The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-04-27
SATURDAY. MORNING.. APRIL 81, 1919. lSa

fore he can break he. is spotted jus,
where the right lung works. Ill laughs
"Ifi my antagonist were as prompt as
you, ! should make my viii tonight" !"
THE Staff are always good swor ismep," !"
answers the F, VI. "They have nothing
slse TO do. This is how | class che army
staff, infantry, light cavalry, engineers,
heasy cavalry, artillery. Your Capt.
Spadasse is tough nan; / know him ;
but never mind that, keep your eye to
the front, and answer for you" With
this blessing NJ. Tartine takes off his
mask. while the fencing master wraps
Up 10 baise pair of deft-iooking we1p-
ons, which he kindly loars out to his
pupils on occasions like the present, aud
which, says he, have done a pretty
amount Of bleeding in their day M /.
Tartiue knows them for old friends, aud
| consigns them to NM Plumeau aud
de Linea. Then he dresres, strolls home
with his friends, lingering just lung
euough on the way to tako glass of
vorhouth, and once home is for sitting
down and wri lug his next days chroni-
que, but that his friend protest with
euergy aud Indignation, forcing hia, to
20 to bed on the spot, and exacting the
most solemn pledge that he will not get
up again when they arc gone. NJ. Tar
tine rcluetantly promises, and with eyes
fixed on the fireplace, where the c,nber.
of fire Of beech logs are dying out,
soc1 after falls into slumber aud sleeps
the sleep of the just.
The winter morning is breaking gray
~ over Paris. when the txo friends re-
appear on tho morrow with roomy cab
| aud surgeon. The surgeon is the
'iamping feature of these opisodes. He
scans you, appears T. weigh mentally
how much blood there is in your veins,
aud reveals by the bulgincss of his coat
tails that he has brought an Instrument
case with him. Then in shaking hands
nothing can prevent his extending his
forefnger SO as to touch your pulse, and
ina voice that sounds knell like, though
it is mcant to he. encouraging, he says,
You'll do" There is a so.troyersy
Eamongi doctors, as to the best thing 10
drink tefofe starting; some say black
coffee, others brandy aud water, Others
nothing at all NJ Tartine's surgeon
suggests coifes fer the patient-that is
the combatant-und the other mixture
for the rest,of the company J, also smoke
E;r everybody except NJ. Tart,nc, who is
best without it. SO while NJ. Tartino
dreehcs, NJ. Plamean makes coffee with
spirit-of-wine lamp, NJ. Liuea mixes
one third OF pale cognac, to two thirds
of az pur., and the surgeon helps him.
self to tru6aeos, All this is done quick
ly though for the Wood Of Vincennes is
Fate's own distance away, and there is u
very .pardouable wish on the part of the
whole circle to be first on the ground.
NJ. Tartiue is socn dressed; and the sur
gcon takes this opportunity Of drawing
Nj. Plumeau aside aud asking whether
4 n little sal-volatile woukl not be--but
the look NJ. Plumeau casts hin, is 90
laden with strong protest on behalf OF
his friend, that the surgeon mumbles an
Il beg pardon" and concludes chat &c.
cidedly this VI Tuuine Is not u man to
be apprehensive about. In u few more
minutes everything is ready, tho coffee
is slipped. aHd The brandy and water
gulped NJ. Tartine Obtains, after a
little pleading, permission to light a
cigar like the rest. on the ground that
it is iuvnriable eussdm 30 to do /; and
then, walking on tiptoe so as I'd wake as
few ms possible of the other ludsers, The
whole purity stalks, stealthy aud cloud
E:I;;::, :: ii;a..s =, tvwn the eJuirs u course
the cabman sees nt a glance on what
sort of errand he is going; aud his fea.
'Iahres brenk into smile, fer he. Iiket
Ills Bind of fare, well knowing that
whichever way the chance turns, his
Iday's receipts will be the better. for it,
duellists being generous for good luck,
Two nags compose his team, and he
whips'theui into race trot. The early
baker, with basket on his back aud yard,
of bread tapering, out like the masts O
u ship, turns round on the pavement te
look; the milk,woman in her donkey
cart, with bright lin pals around her
.!ets- 'hastiiy out of-the way ,Iand clamor,
rcnionsisauees; a pair of nigh, police
men Waiting at aqstrect corner TO b,
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