New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-31
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HOW DUNDRRARY WAS "DONE."
The joker Jeked.
A New Orleans letter to the Chicago
Tribune gives the following:
0othern has Just finished his Dundreary
round ct the pretty Varieties Theatre in
this city. He has not coined shekels BY
any meme, but his engagement will be
memorable to him and to New Orleans club
people, by reason Of . practical joke, Of
which, contrary to custom in such matters,
he WAS victim. The affair 10 the talk of
the town, but the only information concern
ing IL that has reached the public 10 con-
graph in ono Of the looai papers New Or
leans 1Smesl:
"HosrrLE MEETING.
AT seven o'clock this morning 9 per-
sonal Misunderstanding between Mr.. j.
Cheover and Mr.. Charles r. Whitney was
adjusted by pistols at twelve PAGES. The
affair Of honor took place near the Jockey
Club grounds. After shots were twice ex-
changed the seconds were successful in sr-
ranging an amicsble settlement between
the beligerent gentlemen"
Happen to know the inside history of the
duel % euPhoniously described, and will
give;it: Mr.. J. Cheever is }: Cheeyer Good
win, formerly Boston journalist we'll
known to many of the readers of the Z,i-
Dune. He is Mr.. Sothern's advance agent,
and having written some plays, and In
tending to write more, sometimes takes
an assignment in the cast in order to
become familiar with stage business.
HIS chief role Is "Buddicombe," "Dnn-
dreary's" valet, in Our american COu-
sin. Mr.. Whitney Is the the local GORE
spondent of the New York Herald. Good
win has been victimized in and out of sea-
SON by Sothern, and chose New Orleans as
the spot for his long meditated revenge.
Through the kind Offices of friend, he and
Mr.. Whitney became acquainted, and had
Q heightened quarrel. Goodwin, according
to programme, r. Elected severely upon the
representatives of the press, and Whitney
retOrted with comparisons of Journalists
and actors by NO means complimentary to
the latter, and casting carefully worded
imputation upon Sothern himself. Friends
interrupted the alteration, but Goodwin's
blood was hot, and he determined to ap.
pease his wounded honor according to the
customs of his country. S0thern besought
his young friend not to worry himself on
his account, but Goodwin sternly repelled
him with the remark that after what had
passed naught but blood would satisfy
him. A challenge passed, and was
weappns were desiensted as stated in the he
paragraph above quoted. Goodwin could
not think Of calling upon any ono other than
Sothern to accompany him to the field, and,
since the young man was bent upon fight,
Sothern could not decline the melancholy
duty. But the responsibility weighed upon
his mind to such an extent that his appe
tite fed, and he could hardly muster cour-
age to 70 through bis part on the stage at
those poor boys from going out to shoot
CAGE otheri 1t seems so-absurd, you
knowW But the reply came from ell in
terested that the time for compromise had
passed. Fight they must. Accordingly,
poor Sothefn, troubled in mind and very
chilly In body, arose at three o'clock on one
Of those damp mornings which beset New
Orleans at this season, and dOnned an Ul-
ster, sealskin cap, elk scarf and gauntlets,
as If he wero about to start on an expedi-
ton to discover the open Polar sea. 1t
was bad enough to get up at such
an hour for any cause, but on such an er-
rand as this, even q cocktail Of double
strength was poor consolation. Neverthe-
less, he went to the field like hero, talk
ing meantime in low and solemn voice to
his distracted but damnably determined
friend. Tender messages and confidential
commissions were intrusted to him (''if any
thing should happen, yon know, old boy"l,
until poor SOthsrn,s woDsnly heart almost
melted to tears. But the field brought with
it stern duties, and Go0dwin's second
nerved himself for the work. The men
we're placed in position; the surgeons were
ready with their instruments. Gone two
three !-Firew The handkerchief fell, but
the duelists did not, which was probably
owing to the fact, which had escaped Soth-
ern's notice, that the pistols were loaded
with blank cartridges. Thanking God
that two such poor marksmen had
come face to face, he now sought to
effect reconciliation. But the hot bl0oded
youths we're not satisfied. They must
have another shot, and they had it, with
the same result as bsfore. Then Sothsrn's
entresties prevailed; there were mutual
ex plantations, and principals, seconds and
surgeons left the field together, Sothern
arm-in-arm with Whitney's second: MY
dear fellow" said he, ''you don't know
how relieved am. Isn't this happy ter
Of the matterY" mot by Q -
sight," replied Whitney. "Do you know,
Mr.. Sothern, that this is the seventh duel l
have fought, and that never before failed
to bring down nay mani am disgraced
for life; how shall face my wife and chill.
dren, sir3'
Sothern came in to breakfast at the St.
Charles looking as if no had caught first
class case of pneumonia. He would not
have breakfasted 80 well, however, had the
whole programme been carried out, for it
was intended that the police should arrive
while the shooting was going on, arrest
him, let the others escape and keep him in
iail all day. He doesn't yet know that he
vas sold, and everybody is afraid to tell
him.
What might be termed an intermittent
religious service was recently held in q
Methodist church in Manitoba by two op-
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