Show A duel in the baric cornelius odowd in one of his anim bitable essays tells us that once upon a time inthe county of clare a quarrel occurred in the hunting field between two gentlemen whom we will call captain robbins and W jones esq ver hot words passed between them lei us settle ane business at once cried thi captain 1 I have pistols in tho house nothing better said the squire tm your man it was at length that they should fight in the stable yard at fifteen paces each man to hold a lantern aa a maa for his opponent where are you you scoundrel cried the captain when they came out inta the yard im here you shoeblack replied the squire stand out bold said the captain its what fm doings eaid the other give the word and nc more talking get behind the pump yer honor get behind the before you fire whispered the groom pulling thy captain by the coat he did so and when they blazed it was the squire who got it and it was more than three months before he could get out again leeda mercury |