The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-12

which was engraved g De Tremens & Co.
Wine and Spirit Merchants"
| I finished my toddy, took off my coat
locked the door and looked him full in tn
| face.
| He finished his toddy, threw off his coat
went to the door and pocketed the key Blu
, never for an instant did he take his eyes of
me. He was quite ready for me. He waited
for me. His azure countenance had changed
he looked fiendish.
The noble art of self-defense had been {
feature in my education : when at school
could parry and counter capitally my blow
was equal to hundred and thirty-sevei
pounds, and | could give the upper cut beauti
fully but somehow | felt afraid of this fellow
and looked at him as tiercely a, | could, il
the hope that he would make me an apology.
Nothing of the kind. On the contrary, his
demoniaca scowl grew tiercer and wilder
every moment, the redness round his eyes
became more strongly defined, and his orbs
shone with a dazzle that seemed to freeze my
blood | would have given months salary,
and expenses to boot, to have been safely any
where else / looked at the window as the
thought rose, and determined to risk limb
by jumping through it into the street below.
But must have passed him. His eyes We're
upon me, and gave up the idea as soon as
formed
had contrived, however, to have the table
between lis, and thus We were face to face !
could not now look him straight III the eye, as
] had always been accustomed to look at a
man.
shrank from his terrible stare, and my
blood seemed to gallop as though every drop
in my body had entered for, and was running
on IA steeple chase through my veins, with a
wind-up APP from my heart to my brain.
To my horror | became sensible that the
table was moving with slow but certain
motion towards the side of the room held
it with all my strength, but without avail My
antagonist was evidently much stronger man
than myself, and had the design of making for
himself fair field on which to exhibit his
prowess. would have pulled the bell out by
its roots, for help, but my hands were riveted
to the table | moved with it against my will ::
his terrible eyes were upon me-
At last the table touched the wall !; my ene-
my lifted his hands, and as he did SO | found
mine were released Quick as lightning lie
sprang at me. Quick as lightning, l remem-
bered had a large spring backed knife in my
pocket thrust my hand in search of it ;
but was already in the grip of vice, re-
ceving blows that would not have disgraced
a mammoth's hammer. | was knocked down:
I was knocked up; was thrown over his head,
kicked in many places at once, jumped upon,
knelt upon; my teeth were knocked out my
nose fiattened, my neck dislocated, my skull
my ribs smashed ill., before | could
even plant one with my left upon any part Of
my antagonist.
At length Lobt.ined freedom for my right
hand; the next minute he was dead at my
feet With great difficulty l arose, and,
drawing the table to its original position, l
the body underneath. Then, with an
feeling of triumph and joy, l
wiped my trusty weapon.
Horror In every chair, on every table, on
the solemn old clock, on row on the mantle
shelf, were new arrivals Indigo dealers, all
waiting to have turn with me
The morning after my arrival at The Red
Dragon found myself in bed, strapped
Town. The people of the inn told me that |
lad been mad the night before, and had
ought battle royal with every article of fur
liture in the room. knew better, of course
mt ! kept my own counsel. | could have
old them that | had conquered not only De
rremens himself but also his awful CO.
70 the Editor New Orleans Bulletin
Your capt quotation" from Dr. Holland,
las induced me to tanscribe the following
ines from the Poets of Sparta, which, unfor-
unately, are as appropriate to our condition
o-day as they were 1000 years ago to Greece
Respectfully, D. c. l..
From Aristophanes
,ften times have reflected on a similar abuse.
a the choice OF men for Office and of coins for
common use.
or your old and standard pieces, valued aD- |
proved and tried,
Icre among the Grecian nations, and in all the |
world beside.
recognized in every realm for trusty stamp and |
pure assay
re rejected and abandoned for the trash Of
YeSteJd0y.
or vile, adulterate issue, drossy, counterfeit !
and base,
Ihich the traffic of the city passes current in
their place;
nd he men mat stood for office, noted for az |
htOu1eiJed ,rO,fh
nd for manly deeds of honor and for honorable |
birth;
ramed in exercise and art in sacred duties and |
IN song,
u are o"s'ed and suQp3o'aed By base iyno5le
Hrong:
altry stamp and vulgar mettle raise them to
command and place,
razen counterfeit pretenders, scoundrels of
scoundrerace
HON the State in former ages scarce would have
allowed to stand
the sacrifice of outcasts, as the scape goats
of the land;
ime it is-and long has been, renouncing all
your foles past,
o recur to sterling merit and intrisc worth at
last;
We rise, we rise with honor, if we fal it must
be so.
From "Eppoijs," 444 b. c., on The .Aseyei
Dndthon Of AHenS :"
1t grieves me to behold the Commonwealth
hings were not thus administered of old:
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