The weekly Butte record., 1861-06-15
Crinoline and Pistols.

men, moving in the first circles in Berlin
Prussia, became involved in political dispute
at the table d'hote of one Of the leading hotel
in that city, and being something like ou
Southern brethren in their propensity to con
found gentlemanly discussion with rowdy
ish brawl, soon commenced to exchange epi
thets not agreeable to ears polite Seeing
that serious quarrel was to ensue, other par
ties at the table attempted to turn the matter
into joke. This, however, only caused ont
OF the disputants to say something particu
lary insulting, to which the other responded
by dasbing goblet of wine in his face. This
OF course, brought things to focus, and pu
all thought Of conciliation out Of the question
1t required the efforts Of all present to prevent
an immediate collision, and twas sometime be
fore the heated youths could be prevailed upor
to retire by different doors. On the following
morning, the one who had been baptized will
the wine, sent challenge to his adversary
carelessy intrusting it to the post The car
tel did not reach the party for whom it wa.
intended, but fell into the hands of his only
sister, who took good care that he should
know nothing about it. The young lady il
devoted to her brother, but she knew that bis
honor would suffer a fatal stain if some reply
was not made to the challenge, and with de-
votion worthy of better cause, she determin-
ed to don suit of his clothes and fight the
challenger herself rushing that her striking
resemblance to her brother would enable hel
to carry out the deception. Accordingly, the
adversary was promptly favored with note
accepting the gage of battle, naming pistols
as the weapons to be used, and designating q
noted duelling field, just outside of the city, as
the place of meeting.
The appointed hour found her on the field
very pale, but firm as rock, and Determined
as a Frenchman. Despite her close disguise
however, the young man, her opponent, de.
tected the imposture at glance and all his
anger gave place to an emotion of mingled
amaZement and admiration. For the sake Of
having little sport with his enemy, he deter.
mined to humor the deception and try her
nerves. Obtaining the right to the fire, he
deliberately took his position, leveled his pis-
tol at the disguised lady, and appeared to take
particular aim at the region OF the heart, ex.
pecting to see her either scream or faint. But
she did neither, and he was at last compelled
to fire in the air.
The lady, however, had no idea of coming
for nothing, and now that it was her turn, she
took good care to hit something. Raising the
pistol to level with the young gentleman S
shoulder, she drew the trigger and lodged a
bullet in the right shoulder of her antagonist
On receiving her fire the young man advanced
slowly towards her, and with ghastly smile
placed his left hand upon his wounded shoulder,
bowed and fell senseless at her feet
No sooner was the deed done than the wo.
man triumphed over the amazon and, with
loud shrieks for help the lady knelt by the
side of the wounded man. and endeayored to
staunch the wound with her handkerchief. In
this position they were found by the police
who got wind of the transaction when too late
to prevent it-and were carried into the city
together. The Prussan authorities 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 serious, and he ardently exoner-
a,ed her from all blame, the magistrate before
whom they we're arraigned concluded to over
look the offence.
The brother of the courageous lady hastened
to apologize for the offence, as soon as he
heard Of his enemy's condition and the young
lady herself was so truly penitent for what she
had done, that she volunteered 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 ELEGANcE OF New York Cry
The London Times speaks of New York
City as follows
The city is certainly the most remarkable
result of wealth and enterprise which the
world has known. In an incredibly short
space of time it has risen from the rank of q
tenth-rate town to the third city in the world
in population and riches. In the last ten
years the larger part has been entirely rebuilt
marble and freestone edifces of great size
beauty and costlness have been substituted
for the old brick houses Broadway has been
extended for miles; vast park of nearly
eight hundred acres is being laid out in what
will be, before long, the center Of the city
dwelling houses have been built by thousands
far exceeding in elegance and comfort the
average dwellings of Londoners and New
York, with its suburbs, now reckoning more
than a million of inhabitants, may look for.
ward to heinp the next generation not only