The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1869-10-15
COL. DEM. Vol. XXXIII....NO. a.

Tweezle to me, us we arrived on the
ground.
"And good shot = said like Jobs
comforter as / was.
"I'm glad of itl' said Tweezle.
was about to ask him why, when
the Hon. Major Fitzfggins arrived on
the field accompanied by his second.
The customary cold and formal civii-
ties passed between the belligerents:
the ground was measured by the sec
ohd5, and the principals took their
places. There was an awful pause. Each
man fired, and each man fell ! Tweezle
was severely wounded in the right arm.
knelt down and began to bandage up
his wounds as well as l was able, when
the second of the Major came up to me.
Alarm and anxiety were imprinted on
his countenance.
"For Gods sake |! said he in hurried
tone, gentlemen, lose no time-fy-
fly! Major Fitzfggins Is, fear, mortal.
ly wounded"
GOOD Godv' said l, "I hope not"
II fear So answered the second,-
shaking his head dolefslly. as he turn
ed to render that assistance which his
friend so impera lively needed. To my
unsophisticated mind the aspect of af-
fairs was disagreeable enough. Tweezle
saw that thoughtso; and looking earn
estly in my face, whispered in confld-
ing tone-H might hare been ,ocrsei
"How@' replied mechanically, for
was thinking whittier we should pro-
ceed till the disagreeablo business had
blown over.
II might have missed him y said
Tweezle; and he tainted from loss of
| blood.
carried him in my arms to a hack
ney coach that was in waiting, and we
drove away rapidly. Three weeks af.
forwards we heard that Major Fitzfg.
gins was slowly recovering from his
wound, and that no further fears were
entertained for his safety. Not so how
ever with poor Tweezle. His wound
had proved exceedingly difficult of cure
and at the end OF month he lay in a
very precarious state. To add to this
vexation, news also reached US that the
heart OF the interesting and romantic
Miss Julietta Blossom had boen touched
by the dangers which the gallant Ma.
jor had undergone for her sake. Rumol
added-and rumor for once spoke the
whole truth-that the gentle fair one
had after short siege, yielded her hear
and fixed day when she would yielt
her hand to the captivating soldier. Thi.
news thought would prove rather toe
much even for the comfortable philoso
ply of my friend, and hcsitated about
communicating 1t to him. By some
means, however, it came to his knowl
edge.
"What's your opinion of my wound
sir ?" said he to me one day after ha,
returned from solitary saunter throug
Boulogne
"Bad enough said l, but you wi
recover in three or four months"
81 doubt it," replied Tweezle; 'bu
still it might have been worse |" ...
"If he had killed you outright" sale
|, guessing his meaning.
"Precisely So" replied he, smiling
and looking quite happy to think h
had escaped life, and had only receives
Il wound which would confine Kim 70
six months to his bed.
"And what do you think OF woman
kind in general said Tweezle again
'and to Miss Julietta Blossom in pan
ticular ?"
"They are false in general said
and Julietta Blossom is false in partiC
ular." .
"Ah y said Tweezle, chuckling, 4 al
II happy man J"
"I wish you a long continuance {
, your happiness" replied I.
Tweezle looked serious for momen
and then heaved deep sigh. i haN
lost her" said he.
"Miss Blossom ?" inquired i.
Eyes; and a sweet creature she wa
rich, beautiful, and well born and
I have lost her !' Tweezle made a
t effort to look sad. But IL might ha
been ,corsc" i" he added, Frightening uI
, For my part was glad to see him s
= cheerful; but | could not well Sc
g what reasons he had for being so, and
) therefore asked him.
I 81 might have married her" saI
Tweezle.
Happy, happy Peregrine!
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