The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-02-24

is this your card, sir-are you Lieu
tenant Muggins asked the colonel, 80
he handed chair to his visitor.
That is my name, sir. Have I the
noncr to address Colonel Edgar Mans.
fl replied the other
My name is Mansfield, and comman-
dr1 &c tn cavalry during sne late ur
piea>antness. May / ask to what brahch
# the service you are attacked as the
lack OF uniform does not permit me TO
judge without askings"
| 70 none at present. was in the IN
fantry, but got sick and resigned. I have
called, sir, ON Very disagrceable business,
that is, to any but us military men it
would be disagreeable"
And Lieutenant Muggins Strengthened
up, took out very shallow-looklng peck
ct book, and from it extracted note.
Rising, he extended this to the colonel,
and said:
81 have the honor, sit, to say that when
you have taken note of the contents of
that document, shall be most happy to
be referred to the friend whom you may
select to arrange preliminaries
The colonel took the note. 1t was un-
sea.rd. lie read it ard sarcastic
sn.'e played ever his FEATURES as be did
ST.. 1t took hGt few seconds, and t6en
b. qnietlY tore the missive into scraps
AMI threw tnem- on the foOr.
What am | to infer fr.m that acti N:
s.rs What reply am to take back to NY
fI.end, Mr. Frank Belphor?" cried Lieu,
tenant Muggins
Il heTe no reply to make to man of
his class and business" said the colonel,
quietly. when he dies, if justice is
done. the hangman will expedite him on
his route below. It is not work for a
gentleman to do. If you remain here
one minute more, Lieutenant Muggin-, af
ter the declaration that you are the trjend
of a gambler and ascoundrel, you will have
the opportunity of saying that condo
scended to Kick you out of my ROOM
"You would kick meme, sir9 Iii
III"
DWELL, sir, aodat will you do:"
And Colonel Mansfield rose from his
chair, and began with a slow, measured
step to advance toward the lieutenant,
whose face was very Ied-almost purp'e
but now began to whiten.
ell go, sir, without being kicked, j."
tell him you refuse to fight; and bell
post you,. sir, and chastise you, too
Maybe you'll kick him.!
The lieutenant was hulrying over lie
threshold when he said this, and ~ KS
tace was yet turned toward what he de ri
cd the point of attack-that Is, tie lad
of the colonel's heavy cavalry fo1, IL
cid not see where he was going, end, -
ing at the bead of flight of stairs, be
| a NJ 3lu
All the colonel saw ofhim sE', hs.S
as they went up and the head EFT
down.
He felt no anxiety about his ia :, how
ever, and finishing his toiiAt, started
shortly afterward to meet his dear young
sister.
Major L., his worthy host, smiled as lie
passed out, and remarked quietly;
''You made ten-strike little VIII G
ago, colonel. 1 knew what was up, al |
was glad to see you end the game asyou
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