The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-04-27

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metropolis of cabinet makers, is cleared
and, breasting with undiminisbed vigor
the once magnificent but (since the
siege) half denuded Avenue de Vim
eeines, the two cab iiorses make the
best of their way toward the doujon
keep, which has served as State prison
in former times, and will no doubt do so
again, an it please Heaven. During
this while the conversation inside the
cab has turned on the weather, which is
fine, on the springs Of the cab, which
are less so,-and on the paragraph,
cause Of the impending strife. NJ. Tar
tine declares that he regrets this para
graph as much as any Nan, and shall
certainly as soon as ever the duel Is
over say SO. "Why not say it before
the duel ?" asks the surgeon. But to
this NJ. Tartine replies ut once with great
energy, "NeverP' thus proclailning his
adherence to those time hallowed prin.
c,ples of honor which permit man to
declare himselt in the wrong once he
has run his adversary through the body,
but on no account before that NJ. Tar
tine Is still dilating on this subject when
the cab begins to slackensspeed; then it
turns. aud finally stops nc the place
agreed upon-a sequestered nook of
wood, which really for cutting mans
throat, or having ones Gown cut, is as
pleasant locality us need be. The
literary party have proceded'the military
by just four minutes bnt the officers
are in excellent time Sd fur as the ap-
pointneut is concerned, 90 ,nobody has
any reason to blush. Capt. Spadasse is
in plain clothes, SO is L;eutide Pierraieu,
but Viscount dc Carucole, beibg oa duty
that day with his chief. sis.in uniform,
aud, forsooth, instead Of resembling
Soudan goose, he looks in hisifrogged
jacket aud gold aislets "a very smart
young gentleman, \ military surgeon
who accompanies the -oficurs is also in
uniform. and wears spcctacsea There is
somo ceremonious bowling u round, aud
then. for forms sake tis9 sfssr seconds
advance aud confer, with every appear
ance oi gravity, as to whether recon
ciliation is not possible; during this
colloquy the military surgeon, nun Of
method, opeus his instrumeut-case aud
lays it on the grass. Of course a recon.
ciliatlon is not possible. Capt. Spadasse
could overlook the goose allusion, but
thers has been an article in tile Cgare
headed "Prsstoriarisn," which is most
offensive to the whole service, and blood
shed is absolutely necessary. Capt.
Spadasse has even stripped himself of
his cont and waistcoat while f,is seconds
are comforting; seeing which, M Tar
tine Immediately follows suit, and also
casts off his boo's because ofthe slippery
turf. Another minute, and the comba-
tants are face to face; then nothing re-.
mains but to feel under their shirts to
see that they wear no breast plates On
humiliating forniality, but customary. }
and to hand them each foil, which
formalitics being accomplished, there is
a moments pause, aud the two cabmen,
who are looking on ut Il c scene from
their boxes, appear for the first time to
feel uncomfortable. Not so, however,
the seconds. Whether it be that artistic
murde, has less tefturs for them or that
they int ui,iyely feel that there is nothing
very terrible going to happen. they all
u'aintain countenanes oil philosophical
phcidity--and, to tell the truth, when
tho word is given and the principals
engage, the ihdifierepec of these abcttors
becomes to u eeftain extent justified.
Capt. Spadasss, who has his plans for
this winters amusement, has no wish to
be plnccd under arrest for month for
staying NJ. Tartine, and this pre- -occupa.
tim reveals itself in his studied care to
keep o guard Instead ofattacking On his
side NJ. Tartine wpuld rather loarn Whole
page Of the Journal OBiciel by Aeart -
no painless labor = than do serious
harm to Capt. Spadasse, aud his chief
aim is only to give such thrust as shall
rip open two inches Of his enemy's shirt
sleeve, will perhaps halfan inch Of skin
beyond it. Animated by these mutusHy
considcrate thoughts, the two fighters
made defensive show Of it. They feiRt
recover, clink break, aud in general
say try TO look ms it they meant busi-
ness 70 any extent = without accom-
plishing it. The only objection to this