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thing like se1f-loorit. He docs not arovodly
hak Flfforor 10 profess that tootfacho III
rather ploaaant atntrnosion than othorwIso ho
only recommends him to fix Ills ntlontlon upon
ills groat toe or homo other romots part OF lila
body Which may sppear to DO oujoyng good
health.
And, in fact. thoro arc snno poop1o 20 onvia-
bly, constituted that small pleasant object clo-
Yates thom moro lhnn gront unpleasant object
deprcHses them. Thcy ayo people. no to spoa!i,
OF umall specific gravity who Gannot bo sub.
merged without hoavy burden Of melancholy.
Tho PERSON who ,nakcs tho boat OF things pro-
patllize with grlof, but that lfa constitutional
buoyAncy lnakcs Bympnthy In him compatible
with ozhllaration ho toon not deny tho oxiatonce
Of evils, but tho smallest grain Of good malies
aoms 1,ien drunk. There orc, no nay,
coin word, easily 'into1icabIo. Bnt 70
are inulinod, ~ rule, to a vehement
sunpicio4 ia both oaaes. The man Hho Ia upset
number OF gusses botoro tho first; and tho mar,
Who makes tile best Of things Is generally lo]pcd
to DO soreno eitor by tho abserco Of stroug fool
ting or by t1lo want OF courage to look It tho
worat.
Tliero aro Of courao eroas many pooplo who
can make tho best Of thoir frieuds' miafortunos
with surprising oquanlmity !; but oveu aporsona]
calamity, auch as pecuniary ruin, often finds a
man Of this sort making tho bost Ut 1t. Before
Admiring no ought to know whothor such cainl-
mesa reallY indlcatos courage itmay signify just
tho revorao. A man rho haB never dared fairly
to look into tho state Of Ills own affairs
and has thus got out OF bio depth without
knowing 1t, IL just tho man to be cheerful, be.
cause ho still does not look into tho future, bus
oaloulaton that, on tho whole, Ills friend. cauno
Btill lot him staryo. 10 havo d noblo disregard
for prudential considerations to marry, for ex
ample, on general principles, and trust to yor,
children being brought up by m enlightened
public, is indood gonorally regarded as d noble
action and 1t Is certainly tho legitimate oonue
quonce of making the best Of things. Econo
vlothor sucll actfons aro beneficial either to til,
actor or to tile nation We aro quito certain
that thoy are anything but beneficial TO Iii
noighhoru.
, 1873-11-30

down starss maybe 10 baa a0 snils i''luSd snd
. bag Of spplos given him for nothing II ho
went on The oppqs,ItS tsok l.o rleked having
noxt elmo ho pasaot In otthsr case, apples or
cable relations hc kept up with tho neighbor-
hood; and tho Rrocorn OF tho diatriot called him
~ s,s s9pss f 59gas & msro 5 for 4 Va,
Of bis journal, which hopcraouatly hawkod about.
Il, cash or kind aud apound Of nalsages for throo
copies, two rush-dips for q ,nlngle number, or q
pair Of brooches for whole half years sub
ford to despisc.. People connded to him thclr
grievancen, and bcnought him to libol their
noighbora, which ho did obligngly enough, Il
he had no special reaoon for refusing; and, "a D
natural oonBe9nonco, nc 1!ad always fon
listed Ia tlmo, Tor tho journalist bad . eoothing
tongue. Some morning tho wholo atreot would
ho thrown into atate OF oommotion, and Tho in-
habitants would troop out Of thoir doors to SEQ
thcir domeBtio ohrontoler marcl9od array solomu-
hang-dog mood, to tho Dasttle. Porhaps It Was
debt; perhaps too bold shot at somo ono In
plaoe-clerk boadlo, recruiting -sorgeant, or what
not. Thon thcrs would DO much cackling In tho
street. and ories OF compassion, and tho rancor
for past ibol, II any survived, would melt away;
and the apple-womRn, the stove-wonan, tho tall
or's wifo and tho oohblers nioco would tako turna
at going to tho prison and passlng tho poor jour
naliht afew detioac1es through tho iron bnra. But
ho was not An important bird enough to be Gagged
any length OF timc,--he was tolnsis, not an
caGlo,-and 1t wsH nevor very long before tue sun
shone again upon him, aa ho mas roleacea from
daranoe and cautioned not to como thoro again.
Then ho would aud q bouquet on his gsrret-s1l
whoa he returned homo and tho ncighbora
would treat him to roaat vonl, and broaoh cheap
bottle Of vim d dArgonteuil in Lis honor. BadneBs
had roigned while ho was away, irth and Joy
had attended, the resumption Of hin duties ~
potatoes. Tho journalist was nover rioli, for
money mo1ted In his fingers, and ho seldom mar
rlod, bccAuse marriage WAS incompatible with
tho puruuit OF literature and gal1antry, which
should 60 hand In hand. Tho customary ond Of
tho Journalist WAS tho hospital and deal coffin,
and bis usual opitaph was "C'etait un bon dia.
b1el"-- CornIiu Magazine.
, 1873-11-30
TEE CHICAGU' DN1LY' TH1DUNE: SUNDAY,

