Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-30

| linen ! Sulu.
"Well, am at the end of my string
now Perhaps yoW would be good enough
to suggest weapon? Perhaps YOU havt
even had one in your mind ali the timc?'
HIS ,countenancc frightened, and h,
said with alacrity:
"Oh, without doubt, Monsieur"
So he fell to hunting in his pockets -
pocket after pocket, and he bad
plenty of them, m,-muttcring all the while
Now, what could | have done Will
them?"
At last he was successful. He f,hed
out of his vest pocket couple of little
things which | carried to tile light and
discovered to be pistols. They were sim
gIe-barreIed and silver mounted, and
very dainty and pretty. was not able
to speak for emotion. silently hung one
Of them on my watchchain. and returned
the other My companion in crime now
unrolled a postage stamp containing
several cartridges, and gave me one Of
them. ! asked if he meant to signify by
this that our men were to be allowed but
one shot apiece. He replied that the
French code permitted no more. then
begged him to go on and suggest Il dis
tance, for my mind was growing weaker
and confused under the strain which had
been put upon 1t. He said sixty-fvc
yards ! nearly lost my patience. said:
"SlXty-tiye yards with these mstru-
ments? POp-guns would be dradhrr at
Fifty. Consider, my friend, you and are
banded togotherto destroy life, not tomakc
Gterhal',
bnt with all my persuasion, all my ar
gumentS, was only able to get HIM TO
reduce the distance to thirty'iiyc yards;
and even this concession he made with
reluctance, and said with sigh:
u wash my hands Of this slaughter; on
your head be it, v
There was nothing for me but to 90
home to my old lion,hcart and tell my hui
initiating story. When entered, Mr..
Gambctta was laying his last lock Of hair
on the altar. lie sprang toward ne, cx-
claiming,
y on have made the fatal arrange
mants,-l see it in your eye.
., have. W
HIS face Palcd tmtIc, and he leaned
upon the table for support. lie brcathcd
thick and heavily for Il moment or two, So
tumultuOus were his feelings then h.
hOarScly whispercd.
The weapon. the weapon! Duck,
What is the wcapon?"
"This!' and / displayed that silver.
mounted thing lie caught but one
glimpse of it, then swooncd pondcrouslv
to the floor.
When he came to, he said mounfully.
'Thc unnatural calm to which | have
subjected myself has told upon my nerves.
But away with weakness! will con
front my fate like man and French
man.
He rose to his feet, and assumed an at
titudc which for suJimity has never been
approached hy man. and has seldom hern
surpassed by statues. Then hr said, in
his deep bass toncs:,
''}chold, am calm. am ready; reveal
to me the distance"
"Ihirty.fve yards"
| could not lift him mp, Of course; but |
rolled him over. and poured water down
his back, He presently cameto. and said:
"Thirty.fye yards. - without Il rr,ty
But why ask? Since murder was that
mans intention. why should he palter at
small details? But mark Won ONE thing:
In nv fall the world shall see how the
chiyalry of France meets DEATH"
After long silence h. asled
"Was nothing said about that mans
family standing up with him. ms an offset
to my bulk? But no matter; would not
stoop to make suggestion; if he is not
noble enough to suggest it himself he is
welcome to his advantage. which no hon.
orabc man would take"
He now sank into a sort of stupor Of re.
Election. which lasted some minutes. after
which he broke silence with
"Thc hour-what is the hour fixed for
the collisions"
"Dawn. to.morrow.
He seemed greatly surnr,srl and irmo.
datcly said,
"lnsanity! | never heard of such n
thing Nobodv is oLrood nt snrb an Lonr
"That i, the reason named H. Doyou
mean to soy that Won want nm nudirncGy''
iii i, NO. time ia bnJv words | am
astonisbcI thnt NJ Fonrton should cy"r
have agreed to SO STRANGE an innovution
Go at once and rruuirr n lntnr honr "
ran down stairs thrcw onnn tbn rront
door, anil almost plunged into the grms Of
NJ. Fonltou's second He snid ' '''
ii have the honor TO saw thnt my prin,i.
pal strenuousIy objects to thc honr chosen.
and begs thdt Won will consent 10 CHANGE
il to halEpast D."
ANY courtesy. sir. which il is in orr
power to extend is at the service Of yonr