Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-04-16
1t is done.

NOW AoA VIC p1otoio, WhiO
ed the Captain to his fellow-second.
"They are all ready in the va
lise," replied the Doctor.
The principals were placed ten
PAGES apart and wore that decided
ly uncomfortable air a man has
who is in the momentary expecta-
ton of being shot dead.
"You will fire simultaneously,
gentlemen, when l give the WORD" !"
said the Captain. Then, in an
undertone to the Doctor
"Quick, the pistols"
The Doctor, stopped over and
fumtling at the valise, appeared
to discover something which sur.
prised him.
"Why, what the devil"
"What's the matter?" asked
the Captain, striding up. "Can't
you find the caps?'
"Deuce a pistol or cap but this. I"
He held up-a lady's night cap.
"Look here-and here--and
here! holding up, successively a
hair-brush, long white night
gown, a cologne bottle, and a
comb.
They were greeted with long
whistle by the Captain, and a blank
stare by the principals.
"Confound the luck" calculated
the Captain, "if we haven't made
a mistake, and brought the wrong
valise."
The principals looked at the
seconds. The seconds looked at
the principals. Nobody volunteer
ed a suggestion.
At last the Doctor enquired:
"Well, what is to be done?"
"D-d unlucky!' again ejacu-
lated the Captain-"the duel can't
60 on
evidently not responded the
doctor, "unless they brain each
other with the hair brush, or take
a pop at each other with the CO.
logne bottle"
"You are quite sure there are
no pistols in the valise?" said one
of the principals, with suppressed
eagerness, and drawing a long
breath of evident relief.
owe must 60 over to the city
and get the pistols proposed the
Captain.
"And by that time it will be
dark" said the Doctor.
"D-d unlucky!''
"We shall be the laughing stock
of the town." consolingly remark
ed the Doctor, eff this gets wind.
"One word with you, Doctor"
here interposed the principal.
They conferred.
At the end of his conference
with his principal, the Doctor ad-
vanced to the Captain and con-
ferred with him. Then the Cap
tain conferred with his principal.
Then the seconds had confer
ence with each other.
Finally, it was formally agreed
between the contending parties
that a statement would be drawn
up in writing, whereby principal
No. l rendered the assurance that
the offensive words "You are a
liar" were not used by him in any
personal sense, but solely as an
abstract proposition, in general
way, in regard to she matter OF
fact under dispute. To which
principal No. 2 appended his state
ment of his qualification at this
candid and honorable explanation,
and unqualifiedly withdrew the Of
fensive words "You are a scoun-
drel," they having been used by
him under a misapprehension of
the intent and purpose of the re-
mark which had preceded them.
There being no longer a cause
for the quarrel, the duel was of
course ended. The principals
shook hands first with each other
nextwith the seconds, and were
evidently very glad to get out of
it.
"And now that it is so happily
settled" said the Doctor, chuck
ling and rubbing his hands, sit
proves to have been lucky mis-
take, after all, that we brought the
wrong valise. Wonder what the
lady who owns it will say, when
she opens ours and finds the pis-
tolls"