Of tho great coaching roads botwcon York and
Glasgow) and that there was groat 10y In tho
village on tho arrival Of tho coach aud ita pro-
sious froIght-;quito tho event, in feut, It was,
Hhe says tho. boys Waro ueed very we'll and fcd
a. 'yclla could bo oxpcotcd for eco yoar; Tint
therc mfght bo things wronE but no complaints
wore over Inado; that ehaw made money, ho-
oauao On Ills own farm Io grazod tho cows anil
fod tho ahoep and pigs Which supplied tho boys
food.
''.Tho house is at ono end Of The vil1ngo Tito
coaoh-road runB past tho gable botwocn tile
AouBe and tho ntables.
wore bad, but not 90 bnd as Dlckona mnkca out,
and shaw's was much better thnn most Of rhcm
There il strong feeling there Of Indignation
Shaw
.,,; I'm lis LIS reply to my requont to publish tho
I think my information Ia authontio, boing Nath-
cred on tho spot. Thero woro four largo Lon
don schools" (so-eallod) In tho vitiago, all
knocked Up BY "Niehoias Niok1oby." lilo in
~ should like, by way OF comment on my
friond'a interesting notos and In Justice to
DickenB, to remind your readers TINT tho great
novolot, In his preface to Nicholas Nickloby,
ssya tint bis description OF Dotheboys Hall was
not mennt to apply to any particular man or
school, but that It wae . typo Of Yorkshire cheap
schools In general. Ho further distinctly and
emphatenlly assorts that this description, 40 TAR
from boing exaggerated, falls far short Of tho
reality: 1t is quite possible that Dickens unfor-
tunately made bis description, in some rcppectaa
too much . portrait OF Mr. Shaw,e tho result Of
which appoarp to have boon t4at tho latter foil
victim to tie obloquy which was duo to York.
ehire schoo1mastors generally. Il tho compari-
son be allowable, Shaw suffered like Louig XVI,
who nas gnillotined not 50 much forhis own sins
rs for those Of lis scountrol ancestors! But al
though Shaw may havo boon comparatively inno-
cent, I hayo no doubt that Dickens rao, in tho
main, right, and that Yorkshire schools and York.
shire schoolmastors were, on tho whole, such as
ho dcscribos them.. That theso gentry and thoir
'Caves Of Dospair' no longer oxlst, Is one Of tho
many debts Of gratitude which his fcllou-oouu-
trymsu owe to Charles Dickonn,"
, 1873-11-30
LAST WORDS.

Thine own lon words h4ye made IL 80:
The seal Ii net Will not shrink
The aoas may moan and sbb and how;
The moons may rise and suns may stink;
Tbs leaves may llre and fads and fal1;
The howers may he on sylvan bisrs;
Our allen hoarts will note 1t all,
Though alien still, through ali tho yearn.
Ifalter not, nor yet complain
Thy words Of doom wcrs kindly sid:
sTwero Idle, now, to nurture pain,
Whom lore is dead, md hops IL hed.
III roam tho dark earth ocr and oar,
And III this blighted past forget:
P1ungs IN tte city'a aurgo and roar,
And toar my heart from vatn regret.
Yct nomstirnes, when tho hurried din
OF men shall nil my saddoned car,
Bo1no Thoughts Of thee will rIse within.
And start to ufo the latent tear.
And, wlereaooer my pathway winds,
Wh2teyer beauty may ace,
What eunnJ cyes, What taint1ess minds,
Ny thoughts Will oft return 10 thee.
CHICAGO, Nov. ~, 1878. THO. CAnfENTK
, 1873-11-30
Weird Oyster LcKcud,

