Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-02-09
The Leisure Hour.
THE F.sT.IL DUEL.

Olu pr. 1atham was sitting cOZlly with
his DAUGHTER one morning when the SER
want came in and announced Mr.. Irving
and his son.
Leave us, Amy darling. for short
time, will you?" said the doctor to his
daughter. ~ will scrd Walter to you di-
rcctly, but wish to speak few words to
him first"
Amy Taman was Il charming girl, in
the fresh bloom of youth and beauty. |
don't think she quite liked being sent
away just at that moment, and it is quite
certain that she raised her head very sud-
denly when she heard the name "Walter
Irving mentioned. Walter Irving was
certainly a very lucky fellow; and think,
if the truth be told, when old DR.. latham
kissed his daughter preparatory to her full
ling his sentence of exile, I think he
thought so TOO.
Bother business, dear papa y said will
ful Amy; "but remember you have prom
ised not to keep me away long; and If you
don't keep your word, shall come in and
surprise you. Good by, you old dear
When Amy latham had left the room
still stood at the door.
ASK Mr.. Irving and his son to walk in,
please, and don't let me be disturbed un-
less there is something very important to
he DONE
Mr. Irvinr y,s a tiro-lool, ing old centle-
man or the CoIonol Nowcomo stomn. bis
.or mo, 40 ,oIi. NJ. ., s,ch ,orn,n,n,,,,,c
nrrsence INF iutcllioent 1ooling and also
nentlomoulv. Tho lothor vos obou, sixtv.
The son twentv.fvo bnt lookinp evidently
Younger.
After commencing on a few ordinary
topics of conversation. MIR. irving was
about TO come to tbe noint and oxplain
plain more porticulorlv tho object of his
visit ON this oocasion when bc was stonned
nv tbe doctor.
81 bep pordon." said bc. ..but NAV he
allowed to intorrunt Won far n moment II
would be absurd Of mo ,o onoct i,,norarce
90 ,ho o,,;oa, 80 ,,,,;,;, pocana lo,,.o,.
or CON I;s,o, 70 ,,h,, oi,hor ,.o,, or ,,o,,r
COZ, ,,os c,o, % .,,, ho,.o ,o,,,o,,,i,,, 80,
i,,,,n.,o7, 80 di,,r,oo T,,,,,st ,o,.o ,'9,, H.,
to NV contidopco and relate sonothiro
which /, is nocossar,, yor shopld lnow-o
soorot which 7 Coarloesly ;r,rust ,o ,o,,,
UroI,or Ir,ir,, roso
..>r, door bo,,, >, .oiI ,I,o doo,or ..I ho,
u,ot Won ,,;n ron,oir whit hovo 10 so,
onocts Won mora ror,icuIorIy than ropvbody
ol.o horo yo,, toro hoo,, ,,o,d COY, ord
c,oI oonsdor, 40, ,,,,, ,,;ll -, Loon
cellen, husband. Your lave for NV daurb-
fer is warm and renerous. lint promise me
now--nromi.o mo tbo father of the Girl
Won love and desire TO omarrv-rromise me-
as the gentleman that Won are. that YOU
will relioiouslv keen NV secret. Kee,, il;
ycs. even from NV daurbterr'
Tho doctor said these words in strange
10 excited manner
Mr.. Irving and his son were evidently
moi nrenared for so serious Al interview.
However. they promised faithfully to obey
the DOCTORS earnest request. and waited pa
tiently for him to continue.
The doctor looked round in his chair to
assure himself llat thew were alone, and
then. clearing his throat and addressing
himself more particularly to young Walter
Irvino smoke rs follows:
.r,,i, o,,,, voars ooo Twas studv-
inc, r,odic,ro ot a German university. IL
.T,. =, 1Ioido,,orr whon toolf nm my
,.oai,,o,,oo ,Ioro tho ohsurd cnstom of duoi-
ir,, ho,uoo, tho s,pdopts was In voguo
A. ,I,ai limo thoy were moro serious tban
,hovoro now Tho custom of swo,hing tho
oon,baiapts with fine execution of n small
ror,io, or tbo f,cc being then almost nm
hoard of Hardly a dav nossod that soma
d,ol -. ot,,or ala no, ,oto n,ooo rho GIN
Ia,, c.,,,t,, ,,..oi,.,,,Il,, lin, ,ho oe3 .ors
iii, ,,,, ,,o,.,,I, n,d nood ,,o,I,,'
a11 ,,a.,o.,,a,,,i 49,, tI,a,,,sol,,o,
..i ,,,,., ~, Mia a,,1 no Load-,ron,,
90 n,a,, ,,,,a,,d ,,,,ni,,ohi,,, rrn
,,ai, sn,r,, ond do,orninotIon ,,oinod noo
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roo,.Ioss coI,,v, and o.vnario,ood dr-