The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-10-23

four gentlemen got off, and walked arm
in arm rapidly.and silently up one of the
by streets and struck, off into a footpath
leading to.a secluded grove outside the
town. Of the first two, one was our MIL
itia friend In blue coat, apparently the
leader of the.party. OF the second two,
one was smiling, rosy little man, carry
ing "a black .valise. Their respective cetn-
panions walked with hasty, Irregular
strides, were distracted and apparently ill
at ease.
The party stopped.
ssTiis Il. the place" said Captain Jones.
"Yes,o said Doctor Smith.
The captain and the doctor conferred to-
eether. The others studiously kept
apart.
is.yery well. III measure the ground,
and do you place your man."
1t was done.
sNow for the pistols,' whispered the
captain to his fellow second.
''Thcy are ready, in the valise," replied
the doctor.
The principals were placed ten PAGES
apart, and wearing that decidedly uncom-
Portable air man has who is in moment
airy expectation Of being shot.
ssY ou will fire, gentlemen simultaneous
-ly when I give the word," said the cap
tain.
Then, III an undcrtone to the Doctor
aQuick, pistols"
The doctor, STOPPING over, and tumb-
ling at theyalise, appeared to find some
thing that surprised him.
ssWhy, what the dcvil''-
ssWhat's the matter?' asked the cap.
tain, striding up. "Can't you find the
capa?' ~
lie held up "a Iady's night cap!
sLook here-and here-and here !" hold
ing up successfully hair-brush, a long
white night.gown, cologne bottle and a
comb. ~
They were greeted with long whistle
BY the captain, and a blank stare by the
two principals.
"Confound the lrcS,'';ejaculatcd the
captain. III we havn't made y mistake,
and brought the wrong valise!!" :"
The principals lool.cd at the seconds.
The seconds lookcd:a the principals. No
body volunteered a suggestion. AT last
the doctor inquired:
esWell, what's to be dope?"
aIt's id unlucky," said the captain
again.
we shall be the laughing stock of the
town. consolngly remarked the DOCTOR.
4ssif this gets wind"
a0ne word with You, DOCTOR" here in.
terposed his principal:
They conferred. st1sss
I At the end of his conference with his
principal, the doctor, advancing to the
captain conferred with him. Then the
captain conferred with his principal. Then
the seconds conferred with each other
Finaly it was formally agreed between
the contending parties that statement
should be drawn up in writing, whereby
principal No. L rendered the assurance
that the offensive words, You area liar"
wele not used by him in any personal
sense, but solely as an abstract PROPOSE
lion, in general way, in regard to the
matter of fact under dispute. To which
principal No 2 appended his statement.
of his high qualification at the candid and
honorable explanation, and unqualiiedly
withdrew the offensive words, "lou are
scoundrel,' they having been used by him
under a misapprehension of the intent and5
purpose of the remark which preceded
them.
There being no longer cause for quar-.
rel, The duel was ended. The principals
shook hands, first with each other, next
with the seconds, and were evidently very
glad to get out of it.
aAnd now that it is 8 50 happily settled. "
said the DOCTOR chuckl'ng and rubbing his
hands, cit proves to have been a lucky
mistake, after all, that we brought the
wrong yallse. Wonder what the lady
that owns it will say when she opens ours
and finds the pistols?@
every we'll for you to laugh about,
erowled the captain, 'sbut it's no joke for
me to lose pistols. Hair triggers-best
English make and gold mounted There
amt finer pair in America
ooh, we'll find 'cm. Well go on pill
grimage from house to house, asking if any
lady there had lost night-cap, and found
a pair of duelling pistols"
In very good spirits the party crossed
the RIVER, and inquired at the baggage
room in reference to each and all black
leather travelling bags arrived that day,
took notes of where they were sent, end
set out to follow them up. In due time
they reached the Continental, and, as luck
would have it, met the unhappy bridal pair
just coming down Stairs in charge of the
policeman.
'Hello, what's all this about 2" inquired
the captain.
ooh, a couple of burglars, caught with
valise full Of stolen property
GA yalise? What kind Of a valisc?'
GA black leather vali>e. That's the one