The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-10-06

him if he was willing to Fl ,ht with sv ords
If So SAIL he, Il believe we can suit
( You. We sc brought with US The small
sword, q Leaf gentlemanly weapon-.he
! cut and thrust, good in rusiee, and which
will answer indllIerentIy well in duel
/ aud the broadsword or cutlass which is
/ oflon preferred by those who are deficient
/ 10 skill in the use Of arms. NJ friend,
Capt. Blgbee, is equally ezper; ii either.
/ You have only TO choose. As the chal
/ lenged party, You have all undoubted
/ right to select Your arms.
"Of that privilege | am well aware"
replied Capt. Lovett, ''and mean to avail
myself of it. | should net fight with
swords"
Il expected as much,' resumed Lieut..
James, ''and have brought with ma a
beautiful pair of duelling pistols, with
long barrels, rifle boses and hair triggers.
/ What distance shall | measure OFF,
Eight PAGES"
"Only eight paces." cried Lieutenant
James, a lille surprised. Very we'll"
lie then measured off, and placed bis
man at his post Then Advancing toward
Capt. Lovett, he presented him with a
| pistol. ...
81 DO not fight with pistols p ....
"Not fight with pistols-after refusing
to fight with swords What brought you
here, then?' .4
TO fight shouted Lovett in thnn-
dcging voice. which made the British off
Ger start 81 am the challenged party, and
have night 10 choose my weapons ac>
cordlng to the laws of the duell0, all the
world over, aud you may rely upon it |
shall not select weapons with which am
not familiar and with which my anita,
gonlst has been practising all his life.
Such proceeding of my part, is not on y
not required by the rules Of honor, which
after all is merchimera, but would be
contrary TO all the dictates of common
sense. No. | shall fight with the weap
ons Of honorable warfare, with which !
have ever been accustomed. Swords and
| pistols, indeed ~
But, my dear sir" cried the astonsLeJ
Lieutenant, We must proceed according TO
rule in tnls business. What weapons have
/ you fixed upon.
DouoIess 10 fancys eye he behe!d be
! i0fe nm huge biuudefbusseS, loaded with
ouchshot.
Capt. Loyett said nothing, bat bcckoned
to Starbuck, who approached Him with
great aIactI'y' bearing The Two harpoons'
He seized one Of the formidable weapons,
aud thrust it into the hands Of Eigbeo, who
To OF, "'So'u'e't iai"'; ~eu win aston
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ca num- 81 e'gae PAGES distant from DIS
started Antagonist. lie cooty barred ms
sihe"y aiih-SfaSFed the harpoon and
p'.'IG' ii''"Sg'! III ':'I'ude' u pe'' p.
| "a" ne G"su"5 tiluii phah' I0oN upon
/ MS '''e""'' " s'aoht. herring against
sperm "ha'e' NAV III drive lne h&Tpoon
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~ q ''''e '''' o'''ouck' HeFce1y con
''ue'' N"P'' Lo'e''' J" iouo ana rough
! voice, sucn as Is seldom heard except on
oo' , = y a'l az, "ha'!hg vessel "hen
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us :! 90 ';e1:''Ins "''n as hi"eh eNnec'"
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0oat 90" on 70 an e'2hty oaFrel "ha'e,
"nI9 zap LoFe't po'sed me harPoon
m"i Op'' MS ha,'oS' keehly eyed TIE
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VOC, now I 'oi II, ana ate" 'a' : dis arm
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','.ii . 'l0' WAYS we case WIN . nn'''eS
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80 o ,', ,'@' 1 "'.neu 's''Li " >" o', % l''s,o
u sven u"sSe'' u =" qu'el 5 arm, ne
|ou''' nave '0i"e himself nhn'o''y' lh'
! "eeu' no u"o "',e"u{ uue"'iao!e hotofiety
d" d, "ue'iS'' anu nao hII'eo DIS man. Out
'ne h"'Poon was weapon WIZ "hlch ne
vas vas "l'oSe'ii1' un"cq'"'n' ea-anu 'he
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