The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-30

and will be present in moment, sir,
/ supposed" said Crawford. YES, as soon
as he can find a bee-gum.
May I inquire what he wants with q
bee gum?' why, ! want to put my leg
it it. Do you suppose can afford to
rick my leg of flesh against Tate's leg of
wood? If I hit his leg, he will get an
other tomorrow and peg away as usual.
If he hits mine, he may kill me, or COM
pei me to stump it like him for the bal
ance Of my life. No, sir; I must have
agum. Then will be just as much
wood as he is, and he will be on equal
terms
ST understand you, Col. Dooly; YOU do
not intend to fight" .Why, really, Col.
Crawford, I thought everybody knew
that" IA
Very we'll, sir; but remember, Colonel,
your name in no enviable light will fill
the columns of q newspaper tomorrow"
Il assure you, my dear sir, I had rather
fill every column in every newspaper in
Georgia than one coffin"
This precedent served for a duel in
Georgia only few years since. A cal
lenge passed between Col. Farrow and
Mr.. NJ. A. Nevin. The latter was q one
legged man, and the former objected to
meeting him on that account mot taking,
however, the same practical view Of the
matter that Dooly did. He objected in
accordance with a provision Of the code.
Mr.. Nevin, therefore, offered to allow Col
Farrow to enclose one of his legs in bee
gum. The matter was finally adjusted by
a meeting between Col. Farrow
and Maj Tom O'Connor, the second OF
Mr. Nevin; shots We're exchanged but no
damage was done. rsa
If Dooly had remembered how John
Farrago, Pennsylvania militia Captain,
once declined duel, he might have
amneded his answer to profit. Far7ago
was once challenged and replied in these
words.
SR-I have two objections to this duel
business. The one is lest should hurt
you; the other is lest you should hurt
me. / do not see what good it would do
me to shoot you. I could make no use
of you when dead for any culinary pur-
pose as l would rabbit or turkey.
could not eat you. Why, then, needless,
~ shoot you down? A buffalo would
make better meat than you. For, though
your flesh may be delicate and tender, il
wants that tirmness and consistency that
takes and retains salt. Itmight make a
good barbecus, it is true, being of the ma.
ture OF raccoon or opossum; but dc
not like barbecucd meat
Besides, it would seen strange thing
for me to shoot at anything that stand:
still to ne shot at, as l am accustomed tc
shoot at things flying or running or jump
| ing. Were you on a tree, now, like a
squirrel, trying to hide yourself in the
branches, and l could spy you through
Intervening boughs and leaves, YOU
hindarparts being visible, think should
enjoy taking shot at you. But as it il
there is no skill of judgment in either dis
covering you or bringing you down.
As to myself, I do not like to stand il
the way OF anything harmful. I am
afraid you might hit me. shall conse.
quently stay at a distance. If you want
to try your pistol take some object, such
as tree or door, about my dimensions. II
you hit that send me word, and will
publicly acknowledge that if had been in
the same place you might also have hit
me. Yours truly, John Earrago.
Cor. Philadelphia Weekly Tones.