Forest and S1rcEnt.
There IL sad and weird story Of Rn oystors
entcr, which still doatR around the wharves Of
Baltimore. Tlero oyater-boats do congregate
Ono morning, twas years ago, tho sloop Martha
Mary came from some oYater-bed GU tue Ches.-
peake, ltdon gunnel deop With primo oysters.
wharf. The skipper, pleased with tho pros--
poets Of bin voyage, iounged on tho wharf
awaiting = customer. Tlare camo to tIlia
Captain = lean, lnnk, and sailou-faced man,
eat n .omo me- oystors." M @Plensy on on board there.a
WAS the blnn reply. "Dut would pay for what
eat, !" interposed the stranger. "An right, 50
aboard, eat your ill for quarter chceriy re-
Piled tue skipper, for IN those early times oys-
" Willingly" said the thin man, producing with
alscrity tho old spaninh quarter with the pillars
on 1t, tho coin OF that time, and drawing large
luntJ oynter-knfo from Lis pocket. Thea the
thin man opened tho hatch Of the little vessel
and dtved bolow.
The Captain wont to his breakfast. Tho meal
over, ho returned to tis sioop deck. Below llo
heard tho measured click Of m oyster knife. lis
thought little Rbout it, only said, Ho has
That day, as two moro oyster smaelsah had come in,
and purchasers wore slack. Makes no matter
said the 0uptain, " the vcathcr is cold, tlon
oyster is sound, aud they will Keep in prime Or
dor for weok." That Captain wont to dinner.
Again no faced his lttle vessels I-ek, end etin
"clck," from bslon, working away with meehan~
ical regularity. An3ionsly then that Captain
strobe along, and was full Of fenr: "a
tho aun act, still the click Of tha
oyster knife Was heard. In terror tho Cap
tain fled from his smack. Noas morning
early, rs be approached tho wharf, still hia
alfrightod ear held tho click. He could stand it
no longer. Rushing below, scattering aside whole
heaps Of empty shells, be found tho lean, lank,
and oadaveroua man, still opening aWay 1t the
vcry bottom of the YeR6ol. "TheY WAS good"
Baid the cadaverous man, swallowing with art-
iatio hirs elngularly large oyator, "but acarco
10 ealty as liko 'em, ef had bad = cracker, or
jyed en- moro. SEQ here, Captiug, itu jest
case OF knlfo with me-. This orc oyster knife,
and ho held up tho astenuatod blade, rorn now
to tho size OF a. small pen-knlfo, "warn't good
ntoel, or might havo lad my hlll,'' ana, saying
this, he slowlY and deliberately climbed up tho
hatchway, anu still laak aud lean, disappeared
IN tho distance. This is the story of the oyster
tiend, ~ whsepersd about in low voics among
professional oyater-openers Of Baltimore.
, 1873-11-30

4 correspondent Of Notes and Queries sends to
that journal tho following article, which puts
another aapecs on one Of Mr. Dlckons' happiest
creations. We have hoard something Of that
sort before, hut hayo neyor seon 1t in q uite go
authentic shape:
- I have recently rcceivod letter from an old
FREUD and Hcho6ifolloW which AppoarH to mo 10
fur to exceed tho interest Of \ lnoraly private
letter that have obtained bis leave to sond a
feel m interest In Dickens writings will be g'nd
to read communication which throws somo
light upon ono Of hln most famous fcttons. My
fli0ud written from Dowoa, In the North Riding,
village in tho ncishhorhood OF c}asaio ground OF
Rokeby:
awe came here, a. it ia on tho way to who're
We are going it is my fatlor's birthplace. It il
very tine country-trcah mountain air. Dotho-
boys Hall ID still here, no longer school. Mr.
Shaw, tho original OF s1uoors, married. hlias
Tho school~b.ildinga arc pulled down, but the
house (DotheboyB) lB atil very nice handsome
one, with largo otilces, cow-houses, do. We
learn from our landlady that in tho room whoro
Ind lunch tho DAY lie aud = friend rodo oyor from
narnnrd Cnstlo to eco and make sketohea OF Mr.
HhaWa school, and this same otd lady, hlrs.
Ilghmoor, waited on them. Dickens was only
bore that day. but ho stayed longor IN Barnard
true, shout tllo ecl,ool, from ol.e quon:
dam uBler OF Shaw'a, and " bad lot, who had
iudeod been turned of for bad CONDUCT.
"'Mrs. Ighmoor tella mo, as tnlood my father
always says, that DotAeboya Hall ID moat e1-
aggeratod earicature. But bomohow the do.
sorlptiou was in sono respects 80 correct that
everybody recognized 1t. Poor Shaw quite took
1t to heart, aud did no more good, got ohildish
and paralytto, and soon died. Tho school wont
| down fast. MrB. Blaw also died broko,l-hearted.
but u good deal Of money was left behlnd Mira.
| Higlmoor sayH thoEe wefo an immense number
| Of boys that Mr. Bhaw chartered special coach
| to bring theW f{Qm Lonaon (tlis placo IL On one
, 1873-11-30

