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Show Uaeliag'. It is almost impossible now for any reader t ven in the Southern States to understand the condition or opinions of society. vltli regard to dueling flfiy years" ago. One or two anecdotes told lately by a venerable ven-erable lawyer froti the South will illustrate it. A member of Congress from Georgia ou his return home' fougjit a'duel with an clJ frlcna. Both men were seriously fwodnded and were carried home, as It was feared, to die. - ti'WhalcouId induce you to light Willi Jones?" asked a friend of the challenger: "Whatwastboquarrel about?" - - 'l don'tknow. Either he was angry b'-cauw I did not bow to him on the street, or I was iaugry because be-cause he dhl not bow to me. I for-get-which? , f ' -A member of a farncus firr-ealing family In South Carolina, when an old mac, dloovere-l,wb!!e"bn a visit to, -Charleston, that the son of a friend, a lad of 16 years, was about to fibt a duel. He Interfered to prevent it, and succeeded with difficulty. diffi-culty. Entering a dub-room filled with the leading men of the city that afternoon he said, in a loutl voice: t i' Torn and Jim were going out tomorrow to-morrow and 1 havtf put a stop to it. I only am to blame, gentlemen. I consider the practice of dueling brutal nud. barbarous. It ought to hefrownetiupon hy every gentleman. gentle-man. Buf If anyjgtntletnau here differs from me, my namels Blank, aud I am stoppiug at Dash Hotel, where l"wlll be ready to answer for my words at any time he chooses." I'uutt't (iimpantoii. Z Pat was detailed as sentinel when the SevH.t-enth 'Malno was near Culpopper, and was told to be very careful, and not to let anyone or an thing-Jool him. He took his place and all went j well until 2 o'clock the next 'morning when he heard thesouiid of some one approaching. ap-proaching. "HaK!"-TelIed Pat, "Who comes there?" "The offlcer cf theday," responded the new-comer.iad new-comer.iad gave the countersign. "And faith," says Pat, J'and what business has the offioer.of the day to be pokin' around at night? Clear out, or I'll put a bullet bole through yer." Aud the officer bad to clear. J a |