The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-11-16

Mr.. Owen Jones, amt you!'
stsYes, ] am, sir. That's my name,
and I'm not ashamed of it.
{" sAshamed!' said he, with the same
aggravating look. Il don't know about
shame. You gave that card to my friend
last night. You won't deny that, / sup
pose2' and he thrust under my nose
card with the name of Mr.. Owen Jones
printed on it.
s. No, didn't
SIS You didn'ts'
ssThe Captain measured me slowly
from head to foot III amazed silence.
Then he cave a long, low whistle.
sWhew bv love, this bangs Banagher
But wei soon see ; and, stepping to
the bell-rope, he gave it pull that
brought the waiter into the room in a
minute.
"sPat, is there any other person of
the name of Jones in the house9'
"sNo, Captain. The only other
gentleman that was here yesterday put
down his name In the visitors book
under some verses that he wrote about
"He's not the man for Galway" ana
went away in the train for Dublin this
morning.
6" What name did he sign?'
"sWell, Captain, L disremember.
SIS WAS it Jones? 2
"sOh, no, your honor, that I'm sure
of; but I'll go and find out.
"sGood,' said the Captain. Stay
moment, Pat Did this-a-person go
out last nighta'
"sYes, your honor, 10 was out for a
| hit He said he'd like to see what was
going on in the town, and told him
he'd see the finest of billiard playing at
Lynch's below. I showed him the way,
and saw him go down the main street. ;
"sThat will do, Pat. You may leave
the room q
"sWell, sir, said the Captain, when
the door was shut, what have you to
say nows'
".I say, sir, that what the man says
is perfectly true. I did go out, as he
told you, but 1 did not go into the bill
iard-roem-I hate billiards took
a stroll along the quaJs. There is some
mistake. I pledge you my honor as a
gentleman.
"Honor! gentleman! said the Cap
tain, with sneer. well, sir, will you
retract. your language and apologize2'
"..I tell you, sir, I have no language
to retract, and nothing to apologize for.
May request that you will do me the
favor to leave me? I expect friend
here Immediately
$50 much the better, sir-you may
want him presently. Now, sir, as you
have appealed to your honor as gentle
man, I shall, under the circumstances,
+ Is
perhaps am straining point. AS you
decline to comply with my request, l
have now, on the part of my friend, Mr..
Joyce, to insist that you will give him
the only satisfaction which the matter
admits of. Your friend, when he comes,
and myself will make the necessary ar
engagements.
"'What do you mean, sir2 [ have
no arrangements to make with you or
Mr.. Joyce.
eel mean, sir, that as you won't
apologize, you must give my friend a
meeting
"A meeting! What do you mean,
Capt. Bodkin?'
'''I should have thought said the
Captain, that my meaning could not
be misunderstood by any gentleman;
and he laid marked emphasis on the
last word. I .r
| "eYou surely don't mean hostile
meeting-that I should fight your
friend2' eco
"'Well, yes, Mr.. Jones, that is the
plain English of it.
i" Then I'd have you to know, sir,
that I'm not the fool you take me for.
I won't apologize and L won't fight.
lis barbarous custom, exploded in all
civilized countries suicide and murder
all in one-6t only for savage people.
"' You'd better take care how you ex.
press such sentiments while you are in
ireland, sir. However, as you. will
neither apologize nor fight, am under
the isag1eeable necessity of telling you
that my friend Mr.. Joyce will, the mo-
ment you leave this hotel, infict such
personal chastisement upon you as your
conduct deserves
g And have to tell you, sir, that if
you or your friend dare to lay hand on
me, I will in the first place protect my
self to the best of my power, and, in
the next place, call in the aid of the law.
[ suppose sir, there are police in Gal
way?' N9 q
"'Oh, / suppose SO, but I don't ex-
actly see what that has to do with the
matter. They don't interfere with gen
tlemen when exercising their rights.
Besides, Mr.. Joyce, being Justice of
the Peace, can of course take. the law
into his own hands. And now, Mr..
Jones, shall leave you for the present.
We shall await you outside in the
square, 4 TN#E lHh taa3
SAT this moment the door of Their
was thrown open, and in stepped my
friend Willi?ms. III u Aa .7irb,a M
All, Jones, my dear fellow, I'm
delighted to see you! Come, bundle
up your belongings the trap is at the
door, and we'll be off In no time. How.