Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-08-22

weapons"
Reckon he is" replied Tuttle 1t
isn't likely that the paper would give
such Il job IL man who didn't know
his business"
Monsieur Is quite right Upon In
Quiry he will learn that NJ. Cavilac Is
one of the best SwordSmeC, and shots
not only in Paris. but in E,N.c"
You've got everything liked to bleed
any one YOU choose havcs't you%"
The interpreter pretended not to hear
this, NJ, Carillac assumed a Nrcd look
and returned to his novel Tuttle's
martial spirit. that had been cultivated
during the war with Mexico, was slow.
~ looming up In his hoSom He ~
mcmhercd how the corps OF squirrel
hunters, ms they were called. to which
he had belonged were relied upon by
Gcnrral Taylor 10 pick on the Mexican
leaders and how they accomplished
their task The blood was slowly
mounting to the Amcrieau's checks, and
tire WAS lighting up his eve,
NOW, see here" he said, bringing
his fist down on the table This we're
thing has got to stop lt amy more VI
il appears in Your paper IN take care
Of that waNcd muStuChed gCutlrman 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
cd another article about Tuttlc'S road
that was WORSE chan the FIRST His
bankers informed him that in view OF
these attacks il would lac useless for
them to Offer the bonds. They would
not he taken by the public
what can do to stop the raSrAtsW
asked luttle
Give them thousand franc advcr-
tiSemcnt'
I'VE don't do such things In Amer,
lea"
you Americans have not yet learned
the way affairs are arranged In older
countries"
| Hold on few days, Don't do
anything till let YOU know"
| The manager OF the Courier, not hav-
ing received reply to his lighting
editors challenge and thinking he had
a good chance to Clinch matters, sent
message to futile stating that IL he
did not send Il written apology To he
! printed In the Journal he would pub
fish an article showing how. for hav-
ing protected the French public from
an American swindle. they had been
subject To insult and u demand for
/ satisfaction had been unheedcd.
Jest you wait minute" he said to
the messenger "and I'll give YOU an
answer to take back with YOU
Then he sat down ut II desk and IN
dlted the following eplstle:
Manager OF the Courier DIES -:
Monsieur have decided to accept the
challenge of your fighting editor, | un-
derstand that ! have the choice OF weap-
ons, but ! don't want TO act the hog. so
I'll give your fighting editor u choice be-
: tween two kinds OF a fight that has been
tried often in the state of Kaintucky,
The first plan IL bowie knives In dark
ROOM the second Is rifles at from 600 to
1000 yards Respectively yours,
EZEKIEL FUTILE.
There is no record ms to the recep-
ton of this note In the Courier Office.
No reply was made for some time,
! When II came 1t expressed surprise
that Mr.. futile should suppose that
either of such barbarous plans as he
had proposed would he acceptable in II
civilized country like France. Wouldn't
he name some other plan that could
be accepted by a gentleman? TO this
Tuttle wrote that the only other plan
In such matters In vogue In America
that he Tuttle) approved OF was "over
handkerchief" which meant that
two seconds held handkerchief be
tween the disputants. who fought with
pistols as near together as that would
GLOW. HIS opponents were ut liberty
to choose that method II 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., futile waited patiently for n
further reply, II did not come, but
the next day n gentleman called on the
American. who introduced himself as
NJ. Dumont, member OF q Paris club
to which all disputed points of the
code duello were referred He had
called to assure NJ. futile that his
plans of fighting had been referred to
a committee of which he had the honor
to be chairman and that the committee
had decided that NJ. Cavllac WAS not
bound to fight on those terms This
was communicated In bad English
Look here. monsieur" said futile.
Il 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 IL he don't accept
one or t'other OF the two plans fust
offered before sundOwn I'll withdraw
'em aud insist on fight over hand
kerchief.'
"Mon Dieu," exclaimed the French
man. Americans are like ne wild men
d'Afrique"'
SO indignant was he that he forgot TO
bow himself out. futile. who now
gave up all expectation OF the fighting