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THE GAMBETTA DUEL.

How Mark Twain Distinguished Himself as the Statesman’s Second.

Mark Twaia writes for the February number of the Atlantic Monthly on ac- count of the participation in the recent duel between Gambetta and Fortou. When he had heard of the outbreak in the Assembly he says that he called op Gambetta, whom hej found ‘steeped in a profound French calm.’ Mr. Twain after being embraced began the conver- sation:

Lsaid I supposed he would wish me to act as his second, and he said, ‘Of course,’ [ said I must be allowed to act under a French name, so that [ might be shielded from obloquy in my own country in case of fatal results. bably at the suggestion that duelling was not regarded with respect iu America. However, he agreed to my requirement. This accounts for the fact that in all the newspaper reports M. Gambetta’s second was apparently a Frenchman. First, we drew up my prineipal’s will. 1 insisted upon this and stuck to my point. I said I-had never heard of a man in his right mind going out to fight a ducl without first making his will. He said he had never heard of a man in his right mind doing avything of the kind. When we had finished the will, he wished to pro- ceed to a choice of hia ‘last words.’ He wanted to know how the following words, as a dying exclamation, struck me:

“I die for my God, for my country, for freedom of speech, for progress and the universal brotherhood of man!’

[ objected that this would require tuo lingering a death ; it was a good speech for a consumptive, but not suited to the exigencies of the field of honor. We wrangled over a good many ante-mortem outbursts, but fioally got him to cut his obituary down to this, which we copied into his memorandum book, purposing to get it by heart :

I die that France may live

I said that this remark seemed to lack revelency; but he said revelency was a matter of no consequence in last words -—what you wanted was thrill.

I then wrote the following note and carried it to M. Fourtou’s friend :

‘Sin: M. Gambetta accepts M. Four- tou’s challenge, and authorizes me to propose Plessis-Piquet as the place of meeting ; to-morrow morning at daybreak as.the time ; and axes as the weapons. J am, sir, with great respect,

Marx Twain.’

‘M.. Fourton’s friend read this note and, shuddered. Then he turned to me, and said, with a suggestion of severity in his tone : |

it he?

‘ Bloodshed |’

* That’s sbout the size of it,’ I said. Now, if it is a fair question, what was your side proposing to shed ?

J had him there; he saw he had made a blunder, so he hastened to explain it away. He said he had spoken jestingly. Then he added that he and his principal would enjoy axes, and indeed prefer them, but such weupons were barred by the French code, and so I must change my proposals.

After proposing Gatling guns, rifles, navy pistols and brick-bats, Mr. Twain left the choice of weapons to the other second, who fished out of his vast pocket a couple of little things which 1 carried to the light and diseovered to be pistols. They were single barrelled and silver mounted, and very dainty and pretty. I was not able to speak for emotion. I silently hung one of them on my watch- chain, and returned the other. -My com- panion in crime mow unrolled a postage- stamp containing several cartridges and gave me one of them. I asked if he meant to signify by this that our men were to be allowed but one shot apiece. He replied that the French code permit- ted no more. I then begged him to go on and suggest a distance, for my miod was growing weak and confused under the strain which he had been pat upon it. He named sixty-five yards. I nearly lost my patience. I said :

‘Sixty-five yards, with these instra- ments? Popguns would be deadlier at fifty. Consider my friend, you and [are banded together to destroy life, not make it eternal.’

But with all my persuasion, all my ar gumeots, I was only able to get him to reduce the distance to thirty-five yards ; and even thisconcession he made with reluctance, and said with a sigh :

‘[ wash my hands of this slaughter ; on your head be it,’

There was nothing for me but to go home to my own lion-heart and tell m humiliating story. When I entered M. Gambetta was laying his last lock ot hair upon thealtar. He sprang towards me exclaiming :

‘The weapon, the weapon! Quick! what is the weapon ?’

‘This!’ aod I displayed that silver- mounted thing. He caught but one glimpse of it, thea swooned ponderously to the floor.

(Conclusion in our next. )

He winced here, pro-|}

‘Have you considered, sir, what would

HAVE YOU SEEN I? ?

SEEN WHAT ?

BOREHAM’S New Boot & Shoe Store,

OPPOSITE THE MARKET HOUSE.

JUST OPENED,

MEN'S, WOMEN’S, BOYS’, MISSES’ and CHILDREN’S

BOOTS, SHOES & RUBBERS!

IN GREAT VARIETY.

COME and have your feet PROTECTED: COME and have your feet kept WARM. COME and have your feet kept DRY,

W. R. BORETAM, SOUTH SIDE QUEEN SQUARE, CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. I. Nov. 26—3m wed & sat

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We are now Showing our Large and Varied Stock of

CARPETS,

Just arrived per 8. S. ‘‘ Prince Edward,” in

Brussels, Tapestry,

JANUARY, 1879. ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE

LAT—

J. B. sMACDONALD'S.

‘the Following Goods will be Cleared out at Bargains :

Wool Shawls, Ladies Fur Muffs and Boas, Ladies’ Fur Caps. Children’s Fur Caps andj Sets, a4 Men's and Boy's Fur and Heavy Cloth Caps,

| ; nkets Scarfs & Clouds, Blankets, Quilts, Horse Blan ‘Pall Trimmed), Men and Boys’ Ulsters and Reefers,

Cottons and Cotion Warp At cosr.

