Show DUEL WITHOUT BLOOD A gritty doctors on nn arrogant army officer crr i in III buelin dueling days in the army recently publish pub published lisi led in london is this story of the way in which a clever man evaded a duel and yet pull punished islieb the person who had insulted him while dr young an officer belon belonging in to the woolwich garrison was escorting some ladies u up p the river to vauxhall about the year 1720 lie he played them some tunes on a flute behind them was a bot boat in which were several officers rowin rowing forthe for 1 he same goal and as these soon came alongside the one the doctor and his party were in lie he ceased playing one of tile officers immediately aked why lie did so for the same reason I 1 began answered dr young to please myself the reply to this was an order to continue playing ending with a threat that if he lid did not do so lie he the officer would toss the ohp doctor into the thames dr young complied with the insolent demand and played all the way up tip the during the ev evening erting however the doctor observed the officer who had licen been so musically inclined lined by himself in ill one of tile the walks when lie he went up tip to 0 o him and with great coolness said it was sir to avoid interrupting tile harmony of either cither my iny company or yours that I 1 complied with your arrogant demand but that you 3 may le learn arn bourn courage c is to be found under a black coat as well as is under a red one I 1 expect you will meet tile me tomorrow to morrow morning ata at a certain place without any second the quarrel being entirely between ourselves diio doctor further covenanted anted that the affair should be decided by swords coall to all of which conditions the officer readily agreed decd recd the parties met the following morning as had been arranged r but the moment the officer had taken liis his ground and drawn his sword the doctor pulled out a horse pistol and presented it at him I what exclaimed the officer in affright do you deanto mean to assassinate me alo replied the doctor but you shall instantly put on your sword and dance a minuet otherwise you area arc a dead man the other at this began to swear at his opponent as well as to vow lie would do bothin nothing of the kind but the doctor was resolute resola te giving 0 the officer clearly to understand that if lie he did not begin in to dince dance before lie he young counted thirty the threat would be carried into effect in slow time the doctor began to count one two three and by the time he had got up to ten tell the sword was returned into its Us sheath and before he had counted twenty the officer was going through a minuet as stately as a man could do that had a loaded pistol leveled within vithina a few feet of his head after a quarter guarter of an hours practice the muzzle of the pistol was vas lowered tile the holder of it if saying as it fell I chatwill that will do sir we are arc now quits you forced me to play against my will and I 1 have compelled jon ion to dance against yours bein being 11 now dow on a level I 1 will give you whatever satisfaction you require the next affair will of course be eiith seconds you know where to find me good mornin morning the doctor however lizard heard no more of the matter london telegram |