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


"If my, antagonist were as prompt dc
you, / should make my will tonight. .
"The Staff are always good swor ismen,"
answers the +, VI. "They have nothing
else to do. This is how class the arm, (:
staff, infantry, light cavalry, engineers,
heavy cavalry, artillery. Your Capt.
Spadasse is tough man; I know him; /;
but never miud that, keep your eye to
the front, and answer for you" With
this blessing NJ. Tartiue takes off his
mask, while the fencing master wraps
up in baize pair of deft-looking werp-
ons, which he kindly loars out to his
pupils OIL occasions like the present, and
which, says he, have done pretty
amount OF bleeding in their day M.
Tartiue knows them for old friends, aud
cousiens them to MN Plumeau aud
de Lineu. Then he dresres, strolls home
with his friends, lingering just lung
enough on the way to take glass of
| vermouth, and once homo ia for sitting
down and wri lug his next days chroni-
que, but that his friend protest with
energy and indignation, forcing him to
20 to bed OH the spot, aud exacting the
most solemn pledge that he will not get
up again when they arc gone. Nj. Tar
tine reluctantly promises, and with eyes
liked on the fireplace, where the cmbers
of fire Of beech logs are dying out,
soon after falls into slumber aud sleeps
the sleep of the just.
The winter morning is breaking gray :
" over Paris, when the two friends re-
appear on tho morrow with roomy cab
and n surgeon. The surgeon is the
Humping feature of these opispdes. He
scans you, appears to weigh mentally
how much blood there is in your veins,
aud reveals by the bulgincss of his coat
tails that he has brought au instrument
case with him. Then in shaking hands
nothing can prevent his extending hia
furefuger so as to touch your pulse and
in a voice that sounds knell.like, though
it is meant to he encouraging. he says,
You'll do" There is controversy
among doctors as to the best thing to
drink tefure starting some say black
coffee, others brandy aud water, others
nothing at ALL NJ Tartine's surgeon
suggests coffes for the patieut-that is
the conbatant-and the other mixture
for the rest of the company; also smoke
fr everybody except NJ. Tart,nc, who is
best without it. So while NJ. Tartino
drcsAcs, NJ. Plumean makes coffee with
spirit-of-wine lamp, NJ. Linea mixes
one.third Of pale c"gnuc, to two thirds
of az Pur.. and the surgeon helps him
self to trabueos. All this is done quick
ly though for the Wood Of Vincennes is
Fate's own distance away, and there is Il
very .pardonable wish on the part Of the
whole circle to be first on the ground.
NJ. Tar,ne is socu dressed; and the STIR
gcon takes this opportunity of drawing
NJ. Plumeau aside aud asking whether
II little sal-volatile woull not be-but
the look NJ. Plumeau casts him is 81
laden with strong protest on behalf of
his friend, that the surgeon mumbles an
Il beg pardon" and concludes chat tc-
cldedly this VI. Tuuinc is not man to
be apprehcnsive about. Ia few more
minutes everything is ready, tho coffee
is slipped. aud the brandy aud water
gulped /; NJ. Tartine obtains, after
little pleading, permission to light
cigar like the rest, on the ground that
it is iuvnriable custom so to do; aud
then, walking on tiptoe SO as To wake AS
Iew as possible OF the other iodsers, the
whole party stalks, stealthy aud oloud-
encompasscd, down the stairs y course
the cabman sees ut a glance on what
sort of errand he is going; aud his fea-
thres brenk into smile, for he likes
'hsa Mud of fare, well knowing that,
whichever way the chance turns, his
days receipts will be the better for it,
duellsts being generous for good luck.
Two nngs compose his team, and he
whips them into race trot The curly
baker, with basket on his back and yards
of bread taperng out like the nasts OF
n ship, turns round on the pavement to
look; the milk woman in her donkey
cart, with bright lib pals around her,
!ets hsstily out of-the say and clamors
rcmonstTanees pair of night police
men waiting at alstseet corner to be
relieved notice the baise covering OF the
ioila held fshing.rod wise between NJ.