A Manchester (Engaad) firm wss charged bo.
Of throad On bobbns, Of % spoofs, M lsbosd W i, pian
lguroa st1U0." Acoi,sod answered by counsel
that tho figures wore not intonded to intlicute
the yards Ut cntton on tho spoon. W!la! thoy
did moan Was "not for him to say." And, fur
for nhipmont abroad; In faot, Exclusively for tho
foreign trade" Defendants woro 1lucd 10
shillings.' A like tlofonse il nsae in Engllsh
newspapers for alulteratod tea stored In tho
homo MARKET but for reshipnent. Query--HoN
about London Dock" wines end ll9uoras
, 1873-11-30

some Of the loa!hso,ne ssghtn porllarH mono Of
thom woro 80 sad ~ That Of tho body Of Frcnch
poaaant, ucnu ono lovely morning, as the Grown
Prince. on lila WY to Paris, led Lin STAFF ont Of
Montlnlrail through beautiful country. This
poor victim Of MAR, "tlrosaod III b1ouHe, vaa
lying of tho road inside gap, ilo Ind boon
wnri. Thoro wonll hare been nothing to ac-
count for his death, but that an old n,ualsot,
broken in two lay near him, and thas tho baud Of
Ills cap Ind number and that atrlp of rod
cloth Eayo 1t como aenlbfnuco of uniform
, 1873-11-30

JGUFNAEfEE1 III 1Ne Fscf3V o2 a1UEtI1 ~ 70
Tho journalists of the encyclopaedia ora woro
SHIFT asy s III & SG potstoes to ~ f Il sqs pes % By
tho stoyc-woluan round tic ooruor. Almost every
big sIrect had ita journalist, and all onn partlc-
ulsr print, whlul, this lean but ulefasigablo bo-
Ing published on oaudio.papor once T. wook. Tho
cllronic!cd tho ,narrlsgea. births, Or connrblal
woes OF his ucighbors; lo WAS Welcome to a
dinnor now aud lhau, md 1t was alwaya rcmcm-
bored tha. ho ato much, II ks ehoned
himself eloquent Ia praiaing tho uomeu.
, 1873-11-30

DR.. Russell, In Observation-Disclosures "Dlary,"
describes tho acones through Which ho paSsed In
the Nranco-GcrmAn war.
Tho day after Sedan he rode over The battlo-
field, the grialy horrors OF which pseso4 all be-
llof. Human hands hanging III tho sraeH !, a
dead lanocr gazing ouriously At tho hoad Of
wretch. with tho @aonoya badge on Ills arm stag.
goring towards tie frant[or under the weight of
q yaektul OF watches aud gold laoe, ,-theae wore
, 1873-11-30
A PRAYER.

Thou, vl,o doat lwcll x1ono-
Thou, uto dost know 1hino OWL
Thou, to whom al aro known
From tho cradle to tho gravo-
Save, o, eave,
Fro,.s tho >rorl1a temptatlonst
From tributatiuns;
From that 6erce anguish
Whoseln We lungu!sh;
From that torpur deep
Wherein We lie asIcep, ..-
Heavy ~ death. cold is tbs grsvpi
When tho soul, growing clearer,
6ecR God no nearer;
When tho soul, mounting hlghoE,
To God comes no nlghnr;
But the arch-fend, lride.
Mounts al hor Eide,
Foil3nY her high cmpriso,
Bealfng hcr eagle eyes,
And, when she fam would soss,
Makco Idols 10 ad6ro;
Changing the pura omotion
OF her high devotion
10 Bkin-leep acuso
OF her own cluquenco;
Stroug to deceive, strong 10 onsl2ve-
Savo, o Baye.
From tho iugralned fashion
OF this oartlLlY nature
That mara Thy creature;
From grief that 10 but passion;
From mirth that IL but ftlEunE;
from tears that bring no healing;
From wild and weak Complaining;
Thino own strength revealing,
8afe, q s2fc. ;
From doubt wlere all Is double;
, Wllcro wikc men arc not Btrong;
Whore comfort turns to tronbIe;
Tlero junt men cutter wrong;
Where sortoW treads Oh Joy !;
Where sweet thlngs soonest cloy;
Whcro faitu4 nre buils OIL dust;
Wher1 larn Is hElf 1uistrust;
: Hungry, and barren, and s!larp a. tbs sea;
O. set lis free.
o. lat the falso dream ny
Where our Rick sunl1 do Io
Tossing continually.
O, wlcre Thy voIco doth come,
Let sll doubts 10 dumb;
Let al1 words bo mild;
All stritcu bo recuncllcd;
All paius beguiteis
Light bring no LlildncxA;
Love no nukindutag;
knowledge no rnl1l;
Fear 10 ualoing.
From ths cradle to the grave,
Save, o save:
.theto Art,pld+
, 1873-11-30


