The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22
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Continued from Last Sundays News.)
CHAPTER V.
REV. CAMPBELL AND THE MAG.
PIE

CHAPTER V.
REV. CAMPBELL AND THE MAG
PIE.
It was as good as a study of char
acter, the varying fashions wherein
those interested received the story OF
Noah's clash with Catron. There was
nothing told of 1t in the paper, for the
port wine Duff was wise withal, and
suppressed whatever of hunger may
have possessed him to print a palata-
BILE piece of news. The General might
not approve such type-freedoms; Eaton
would doubtless distaste a notoriety of
this hue for Peg; indeed, there might
be others of consequence whom it would
disturb. The port wine Duff carried
a gulping appetite for public print
ing; it might befall that to offend
would get between the legs of his an
ticipations and trip them up. Where
fore, neither Noah, Catron, Pigeon
breast nor myself, was granted the
contemplation of his valor by the pleas
ing light of ink. /, myself. did not
consider this a deprivation; nor did
Noah, nor Catron, so far as one might
hear But the chagrined Pigeon breast
DEWdlltQ II. ne WAS quite CitSLldiltlls
and among intimates talked of the call
for a court journal which should, like
a similar imprint of St James, deli
cately set forth the surprising deeds of
our nobility.
1t was l who gave the tale of that
ballroom fight at Gadsbys to the Cen
eral. He took it coolly; granted it, in
sooth, a more quiet reception than 1
had hoped. The fair truth is, l was
prepared for an explosion. l was pleas
antly fooled; the General could not
have displayed less temper had | re-
lated the breaking of a horse. And
yet he made claim for slimmest detail;
question after question on his part pro-
longed narration for an hour.
1T was the best that could be-"
said the General, revolving the tangle
in his mind. THE great thing is to
stop folks mouths; and a duel well
fought and with the right individual is,
as Noah says, the way to construct
such condition. I've known the killing
in proper form of one man to remove
a SANDER from the conversation of a
whole county. Folk let it fall of them
selves and never took it up again."
This Catron," said l, was a noted
fighter and had been out before"
(which IS precisely" responded the
General, what makes the work worth
while. Here was a berserk. celebrated
as one most frothingly prompt for
blood. Now he Is disposed of, it will
tame your minor war-hawks. They'll
not be half so ready; they may even
surprise themselves with what they will
hereafter forbear in favor of keeping
the peace!"
Eaton, strange to tell, was moved of
anger against Pegs champion.
Sir" said Eaton, bearing himself
Edffiy to Noah, lit is far to the wrong
side of the regular that you should de-
fend my wife. That is my privilege,
sir; it does not rest with Others"
And that is true" returned Noah,
politely; but the situation was un-
usual. 1t was of crying Importance to
get the thing off before the President
knew. Folk would criticise him sharp
ly If he did not interfere for peace.
Besides, had you been brought into the
business, your foes would have torn
your prospects to pieces with it, You
must see, sir, that however just your
quarrel, you could not ride into the
cabinet on the back of a duel"
"Sir, I can better be out of a cabi-
net" said Eaton grimly, than leave
my honor to the swords of other
men,"
You and l." returned Noah, turn
ing distant, disagree extremely. I
cannot charge myself with wrong. I
should act my part again were occa-
sion to rise. You, however, are the
judge of your own injuries. And I
shall be in town some time"
Sir. I am glad to be told So" re-
sponded Eaton. when 1 have more
considered, l may send a word to you"
This wrong discourse I was ear-wit-
ness of, but in it bore no part 1 was
so stung with anger against Eaton, for
that he would act the boor and talk
of calling folk out when he should be
thanking them, l dared not trust my
self with a syllable. 1 would have
spoken nothing pleasant for Eaton, and
that would be a wide flight from wise.
and draw his horns my way. We We're
both too near the General to talk of
a difference that would have broken
everybody's dish. Moreover, Noah own
ed the wit and the wrist to very well
care for his own fortune.
why. the man is clean beside him
self" exclaimed the General when he
learned of Eaton's high heels. What
franchise could he pretend to for a
quarrel with Noah? Noah's right to