The Bottineau courant., 1912-08-30
tol. He is equally familiar with both

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Reckon he is," replied Tuttle 1T
isn't likely that the paper would give
such a job to q man who didn't know
his business"
Monsieur is quite right. Upon in
quiry be will learn that NJ. Cavillac Is
one Of the best swordsmen and shots
not only in Paris. but In Europe"
you've got everything fixed to bleed
any one you choose. haven't your
The interpreter pretended not to hear
this. NJ. Cavillac assumed bored look
and returned to his novel. Tuttle's
martial spirit, that had been cultivated
during the war with Mexico. was slow
membered how the corps of squirrel
hunters" as they were called, to which
he had belonged were relied upon by
General Taylor to pick off the Mexican
leaders and how they accomplished
their task. The blood was slowly
mounting to the Americans cheeks. and
IRE was lighting up his eye.
Nov, see here" he said, bringing
his fist down on the table "This yere
thing has got to stop. If any more of
It appears In your paper III take care
Of that waxed mustached gentleman in
the American fashion. Good mornin'." )"
Turning on his heel, he departed
from the Office Of the Courier. leaving
the interpreter to deliver his message.
The next morning the Courier print
ed another article about Tuttle's road
that was worse than the first. His
bankers Informed him that in view Of
these attacks it would be useless for
them to offer the bonds They would
not be taken by the public.
What can do to stop the rascals p
asked Tuttle
"Give them a thousand franc adver-
t1sement."
I'VE don't do such things in Amer
ica." -..
"You Americans have not yet learned
the way affairs are arranged in older
countries" ...
"Hold on a few days. Don't do
anything till let you know"
The manager Of the Courier, not hav.
ing received a reply to his fighting
editors challenge and thinking he had
q good chance to clinch matters, sent
q message to Tuttle stating that If he
did not send written apology to be
printed in the journal he would pub
lish an article showing how. for hav.
ing protected the French public from
an American swindle, they had been
subject to insult and a demand for
satisfaction had been unheeded.
"Jest you wait minute" he said to
the messenger. land I'll give you an
answer to take back with you"
Then he sat down at a desk and in
dited the following epistle:
Manager Of the Courier des -:
Monsieur-I have decided to accept the
challenge Of your fighting editor. I un.
derstand that l have the choice Of weap-
| ons, but don't want to act the hog, so
! I'll give your fighting editor choice be-
tween two kinds Of a fight that has been
| tried often in the state of Kaintucky.
! The first plan is bowie knives in dark
| room; the second is rifles at from 500 to
LOCO yards. Respectively yours,
EZEKIEL TUTTLE.
There is no record as to the recep-
ton Of this note in the Courier Office
No reply was made for some time
When it came it expressed surprise
that Mr. Tuttle should suppose that
either of such barbarous plans as be
had proposed would be acceptable in a
civilized country like France. Wouldn't
he name some other plan that could
be accepted by gentleman? To this
Tuttle wrote that the only other plan
In such matters in vogue In America
that he Tuttle) approved, Of was lover
handkerchief" which meant that
two seconds held handkerchief be
tween the disputants. who fought with
pistols as near together as that would
allow. His opponents were at liberty
to choose that method If they liked in
preference to the two others he had
named. but for his part he thought
the distance between the parties was
mighty small
Mr.. Tuttle waited patiently for a
further reply 1t did not come. but
the next day gentleman called on the
American, who introduced himself as
NJ. Dumont, member of Paris club
to which all disputed points of the
code duello were referred. he had
called to assure NJ. Tuttle that his
plans Of fighting had been referred to
committee Of which he had the honor
to be chairman and that the committee
had decided that M Cavillac was not
bound to fight on those terms This
was communicated in bad English
Look here. monsieur" said Tuttle,
II didn't ask NJ Cavillac to fight; he
asked me- But since I'm in for this
yere muss I'm going through with it
You go tell him that If he don't accept
one or t'other Of the two plans fust
offered before sundown I'll withdraw
'em and insist on a fight over hand
kerchief.'" !"
mon Dieu." exclaimed the French
man, Americans are like ze wild men
d'Afrique!'
So indignant was he that he forgot to
bow himself out Tuttle, who now
gave up all expectation Of the fighting
editor meeting him on his own terms,