The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-28

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dered him out Of his ONCE.
6oon after a district messenger came 70
Or. Mines once and presented = letter.
The doctor altar payfng the messenger
the 10 cents demanded for the conveyance
OF the communicates broke the seal and
was astontshed and amused TO read a
formal challenge plainly couched. de-
mandtug an apology within fcrty-eixht
hours or meeting with pia-
tois at twelve PAGES DIR. Milne.
being lAw-abinding citizen. howev-
sr. and having looked through the ciai-
ienge With a cathode ray OF 1855 civiliza-
tson. sent his brother practitioner the fol-
lowing reply.
vancouver. B. c.. Oct. Is. 1S9S.-John
A Duncan. II. D.. c. NJ " s., Victoria:
Sir-I have the honor TO acknowledge the
receipt of your letter OF Saturdays date
Gas per messenger c. o. d.. conveying the
sad intel,irence that / have but forty:
eight hours 10 live unless l apologize for
having remarked In your presence that
Won were not 4 gentleman. In reply I
her To say that the gracious charity which
permits you 10 ascrsbe temporary insani-
ty a. a producing cause. speaks volumes
for your keennees OF perception in dag
nossnx your own character. May ! ask
you to further eniighten me as TO al the
genera, characteristics OF a gentleman?
.Cne T observe IN your letter. and Il
certainly gives me a new light on the SUBJ
tect. Is that whenever differences of opin-
ions exist. one writes and says to ones
opponent YOU are a id liar The big
ID followed by a - indicates, am fain
to confess. such holiness of conception
and expression as satisfies me, upon re-
Election and In my sane moments, that no
ordinary man can carry all the qualities
OF gentleman daily and pay rent and taxes.
"a second also note, and 1t Is that In
sending challenges gentlemen always for
urara them by district messenger c. o. d.
\ his evinces superior nerve and deter
mination not 10 be baffied by small OBJ
sfac,es besides allowing ones opponent
~ settle = little, n he receives Il. II he
does not i, presents elements OF safety
not IN bs tightly overlooked.
~ sincerely trust that you will not neg
Ia, nra,nary creature comforts during
,h,s aronix,nr period Of forty-eight hours
~ tar,rsratson NJ which You are so pa
tisn.Iv awaiting before perforating my
s,anhragm with bullets. AT best / am but
a noor hand At duels not having had the
sE,ss.as-~ :, 40 r,v train,ng or the many
% ..ra~,.rc~ rained by yourself
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