Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-26

you are pretty considerable of follow.
Sir, you air rather free an easy sort
of Gus; rather to forrard
Yes. oh yes. might be as stiff as the
north pole, or as distant as two mile stones
but then, you knew. the other is my ,oay.
'Wa'al. sir. don't like your way
No? How queer, Well. | won't be dis
obliging, and | give you permission to
lump it, then
Sir, you sir-you air sassy You'd
better curb them perpensitudes of yourn.
Just so. You have pr0pensitude, |
under stand. to consider yourself great
manr
Sir. you air impudent-'
Take care. Sir! shouted Boyle. | won't
stand any insult
'Sho! What'll you dol!
'Dof III fight you; I'll blow you to thu
other end of nowhere
lilo! ho. Kin pou fight" sneered the
giant. now on his feet. rocking back and
forth. his gaunt bony hands opening and
shutting as If they were in contact with an
electrical battery. .Hal no! you'd better
be keerfu. you had. | kin cut d cent in
half, | kin
'Ha' no" laughed Boyle. initiating the
bully. I'm sufYerin' turrible to see YOU do
1t. Id rather have a shot than a sugar
plum from such iire-eater as you
'Waal, Sir. I've got Il natural tack with
firearms; | kin fight with any thin from
cambria needle 10 ~ FOUNDER; and
he thumped the table. upsetting the glasses.
and glared down on Boyle sure that he
had frustrated hun, bet, and no mistake
nuther, a our nasal friend observed un :
der his breath.
But he lost his bet, for. bold as Mars
ely exclaimed, Jingo, you don't say so ,
thought you had about as much real
courage as one could put in homncpath.
ic pill. Come out now, my fine cock -of
the-wslk, aud give us touch of your
quality
wall! Lawful sakes" calculated the
colonel; you cant fight at night, What
: hya-tical ilee"
on yes, YOU can. Nonsense I'll man
age Ii. Well take two lanterns. stand
back to back, then each walk away twenty
PAGES, wheel round, and fire
"Darned il do, Aint going to be ding.
dos2ed into stan'in' up like consumed
fool in the dark night. You just wait
till tomorrer,'
OR the titty-third week OF this wear
No ST!' thundered Boyle. stampin his foot.
which. like Mother Carey's chickens, was
the sure precursor OF n >torm-'no, Sir !,
\ uu shalt tight nor! should never have
taken the slightest notice OF you ii | had
n"t been told OF your cowardIv bullying
of women and little children. Don't stand
incoming here In one moment more |
shall box your ears, and then flap you over
the head with the hor>ewhip;' and he seiz
eel one standing ia the corner.
The world did not appear to 90 upon
don't -i,ipf.I q a in - 1,aD
ashlnGton koSciusko, and the rest His
little angry eyes went blinking round the
room, he teetered dp and down upon his
heels and toes. he moistened his dry lips
with his tongue, auG his hands worked
more nervously than ever rs he detected
look of scornful, half-surprl>ed derisjon
on the faces OF some OF the .Jersyemep
But glance ut his challeuger's deterInin-
rd vi>age showed him that there was no
dciIverence 20 be hoped for, and lie >huf-
Ned out ni thc room, followed by Bowie
aud the rest ut us who did NOT
mean 10 loose >ight Of him. we obtained
two old n.D>ket> and well knowing that
our man would take sure aim and lire.
Whatever TIA" other dId. loaded them
only with powder communicating this lit
Tie ruse 10 40 one, for Boyle would have
fought Us all in turn If he had discovered
II.
Out we went into the lonely road In
solemn silence we placed the combatants
back to back. George Washington, etc.
heaving ponderous, frightened sighs
CROUCH to have driven sloop from it,
moorings. We gave them each lighted
lantern, aud with al emphatic one, two
three. they started upon their twenty
PAGES. We all counted. and at the twent-
leth loudly called. Stop,'
Boyle wheeled round AZ We could Just
discern by the dim light Of his lantern
but George Washington kosciusko Peter
BonapartelSolotnon Job SIimcum kept on
walking.
"Halloo. cried Boyle; haven't you got
twenty PAGES YET!
No answer; but the walking, as we
could see by the swinging of the lantern.
had turned into prOdigious strides. The
next moment the light was extinguish-
ed
"Ilalloo.' shouted Boyle again. Stop
you vlliaiu-otpp, wirroo, You >couudrel
you miserable landlub-'
Bang went his gun. and we all made
Simultaneous rush down the road: but
like snow fake in the river George
W Na>hlnGtOn etc. had vanished ; and from
that day to this he was never more seen in
Shrewsbury
The story was told amidst shouts and
screams of laughter from the officers ard
Us women, and il that hre-eater, liz
Boy lie. ever sees the account OF his due
here, know That he and 4 admiral l'ortcr
will forgive me for telling it again. Ex-
tract Lieutenant Boyle's Duel by
FANNY BARROW, in Harper's Magazine for
September.