, 1873-12-13

rf"M Htt A'e"' Hftc1H 1t"y.He' .,,, .
some ION or tWelVo years pe1ore Cno cropping
ont Of sllo late unrleasant1less there came to
New Orleans Q very romar1nblo specimen OF tue
genus yo!opt IN trooGh chccaAer d'1nduSt,1e.
His namo-or at least the name ne went by
wa Dc sasd: Ao aportMsd I'd huge mqstaGhe. az apd
hnli-pay military olteor o,' Ho was mn mah ,.e OF
plausible aadress rather well eaneotea' nha was
endowed with an unlimited supply Of brsas."
Having worned ,,, hinself int the good g,aSsaH s
gent. but aome"Aas o'er.coananR; Ma pro-
prietor OF the fropdgaseaT CoMoItqae;
he became eniei enl1or nna genstn manager Mg Q!
that ilihqSntial M Gatnone Journal: FROM snas
mustacle, however-,ass'1med k!nd of aemi-
clerical garb, although e continued to 1--we as q
Don usug,lt, and to frequent On the Wy gfeas
many places not ut to DO mentioned to cars
About year or 80 aftor he Ind become q a
Orleans, lie had difficulty with French editor:
who ID now no more, and with whom he Ind
IN mSasse Sasasns ea Il s s % eus @
his Lutte aessociate. 1nasaad or iehorting 81, TO
the eonrtd, Do sard wrote 2 very insult
ing letter to his unfortunate debtor, WHICH sGt-
ter, We believe, he oven went 80 far , AZ to PUP
lsh; L**F, ths recipient o. tue 10 fesocions Ms
epistlo, immediately called upon two members
OF the New Orleans press, whom We hAall
designate here ns Y: and Y, and requested tAcm
to bear challenge to DoSard'
The mission waH accepted. <. aud T. made
their appearance at Dc Sard's oitico, aud wore ut
once admitted into luxt,riously lifted up room,
looking moro like fashionable ladys boutlor
than this editorial aanctum Of d newspaper.
sh RS 9@ea eap wore FeS gorgeous % rebp e ohambro
with gold tasae!s, and sat IN i, we'll
stuffed arm.chair, innaling the ira
grance Of a,l unmistakable Havana cgar. Being
informed by x. aud Y. Of the nature Of their
rhflH 11H ht
shake Of the hnnd, and. before proceeding to
business, insisted upon their partaking of sone
choice Madeira vino LIE produced from liquor
| case, and accepting fragrant Ttros from his au-
the1iItio sie,npre ,jtel cignr box.
"Gentlomen," said tho acknowledgement
| editor, the occasion which prooures INC the
| honor Of your visit is one which appeals
| to tho highest instincts Of gentiuon.nae's na-
| been selected for tho pnrpoRo. But, gentle-
mon, permit me ono single remark before we
10 uny further. Ir. l. *** owes mo 5000. That
I believe, IL not denied" K. and Y. nodded ns-
sent:: "Hence, gontlemon,". nnrnncd nn the III,
douitable Dc Sara, "you, with the tine senac OF
honor OF true cavaliers, will at once perceiye
| how unequal mortal combat betwcen j. **
and myse!f would be nnder. the circumstances:
| Should kill hin-ua 1t ia highly probable viii
buck my money. Should ho kill me-a barely
possible ovent,I I admit-he at ouce wipes out
his debt and his enemy. With due Difference to
your dcciaion, gentlemen. It appeara to me that
/. ~ ~ first move should have boen to settle
tlat ittle BILL"
| \. and Y. looked at De satd, and then at
each other, and finally broke out into laugh.
They conceded Tho point raised by Do bard, how
| over, mud retired to report to their principal.
The next morning L y =, having procured
the required amount, handed it to his friends,
WHO once more proceeded to Dc Rards office.
aud tendered payment OF L ~ debt,-retow-
ing at tue aame time his demand for Batistaetio',
Do Sard was as grand, aB cliynlsic III betorc.