Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-01-09

Then, SAID /, In an attempt at COLL
pliment, "life should be agreeable to
you for you have more mind-than-
more mind than"
"Abode?" She Immediately sug-
gested.
Finding that | could not finish the
sentence as | had intended, | dropped
it; and catching up q handful Of little
nothings, discussed them. While we
we're talking, Il footstep aroused Jassa-
mine, and | fancied she colOred. She
went TO the door and said "good even
ing" in a cordial voice. A man enter
ed. She introduced him as DR.. Gray.
| did not like him. | thought that he
rather overdid the work of smiling.
Every time Jassamine said word, he
would turn to her and smile. lie ala
not smile at ne but two or three times,
for | frowned at him. After this he
grinned at me in cold, merciless way.
"Have you been here longr" he asked
OF me Nnen JassaihIHe Hau ieit INV
room.
"No."
"Sort of a lawyer, eh?"
81 am a student of the law"
81 am kind of DOCTOR" said he.
"If you ever need my services, call on
me-"
81 hope that | shall never need you
"Probably not, but in country like
this a smart ohap never knows how soon
he may need a physician"
"Sir!" said |, arising.
"Be seated. Supper is not ready. No,
he doesn't know how soon he may need
a doctor. Such a peculiar atmosphere
in this country" and turning his face
full upon me, he grinned like pos
sum.
s.The other day." lie continued, 81
had to fill smart young man Iui! oil
stitches. Lawyer, too, believe. Kept
foolin' around knife. Yes, sir, they
need a doctor every now and then.
Don't forget me, sir, in case you should
get hurt"
.Sir, am not a ruflian."
"Oh, no, of course not. The rufiians
don't get hurt. Only the smart young
men-lawyers, mainly. Strange isn't
itP"
IL do not care to talk to you, sir"
cts only through politeness that l
am talking to you. The physician s
business is to carve rather than court a
fool"
sprang to my feet in 4 rage. Just
then JaSsamine entered.
"What is the matter, gentlemen" J"
she exclaimed.
"Oh, nothing" replied tie doctor
"This young Bacon wants to fight l
have not thought much of the subject,
but | will consider it. Chancellor, ,"
turning to me, my friend will call on
you"
"For what purposes y
"To make suitable arrangements: my
dear Chancellor"
"To fight duelf"
eyes, to arrange mild encounter"
sI will not accept" | exclaimed. Il
am no shot, while you doubtless are.
81 will give you time to practlce-or'
perhaps you prefer the sword. The
choice of weapons, my dear Chief JUS
tice, will be entirely with yourself"
al will not accept. l was taught to
look upon the code as an arrangement
of murder"
"Then it will be my painful duty to
post you as coward"
you are right. 1t will be painful
duty"
"what will the jurist do!"
'If YOU refer to me, can tell you.
lie will beat you with his fst--beat you
within an iLch OF your life."
"That is the way towards fight"
at is the way towards meet with just
punishment"
Jassamine, without excitement, stood
regarding us. You certainly do not
refuse to fight himH" she said, turning
to me.
Il will fight him in a civilized way,
replied.
Yes" he suggested, "and with
weapons of brute"
could no longer stand his taunts.
With a blow which he did not expect,
I knocked him down. Jassamine
screamed, but by the time the Judge and
his wife had run into the room, had
given the doctor what the men In the
East would have called sound thrash
ing.