Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-06-27
New Series---Vol. XIV, No. "a,

ing the one who had been baptized by the
wine sent challenge to his adversary,
carelessly entrusting it TO the post. The
cartel did not reach the party for whom it
was intended, but fell into the bands of
his sister, who took good care that he
should know nothing about it. The Young
lady was devoted to her brother, but she
knew that his honor would suffer a fatal
stain if some reply was not made 10 the
challenge, and. with devotion worthy Of
better cause, she determined to don a
suit of his clothes and fight the challenge
herSelt-trusting that her striking reSem-
blence to her brother would enable her to
carry out the deception. Accordingly the
adversary was promptly favored with a note
accepting the gage of battle, naming pis
tolls as the weapons to be used, and desig-
mating a noted duelling field, just out of
the city, as the place of meeting.
The appointed hour found her on the
field, very pale, but firm as rock and de-
termined as a Frenchman. Despite her
close disguise, however, the young man,
her opponent, detected the whole impos-
ture at a glance, and all his anger gave
place to an emotion Of mingled amazament
and admiration. For the sake of having 4
little sport with his fair enemy, he deter
mined to humor the deception and try her
nerves. Obtaining the right to fire, he
deliberately took his position, leyeled his
pistol at the disguised lady, aod appeared
to take particular aim at the region Of her
heart, expecting to see her either scream
or faint. But She did neither, and nc was
at last compelled 10 fire in the air.
The lady, however, had no idea Of com
ing cut for nothing, and now, that it was
her turn, she took good care to hit some
thing. Raising the pistol to level with
the young mans shoulder, she drew the
trigger, and lodged bullet in the right
wing other antagonist On receiving her
fire, the young man advanced slowly to-
wards her, and with CHASTITY smile, placed
his left hand upon his wounded shoulder,
bowed, and fell senseless at her feet.
No sooner was the deed done than the
Woman triumphed over the Amazon and
with loud shrieks for help, the lady knelt
beside the wounded man, and endeavored
to staunch the wound with her handker-
chief In this position they were found
by the police-who cot wind Of the trans
action when too late-and were carried to
the city together The Prussian authori-
ties are very strict in matters of this kind,
and our heroine might have been sent to
prison for attempted murder, but as the
wound OF the young man was not very seri-
Gus, and he already exoneratcd her from
all blame, the magistrate before whom they
were arraigned concluded to overlook the
offence
The brother Of the courageous lady has
tened to apologize for his offence as soon as
he heard Of his advcrsarv's condition, and
the young lady herself was so truly peni-
tent for what she had done that she volun.
teered to nurse her late antagonist back to
health.
Our readers may imagine the sequel
The invalid grew so fond Of his nurse that
he would not consent to give her up at all,
and as soon as he could leave his bed they
were married.
The whole story was told recently in
one Of the German zietungs.