The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1872-12-29

,z.., s.s.-1-.... <r.ss >as.s.ss yeu-sxsnss -.
my dear fellow, Of course I'll como.
want ~ take away gooi Impression Of
America. But really. you know, thought
Filth avenue vas where all the society
p oyls lived"
'Snvddy, my doar boy, all shoddy r.
said Sothern. Come Tomorrow, and I'll
introduce you to some fire -,lass people.
Ill have some good boys there, you may
j, md on IT,
And So the plot was l.ii. On the fol-
loving afternoon al 9 oc ocs Mr.. Lee put
in u y fofnpt appearance NJ an East Side
no' |. Ec was met by Mr.. Sothern and
Willi,m j Florence, both old personal
{ tends, AMI conducted by them to the
Dsnqu Stting hall.
Tue taGle wss spread, and lounging
,boui, were Neil Bryant, Nelse Sey-
It wv, other well-snown sporting chsrac-
ter.. All were dressed in hashy, fop.
pish style. AMI all were introduced to Mr..
Lee by ,it rs which appealed to his Eng
.i.h pr,julices. Mil Bryant wore an i'm.
meuse clrclet Of paste diamonds on tie
bosom of his shirt They sparkled in the
ss.light like genuine stoh,s, and Mr.. Lee
oppressed himself surprised at their bril-
fancy. lie thought that ut last he was
about TO make his enltee TO the society of
the real knickerbockers of the New
World.
The introduciions and ordinary ssluta-
lions having been concluded, the party
.ea,ed themselves at the table Mr.. Soth.
era Eat at the head rs host, aud Mr.. Flor
rnco was vt the right hand. On the left
f Mr. Suthcrn sat Neil Bryant, and Mr..
Lee was sand wI,hed in between him and
Nel.e Seymour. Lee was arrayed in .
iull-dress suit, with white necktle and
patent leather boots.
The oysters were placed upon the table,
While soc al converse ran hinbly. Neil
Bryant took his napAin and tied II over
MS head in such manner that only his
mouth and chin We're visible. Mr.. Lee
: zcd upon him with unfelgned a.tonish-
ment Then, before anybody had touched
tbo bivalves before them, Neil raised his
plate and deliberately smelt Of the oys-
.trs. Then he reached over and grasped
Nrlse Seymour's plate, and smelt OF that
lie said, looking ut Seymour: "Nelse,
your oyster. are better than mine. Here,
you can have these
Then he deliberately passed his own
plate over to Seymour and began eating
the oysters which he had taken. Seymour
Jumped to HIS feet, apparently trembling
with passion. Putting his hand behind
him, he drew forth large bowis knife,
which he brandshed fercely ut Neil
Bryant. lie roared out;
You have insulted us, cir. ! will have
your lifr, sir. Had each particular hair a
thousand lives, they would not satisfy my
vengeance (laying down the knife and
lookin. tt his victim tragically); say one
prayer sir. for your wretched soul"
Mr.. Lee looked at the bowie knife and
the Knickerbocker who had drawn it. He
lried to push his chair back and escape.
hut il was wedc.d in tightly between the
two Knickerbockers to whom he had but
jus, been introduced In the meantime
Neil Bryant. who had swallowed the oys.
GERS, eating them with his fingers, without
nayiny the least attention to what Nelse
was saying sprang to his feet. From tho
-ear pocket Of bis psntaloons he drew
forth n huge navy revolver. Pointing il
,cross the face Of the frightened English.
man, at Nelsc Seymour, he shouted:
Take back those words, sir, or l will
have your blood.
Seymour msde feint with his knife At
the head of Bryant. The latter dexter.
ously parted II with his postol. At this
point the whole party arose and drew
knives AMI pistols. and a clashing and q
slsshing began on both sides. Mr.. Lee,
70 whom this action Of the Knickeri ockers
was totally inexplicshle managed to push
hi. chair back. and ,dging out attemp pied
- escape from the room. Nelse Seymour
detected him rs he was sneaking away and
and caught him in his arms He held him
light bmnd between himself and the muz-
n" of Neil B'yants pistol. while Bryant
continually called ~, to T.,a 10 get out Of
the way and let him shoot the ungentle-
manly rascal
While the company were 10 this hubbub
-om" one put Tut the lights. Then arose
series OF grosEs and laughter, above
which rang out loud and clear the shouts
al Mr.. Lee, Murder Firer He finally
""ee' vocd I" ,'vaPi"x nom ms prosecutors,
and was driven rapidly " the Fifth Ave-
nue..
On Thursday 4 man visited Justice
D"wling aud informed him that a duel
ans I" be fought between Mr.. Lee and
Mr. Snthern. The justice, on the impulse
VI the moment, granted a warrant for the
arrest OF tho two gentlemen. Afterward
It occurred to Justice DIwling that the
process was but continuation Of the
practical joke upon Mr.. Lee. He there
re destroyed the warrant, and in its
place Issued subpenss commanding Ed
ward A Spiharn and Willism j. Florence
10 appear before him in the Tombs at 8
CLOCK yesterday morning. At that hour
ne t"o actors appeared in answer to the
luminous. They remained in the officers
'oom until 10Y, when Justice Bowling en-
cred and permitted them to go about their
business.
IT is now understood that Mr.. Leo il
lnder the impression, that he dined with
t"ratio Seymour and William Cullen
'-van'. and that he is satisfied that one.
'"lf the truth has not been told in Enc.
and concerning the bloodthirsty chsrac.
eristics Of American society.