The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-12-07
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ons, Monsieur said the Count; ''lct
this farce end
presently. Those gentlemen whose
opinions | now venture to express, not
having that craze for blood which distin-
guishes some-who have not had 4 SINH
lar enlightened edueation-would prob
ably think that such a coward and llnaye
rs we have been considering would best
meet his desserts w receiving humilia-
ting castigation bclitting his knayery and
cowardicc."
"Ah! l see I have a lawyer to deal
with" snecrcd the Count
Eyes I have studied little law, but
l regret to say an about to break one
of its provisions
You will fight me, then? -
YES. At the school We have hecn
speaking OF, l learned, among other
things, the use of my hands; and if l
mistake not, am about to give you rs
sound tRrashing as any bully ever
got"
You would take advantage of your
skill in the toX' said the Count, getting
a little pale.
Exactly. Just as you tool; adyant
age of your skill in the small sword with
poor young B"
But it is dcgrading-brutal!'
My dear Monsieur, just consider.
You are four inches taller, and some
thirty to forty kilogrammes heavier than
ala. l have seldom seen so fine an
outside. If you were to hit me good
swinging blow, it would &c hard with
me. In the same way if poor young
b had, got over your guard, it would
have gone hard with you. But, then, l
shall only black both your eyes sand per-
haps deprive you Of tooth or so, un-
happily in front; whereas you killed
him."
II will not accept tits barbarous en-
counter"
"You must; I have done talking.
Would you like Il little brandy before we
begin? No? Place yourself on guard,
then, if you please When l have done
with you, and you are fit to appear, then
you shall have your revensc--even with
the small sword, if you please. AT
present, bully-coward- take that,
and that, and that
And the wiry little Anglo Frank was
as good as his word. In less time than
it takes to write it the great braggart
was rendered unprcsentable for many
long day. That number one caused him
to see fifty suns beaming in the firma-
ment with his right eye; that number
two produced asimilar phenomenon with
his left that number three obliged him
to swallow front tooth, and to observe
the ceiling more attentively than he had
hitherto done And when one or two
other that's had completely cowed him,
and he threw open the window and call
ed for help, the strawberry took
him by the neck and breeches and flung
him out of it on tc the flower bed be-
low
The strawberry eater remained q
month at Bordeaux to fulfil his promise
of giving the Count his revenge. But
then again, the bully met with more than
his match. The strawberry eater had
had Angelo for q master as we'll as Owen
Swift, and after few passes the Count.
who was too eager to kill his man, felt
an unpleasant sensation in his right
shonlder. The seconds interposed, and
there was an end of the affair. 1t was
his last duel, Some one produced a
sketch Of him as he appeared being
thrown out of the hotel window, and
ridicule-so awful to Freuchman--rid
the country of him. The strawberry
eater was alive when the Battle of the
Alma was fought, and is the only man to
whom the above facts are known who
never talks about them.--Ienple Bar.