Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-06

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Express ssxIa,L King, 2Ssd, S,Se m
Watches.-H, Kline, No 1886 Third St.
has lot of pawned Gold and Silver Watches,
which he offers very low at private sale
Love, and Duel lin a Horn =
We hear rumor of an affair Of honor (2)
which, it is whispered about, recently cul.
minated in this vicinity. We are not fully
posted on the names of the parties, but an
outline of the incidents attending the catas-
trophe is something like this
A young gentleman sometime since re-
eeiVed modest note from young lady who,
in order that she might not suffer in silence,
informed him of the very high regard for
him which "reigned in her bosom" This
! delicate confession, made in the most charm
ing style, threw our hero ntotransports, He
answered the precious note promptly while
in state of obfuscation which precluded
him from realizing whether he was on his
head or feet, 1t was the frat time the item
der passion had !" attacked him in force
and he had not only been driven from his
position, but he had been captured and put
in irons --
This correspondence was kept up for some
time ina glow Of mental fervor which fear
| fully tried the rather frail casket in which the
spirit Of our hero burned so iercely He
went TO an artist, and putting himself before
the camera in an attitude with which the
Graces could find no fault he procured a
picture which an Adonis would envy. Our
readers will doubtless anticipate us language
is too slow to detail the electric course of
true love. 1t is unnecessary to say that the
photograph was posted in haste to the fair
and lovely object who had engrossed the soul
of our hero
Then lucid interval struck our hero. 1t
might be thought by his charmer that, having
little knowledge Of "the sex, he had yielded
his heart too cheapy If any such idea had
penetrated her "too confding breast" he
would bring counter-irritant to bear upon
the eonceit; and be actually hunted up and
enclosed TO "the Light of his Life" two or
three daguerrotypes Of females, that she
might look upon the faces of "those lovely
bein's as was dyin for i'm r.
This sharp practice evineed his capabity
for managing the 'dear creatures, but it was
unfortunately the means of bringing himself
to grief 1t is reported that brother" of
his lady-loVe by some chance became pos.
sessed of the bilets containing the daguerro-
types and the boasts of prowess in lady-kil.
ing, and he accepted them as indubitabe ev-
dence of a deliberate attempt of our hero to
trifle with the affections OF bis darling sis
ter p
And here was the beginning of sorrow.
The indignant Brother dispatched a soatbing
missive to our hero, charging him with dis
honorable intentions, and demanded the sat
isfaction due from one gentleman to anoth.
er xiv This was an unlocked for and dreadful
termination to our heros short dreams of
bliss ",s
We cannot detail the hostile correspon.
denee which followed Our hero showed a
repugnance to a violent settlement Of the con.
troversy, and the efforts he made to avoid "a
meeting" are said to have been SO ridiculous
as to disarm his adversary of resentment but
"honor' forbade any compromise, and the
"time and place" were arranged
It is said our hero was taken upon the
ground solemnly protesting against the whole
proceedings and just as the hostile demon.
stration was about to come of it is stated
brother Of our hero made his appearance,
and the affair was prevented from coming of.
1t is said now the affair is TO end in farce in.
stead Of tragedy, the lsdys brother having
announced his purpose Of revenging himself
by Publishing some of the peculiarly rich
points of our heros love letters
Publishers are to be solicited to make bids
on tbs work
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