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Show Lake Point-At Point-At Liiko Point, on Thursday, about 10 o'clock p.m., in the ball room, there waa an excellent opening for a firat-c!as fight, a couple of dead men, or more, and a multitude of friintiug ladies; but the parties interested inter-ested did not mauifest any passionate desire to take advautage of the open-iug. open-iug. A geotleman of verdant cloth pureunsion was desirous of dancing with a lady, and invited her to participate par-ticipate with him, which invitatien was accepted. "But it was not to he." They had barely prepared to indulge iu the "mazey" when the bushand ol the lady (by the way we forgot to say alio was married) walked up to the verdant geutleman, placed i hit shnntpr at hid breast and re-! maikid "You can't dance with my wife" or words to that effect. The individual who is a lover of the emerald table cloth inquired, with blood curdling curiosity, "Why don't you shoot?" At this sensational juncture, the proverbial peace-maker knocked the pistol to the floor, and thus spoiled a goul sensation. We await the rtcult. |