The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-06-10

lesson awhile since. Are you as ready 70
take one yourself at this meeting! How Il
it you have outraged my friend and your
bettery"
Let them alone, yer honor!" 'interposed
the card-sharper, approaching. Its tie
cause for the both. One was hit by a bottls,
the other grounded by fist Can't we have
trihe o. fun with hawbuck without in
terfercncesy Faith, the bullock man shall
have my sword, an Wen see which is the
better carver; III back him, too, an We
may back yer friend the popinjays whose one
merit lies in not knowing when he's well
beaten. Come, now! we'll to the Kalchook
Hill "a small elevation near the Collect, a
freshwater pond, which was on the site OF
the present tombs. The gallows used for
military execution stood between II and the
Fields, or present City Hall park, an have
il out. Ill
What! you villain you'll you low thief
Get hence. or I'll scalp youl' interrupted
Scammell, turning on him. ''Kalchook
Hill, you dog You would never 60 so near
the galows on your own free will"
"Gallows, is t." returned the fellow, still
holding his ground. Il tell We, Scamme,
capting though We be, We are ripper for the
gallows than am |, an this III back in any
way we name"
Scammel, instead OF falling on the Eel.
low in q fury, an act i looked for, snapped
his fingers IN his face, and with look
measuring him from head to foot replied
contemptuously:
you dirty dog Mighty brave you are
in the knowledge that kings officer would
ne'er cross swords with such scum. I'll give
you one minute to be gone, and, failing, I'll
see you tied up and lashed. If you know me
so well, you know twill be done" And with
this he turned his back on the sharper, who,
far from obeying the hint to leave, stepped
away but few PAGES.
"And now, my wild sea bird, said the
tory redirecting his attention TO me, "are
you willing TO clear yourself with my
friend here? Give a fair explanation of
this affair If you can, or perhaps you would
| like to make fine point of the matter with
me in some quiet spot. / might doubt my
| rights to honorably cross swords with such
as you in a matter as private as this, but /
viii forego all objections and ask no terms.
| ALL but you have an excuse; you will doubt
less plead wound"
| The deep insolence of his last remark
| turned my dislike of the man to a sudden
| hatred. Twas not the words, but his more
| than unbcarable manner OF uttering them
pitch of action. Had he been nearer,
would have served him with my fist as had
served Lounsbury, and would have re.
| gretted IL at once for its lack of dignity.
| Forgetting for the moment my assumed role,
| stood where he had found me, and an
| swered:
Capt. Scammell, my calling is the sea.
| You are but marauding bushwhacker, nor
can the curse be rubbed off you by title or
| hidden by fine trappings, and did you but
| know il you would be honored by crossing
swords with me. As for an explanation,
I, will satisfy you so far as TO say that pun
| ished your friend for insulting me, and, by
| the God above me, if you wish to carry this
| further, | will punish you worse than did
himl / could but defend myself from him,
boy whose back / could break across my
| knee, so he goes harmless As for you, viii
| fight you within the hour and ask for no
second"
| "Good!" he broke in. "You gave the name
| TO the weapon. Let il be swords, and at
once. Remember" he went on with an
oath, and working himself into a rage, TASK
no quarter OF me. Up or down / give no
mercy; let l'outrance be the word"
| Nay" said |, famed to an equal heat by
his ood-thirsty manner and the fury in
his eye-"nay, then, L will not kill you, vii
| lain as you are, but, should disarm you, OF
you slip, l will beat you with the fiat of my
sword until you roar for quarter, or break
every bone in your foul hide! Twill be
scant mercy, as you were better killed out.
right Now look to it, for this will do, OF
| MY name is not Thorn-Lounsbury!"
! caught myself just in time, and started
| violently as l discovered the trip of my
tongue. Both the others likewise gave a
| jump, but it Immediately transpired that
each had different cause.
| Ii was Scammcll who first showed his rea.
SON for thus starting, and that was through
the insult had offered him in degrading him
| by threatened beating. White with rage,
| he threw aside the bride, and drawing his
| heavy saber, advanced on me with torrent
| of oaths.
| Before / could do more than whip my left
arm out Of its sling and lift the bulky table
in defense (for l was unarmed), the young
officer sprang between US.
"IIod hard, ammelll--Lounsbury Are
you Capt. Lounsbury? Lounsbury, of Rye
by my faithl but / came near making q
bull of it!-This thing can go no further
now, Scammcll. I've been looking for the
man high and low for week. Clinton wants
him at once-at oncel The order come,
from headquarters. What, mani Hold
| hardl"
Hold hard YOURSELF" shouted the tory
as he tried to dodge the young officer. enc
further nowi DO you think Ill brook such
words to my face and wait for formaltiesl
Ay, Lounsbury 1t is; and of Rye and tn,
phantom and the devil, for aught care
What can Clinton want with such man
Stand aside, you salt fish, and let me meet
himl"
Call me no fish, you butcherbirdl'
snapped Beden. "What ails your humol
to-day? Has the heat gotten your head
You first pick my own quarrel away from
me, and then fout me for looking to my owl
interests. Has the fair Gertrude hpped
you, that you spleen 20 quicSlyg 1 tell you
my orders are Imperative"
Fore God, you spratl An you dar,
twit me in public on my private affairsl
shouted the tory, turning his wrath on chi
naval officer. "Use but her name again. and
I'll spit you as you stand, you half man
How VIII you, too, ightg"
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