, 1873-12-14
COWARD, COVERED, AND COWHEnD,

loy III tho Housc, OIL friday, recalls tho notable
quarrel bctwcon Brutus md UassiuB, in tho tent
Of tho former. Drr,tus had boon accusing Cas-
| pius Of bribery, aud OF boing engaged liko Mr..
Tweed, III selling Offices for gold to undo
servcre. at last tho Two grow very iraaciblo,
mid tl!o following pointed convorsntlon ensuos:
Nytns-You Ray you u hotter soldier. Let 1t a1,-
pcar mae ynur Wanting true, and 1t shall please
mo we'll For mllie own part, uhnll 10 glad to Turn
Of nnhlo mon.
cdsaias-Yon wrong ,ne every wny,-you wrong inc
Brntua. ! said Ut elder soldier, not O botter Did
say better?
HrutHs-1f yot did I caro- not.
Cassfus-Nllen casar lvel, ho burst not thus havo
moved ne.
Rr"tus-rcacc peace you durst uot 10 hayc tempted
him.
C;tssits-1 burst not7
EruiHs--No.
Cussins--Wlsat7 2 burst not tempt hint
Er"tus-For your Ito you burst not.
Gtss|aa-Dn not preBuuo loo much upon my love.
may do thut shall be sorry for.
It will no observed that tho quarrel in this case
turned upon tho use Of word. In tbs caso Of CaB-
sius Cox aid Drutus Hawloy, however, single
letter caused all the trouble, aul filled tho Houyo
with tho warliko a,n Of lie compatants CassiuB
Cox lad charged Connecticut nol, with having
covered leforo Spaiu. Brutua Hawloy, being Il
Connccticn;or. understood CassuB Cox to Hay
TINT ho WIS u coward. III vain CaaBus Coz ill.,
sisted that 1t wns covered with an ''e.' Dlutus
uawloy would hayo II coward witt, al IA" aud
neither would accept tho coucliato,y ofror Of Mr.
Garfield tolavoi 1t cowhord with m "h" Dr,,tus
Hawley was all fight; Caasius Cox wouldn't
6ght ut all. Drnt:s 1Iawley was 1oady to spill
hiH blood for Gil tn" CaBsius Cox wouldn't
1oae drop for an 80" At last Bruins lIaw-
ley'a lobo sage cooled down when le becano
convinced 1t was not Ill "e," anA tho two
fummg and fussy Warriors becamo friends,
We confesg, however, lllat VIC arc unable to
appreciate tho nice metaphysical distinction upon
which they settled their grievance. WobBter
defines coward with an "a," aa follows:
C0wAap--l A pelHun who lacks courage to meet
danger ; u tinsid or pusi!aninoua man potroon.
ucr.). ion borne u the escutcleon With LIS tail
doubled between his legs.
Tho sa,ne authority dofineR covered with IN
to-" as follows:
CowER-To sink by bending tue knees 10 crouch
to sqnat to bend down through feIr.
NUWs W. 6HUuut LuAk u hltlk ny QGuuluE Lu0
knees before Spain; to crouch before spain
to squat before Spain; to bond down Though
fear before Spain, is just as Ind NJ to be lion
with his tail doubled butween his logs, Or pu-
sil1animous mau, or = poltroon. LII fact, the
two words are intimately related When dog
covers with an TO-" lo always puts his tail be-
tween Lis logs, like tue coward with IN 10"
lion. Tho dictionary. therefore, leaves us in o
quandary as to tho oxact manner in Which tie
combatants settled their grievances. Wecan read
lily understand how DtuLus aud Oassius could
get by tho ears ovor two worda having diEerout
meanings, a1d settle and embrace oach other
when the mistaxo was explained; but how these
two bloo4less l1oroos could uquabblo oyer two
lottors and become reconciled to zach othor,
when tho difference between tho two letters WIS
only the difference between dog mud lion
with their tails between their legs, Ia conun-
drum which wo give up at oneo.