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ANOVEL DUEL.

Cotonet Skerrett, Major Marsh, and Captain Pickering were sitting in their room at the Hotel Anglais, Paris. They were Americans on their travels, all three rough-looking down-easters, who had goue through the worst fire of the civil war. Dr. Vicaire, surgeon in the French army, was standing in front of them regarding them with a severe air.

‘I come ‘to denounce to you as you have insult my friend, M. le L'eutenant Foulon. He demand ze satisfaction,’ said Dr. Vicaire, particularly addressing Colonel Skerrett. ‘You. have kick his dog. You write apology, ver goot. You write no apology, you choose ze-- ze —ah! vat you call ?arme—ze—

t . . . | ‘Weepous,’ said Major Marsh, coming

|to his assistance. Dr. Vicaire bowed. . aa | ‘Apelogize for kicking his cur !’ shout-

‘ed the colonel. ‘What did it come ‘snapping and barking at my heels for. ! would kick Mr. Fooling himself if he did that.’

‘Ah!’ replied the doctor, ‘ ver goot! | Iusult additional ;’ aud he blew his nose like a@ flourish of trumpets.

Colonel Skerrett was as brave a man’ as ever stood in boots, but besides his’ conscientious objections to a duel, the cause of quarrel was so ludicrous thathe only sunswered with a burst of laughter. |

‘Ah !’ said the doctor, calmly, but reddening, ‘Insult tree’ And he took a prodigious pinch of snuff.

| The three friends locked at each other. | Major Marsh took the word.

‘My friend will allow me to act for him, We have the choice of weapons?’

‘Yes,’

‘Then I choose them tbat nature pro- vided. Fists.’

‘Feest!’ said the doctor,

pondering. |

| D. A. BRUCE, aaa . we 3 | Major Marsh explained in pantomine.

| s ; ° ae x | ‘Sir! said the fiery doctor, ‘‘you make © ’ ~ x rat eo 72 QU REN STRERT, ,. game of me! LIsee you afier my ‘friend have ze satisfaction.’

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‘Don’t go so hot, now. What do you say to stuffed clubs in a darkened room?

| It took a long time to made the doctor ‘understind this proposition, but when he

did he rejected it with creasing wrath. Finally, Colonel Skerrett suggested that they should bring a keg of powder on the field; cast lots, and whichever lost should sit upon the keg and apply the cigar he had just , been smoking to aholein the keg, Dr. | Vieaire tore his hair, and rejected ove and all.

| ‘Why,’ said the Major, ‘it appears to ‘me that we haven’t got the choice of Weapons at all.’

constantly in-

| ‘Ot se weapon, yes! But zis is no weepov. Swords, dagger, peestol, gun —sey all weepon. But ze feest, ze club -remplie, or vat you call the stuff clubs — eh, monsieur? and she worthy doctor, stamped with rage.

‘Doctor,’ said the Major quietly, ‘the’ last suggestion of Colonel Skerrett is one | | that has been acted on, ia at least one case in one of the Southern States of | America. If your friend wants an out! and out dooel, he will accept the offer of; 'a barrel of powder under them con-, |ditious. If he don’the is ovly fooling with the matter. People blaze away at |each other here for half an hour and ‘shoot nothing but the pigs. When we du a thing in the States we du it.’

‘Sir! shrieked Vicaire, with concen-. trated rage ‘You coward, you poltroon, | scelerat! I post you in ze cafe, ze hotel. I and my friend will whip you with ze | —eh!—se whip of ze horse!’ and he: rushed {from the room swinging his hat) frantically in one hand and pluckiog at: hif hair with the other,

But an hour later the waiter aunouuced M. le Lieutenant Foulon!’

M. Foulon advanced into the room, bowed courtecusly to the three, and ad-, dressiag Colonel Skerrett, said in perfect, English:—

‘I have just seen my friend, Vicaire. | Possibly he misunderstood. From what he told me, I understand that yon made propositioas which no geotleman would make. Therefore you are no gentleman. It remains to be seen if you are a coward as well. [ am aware that your last pro- po ition is a mode of the duello practiced in some parts of your country. Of that my friend Vicaire was ignorant. Although the practice is irregular,{ waive that consideration, and personally accept your proposal of akeg of powder under the specified conditions. You will oblige me by naming the time and place.’

