Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-12-16

W-u ", anu auotHeT-hO matter what
for Monsieur IL Comte."
h Monsieur. give my own orders
| when necessary" said the Count. lortl-
T ~.
IL thought to spare you the trouble.
Go, if you please (this 10 the waiter.)
'an prepare my rooms.
Then the strawberry eater returned
20 his Strawberries. The bully gnaw-
ed h lip. Ie could not make head
or tail of thus phlegmatic opponent.
The circle grew little wider, for hor-
rid idea got abroad that the Count had
not found one who was likely 10 suit
him. and that he would have to seek
elsewhere what ha xiutsd;
the murmur that gent ronnI rctrstd
the bully. =.
Monsieur" he hssc,i. "has prc,um-
ed to make use Of word which among
men Of honor"
II beg your paIdon."
(which among men of honor -
But what can Monsieur IL Comtc
possibly know what is felt anon. men
of honor.' ASKED the other. with
shrug of increduiity.
w iii you light Yourself with me, or
will you not. roared the Count, gold-
ed To fury.
Ii Monsieur x Comtc vii. give him
sell the trouble To accompany me 70 the
apartment wuicn no doubt. Is now pre-
pared for ms" replied the stranger,
! Il Will satssf,. him
Good" SAID the other, kicking
down has chair; Il am with yoa.
waiN, the usual prelim,narics. only
! be- 10 observe thai AN without arms
but If you"
"Oa. don't trouble yourself on that
score" sail the stranger, with a grlln
! r. kt.-. no. a.I..l, folio"
! This he said in voice sufficiently
I loud for the nearest to hear. and ~.
| circle parted right and left, like start
led silerp As the two walked towards
/ the house.
Was there no one to call police"
/ no one To try aud prevent what tp AL
seemed imm nent Mt sDl., lac
Dreaded dueli>t nal HI, evil Ill on. and
every one urcatAcI freely npN tlat hr
I knew the victim wA- selected. NJ prH-
over. np one Supposed u wolli end
X there.
The Cont aud IN, trtcad % were
ushcrei nto tile apartment prepared
\ for the latter, who. - soon - the gar
NJ itu. f..n ..4F
waistcnat. aud proceeded TO move the
| furniture - As 10 leave the room free
I for what was 10 tollow--thc count
standing with folded arms, glar.uS at
hun ulcAlLue, The decks being clear
| Ell FOR action, the stranger locked the
| door. placed the key on the nante.-
piece behind hlm and said.
II think YOU mi ,ht have helped =
/ little but never mind. Will YOU give
me Your attention for five minutes
\ Perfectly
Thank YOU. | am. as Lave told
you, a Frcnchnan, but was eluca-
ted in England, nt one of her famous
/ public schools. Had been sent Ia
one OF our own Lyccc,. | should. per
1 hap-. have gained more book kuowI-
edge. but. a. 1t i, have le;rncd some
things which wc do not teach. and one
Of them i, not 10 take a mean adSan-
tage OF any man, but to keep my own
mead with my own hands. ID yOn
understand me, Monsieur lie Comtc: ::
Il cannot Halter myself that ! d..
lila Incn | must be more explicit.
} learned, then, that one who takes al
vantage of mere brute strength against
the weak, or who, practIccd IN any
art, compeis one unpractlced III II 10
I contend with him. Is "A coward AMI a
/ knave. Do YOU follow me how. Mon
sieur lc Comte I!
II came here, Monsieur
Never mini ipr what YOU came. be
/ content with what you viii get. For
| cNatnp.e-to follow what | was 90
! >cryiu5-if a man skilled with the
,nal l-sNurl, for the mere vicious love
Of quarrchn5, goals 10 madness "A boy
vino mas never fenced IN his life. ANA
Kill, him, that man is a murderer and
more-a cJwatdly murderer, and
knavl>n."
| II think | catch your meaning but
If YOU have p ,tois here" toaine,: the
bully.
IL do not come 10 eat Strawberries
with pistols in ny pocket replied the
other, III tue same cain tone lie had
! used throughout. ALLOW me u cQp
tlnue. Al that school of which have
! spoken. and in tie society Of men VINO
have grown oIt oi il, and other, where
the same habit OF thought prevails, it
woald be considered that a man who
had been guuty OF such cowardlce ami
knavery AS have mentioned, would
be justly punished If, some day, he
should be paid in his own coin by
meeting some onc wno would take hiln
At tile same disadvantage as he placed
tlat poor boy AT.
.Our seconds shall fix your own
weapons, Monsieur, said the Count;
.let this farce end
Presently. Tnose gentlemen whose
opinions l nov venture 10 express, not
having that craze for blood winch dis
linyuishes soine-wno have not had
similar enlightened educatiOI-would
probably think that such coward and
knave as we have been considering
would best meet his deserts by receiv-
ing a hu,niiiatinS castigation beiittinS
his k,lavery and his co~a. d &C.
An 1 see 4 nave "A lawyer 10 deal
witii," sneered the Count.
Yes. nave studied a little law,
but regret to say 1 am about to
break one of its provisions"
"You will hght me theA!'
"les. A. the school We have been
speaking OF, learned, among other