Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-27
THE DUELLO.
spOOpendylke on the Code.
Brooklyn Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
Mr.. Spoopendyke," said Mrs.
Spoopendyke, examining the baby's
feet critically, to see if they were both
alike, my dear, / see that one of the
strikers or capital, has been hurt; do
you know the facts about it2"
How hurt; what did it say?" asked
Mr.. Spoopendyke, turning from the
glass and strapping his razor.
II don't remember exactly, but he
went down to the slaughterhouse to
get something for his family and some
body shot him in the legs"
"That's the way it happened. was
it?" demanded Mr.. Spoopendyke,
grinning through his lather. He
didn't 60 to his family for a pair Of
legs and somebody shot him in the
slaughterhouse, did he? Nor he didn't
20 down to his legs for slaughter.
house, and somebody shot him in the
family That wasn't the way it read,
was it,"
"No-o-o, l think not, replied Mrs.
Spoopendyke, obviously. I'm sure it
was something about slaughterhouse
and legs. Do you know how it hap
pened?"
"Yes, know how it happened, +"
Knocked Mr.. Spoopendyke, pegging
away at his visage with the razor. IF
hadn't found it out away from home
I'd always been puzzled about it,
though Two gentlemen fought a
duel, and one got shot. That's all
there is in i"
II knew there'd be some trouble as
soon as | read about these strikes, I"
confidently continued Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke.
What's the strike to do with 1t p"
yociferated Mr.. Spoopendyke. Think
he struck for another shot7 Got a
notion be struck for more legs, haven't
YEP 1t wouldn't have been bad
idea, that" soliloquized Mr.. Spoop-
endyke, rather impressed with the
combined originality and utility of
that class of strike.
did he get shot in both legs?'
qseried Mrs. Spoopendyke. 1T must
have been a cannon ball, or else he
held his legs in front of each other"
"That's the way he did it, moaned
Mr.. Spoopendyke. They always de
that. When they are fighting duel
they sit down like tailor, or Turk.
What do you think they fight with,
forks2 Got some kind of vague idea
that they fight with line Of battle
ships? Who said anything about
cannon balls2 Pistols, tell We! They
fought with pistols, and one of them
hit the other Roll that information
round in your ten acre intelligence
Certainly" faltered Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke. "But tell me, dear, why should
one man shoot another for going to the
slaughter house2P
Holy herring" calculated Mr.
Spoopendyke. He went there to get
shot. 1t was agreed upon. The mar
who shot him reflected on his honor
aud he went there to satisfy it.
And did it satisfy his honor to
shoot him in the legs?" asked Mrs
Spoopendyke.
THAT was as near as he could ge
to it. tell you that when . mar
fights duel he wipes out an insult
whether he gets shot in the legs o.
ear. 1t makes no difference"
II should think it would," muir
INJURED Mrs. Spoopendyke. 1T woult
! to me. So his honor is all right now
iiit?"
, "0f course it is" replied Mr.
Spoopendyke, wipiDg his face. Sup
pose you reason on the subject with
t out any further information from me.
II guess SO, !" ruminated Mrs. Spoon
: endyke. "As l understand it, if
3 mans honor is hurt all he's got to d
l is to get shot in the legs. though
don't see why he didn't shoot himseli
unless it was that he couldn't reac
+. around"
a THAT'S just the reason" roare
y Mr.. Spoopendyke. HE shot at him
9 self in the looking glass all the morn
K ing, and couldn't make it work. SO
hired a man to do it for him. 1t too
g your shot tower intellect to see int
II i'll What you want now is squint i
' one eye aud some dod gasted frienC
d to interfere to be revised edition
I; the measly code If you only ha
d somebody to chalk of six PAGES q
N you, and a squad of police with
10 bench warrant, you'd be reguli
r Bladensburgl I'm going out to 6gl
9. duel and get shou Think you Vi
T. derstand it then2 If / had a bull
OF through both legs, would you wal
r. any more inlormatiou?"
eT mo, dear" sighed Mrs. Spoope
"a dyke, and as her husband tossed b
IT, shaving brush into the baby's or
g. and slammed out the door, she beg
ut to think that a man shouldn't ke
U.s. his honor in his legs if they couldr
~, take better care Of it.
God Bless the Women!
&C The best interests Of all humani
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