The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-07-29

The Colonel still could not see it;
but his opponent very soon made
him, in this wise He'd be a liar
and a coward to apologize or in any
way retract what he had said and
still felt dishonorablY toward him,
and to go oas and fight him would b.
to act like the biggest fool in exis-
tenee. "BloOdan' -nuns, Colonel"
said Billy, ''do you want me to fire
against my own money? On the
other hand. IL D'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
"Very true indeed, and by DO means
an unreasonable way of putting it,"
observed Colonel Henry "but," he
added, twill you. II I satisfy you on
the money question"
't1f you pay me-that's the chat :"
rOAred Billy.
"Pay you-eertainly that's what
mean, but will you not fight ?"
alike q Trojan, Colonel" cried
Kirwan. "Anything TO oblige yOu-
anything for peace and quietness."
81 shall see you tomorrow morning
again, Mr.. KIrWAB." said the Colonel,
raising and formally bowling to his
host who vainIy endeaVOred to make
him take another jOrum, "just to show
that there was no aniniOsity between
them"
"YOu'lI have your friend ready in
the morning when call ?'' asked
Henry, as he turned for the last time
That's my Intention" responded
Kirwan, "and all my worldly affairs
settled"
Colonel Henry did not see the face
OF inimitabie droIlery that Mr. Kir-
wan assumed as he uttered the last
observation, for his back was turned,
and he was half way down the halt
door steps, hailing q passing c3rman.
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.. Kirwan /
don't see the gentleman TO whom
expected TO be presented" exclaimed
the Colonel, looking not a little sur
prised.
"Layve that to me-" Kirwan re-
marked, very coOlly. Business be-
fore pleasure, If you please. Have
you brought my money? Let's see
that before we proceed to the senti-
mental part of the matters"
Certainly" replied Henry. "Here's
a hundred-pound Bank Of Ireland
note at your service, which dischar-
ges my friends obligation.
"And here's q receipt for that same,
with an apology for your friend.
which he and you would be the most
unreasonable men alive not to accept
and be thankful"
"What then you don't intend to
fight, after all 2" exclaimed the Col
Onel on hear,3g what appeared to
him al extraordinary declaration,
and perceiviDg the perfectly ridicu-
lous result which his grave embassy
had at length been brought to.
"You won't fight ?" he repeated.
"The divil q bit, Colonel, honey
and that's as sure as my name is Billy
Kirwan. 1 unssy all that have said
OF your friend, and apologize to him
and you in the hsndsomest manner"
"I can't just at this moment see,"
the baffied envoy, 'how
my principal is to come out of this
affair ereditably in this fashion"
"He comes out OF 1t with flying col |
ors for his fellow citizens will think |
more of him when they hear he has
paid his debts than II he had shot |
Billy Kirwan."
The celebrated bill-broker of the
Dublin Commercial Buildings thus
brought this, at first sight, formidable
looking affair to q successful conclu-
sion, according to his notions OF COM
mon sense and common honor. Even |
in . dueling age, and by fire-esting |
people said when a quar-
rel took place and money grievance
was at the bottom of it, Settle the
after first, and the former after.
ward ;" and before running a debtor
10 the wall, "Take Billy Kirwan's ad-
vice, and don't fire against your own