Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-09
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isn't likely that the paper would give
such job to a man who didn't know
his business"
Monsieur is quite right. Upon in
quiry he will iearn 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 you?'
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
ly looming up In his bosom. He re-
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
fire 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 Tuttles 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|
asked futile.
Give them thousand franc adver-
tisement."
1--WE 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 l let you know"
The manager of the Courier, not hav-
ing received a reply to his fighting
editors challenge and thinking he had
a good chance to clinch matters. sent
a 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 demand for
satisfaction had been unheeded.
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 at desk and in
dited the following epistle:
Manager Of the Courier des -:
Monsieur-I have decided to accept the
challenge of your fighting editor. | un-
derstand that l have the choice of weap-
ons, but l don't want to act the hog, so
I'll give your fighting editor choice be-
tween two kinds of fight that has been
tried often in the state of Kaintucky.
The first plan is bowie knives in a dark
room; the second is rifles at from 500 to
1000 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 he
had proposed would be acceptable in a
civilized country like France. Wouldn't
he name some other plan that could
be accepted by a gentleman? To this
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in such matters in vogue in America
that he Cuttle) approved of was "over
handkerchief which meant that
two seconds held a 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 O
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 M. Tuttle that his
plans of fighting had been referred tC
a committee of which he had the honor
to be chairman and that the committee
had decided that Nj. 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. Cavllac to fight; he
asked me. But since Pm 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 III withdraw
'em and insist on fight over hand
kerchief.'"
Mon Dieu," exclaimed the French
man, Americans are like re wild men
d'Afriquew
So indignant was he that he forgot TO
bow himself out Tuttle. who now
gave up all expectation of the lighting
editor meeting him on his own terms,
notified his bankers to proceed with