| Show dams CAME VERY NEAR IT I 1 shot gun gum Drought the follow fellow to reason with an apology 1 I came very lery near having a duel once 11 said the tha congressman to a group of auditors tell us about it said they as one man when I 1 was about SO 30 he continued I 1 1 I hung bull out my shingle in a small town in a southern state and being beim from the north I 1 did not receive 0 at first the aree agreeable able recognition I 1 expected I 1 in fact there was wai one blatherskite of a fellow who made himself so obnoxious that one day I 1 slapped his jaws this brought all the respectable people of the community over to my side and I 1 was feeling pretty good for three or four days when the tha bottom was knocked out of it all by my receiving a challenge from mr blatherskite if there was anything more mora than another that I 1 want to do it was to fight a duel and I 1 tried to get out of it in some way but and finally chose shot guns at ten paces I 1 dont know why I 1 did but I 1 did though I 1 should have preferred pop guns at a mile and a half I 1 hear anything of my man for twenty four au hours cud and then I 1 had a personal call from him 1 I have come in he said after a jew few preliminary remarks to maire maice a t statement about this duel what I 1 have got to say is that shot guns are too doggoned mortuary for me and if youve no objections ill apologize and call it square then I 1 became very brave and blustered some but I 1 accepted the situation very gracefully at last and ever after mr blatherskite was most respectful and stood about as well in the town as he ever did |
