Connecticut western news., 1882-02-22

your second to me at midnight. If your valor holds till morning, I'll give you a chance to prove it."
 "Very we'll, sir Understand thls goes to the bitter end. will receive no apology-not the most abiect one"
 "No apology will be offered you"
 Then Duval flung his hat on his head, united his horse, and rode rapidly up the street. He went in, in fact, to John Winthrop to ask him to make the need ful arrangements for meeting between Fontaine and himself the next day. After a little persuasion, John agreed to do SO; but ere Duval left, Fontaine tapped smartly at Johns door, and made the same request. The two op- ponents bowed to each other, but left all speech to John, who, in truth, seemed admirably adapted for the part he found himself almost obliged to play.
 He tried first to effect a reconcilI- a.ion, but finding that impossible, made the strange proposition that he should act as second for both. "Gentle- men, " he said, with 8 winning courtesy, "you are both equally my friends, and am honestly disposed to do equal jus- tice to each. Fix on some place and hour, and will bring my friend Dr. Allen, and see everything as pleasantly and honorably settled as possible"
 Both Duval and Fontaine bowed to this proposal. Perhaps neither..of them l was in his heart as blood thirsty as he pretended, and peaceably inclined second has great deal in his power. So little wood about two miles out of town was fixed upon, and sunset the following day was the fated hour. John had insisted on this delay, partly, he said, because he still hoped the princi- pals might change their minds, and partly because it would allay any sus- piclon which their quarrel and late visit to himself might arouse.
 So both Duval and Fontaine were al their usual desks in the morning, and their evening horseback ride was SC common and natural that no one at. tached any unusual meaning to it. Both men arrived at the designated spot by different roads, but within two minutes of each other. Duval bowed, leaned against tree, and smoked what nigh
 be his last cigar. Fontaine raced ner vously up and down, waiting with grea impatience Johns arrival with the ap
 pointed weapons, which both men hat
 intrusted to him. The sun set. Tn
 little wood got darker and darker-s,
 dark at last that Duval's cigar made
 distinct glow. Still, John did not come
 Neither liked to make the first remark
 yet it was evident that for some caus
 or other their wounded honor woul, have to endure another twelve hours wrong. Yet Duval was just lightlnl
 another cigar, when a little negro bo
 came running through the wood.
 "Done found you at last, Mas'r Jeff
 Thought you'd done shooted each othe
 for sure. Is been a-lookin' all roun var since sundown."
 "What have you come here for ?" 'Mas'r John Winthrop send desc tw , letters-for sure he did, now" "Where is he?
 "Done gone"
 stFontaine," said Duval, twill 70 have match to read yours byp" "Thank you, Duval, I will" So by the light of succession ( 0 lucifers both gentlemen read the fellow !. ing words:
 My friends, I am opposed to due on principle so is my dear bride, wh 6 hopes you will both remember her tc F. kindly to stain her name with yor
 blood Your little foolish quarrel hurrie o our arrangements, which had been mao 'o for month later. You will see now tl l. wisdom of the advice have always give l. you both. JOHN WINTHROP" There was moments dead silenc 10 then Duval said: "Fontaine, we ha, 4' no quarrel now; and if Ne have, v u have no weapons. Suppose we go bat u to the hotel and have supper p"-Ha ) per's Weekly.