing it.
Should lIcaccusc his wife then and there7
! No; hcscould never bring it into his head
to eXchADgea cross word with her; so he
would rush Otto the table and play rouge
.etnolr. till all was blue. But it was rain
ling dogs and cats, and there was no cah.--
ESQ he sat down again and drank
deeply. The haron returned on ac-
count of the bnd weather, too, and sat
opposite, imhibing his Rudershein The
Englishman, ut last, could bcarhis feelings
no longeriund roared out my wife in Tie
next room, in II half sort OF dialect which
the Briton chooses us most explanatory
when he cannot make himself understood
by whole sentences. The bnrom shook his
head. "Ny wife, SIR" roared out the
EnIishmon. The baron grinncd and tried
English. 'Yas, yas, all right A glass ol
p
was his rewnrd for thcattempt. "a domain
monsieur" Screamed the infnriated G er!
man. What docs lie. say?' said the Eng
lishman to-a friend who came up at=thc
row. sWhy, Tomorrow, my dear friend
mcans5a duel What lave sou doue?-
Suspicions, and the consequent acting on
those suspicious, were at once related, and
it was declared that the matter should be
settled nan honorable way to gentlemen
land the devilish kind friend took upon
I.himselfto see thatthe. e.Englishman'si honor
Twas duly cared for. Thearrangementwa was
for six next morning, and the sulky Eus.
4 band scarcely spokela word to his pretty
4 land astonishedF better h.'f. Next#morn-
ling, the baron was on the ground with
1.-TWO seconds, Germans, who spiked English
and French After shot was. exchanged
q an explanation was suggested, which,, 5ol
course, would not huVe been n rational
thing to start with; the English second
spiked French, and as that is the language
of war as we'll as diplomacy, the seconds
2 had a chatter. But he returned to The
Briton number, one,-.with only a very
faint clue. They say something about
cor, which issthe French-for horn, and,
take it, the sbaronwanted dtotcncliy ynnrwift
: Ithchorn. Horn be--somethinged;d doyou
= wish TO apply that word to me,Tsir, ar
equivocal sense? Let tFthe atfSir go on;
am not satisfied No, SIR exclaimed til,
most learned Of the German seconds w.ne
Ind sapproaclled and Soyer6cnrd the. con.
fabula tionA=sNo mop shiashe, in English
mot cor horn, bntfc 68cornEon your
foot Ny friend, the zharon is .chiropod,
list, and your wife wishes 10 have her corn.
cut. The book he loaned MADAME YOU
wife, was a llst5of the testimonials from
crowned head .andst the most eminent per.
sonagcs in aEuropc-abovc all, from th,
ladies, stating their perfect reliance on hi:
honorto keep their secrect, and trust anc
conGdence in his skin. I'io5a tout
Another British, 9, d=.n it,,is,t bat al?