Show ENDED WITHOUT A FATALITY boyish affair of honor principally amusing to the brothers Brot hr of the principals principal do I 1 look like a man who ever fought a duel laughed the portly party well I 1 did and it was intended to be a duel to the death too and las as it often happens a woman was at the bottom of it AS near as I 1 can fig in tire e now I 1 must have been about the ripe age of seven when this deadly affair took place at that time my heart was wrapped up in a little china doll girl with blue eyes and yellow hair who kept roe me in a continual state of bankruptcy buying her taffy and red apples unfortunately for my peace of mind I 1 had a rival upon whom she smiled with exasperating impartiality my first impression 8 was to pick a fight with hirn him but I 1 was always cautious even as a youth and I 1 had gave g ave doubts about the success of such a plan then I 1 conceived the happy idea of challenging him to a mortal combat I 1 the slightest idea that he be would accept to tell the truth but he did and with what seemed to mo atmo almost t indecent haste Real elvig that I 1 aou would ld need a second I 1 W ant tt to an elder brother explained the matter to him and asked him it if ho he would act for me ile he listened to me gravely and then said he would here was surprise number two I 1 had bad been almost certain that be would frown upon the idea awl threaten to tell my father thus giving me an excuse to retire from the blell of honor but the calm way he accepted the situation gave we me a chill 1 I suppose said be that bobbye bobbys bro brother will net as his ls ee second gohd 1 I moistened my lips and said 1 I suppose so go very well sold eald he 11 1 I will talk the matter over with him and we will let you know when you are wanted we were wanted the next afternoon and it was waa some consolation on to me to discover that my rivals face was as white as mine 11 now said our seconds you two sit down here in the tha grass back bach to back and the first ono one to desert the th spot pot loses tho the fight then they both retired hastily to a spot that lemed to me at the time to be unnecessarily removed from the place ot of action A moment later my rival was going one way and I 1 another those miserable brothers of ours had caused us to lit on the top of a big bumble beela nest |