between tho Town Hall and tho White Hart Hotel III
Tho middle Of tho atrces thoy haye Lighted hugo bon,
Ore Of pitch and farze aua a saang ae,aons;a ;;
lulphurous vapor and eckontng amote. Tho whole
to,n Of 1ewes The e1eu5stonHts from nrlFhson Tug
1ro. Tho fun Ia dangerous, piless, and cruel Every
nun, WOMAN, md clltld has squtb, IN Explosive
hor shawl, or BENEATH tho piustore. It Is con-
hdeEcda Joke to Light some arswoEk and to cat It
t sspiolas Viii dull tlud, md fligAtens tno women
10 death. Lighted rockets are thrown at Windows or
east recklcssly aud laughingly nmopg nome,!s
suess1 poasants aud scattered Into Tho worry faces
Of 1nfanta 10 ar1ns who arc actually permitted V 10
tleir mothers gapo It Tho su dsatr There Il no re
IL the dark of n,oss doorways TIM women secrotly
pull tAe fireworks out Of their loverR pockets Light
them behind the!r overs' backs, and thun coolly ng
them into n!ghbor'a face. So It went on poppIng
Ing on astonshed, nntl tLs hour srriye for tho ad-
vent OF the great procession from tho top OF tho town.
- H. sofas
cahs. Positively II bs1nea all description, and those
who had not been Up to thi. !nomspt snlroestea by
had difficulty In grasping thu meaning Of this wild
nyal procession III sa1ance hand Of pioneers,
then asini.mii!tacy hslf-1ntoxcacd hruea band out
OF tune aud diacordant; then = motley crowd OF
devils. elergynen: so!l'ers sailors 0ssek p!ratss
nageTa a 10 r. tto
quite dozen Of burning tar-bntrela Oh truckB, each
viii lhe nade h!led with lane, and suEKesvs fo: AZ
"Hook OF Martyrs" 1t waa playlug At sono.ing tor
riplc There wore martyrs TO burn Or foe. to MUIR
der; but tho spirit Of cruelty Mas up, and, what With
1lu eulr.s anloku, noise, and RIOT u any Offending
nrly lid been carght ho Noull have nasantly haen
Consigned to tho ta,nos.
It il = question difficult OF decision to what
degree
rcpresepte4 iu such displays ~ thene. Al
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-07-03

A PROFITABLE BUSINESS FOR ARMY
OFr1cERs.-Hunting UP kuklux in
South Carolina was pretty profitable
business, even if some innocent persons
did suffer with the guilty The Char
loston Neecs and Courier says the
General Assembly appropriated $35,
900 to pay the rewards offered by
Governor Scott for the apprehension
and conviction Of person engaged in
kuklux conspiracy: that S2l 900 of this
amount was paid to ILajor Lewis
Merrill, of The United States army, who
was in command Of the G. lties under
martial law. and that the remainder was
distributed in this way: To the arbi
traitors for their trouble $500; Thomas
M. Wilkes, $1,000; H. H. D. Byron,
1920; James Canton, $1,000; W. H
Brown ST 900; grand total, $4,000;
balance left in the treasury, 500.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-07-03
Address Of Nosby's to lis Guerillas.

