National Republican., 1878-05-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
In American Challenged in France.


A fair sample Of what Frcnchman calls
coward, on receiving challenge recently,
wrote back that, as the challenged party, lie
had right TO choose weapons, and lie chose
fists at ten PAGES. II, after fighting some tinot
these weapons proved Intellectual, he wonld be
perfectly willing to settle It by seeing who
could drink the most soda water or pop. The
noble Frenchman proceeded in rago to the
house OF the American and was thus addressed
by his offender:
"Gou have politely asked me TO give you
The opportunity Of taking my life with your
sword, which you handle like professor, and
which ! never handled. You know you would
do this ns soon as you wished after tho fight
commenced. Now, the door Is locked, and
there are no pistols or swords IN the house
but am going TO be more mcrCiful than you
were don't intend TO take your life, hut you
or have got to take the darndcst licking he
ever got before he leaves this house from the
weapons nature gave us ] am no prize fighter,
but am willing to risk whether you arc or
not"
Why was Il that the Frencl man grew palcf
Was he not ready to risk his life in ducli
Now, he was aiiaid Of beating. lie tried TO
smooth the matter over with bows aud sCrpcs.
but our countryman had his ire up at his
wUuld.hc murderer, and they went at il. They
both suffered some, but the Frcnchman was
obliged 10 lave. carrying uImistGkLhlC signs
on his fac Of an iguUhlC conflict with fists.
The American was never CHALLENGED again
while in fwncr.-E Rochester EyIrcs".
WOMEN As PtANo.TrxEns.- Tho current
number of 7hc Music T,od, Ecricrr quotras fol.
ovs from Sociol Notes in regard ton new path Of
industry appropriately accessible to the fair sex:
Can amy reasonable objection h' advanced to
the employment of women as pianOIOrtc-
tuncrsf The present writer Is totally ignorant
If music, and therefore may have erroneous
notions respecting the scientific requirements
necessary for the exercise of the tuners art
hut whatever these may be, Is IL proved that
women cannot attain to themy Has the expert
mcnt ever been made? If tho tuner needs
only true car for harmony. mechanical iaCil-
ity in handling tho implements OF his craft,
aud knowledge Of the construction and
capacities OF the various instruments on which
he may be required TO exercise it, there can he
no doubt that women are as well qualified by
nature as men 10 be piamuiOrtc-iuncIS. The
true car for harmony is the test requirement,
and us many women Us men possesses that.
The occupation is not fatiguing, and 1t is one
that, like the cleaning, repairing and Tcgula.
ting of clocks and watches. might he secured
TO numbers of properly taught and qualified
women, il the ladies who are interested in cx-
tending the area of employment for their own
sex would combine to commence the move
mcnt in favor of it. 1t cannot be too cmphati.,
cally repeated that in all these suggestionR
there is no thought Of anything but self sup
porting industry, that it is distinctly TO rec.
Ommend certain kinds OF work which being
fairly well done by women shall recommend
themselves to that only true and lasting byvalu-
able patron, the public, these suggestions are Of
iered, and that it Is only the first push" that
is needed or asked. In former days, when
ladies use to play the harp, and would in-
but delightful instrument carried To- their
houses ON festive occasions, the fair performers
were their own tuners. In this case also tho
argument for pleaeatnCss and suitability in tho
employ mcmt of women that has been used in
the case Of female hairdrrssrTs would apply.
The charge made for tuuiugby musical istru-
mtnt maker Is an important addition TO tho
cost ol the hire of pianos; ii women were taught
the art, they could afford tOcNrrciso it at much
lower rates