‘Say to-morrow at three o’clock in the afternoon. I reckon the lit‘le wood of Plessis, on the road to Versailles, is a quiet enough place. I will supply the keg of powder for your use and you sup- ply the one for mine.’

‘Very well, sir,’ said Foulon, bowing, ‘I shall be there. The terms to be rigidly adhered to? To apply the cigar which one has been smoking to the open hole ia the keg?’

‘ Precisely,’ answered the Colonel.

‘] presume,’ said the lieutenant, with @ siuister smile, ‘ that inany event the

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services of a doctor or surgeon will be unnecessary.’

‘LT am sure of it,’ said the colonel, with a grin.

Foulon left the room, and when he had gene Colonet Skerritt said: ‘Til fight) this here fellow, but 1 ain’t gwine to be blown to atoms, nor I ain’t gwine to let, that there chap to blow himself to atoms.’ | The three friends took measures accord- ingly.

The next day at the appointed time. the five men, all smoking vigorously, | were onthe ground. Each party had, brought a powder keg along. The Mejor and Dr. Vicaire tossed up. The, Mejor won. |

Foulon turned ghastly, but walked | firmly to the keg which the Americans had brought and sat down onit. It was) an ordinary cider keg, and Major Ma. 4} kuocked out the bung. Ali then retirea to a safe distance except the Colonel, who remaiued standing at Foulon’s side. The latter, down whose livid face the sweat was rolling, took his cigar from | his mouth and advanced it, still glowing, , toward the open bung hole,

‘Hold on there,’ said the Colonel, | ‘that ere cigar is lit.’

‘Certainly it is,’ gasped Fonlon, his | lips quivering in spite of himself.

‘Well,’ said the Colonel, with a grin,

‘you be'nt such a stupid as to put a Jight-|

ed cigar intoa keg of powder, be you? When was you born +’

‘Sir,’ replied the lieutenant, vainly en- deavoring to hold the cigar motionless in his shaking hand. ‘I bave given my word that if I lost the toss-up I should put this lit cigar —_”

‘Hold on; you didn’t say lit.’

‘Well, the cigar I was smoking.’

‘Pat it out then.’

‘Sir, you have run the risk that I ran. I have lost all, and I but dows you wonld have doue, ed cigar into this bung-hole

+ in the chewed up end then.’

‘You insult me again, sir!’

‘Bless your heart! You fire up a good sight easier than this ere powder ever will, Dou you think that [ would put the burning end of a cigar into the bung- hole of a keg of powder?’

‘T have told you again, and I repeat it, that you are no gentleman, am aman of honor. Bah! see me die as one.’

Foulon slowly advanced the burning cigar toward the opening in the keg be- peath.,

‘Gou away here, you shall be kill ? shouted Vicaire to the Colonel, but the latter remained quietly beside the vic- tim.

You shall

which was to blow his triend to atoms. There was a dead silence, and then a slight hiss was heard. Vicaire looked up. Foulon, his face purple with rage, was holding his cigar, afier repeatedly poking it into the bung-hole. The Colonel was one broad grio.

‘Is this powder?’ asked Foulon.

‘Tooth powder,’ auswered the Colonel.

‘But,’ said Fou!on, shaking now with rage instead of fear, ‘it you had lost the toss-up our keg was full of gunpowder. W hat then?’

‘I’d have put the cigar out before I put it ia,’ said the Colonel.

‘Ah!’ marmured Fouloo.

‘ Or stuck in the chewed-up evd. Hold on to the terms, you know.’

Foulon calmly walked to his carriage. He and Vicaire hoisted in their keg of guppowder, and followed it themselves.

‘Sir!’ shouted Foulon to the Colonel, ‘I said you were no gentleman. I say now you ate a coward.’

The Colonel smiled.