n
There is nothing to be gained by
lighting any longer under the Conscrva
tive banner; SO he proposes to change
sides and make a raid in the opposite
direction 8 General Grant has. been
very liberal, he said the other day to q
Richmond reporter, in appointing my
friends to office" and willie General
Grant persevores in this commendable
device for conciliating the South,
Colonel Mosby purposes to set him uT
again for. reelection as often as four
year, term comes around.
We can almost hear the bold colo
mel haranguing his gueril'a as. He re
minds them that their stomachs are
empty, their jackets are out-at the cl
bows, their boots are broken and theil
horses are. half-starvcd Their old
party has nothing to give them for il
Is as they'are General Grant offer,
thema square meal and unlimited p!hn
der; with q comfortable. blue uni1orn
IN place It theis ragged gray. What :
beautiful provision OF Providence! Ihl
conversion is instantaneous. Mostly
gteliilas raise a cheer for their new
general, and swoop down upon ViT-
ginia. One brave fellow carries of
eollecterslip. Another throws Tho
mail bags across his. saddle. A tlil1
rides home with a malshals commits
sion impaled upon his sword The
troop isp't q very large one, and Til
civil service rules have been amended
some more, and Virginia is big State
so we shall not wonder if every one Q
the raiders get lis belly full.
Is it merely q coincidence that Colo
mel Mosby's frank and high toned dee
laration Of principles should be mad,
just as the President discovers that th'
civil-scrvice rules must be modified S,
that he can give Offices TO more of hi
southern political friends p He began
emptying out a lot Of his consulslip
the other day, for the purpose of put
ting southern men into them. w
shall watch With some curiosity for
suspension Of the rules in Virginia nov
that Mosby's gtleiil1as arc asking to b.
conciliascd a
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-07-03

The Boston Post criticises the Radi
cal humbug of civil service reform as
follows: II seems that the rules utterly
fail to NEEDLE with the President s pow
er OF removal, or extend the term of
service, but they leave it with the for
nier to abstain from acting arbitrarily.
and to refuse to remove one person in
order to make room for another. He
is the head aud fountain of the system
appoints the examiners, reviews the ac-
ton and bases upon the recommends,
lions OF the Board, is responsible for
nominations and appointments and
need not make removal or terminate
individual service for any reasons but
such as please him. What, pray, does
this. amount to, as an advance on what
has gone before? When Mr.. Curtis
turned his back on the sham it was be-
fore had become thoroughly satisfied It
was such; his successors, however. think
to keep it alive by praising him. and
gong on with Grant when he abmptlv
left eff 1t is as bad as the Waine Ro
publicans denouncing the salary orab
which the President urged upon Con
gress, and is now benefiting by. at the
rate Of twenty five thousand dollars a
year, and then resolving that there is
no hope offeform accept by the wa,
hey point their partisan feet"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-07-03
Tae Code ii England
TIE WHIP suP;:l.eEp.s T;:IE I'.sgol
GuY LIVINGSTON DUEl


GuY LIVINGSTON DUEl. go. ~
A London correspondent writing OF
the 7th inst;st to Il Georgia paper, dc
clibcs the following ll.diclous termina
ton of an afi;,ir Of honor in 'sMelry
England:
The other day che Of our morning
papers. takingas its text the recent duel
in Virginia, preached long and clio
quent sermon upon the harballty of the
Americans. and their shameful wicked
ness III allowed this relic Of the dark
ages to remain as one of their customs
But at the very hour when this homily
was being written. a duel between two
English gentlemen was being fought
III Piccadilly. These two young swells
had q,arrelled, not about young lady,
but about a bet; a challenge to- mortal
combat had been givei. and accepted; a
difficulty arose about the weapons to be
used; the seconds finally referred the
matter to an arbitrator no other than
the famous author, Guy LIVINGSTONE =
and he decided that the bloody-thirstv
should meet in the middle OF Piccadillv,
each armed with q horsewhip, and
thrash each other until che or both
cried, ''lIold! eno"ghf' The duelists
demurred, but the arbitrator declared
that as they asked for his decision they
should obey it, and that if they did not
lie should whip both Of them. AT this
threat they yielded, and awful conf a:
commenced at the appointed time and
place. Fast and thick were the blows
shrill through the air wllistIed the keen
lashes; dense arose the dust from the
well-beatcd coasts. Each man stood
bravely to his work until at last, as il
by mutual consent, each paused at the
same moment, and exclaimed
Enough Then they quietly shool,
hands, jumped into cabs, and drove
away amid the plaudits OF the crowd
If you must have duels, | don't know
but Guy Livingstone's plan for them is
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