, 1877-01-14
What Is Thought Of the Bennett
May Unpleasantness.
F1umpty-Dunpty Fox and
His Delusion.
How Manager Duff Attempted to
"Bust" Jefferson.
4 Funny Story About Two "Guard-
iaus Of the Might"

Funny Story About Two "Guart
ians Of the Night"
From Our 0trn correspondent.
NEW YoRK, Jan I.-Dr. Wayland used
tell bis students that "A great public as well g
private advantage arises from evcryone's d
voting himself to that occupation for which b
is specially fitted" Looked at from this pofr
Of yicw, it would seem most becoming cours
of action for Mr.. James Gordon Bennett to Ia
aside the proprietorship Of the Herald; for MI
Frederick May to abandon the t'dry drudger
at the desks dead wood''; and for these tw
young gentlemen to devote themselves, pei
haps in partnership, to the founding OF ne'
school Of dueling. That they arc special
fitted for such occupation scarcely I'D
mits Of doubt To ask further proof il
this regard. after the event Of Monday, woult
be to display skcpticism Of degree familiar t.
Boston, but foreign to New York. True, th
professional duclist OF this generation, ant
more particularly of this benighted State, occ11
pies an exceedingly delicate position, and mus
bo possessed Of peculiar parts. He must b
able to arrange the atfair without the aid Of {
challenge; be must enter into some business
that shall call him into 8 territory which pays
more respect to the rights Of a gentleman:
he must furnish business also for his antago-
mist, and induce the antagonist not to
travel in an opposite direction: he must have
all the elements OF mystery and secrecy at COM
msud; be must so acquaint himself with rail
road affairs as to pass for the Director or PEesi-
dent OF a road; he must be gifted both to escape
arrest before the fact and after the fact; and,
what is far more important to success, he must
be expert enough to fire any required number
of times at the other principal without putting
that principal in jeopardy Of life or limb. and
without any unnecessary danger to
SECONDS, SURGEONS, SERVANTS, ETC.
The Law requires some OF these things, the safe
ty Of the ouelists and their friends requires the
rest Public opinion, moreover, would insist
that no injury result. There Is no
prejudice against young gentlemen Of high
connections who merely make fools OF them
selves, for It is recognized that human nature is
human nature everywhere; but there is preju-
dice against young gentlemen's playing with
pistols unless they arc sure Of themselves.
The code due1lo has met with some radical
changes to suit the dccease OF the higher ciyi1i-
zation OF the dark ages. He vas wont to lend
who knew best to lit his man; now he is chief
who knows best to miss him, No doubt there
are cases in which this change works to the
detrimeut of community that could well spare
one or both antagonists; yet on the whole per-
haps opinion must be allowed to have its own
way
Whatever the restrictions, who SO competent
to eyade and deal with them as MessEs Bennett
and A1ay2 To others nurnberlcss difficulties
might oppose themselves; to these gallant
young gentlemen the path to a new sort OF glory
and renown is clear. If the one knows how to
give, the other knows how to receive, proyoca-
tion. In the art OF securing interference that
shall part them with rs much display and little
damage as is possible, both are adopts. The
one is shrewd in travelling to somewhere yisibly
and travelling from somewhere inyisibly; the
other can buy tickets to Montreal By way Of Bal
timore, and possibly including Chicago in the
round trip. The one has -:
BLUE BLOOD n HIS VEINS;
the other has greenbacks in his pockets. Both
are handy with firearms, and have shown con-
clusiye1y that they know how to control both
themselves and their silver-mountcd pistols.
What more, pray, could the young aristocrats
OF New York require in masters OF dueling:
There arc, however, one or two additional
reasons for urging such a profession upon the
late duelsts. In the first place. Mr.. Bennett is
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partner IN case the school EroVc less profit
aolc pecunlarnS than the clerks desk.
secondly both are athletes, and show
what young men who arc thoroughly
taught how not to do it may make
OF themselves. II the one is better player at
polo, Inc otner mas more skill in standing man
on bis head in the SHOW, so that both have their
strong as well US weak points. And, thirdly,
there is demand Tor Just such an exciting, hon
orable, and harmless school. The social stagna-
tlon IN ne" 1ofk Is simply shocking. The
suons OF wealthy houses are submers1n@ chival-
TIC senunents IN money and matr1monv, which
are largely used hcrc rs synonyms. The high |
spirsts now and then displayed at the clubs are
oue 70 men wines. mere IS too much poker: |
700 ilttlc plslonne' inc norse~hlp is not enough
cmplo'eo In argument. E1eminacy stares
nom c.sfy square loot OF the Filth ave-
~. no1el po' On every sunny oay at every
lsnes.s .ao,. Ione LOT" aro TO Inc rescue no"
- 80, -neso.s: e ~ auu "' 7uu IL IN some nap
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