The sun., 1873-04-25
THE DUEL OF THE BROKERS
RICHfRD sCHELL'S CHtLLENGE
10 LAWRENCE JEROME.

views WIN W sara hy
the Butts and Bears.
To those who complain that the age Of
chvalry Is past and mourn over the degencrary
u the times, it will he gratifying to learn that
the spirit ~ duening ia not extinct. and that we
sil have men capable of resenting an insult
with a much determination "a wsa ever dis
played by their ancestors. Such a man is Mr..
lichard Scheli, funiliary known as "rncle
pick." OF S3 BROAD street, and In no way Inferior
g. him in intreplditv is Mr.. Lawrence jerome.
On Wednesday morning Wall street was startled
:, rumor that these gentlemen had quarrclled,
sod be'nc unable to adjudicate their dlfnculty
IN any other way had agreed to meet In mortal
c.r,ha' In journal Of Tuesday morning an
sr'irle was published containing Mr.. Lawrence
L. Jcrnnc's complaint, that Mr.. Richard Schcll
had been guilty Of n nagrant breach OF good
tLth. ingsmuch a. by misrepresentation gard
ing the Western Union telegraph he had induced
I'm To- invest in a considerable quantity Of that
ro,'.. with burning Indignation, and with q
p,ir.t f'r yeuyelnCe which nothing short OF
blood roIll assuagc. Uncle Dick rend the article
A. he "a at hi- breakfast table. lie was not a
mtr 80 30 anytliin: In hurry, but the author
ofut.cdlmny must undergo condisn punish
mont ~ lnortionate with the offence lie felt
tfrt an .ttcupt to
uunsEwuiP Mr.. JrRoME
IN Tho puhi.r streets would probably be fraught
with d.N'u.tirs and TO pull h,s nnsn, though
not p,nics., " 'uld he paluy ant nsuGlcient
t.,cu.r. lie wautcd Mr.. Jcroiu5's 'ifs. and was
n,t ,l,ua. 70 the best method nf taking 1t.
H. anew ,thli. oi the sword exercise and
Va.udic,rn mt with a pistol. Should lac chal-
lcure Nj Jerome, tho latter. under the laws Of
duelnr. would have the choice OF weapons.
and would very naturally select those which he
could weld most ci"rtually, and though II y. -
uof tutrtaU ~ that this might result IN a choice
of carving knives. Uncle Dick wns not inclined
g. UXpuac Li- venerable person to the slashes of
tuai,le a tr, nrhcrinan "a Mr.. Jerome the hero
ot many a hard fought dinner party. Long and
earnestly he debated the question, the entire
dN was given to calm reflection. and ~ the
shade ut evening fell he camc t. decision.
In"uth Nr Jerome, ~ the chplIenred party, was
uuIt,s stiouahly entitled to tie choice Of wcap-
oh,. Vet the proposal from lnc'c Dick To use
.'ae instrument OF destruction hitherto uu-
known Ia duelling. something so novel as to he
entirely without parallel Ia this or any other
tuuitry, Mr. Jerome could not. for very shame,
A'k him (" nbsutuic such commonplace weNip-
cue a. swords, ri~tols, or even carving knives.
lie might. moreover. betLg oycrawcd a; the dcs-
lerat, dctcrninMion of his antagonist, refuse
uthL AZ all, and thus leave his opponent the
hero oi the hour.
THE CHALLENGE.
Acting upon this idea. I ncle Dick indicted
h'rr q" Mr.Jerumc. inviting that gentleman to
meet MN IN tn" lat ui May. AZ luine poini on the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas RAJ road. there to
commit their difference to I'll" is~le ~ uurtL
combat. lie would NOT pre- tuue to dictate. hut
he thought the locomotive would bo a novel and
effective Aeapon. lli-rrop'~ition WIS that each
man should drive his own engine and having
committed his soul to lcuSen aud hl- property
o. the next Of LIN, should attempt the -umcN hat
other On =. ingle trach The company wuuid
doubtless make ~ ohlrCt'.I - Tr0vidlng the
engines at reasonable Irce, as tney had on
their line pcu'y uf old aud worn out np'hlnce.
whi'h they woYld be rather pleased thgn other
wise 10 get rid Of at fair Valuation. Having
despatched fhis halence hya confidential mes
scncrr, Uucle DICK seated himself m hi4 po.y
chair, ana with some Nervousucss, but undated
determination, awaited the result.
Ahuutthc same hour Mr. Lawrence Jerome was
tl-tius IN sum tuously furnished ap,utf mt In
MS rrsideuce.'-i Wcst Nuctsruth -trret. lie. too,
wa. htrNoH,' thvuEn me- h.ir" 10 .tW 81 the
not hatched.in the fer,ilo brain OF Uncle DICK
ffrn} he wa to Le hurled MTG eternity
day Go had hccn paying ms lr0ther2k per c..ui. .