For three days the friends walked about Paris and saw both Foulon and Vicaire several times.

On the fourth day after this ‘duel’ the three friends happened to be on one of the large and beautiful steamboats carry- ing excursionists down the Seine. Col- onel Skerrett like a consistent Yankee, was in the pilot house, watching the working of the wheel. He came down afterward and sauntered back to where were two friendle:s individuals, Foulon aud Vicaire. Neither party addressing the other. The boat was in the middle of the river. For # long distance on either side the banks were straight, and | the tide was flowing directly down the middle channel. Suddenly arose a cry

I will put this light-|

Bat 1—I!

Vicaire covered his face with his} bands, avd waited for the awful moment |

VoL. 18—NO. 41.

Colonel canght hold of the pilot aud dragged him to Foulen,

‘ Sir, said he, ‘ask this here fellow which bank is the safest to land ov, avd te 1 me.’

‘ He says the right one,’ answered Fou- lon, ‘Bnt the boat cannot be managed, The wheel must be on fire.

Without a word of reply the Colonel ploughed his way through the shrieking crowd, leaped up the steps of the pilot-house and seized the wheel. There he stood, the flames roaring about him, the crowd shrieking beneath him, steadily steering toward the right bank. Foulon shuddered at this exhibition of simple, superhuman courage. The bank was reached, The crowd, selfish and crazed with fear, rushed to land. The Major and the Captain strnggied up the burning steps of “= pilot house, followed by Foulon and Vicu. > They dragged the Colonel out through the 2ames, bore him to the bank, and applied restoratives. He was less injared than might have been supposed, and at length opened his eyes.

‘Oh, Colovel Skerrett !’ cried Foulon, with tears in his eyes, ‘your pardon ! You area brave man and a wan of honor. I will never fight a duel again.’

‘And I never call one mat ze coward for not fight of ze duel,’ said Vicaire.

A Bonanza for Bargain-Hunters. A Genuine Mark Down Sale !—Ap- pailing Reductions !— Unheard-Of

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TIME for Stock-taking is near. Dull trade is j alarming, Our stock of Tweeds must g6, Our j maminoth stock of Clothing must go. Our big stock of Gents’ Furnishmgs must go. Our large and superb stock of Ladies’ Furnishings must go. The price is not so much of anobject. The goods must turn inte new dollars,

This price list is oniy an index :— r

Men's Heavy, Overcoats with Fur Collars, only $10, worth $14.

Men’s Biackx Worsted only $6.50,

7 $10. Me'’s Winter Pants, $1.25, $1.50, $2 and up.

$16 will buy a first-class Suit, made to measure, worth $22.50.

$4 wil! purchase a first-class pair of Scotch Tweed Pants, worth $5.50.

$6 wi'l buy a Heavy Winter Ulster, worth just $8.75.

Tryon Tweed Suits, made to measure by first- class workmen, $11, $12, and up.

Childs’ Winter Suits, with good trimmings and braided, $1.75, and up; $8 will purchase a nobby Scotch Tweed Suit, worth $12. Our Black Wor- sted Overcoats, worth $12, now $8; #1 will buy a Suit of Underclothing in pure Cape Wool.

We hold the championship ior honest, low- wriced Tweeds, and challenge all-comers to dup- icate our §95-cent Merino Wool Tweed, worth $1.40,

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KING OF ALL

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of fire. A wild stampede of passengers | in the bow of the boat was made toward | the stern, aud Foulon, who was standing | near an openiog in the railing was! thrown from his balance. As he was) falling overboard, the Colonel stretched | out his long arm, grasped him by the! collar, and pulled him in again. The | Frene!iman’s hat had fallen off. The Colovel picked it up, and with a friendly smile handed it to his late ndversary.| Foulon coloured up and said eagerly :

‘Colonel Skerrett, 1 beg your pardon | You are a gevtleman.’

In ihe meantime the panic increased. All the bow of the boat was in a bright blaze, and the fire reached the pilot- house. The pilot rushed out with singed beard and eye-brows, and the boat wluwly drified down the stream The

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