The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-09-07
LIEUT.. BOYLE'S DUEL.

Many wears ago l was spending the
summer at fine old mansion in New Jer-
sey, full of historical souvenirs, for it had
once been the headquarters of Gen.
Washington.
The late Commodore Kearncy, the bluff
and brave, lived in a picturesque cottage
adjoining the grounds of the " Brighton
House." as it was and Is now called. His
presence attracted to the place other Of
ficers of the navy and army. Among
them were Capt. now AdmiraD Porter,
brave and honorable Capt. Hartstein, and
number of army officers, with their FAM
lilies You may believe that the presence
of so many brave and gallant men made
carnival the whole of the time for those
hero worshipers, the fair women and
lovely girls who were gypsying there for
the summer.
Such devoted knights as they were.
Riding, boating, fishing, swimming, dane
ing; military drills with canes and broom
sticks for the children, and impromptu
operas and plays for the other children.
We were all children in those halcyon
days-as witness our, playing at blind
man s-buff. But this was when the d" lit
tie pitchers were abed and asleep, for,
with their numbering candor and inno-
cence, they would have betrayed US to the
entire community, whose ancestral tradi-
tons and personal dignity had developed
in it already holy horror of such high
jinks' as had come under its notice.
Bubbles these hig toned susceptible
tiles we would have been a bright and
shining light unto them, for we had no
quarrels, not even the green ghost of a
jealousy A divine mantle of charity
-
was just one brilliant, delicious midsum-
mer dream.
To half dozen of us older women was
vouchsafed the keenest enjoyment of ALL
This was to be permitted to sit under the
de-spreading trees with the officers, in
the purple and golden glory of the sun
sets, and listen to their racy, characteristic
stories. We all told white brown fib the
very first, thing, vowing that we delighted
in TOBACCO smoke, in order to put them com
'pletely at their ease. 1t was very easy to
do it, for they never stopped smoking
after that.
-, One night they had been telling side
splitting stories about Magruder, who
lisped, and Beauty who was also a
commodore, when Capt. Rowan said
" "By the way, Porter, what has become
of old Boyle? 1 have, completely lost
sight Of him. y ~ s-E
{ :" Well, the last time I saw him." an
swered the Captain, smoothing down his
great silky brown mustache, II was his
second in duel" As he spoke, his dark
bright eyes Asshe& with some dron fecol-
lection, and his Wen-shapedlips parted h
broad smile.
the mellow voice and the te11-tale face be.
tokened duel without q tragedy, we
women clamdred Tor the story.
II had gone, - said Capt. Porter, obey
ing beautifully at once, with half doz
en- other fellows, all navy officers, to spene
week at Shrewsbury-a little half-pony
town in Jersey here; and one evening, a!
we were.sitting in the bar room of thu
tavern. smoking, telling anecdotes, ant
talking between whites with the natives
who should come sauntering in but ole
- Any Nona RFne i he Asked 4
e. Why, yes; come id, we all cried
and we were soon telling him the news
Boyle in turMrelatfng his adventures, Der
haps ronaneing a little, and last endial
with,
well, anybody. here, worth know
ing?' = GJIDiG' . eff oEs - q 4.
eyes l answered; there is on,
Jersey giant, six feet, two in his stock
'ings, and the greatest bully On record
"'Ah! what's his Manner 1874 Yt i
THAT'S the best OF 1t. His name il
George Washington .Kosciusko Pete
Bonaparte Solomon job Simcum.
-Pbnbusls Ahat yas nS1ne!' .exclaime,
Boyle, bursting out Laughing. What i
the gentleman's profession?
!, ".He spends ha time acelavati9gs
and brow beating the women and Chill
dren.'
'Does-does her Well, he's the YER
boy for me. wish he would come in
I'd like to have little talk with him.
"'Why, my dear fellow said I, he,