The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-06-04

(Which means that / must eat my
words or fight 2"
Most decidedly"
cit can't be done for the money"
" For the money
"Yes, for the money. I'd be glad to
eccomodate you, my dear Colonel, In any
way in nv mower but the money stands
in my way most completely and en-
tirely."
Col. Henry looked bewildered. Kir-
vans orgunaent,tn al cr1tmenone was
evidently beyond him. "What money
whose money!" he exclaimed.
"Why, my money, to be sure T; the
money that your respectable friend Mr.
D'Esterre owes me this last couple of
years-nothing more nor less than a cool
hundred, Independent of interest and
expenses. l lent it to him at first not as
matter of business, but on his pledged
word of honor that he'd return it to me
at the time he promised /; and, upon my
honor and sowl, he hasn't done so from
that day to this"
The Colonel doubted what he had TO do
with the money question.
" Everything" said Kirwan, Sin the
regard OF your not having the ghost of
an argument on your side when you ask
me to apologize or fight.
The Colonel still could not see it; but
his opponent very soon made him, III this
wise: He'd be liar and coward to
apologize or in any way retract what he
had said and still felt of D'Esterre, 50
long as D'Esterre chose to act dishonor-
ably toward him; and to go out and fight
him would be to act like the biggest fool
IN existence. "Blood-an'- 'ouns, Colonel"
said Billy, "do you want me to fire
against my own money! On the other
hand, if ID Esterre hits me, he'll send me
to the devil after it; and you know the
Scripture says that out of hell there's
no redemption =
every true indeed, and by no means
an unreasonable way of putting it, OBJ
served Colonel Henry; "but," he added,
twill you, if 1 satisfy you on the money
question"
eff you pay me-that's the chat !"
roard Billy.
"Pay you-certainly; that's what L
mean; but will You then fightl"
Like Trojan, Colonel, cried Kir-
wan. Anything to oblige you-any-
lIlhlS lOl jtNNt ahlNi lAbSbbSoo.
81 shall see you tomorrow morning
again, Mr.. Kirwan," said the Colonel,
rising and formally bowling to his host,
who vainly endeavored to make him take
another jorllm, just to show that there
was no animosity between them.
you'll have your friend ready i'll the
morning when L call 2" asked Henry, as
he turned for the last time.
"That's my intimation," responded
Kirwan, "and all my worldly affairs
settled"
Coloael Henry did not see the face of
inimitable drollery that Mr.. Kirwan
assumed as he uttered the last observa-
ton, for his back was turned, and he was
half way down the hall-door steps, hail
ing passing carman.
Next morning the gallant bearer of the
cartel was at the house of the challenged
party, who received him most graciously.
"But your friend, Mr.. Kirwanl L
don't see the gentleman to whom L ex-
pected to be presented" exclaimed the
Colonel, looking not little surprised.
"Layve that to me, Kirwan remarked,
very coolly. "Business before pleasure,
if You phase. Have you brought my
money let's settle that before we pro
ceed to the sentimental part of the mat
ter"
Certainly" replied Henry. "Here's
a hundred pound Bank of-Ireland note
mt your service, which discharges my
friends obligation"
"And here's a receipt for that same,
with an apology for your friend, which
he and YOU would be the most unreason-
able men alive not to accept and be
thankful"
"What then you don't intend to
fight, after all?" exclaimed the Colonel,
on hearing what appeared to him an ex-
traordinary declaration, and perceiving
the perfectly ridiculous result which his
grave embassy had at length been brought
to. you won't tight?" he repeated.
"The divil bit, Colonel, honey; and
that's as sure as my name is Billy kir
wan. 1 unsay all l have said of your
friend, and apologize to him and you in
the handsomest manner.
81 can't just at this moment see"
runinated the baf1led envoy, chow my
principal is to come out of this affair
creditably in this fashion"
"l1e comes out of it with flying col
ors for his fellow-citizens will think
more of him when they hear he has paid
his debts than if he had shot Billy Kir-
wan"
The celebrated bill-broker of the Dub
lin Commercial Buildings thus brought
this, at first sight, formidable-looking
affair to successful conclusion, accord
ing to his notions of common sense and
common honor. Even in dueling age,
and by fre-eating generation, people
said when quarrel took place and money
grievances was at the bottom of it,
"Settle the latter first, and the former
afterwards" and before running debtor
to the wall, "Take Billy Kirwan's adj
vice, and don't fire against your own
money"