The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-03-21

pllment, 'hfe should be agreeable 10
you for you have more mind-than-
more mind than"
"AbodeP" she Immediately sug-
gested.
Finding that I could not finish the
sentence as had intended, dropped
it; and catching up handful of little
nothings, discussed them. While we
were talking, footstep aroused Jassa-
mine, and fapcied she changed color.
She went TO the door and said ''good
evening" in a cordial voice. A man
entered. She introduced him as DR..
Gray. ] did not like him. / thought
that he rather overdid the work of smil-
ing. Every time Jassamine said word,
he would turn to her and smile. He did
not smile at me but two or three times,
for | frowned at him. After this he
grinned at me in cold, merciless way.
"Have you been here longP" he
asked of me when Jassamine had left
the room.
"No."
''Sort of a lawyer, eh?"
81 am u student of the law"
81 am q kind of Doctor" said he.
eff you ever need my services, call on
me"
II hope that l shall never need you.
probably not, but in country like
this smart chap 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 doctor. Such a peculiar atmos-
phere in this country and turning his
face full upon me, he grinned like Il
'possum.
"The other day." he continued, 81
had to fill a smart young man full of
stitches. Lawyer, too, believe. Kept
feolin' around knife. Yes, sir, they
need doctor every now and then.
Don't forget me, sir, in case you should
get hurt. !"
"Sir, / am not a ruffian."
"Oh, no, of course not. The ruilians
don't get hurt. Only the smart young
men-lawyers, mainly. Strange, isn't
it?"
II do not care to talk to you, sir"
''It's only through politeness that |
am talking to you. The physician $
business is to carve rather than to court
fool"
lsprang to my feet in rage. just
then Jassamine entered.
"What is the matter, gentlemen
she exclaimed.
ooh, nothing" replied the doctor.
"This young Bacon wants to fight.
have not thought much of the subject,
but / will consider it, Chancellor, "
turning to me, "my friend will call on
you"
For what purposeP"
ITO make suitable arrangements, my
dear Chancellor"
''To fight duel?"
eyes, to arrange u mild encounter. y
II will not accept" 1 exclaimed.
81 am no shot, while you doubtless
are"
II will give you time TO practice
or, perhaps you prefer the sword. The
choice of weapons, you know, my dear
Chief Justice, will be left entirely with
yourself.
81 will not accept. was taught to
look upon the code as an arrangement
of murder"
"Then it will be my painful duty to
post you as a coward. E"
"You are right. 1t will be a painful
duty"
"What will the jurist doP"
''If you refer to me, can tell you.
He will beat you with his fist-beat you
within an inch of your life. "
"That is the way towards fight"
cit is the way towards meet with just
punishment
Jassamine, without excitement stood
regarding u.s. "You certainly do not re-
fuse to fight himP" she said, turning to
me.
81 will fight him in a civilized way"
I replied.
YES he suggested, land with the
weapons of a BRUTE"
could no longer stand his taunts.
With blow which he did not expect,
/ 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
threshing.