The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-07-05

from force of habit, unthnkingly and
innocently plug friend and neighbor,
An Irishman named Michael Clarity
came in from o prospecting tour the
evening of the 3D., and was wild with
eageruess to be enlisted in the patriot
army, but even Bradley thought he was
"too excitable to be permitted to mix in
the proceedings If the health Of others
was any consideration, By dint of great
persuasion Michael was induced to fore
go the pleasure Of taking a pop at even
u sham Englishman," " and to lend his in
valuable aid in certain work Bradley and
had cut out for us as soon as the tide
of battle should have swept through the
town, When that was satisfactorily set
tied started out for a stroll.
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Just outside the town a young woman
entering the road from steep mountain
path acoosted me, demanding;
"Are you the stranger who is helping
Bradley get up the fight to-moTow?'
admitted that | was doing what !
could in that direction, and, although !
said nothing Of the sort could not help
thinking what superb Goddess of Lib
erty she would make in an allogorical
tableau If we had time to arrange such
a thing. She had magnificent Juno
like form, fine regular features, full ut
expression, and a natural grace Of move.
ment and attitude worthy Of Il goddess,
81 am glad that | met you without
having to send after you to the hotel, as
| expected would havo to- sho said.
was so much surprised that could
only stammer some stupid nonsense
about either way being good enough for
me, which she Of course took no notice
OF and went on
"There is something wanted 10
speak to you ahout-something YOU nluat
attend to. Two young men have, rs !
happen TO know, agTeed tO mako the
sham fight Tomorrow the cover for
deadly duel, in earnest, between them.
Chance has helped them by putting one
on the American and the other on the
British side, just rs they hoped for,
While others will be banging away H.
the mir, just to mako noise, they viii
be aiming to kill each other. You mast
find some way to prevent It,"
"Is it not possible that you may Us
mistaken How do you know that thpy
entertain any such purpose?"
Her handsome face flushed deeply rs
she replied, with little omhalr@ssmcnt
Each has been 10 Gr1 me, for What he
knew might be the lust time and though
neither betrayed the purpose IN words. !
was conscious of It.
] compreheHded They were rtvalf
for her love, prize well worth ri5liipg
life for in the estimation of such taags
less and resolute young men IN ulnunl
ed in that country. could do 10 q
than promise that | would do what !
could to prevent The carrying uut nt
their deadly purpose; but really ! did
not suppose that anything could Fal
would have the slightest effect IN iuifll.
encing them, She told me who lhpy
were, and when ! got back 10 the hot,l
/ found them both there, in the har
room, drinking and talking to%rthpr IN
the frieRdliest fashion I0ssihl', ll all
outward seeming, Surely. | Thought,
the girl is mistakon Ntill as | hNd
promised her that | woul smak ia
them, did SO, having first Irurncd irp4l
Bradley who pointed Them oul ~ me,
that they were, as they appeared to lar,
friends. They walked QH Il iittlr 10 ane
side with me ut my request, wa sai,l
lightly, feeling that my task vas much
easier than ! had antieiPptel il would