Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-06-20
GaIts arso Skstfbts.
A MYSTERIOUS DUEL IN f77e.
FROM AN OLD MANUSCRIPT.
IN TWO PARTs-PARI I.


quarfered at portsmouth. during the
summer OF that year. having OBTAINED
snort ieave OF ABSENCE my iatner aeter-
Hineu 70 .aks .rip 70 .he nor.n, 70 see
some OF ,ne peaut'iui scenery % Nunip.l
,anu' anu 10 my greae JOY oook "e WIN
MN as MS traseIng conPanion. wa
tnen between ~ ana IL, put having pcen
framed ehtreiy unaer my Ia.her eye
was ra!ner more advanced ana manly per
maps, man most boys OF tnat age.
Aner travelling aoou. CnmDerIana we
came upon q spot 80 especia,iy Deaulitul
tnat the Coionei Determined 10 nall Ior
TWO or three Gays, a,tnougn the ohiy ac-
commentator we couid get was AZ pretty
little quiet Inn, close 70 village, on the
Top OF hill, about ~ mlles from oariisis'
now inoi ougniy wen ! reinennoer III -.
nne ola elm gre" on one Sue 'unuer whi.n
was hoise-trougn. ana close py 'a,i
posi- hearing tne sIgn 0! tne nihe h gm
MS MOS, GRACIOUS MaJesv oeo ILL.,
though tnen only ~ years ., age was re-
presented as coarse mlaaie-a2eu ninn'
win red' bioaied Iace, an enormous no,
man nose, ana vas. plg.a'I, anu nle . 81,
IN scarlet reeimenta,s, huge ,oeSeu n "a,
ana plume WIN ms Drawn sworn stoPeu
over ms rlgn, shcuIuer--'n iI., as ns'ce
ana savage'iookhg an o,u wea'ner.
Dea'en soio'cT as coI'u pe "eshco. p.'
tne simple villagers always consloefeu .'lls
10 De aver! gooo portrait Oh liieir so'eiei."
iorr ana king.
Inc n'gn roam pa.seu y, front ., lne nm III.
anu JusL Nyonu - .u," .l SHELBY =" tne
rignt, wne,e IL en.erea tne vlI,age. lhs
nttie hosteiry, thoaeh soinewha. cohiiheu
Ior space was YET peau'iiu,iy cieah' com,
iortaoie ana wen conduc'eu. ~ possessed
very iine garnen, rom wnlcn tee most
e enc W., Wv" 49,, more o pa. &c !; ~ mum
.a,n, ,ana, anu hnn, =, ~ 49, WIS a
ar, T..;a ,a Hp 20 a. a. - Ls
sI1en. s s ~. o.I az 'r ~ VIC "V us
an. az: pa'"ei, WIN ano n Io"
w, T,no" :. ""' my ~
LII. nc D's. I'm III wa. applJJ ~ IL
i"'not' al" w. "'.'','"o"i'o" =, III '''"i
SPartihcn. mex. .ne kl'cheh' o'i INC Hroonu
MOOR: WIN "'noo" ope""'S upon 'ho
DOWNING eree" r.
no 91oS r MI" IL, VI " W. III -; wa"
nn,,' aaysa I'D; "t % n,,, co,har,, No., h,'t
80, 49,, ,.. e s,,,fr,, ,hat aor,Id ~
ny 80 80, "a s.. -, -.
sioop, VI W. Gnu "''Ji 'o'"s ''yo"1
NUS u''oo','o'.a .., 'oa 'oaS Po,iol
~. ap, anu puu;nS =" . ,om o'o'nes,
I'M ,so S uP"m '"e m,'oT Th anu puu oa -
nn;s;,o he FIJI moo, wos sb;n;nr in all
,t ~. 49,. s,,,anJnn !. ,,,as g..
"o' S'o'.o1: lp'en 80 20, ~
nearly as ngn' as .ay. h.'er walhinS
ABOUT oie gar"ei' l rcturneu 10 Tue oowi-
my green ' anu sas uown III pre''y ~. arpor
wos sos, and delcdms c pI" and n nvor
thing seemed r. conduce ~ calm en;oy-
menf which was enhanced bv tbe nro.
tonnd s,;iIrass ,ha, ro;onod aron,J Lral,on
-, H.. a.. ,.,,,,,,,,, 81 Re-, 80
e e'ms ~ ,n1 " .nl y, u'sa.G. "a.ei
, ,al "'ie ''.Ilousmy oIloy'hS .his
. Deau,i'ui soene 'Ie e sli'ase Gnd h o'oeh
soumI o h nnu and h"rSaa, c,o. nuu ahe
inc IN IN sbor, time saw veb;rIa Como o",ne
in s;cbt and mass slowly along Tho h;nS
rood and = nv .rhor ,yos On The go
10 s;da -, H. 49, "a,,,J Ill VI Pr
ssu s'u y, ~ 'h L., uou'u lus p
:. :" s"I - . .u 'n"'
" was "so iS".v ooao"Isucn as
.u""i s siu h.s o,s1h a u,ossLur.'wn ny
IVY, w., ',aa d 'a a,. "' ,;, a..e'eup oo
ha,s 7, ,mrnad ,ha aa,nar - H en'
,;a,,,a -, snnaai o. ~ a., III
7 sunnosad not 80 bowovor ror :,
s,onnod ;,or,od;a,olv and heed ,hn d.
onnn snd ,ha s,ans Ia, dan.n on5 H.
sd,,,a 81 CO.. 80 ~. """ '"'
..pa,a,aJ 1870 y, amo IN ..u,a
,;,,,a ,'sa ,.on. .n.;r en- NJ,
for ,ys ca,,o;n,v co.,, .ata rnn !. ',
R"t ,h,s ms No, ,ha ;,,.n,;nn or tho
Marty !, was NO, tho inn hn, tho ; ,
- - nv, NV ."u M 81. . .1o 'n "i
s"'uo. , "a' I'm. uao} 'eiulou, ~ ."oy al