To- Carrying his western mon tO,A henoe the
h-b. e.. -ld the nal dictl0ns, not loud but do cIA
" irh uyc,,siondllY o-cat ed him az he remeUn-
bored the glowing reIrrrent ttiuns Of Uncle
pI,N. letter was !l.p ed IN his hand by . ser
vrt u" opened II with uuwonted haste. Tor IL
night l.. from n!s br"i e. II vas not, however,
nad u uigut Mr. Jerome rub HE cy,s In
andlencnt a. he read the startling
CHAtLEsGE FROM UNCLE DICK.
A. fret De was Disposed Ia look upon IL ~
e. ~. kc. but as be read f.r the second
nm. The threatening document he held H. his
hand. Pc tecamo ronyiu, cd that the -auguinarv
spirit hr,ithcd IN every lctt"r of it, though per
scratches, was not the seusclcS- Joke Of an idler
but the ineAorable aeteriuination - a uian who
ilErhfu li'l hlr blbilu. NF Lawrence jerome II
brave man, but he has = family and tho
thought that should he fall before the rush of
if .puonents locomotive he would leave
ulAt ithly dtGonsolate, saw" Tor the iucousid-
erahle consolation 10 he derived from thc pos
session of quantity uf Western niuu stock
h'f wrecked locomotive, was moie than he
could bear. More than this. even should lac e.-
cope the Leisure u contemplating the utu. led
remains Of Uncle uick would be dearly Iur-
chased At the cost If the locomotive. some
comfort, however, attended the rc.o ole. tun
tLuI an arrange tncnt tnicht he ef'ccte ed hy " ch
the estate tf the dead a.
two locomotives uulers ~ wa most prul.. ,'Ilr.
both men should be killcd, In wbirn ct.,.,x, cpt
O. The surviving relatives, 1t wut.d matter tut
little h"w the engines were paid for, uT whether
they were paid Tor at ali or not.
THE CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
Fortified by this idea Mr. Jerome sat , own
and rephed to Uncle DICKS challenge In terms,
" pu--ibIc, even more desperately HndiCtlVe
than those used by hi- opponent lie Ion. ei
g. take hl- place on the non horse, swol %
GuNu with whistle upon his ll.raycr, and
d1-A trumphantly up 10 the nearest station
to the cowtatcher. 'rhi. was not exacliv The
Port of answer Uncle Dick expected to receive,
thd b." ~. proportion liy Huupldssod. How
rirts. lnd he a. once lesan a,ligcnt study ~
it' construction Of the locomotive. il.hcrto
~" lr'c"rdlLs- had b',u "uudacted with per-
inci secrecy. but now all Wall rtfrot was flnsng
"'' t'c lulutI that the lives oi two Of Its moet
81 uiu,ut men WeIc In peril. II was received
WIT lu"r"dulity, especially when the street
h'NI thr dc crlptiOn ui weapons u be employed
d. ihe approaching coiuhat' tut ar .onc c.rcum-
tlauNr alt,r another lent strength tu the rlmor,
II h.rtl To- gain credeuCo, and II was not
thuuyut uuwuUhy Of two Of the girtts of
"a-e hat iu the settlement OF mortal fcuds
lht rh" I'd depart from the beaten trace II
ordinary W,n.
onpe ON Mu. IrRosr.
4 -rs reporter, wmkiag down Broad street,
o.-.H.-.I- ho coming ovout. Num,iutie bets
.r' uVic upon tlo lssuc, long odds ltiuE oi-
'.. ut'u Mr. rome ~ consequence 4 = ru-
!'.F "l'h ind sprung up mat a scheme WA. on
lFl 30 rNc lucio DICK au Inferior eugIuy,NhiDh h
80 Iufdlllly b.lrt IT, boiler amt be blown 20
al Hl- tt mo nr-t shock. Lolc.' sad an old
gentleman, with much dignity, " that no man IN
"" street would lend himself 70 such q mon
tifH.- sch emo ,- that. n tury must G.,Iit, lot
u'm night lArly, with SOUND locomotives. |
hI IA "a position to know that there f. no truth
~ i'l- rtmur ui giving rchcll damaged engine.
FlVe 20 three On Jerome ANY takcrsf
B II take you, in hundred dollar bilIr," And
Il Aud ~ shouted hall a dozen voice., and
iho I'D gentleman was et once busy with his
book. "Nuu had better mind what you re doing"
saiu the warning voice ot another broker With
req hair and a broken nose, Its all true. The
company have an Old engine that hasn't been
run Tor h"avcn knows how long. II has been ia
con sion about hait u dozen tunes, ami OH the
u''1k, ana la ditohss, and down smbdnkLents
Diteuer than ~ like 10 say. Its boiler has been
patehed 50 often that hardly any Of tho original
IRON 10 left.
"to.llHons sore, oug time she bore,
hlsraH were IA van;
Grown old and rusted, her boiler busted"-
] forget the rest, but that Is the engine they
are going 70 glve Unoie Dick
A pAkIC.