The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-24
GRIT AGAINST SENTIMENT.
The Yankee and the Frenchman and
the Honor o. Our Flag.
From the Ne,e York sun.

HfOHt Nbt NSo OFN Shh
One day. while was staying at Lmoses,
France. received q cal from az iuGividv al
who announced himself as ~. " White. you
know, OF Connecticut. L, s. A.. yoa know. and
at present or a little tower q Europe 10 dispose
OF an invention" lie was az out and out
Yankee, twang and all, and the invention was
needle threader. was, Of course. glad 10 meet
and greet fellow countryman, and liz reply
str. "hite gripped my hand as II II were a
lever. and exclaimed:
"Gaul darn my fish-hooks If IL hain't good for
sore eyes TO meet Yam; over here. Say, we
XII ouCWak, out run, out jump out-taIk and
out wlt the hull Of Yurup as easy as rolling
Gown NIL! I'm Amazing 800 per cent, profit
on his little tool, and II / d only brought over
combination stoye-handle ! could have made
barrel or money in a month. Say, don't
stand on any ceremony with me. Hev a chaw
OF tooacco-reg'la lar Boston plug. Say, call nae
j. NJ. w for short
1t came out after bit that he was In trouble
His rough ways had offended merchant of the
town, VINO demanded satisfaction.
ma means row with toad stickers or
boss pistols" explained j. NJ. w, land I've
come to YOU for advice
You'll fight, OF coarse" replied
i dunno amt afraid Of any man In Con
necticut in a rough and tumble, but l won't
stand up and let any Of these Frenchmen prod
my vitals with old sword. nor drive any biz
ness out OF my head with a bullet"
TO refuse, Mr. White"
j. L
amt stuck up over little money. Now. then.
| IN all bizness. I'm reaping In the ducats. and
propose to continue. / wait you TO 90 to old
High Dudgeon and make him an offer for me
TO apologizef'
Not BY Sarah James relashuns I'll buy him
What"
you kin offer him $40 to withdraw his chal.
lenge and shake hands. II he hangs Off TOO
long, go up to $l5, as there's nuthin stingy
You must be crazy, Mr. whlte!"
Bet you a hundred to one I'm as level
heated as any man in the country. Fighting
isn't in my line, and I'm willing to pay SIS to
get out Of it. IT. matter OF bizness ~
But it can't be settled that way II | were
to make him such an offer he would challenge
me for the insult"
wouldn't settle little trife like that for
Sl5, cash right in hand They must be queer
lot over here"
l explained customs as we'll as 1 was able.
and, and when through he had clearer insight
be hung to his first idea and said
u can't run. and don't like to fight; I'll
drop IN and offer him SIS 80, and if he won't
take it I'll fight him all the rest of the year,"
He actually made the offer, as he said he
would, and was kicked ont doors for reply
Three days later, after increasing the sum TO
Sib and being looked upon as coward by all
VINO heard of the affair, he came Upon the
dueling ground in good shape, removed his col
lar, rolled up his sleeves, ana Selling pistol he
held in both hands, fred at the word and bowed
his man over with bullet in the shoulder He
came TO me unscathed and scarcely excited
and said:
I've lost $40 day for four days in order to
support the honor of our flag, but l IL be burned
II tEese Frenchmen haven't got to pay for it,
The price of my Universal Needle Tnreader
will henceforth be thirty cents unless taken nv
the gross. I'm of for Tulle-only ralf an hour
to get to the depot-so long old man,
OH he went, and have never seen him since