The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-08-01

downward. The fellow had evidently
never seen anything of the kind be.
fore, for he was astounded.
Now, SIR said Joe, making two or
three more grimaces, as If he still felt
the knives somewhere in the region of
the diaphram, you shall wait here un-
til 20 and bring my pistols and you
shall have satisfaction. Will you
waltz
1 can procure pistols, said the Off
Ger, forgetting his astonishment and
coming back to his anger
Il shall fight wiih7my own Ifyou
are gentleman you will wait here
Joe turned to US and bade US wait |
for him.
Here here O criez p cried the |
keeper, where be mine knives !?
III pay you for EN- when come
back said Joe, and then he beckon
ed me to come out. l did so, aud he
took the knives one from his bosom,
and one from his sleeve and gave them
to me, telling me to keep them until
he returned.
1t seems that Joe found a boat
ready to take him off to the ship ct
once, for be was not gone over three
quarters of an hour, and when he came
back he had two snperbly mountel
pistols with hin. He loaded them
with powder in the presence of the
Spaniard, and then handing him
ball, he asked him to mark it 50 that
he would know it again. The fellow
hesitated at first, but at length he took
it with mad gesture and bit it be-
tween his teeth.
4 shall know that he said, unless
: il is battered against your bones
Now, select your pistol, said Joe.
| The man took them both and ex.
} amined them, but he was satisfied that
they were both alike and both good
and he told Joe he had no choice. so
= our steward put the balls in and ram
a med them carefully down.
J, The whole party now adjourned to
t a wide court back of the cafe, where
e twelve PAGES were marked off, and tho
Q c0mbatants took their stations. trem-
e bled for poor Joe, for 1 saw not yet
}. how he would make fun out Of this.
Count cried the Spaniard impa'
n tiently.
:, 'One--two three
h The captain fred first and with a
IS most deliberate aim. Joe, fired into
" the air. Then the latter walked de
d liberxtely up to his antagonist, anC
s. taking the ball from between his teeth
IS he handed it to him
d you can use this next time, crieC
J. Joe.
A. The officer looked first at Joe's teetl
d and then At the ball 1t was surely
d, the same one he had seon his foemar
ID put in the pistol, ard now he Rad seer
him take it from his mouth. He wa
i. Enthusiastically astnunded.
Come cried Joe, let's load again
" San Pablo = exclaimed Bizar, 'yo
s. use some-what you call him-som
trick he BY San Jago, / shall loa
y the pistol myself
!! DO So said Joe calmly, and as h
d. spoke he handed over his powde
flask.
n The Spqniard poured out an extr
I'd quantity of powder, and having poul
,u ed it INTO the pistol, he called for tn
,el rammer. He then put in the sam
ed hall he had used before. Meanwhil
Ill Joe had been loading his own pisto
One moment said Joe, the car
er are in the butt of your pistol, let n
as get them ?
he The fellow passed over his pisto
he but he kept his eyes upon it. Joe opel
ne cd little silver spring at the end
,er the butt, and true there were son
he percussion caps there. He took o,
ce, two, and having capped his own pi
en- tol he gave it toss in the air, catcl
rat ing it adroitly as it came dowG, an
me then handed back the other to Il
Spaniard. / had watched Joe mo
me carefully, but / saw nothing out Of Il
fel- way. And yet he had changed pisto
aw with his foe.
lad Now said he, 1'll put ball in
my pistol, and then we'll be ready.
all He slipped something in which loo
on ed to be like a cartridge, but no o.
Vas else saw it.
nee Now cried the Spaniard, let's S
lad you hold this in your mouth !!
,im Again they took their stations, al
again they we're ready.
, a 'One-two-three =
en-. And the Spaniard fired first by al
.rk- Joe 6reing into the air as before. A
our again Joe stepped forward aad to
the self.same bullet from his mOu
Her and handed it to his antagonist. 1
egi- fellow was completely dumbfound
sir? and SO were the rest.
You no fire at me = gAsped the ca