Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-24
EVENING STAR.

Hres rRAorGAL soKs wss played un..
Mr. Philip Lse, yos.ng EnglisAnRa, in Ne.
the popular young sctress, Miss Neslson. s,s
Vas naturally thrown Into the saclety OF "A.
nsoltues o. the stase. Among Others he met
So, , me scfer, ,o shom he ccmplsined that
ern Sscertsined that he had mingled IN FIfss
ssehue csrcies exclusively, aud coolly sold m
~ US net strange that he though; We had No
society. fifth avenue Was nothing Ia, shod.l,:
ne must come out 90 the east side and dine via
MIN, and he would introduce him a tas
hnieker bockers," whom he would nnd COZ
presented himtelf, faaltlessiy ARA yed In a fuI
dress suit, NJ The appointed hour Mesn.Aiis
Sothern had let fev choice spIriis, vrn-
known sporting men, into the joke, ana 60.
gagged them 60 assist him. Nj. Lee foasS
sunptuous banquet spread, and was in
PRODUCED TO the fonPissiy dressed gentle
meeting the very aristocrscy OF the lana
The "srtstocrscy" was made uP Of Neil Bry-
ant, Chris; o'ocnor. Nelse seymour. DAs Bry-
ant, Wm. Florence, and other lights OF the Ne
gro minstrel and dramatic world. Mr.. Lee vas
placed between Florence and Neil BrY,st
Oysters we're placed uPon the table, All whtle
everybody was talking slibly, Neil BRYANT tieA
HE napkin around he head In q groteso ne ma
ner. which inside Lee stare st hisn in m uch ssr-
prise, which changed 60 sstOniShmeu ~ his next
actioil, for, taking up his own dish OF oysters
he smelled OF them, and pronOuncine them 80
reached purt Lee and seized FlOrences riste
the contents Of which he commenced eating
n.
Bryant. at the foot OF the table, had oai.,l,
taken nom his pocket = large six shooter Which
he deliberately commenced 20 LOAD Lee though,
that wss queer for first society" but Just then
his right and left hand ncighbOrs attracted ia
attention. Florence had drawn q deadly bosis
knife. and was reaching over trying 10 stab
Nell Bryant. who In return Was fariOusly snap
ping huge navy revolver right in the face a.
bis sssailant- Lee tried q Jump M, but VA
pinned deWBsy those lesnln on him. n . looked
shout him in fright; every person present hsd
drawn some ssp0n, kuives isshed, pistols we're
fred and terrible blo0dshed seemed Immlneut
Sothern protested TO Lee his great regret that
their high American blood had led these gentle
men into such quarrel, and placing . long
DIRK In the Engiishmans hand, told him 90
defend himself. Amid the tremendous ncsss
and CONFUSION Lee managed 90 escape, asi
STOPPED not till, weak aud trembling WITH
fright, he bad reached his hotel lie thought
he had met Horstio Seymour, william Cullen
Bryant, and other distinguished gentlemen and
was astounded at the bloOdthirsty character OF
our great men; he had been assured that such
scenes we're not uncommon In aristOcrstic CIR
cles, and IL seemed unaccountable. A sequel %
the joke happened next morning. Somebody
Informed Judge Bowling that S0thern snd Flor
ence were intending 20 fight dael, and he i'm
mediately issued papers requiring their presence
in court He soon learned that these gentle men
had been prominent In the previous evenings
perfor nance, and rightly concluding that this
was q continuation OF the affair. he allowed the
two actors 20 come TO the court room aud wait
he 1t once discharged them.