The constitutional union., 1861-02-22
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Ridino in an uptown omnibus, in New Orleans, the other day, l witnessed curious scene. A rough-looking, brusque sort of man entered, putting cigar, which the pres ence of ladies did not cause him to remove from his mouth. Next to him, and at the tail-end of the vehicle, sat wel-dressed man of quiet demeanor, who was evidently annoy ed by the smoke, every whiff of which was carried into his face by the current of air. He bore it for few moments, but seeing no prospect of discontinuanue of the nuisance, he touched his fellow-passenger lightly on the shoulder, and politely said:
 "My friend, will you have the goodness t', to exchange seats with me?' " What tor asked the smoker, apparently astonlshed at the request Why, to tell you the truth, where 1 sit get more of your tobacco smoke than am entitled to, and 1 am just little scrupulous about it." He of the cigar took an enormous puff thcreat, and puffed out per feet phenomenon of a cloud, but he vouch- safed no other reply. Since you decline ex- changing seats with me, persisted antl-tobac- co, ''I must request that you will discontinue smoking while sit here"
 He of the cigar removed that article from between his lips, and simply calculated, "Ill be damned if 1 do," then replaced it with an air the most cool and placid imaginable [" Then" said the other, regret that l am obliged to deprive you of your cigar, and suiting the action to the word, he snatched It suddenly from the smokers teeth and flung It into the street. The latter was contounded for an instant, and then made quick blow at anti-tobacco, who parried it dextrousl ly, while several gentlemen jumped up and declared there should be no fighting in the omnibus Never mind, my boy" said the discomilted smoker. his face glowing with vengefu pur- pose, "Pll fix you when you get out O this wagon" "Should you reach your stopping place first" quietly said the other, {" don't trouble yourself to go to mine; shan't have far to 20 anyhow, and as 1 don't want to put you to any inconvenience, I'll get out wher you do." "Then, by Cd, I'll get out now, said the smoker, pulling iercely at the strap Out leaped tobacco and anti-tobacco; off wen their coats, and at 1t they went, :" hammer and tong" as the r. R. historians say, in true pugilistic style
 In justice to the pugnacious propensities Q my countrymen, 1 must record the fact tha every male passenger III that olhnlpuS Sacll feed the balance of his ride to the kecncl pleasure of witnessing the issue of this slngu lar combat Indeed, I suspect that some Q them had gone far past their proper destina tions for the purpose of seeing the affair out and even one vixenish-looking lady abandoned the omnibus and remained an enthusiastic bu quiet spectator until the close of the mill, which resulted in the utter overthrow of tn smoker-anti-tobacc turning out to be pow crful game, and scientific hitter, and knock ing down his antagonist as fast as the latte could pick himself up. He did it, too, witt the keenest relish, and was fast taking ever, bit of fight out of the smoker, when the spor was interrupted in very disagrceable name by the arrival of police officer, who tool them both into custody, proceeding whicl appeared to be highly unpopular with tn very respectable croud that had assembled.