ALL OTHER, GOODS AT BOTTOM PRICES AT J. 6B. MACDONALD'S.

NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS

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j . : : [ } Robert Orr & Co. HAVE JUST OPENED A VERY LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS, CLOTHING. MILLINERY, Etc., Etc.,

at the lowest prices ever offered in

Queen Street, Charlottetown, Jan. 9, 1879-—

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which they are selling, WHOLESALE ‘amd ) RERAIL, hat town. : eae: all Cash Buyers of our Goops and Prices, befere pur-

2 & 3 Ply Scotch, Felt and Unions, Feit Squares, Hearth Rugs, Oil Cloths.

GEO. DAVIES & CO.

Ch’town, Nov. 26—4w 2aw

The Greatest Medical Discovery sinee the Creation of Man, or since the Commencement of the Christian Era.

There never has been a time when the heal- iug of so many different diseases has deen eaused by outward application as the present. It is an andiegsted fact that over half of the entire population of the globe resort to the use of ordinary plasters.

Dr. MELVLN’S Capsicum Porous PLASTERS are acknowledged by all who have used them, te act quicker than any other plaster they ever before tried, and that one of these plasters will do more real service than a hundred of the ordinary kind. All other plasters are slow of action; and aaqeire to be worn continually to effect a cure ; ut with these it is entirely dif- ferent: the ‘nstant one is applied the patient will feel its effect.

Physiciansin all ages have thoroughly tested and well know the effect of Capsieum; and it has always been more or less used as a medical agent for an outward application; but it is only of very recent date that its advan- tages in a porous plaster have been discovered. Being, hewever, convinced of the wonderful eures effected by Dr. MELVIN’S CAPSICUM Porous PLAsTeRs, and their superiority over all other plasters, they now actually prescribe them, in their practice, for sueh diseases as rheumatism, = in the side and baek, and all such cases as have required the use of plasters orliniment. After you have tried other plas- ters and liniments, and they have failed, and

ou want a certain cure, ask your druggist for yn. MELVIN’s CAPSICUM POROUS PLASTER. You can hardly believe your own convictions of its wonderful effects. Although powerful and quick in its action, you can rely on its safety for the most delicate person to wear, as it is free from lead and other poisonous material commonly used in the manufacture ef ordin- ary plasters. One trial is a sufficient guarantee of its merits, and one plaster will sell hundreds to your friends.

Ask your druggist for Dr. MeLyix’s CApsi- cum Porovs PLASTER, and take no other; or, on receipt of 25 cents for one, $1 for five, or $2 for a dozen, they will be mailed, post paid, to avy address in the United States or Canadas.

MANUFACTURED fy THE

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W. R. WATSON, Agent December 7 1877

ITALIAN WAREHOUSE,

QUEEN. STREET.

Se ae a change in our busi- ness, we offer for sale, at Reduced Prices, our Large Stock of

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July 3, 1875—

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AMOS FISHER, Truro, W. 8, or JOHN WELSH: St. Martin's, N. 8, PRICES REDUCED!

L- e 2 = Great Improvements in our Saws Inox ORTABLE GRIsT MILis—PorTaBLe Saw MILL.

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‘FREEHOLD FARM

FOR SALE.

ryw BE SOLD, by private contract, that valuable FARM of 50 acres of excellent Land, situate at Graham’s Road, Township No. 20, now in possession of Aineas Brenan. This well-known Farm is eligibly situated in the immediate cicinity of Say Schools and Mills, and is in a good state of cultivation. For terms and particulars apply at the office

of Longworth & Shaw, Solicitors, Ch’town.

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Ch’town, Dec, 23, 1878—- —

AUCTION!

To be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, on TUES DAY, the Twenty-fourth day of DECEM BER: NEXT, at the hour of Twelve o'clock, noou, at’ the Court House, Char

_lottetown, under and by virtue of a Power of Sale:contained in an Inden- ture of Mortgage, bearing date the Third day of February, A. D. 1873, and miade between Jehn Henesy, of the one part, and Francis Kelly, of the other part—

LL that tract of land and premises situate lying and being,as follows, that is to say :

Commencing on the north side of the Fort

Augustus Road, at the south-east angle of a

farm of land in the possession of Thomas

Ceerley ; from thence north fifty chains, or to

the northern boundary of the said John

Henesy’s land ; thence east five chains ; thence

south to the said road, and from thence west

to place of commencing, containing by estima- tion Twenty-five acres, a little more or less, and being part of Lotor, Township Number

Thirty-six, in Queen’s County, together with

all rights, members and appurtenances there-

to be ging:

For further particulars apply to Messrs.

Hovcson & McLrop, Solicitors, Charlotte-

town. |

Dated this Twenty-seventh day of Novem

ber, A. D. 1878. FRANCIS KELLY, Mortgagee.

Dec, 2, 1878—-law t sale

THE above Sale is hereby postponed till TUESDAY, the Twenty.-fifth day of February 1879, then to take place at the hour and place

above mentioned FRANCIS KELLY, Mortgagee.

Prince Edward Island.

IN CHANCERY.

SILAS BARNARD, Executor of the last Will and Testament of James Coles, deceased, Complainant.

—AND— THOMAS REILLY, CATHERINE REILLY and MARY G. REILLY, by her

Guardian, Hannah Reilly, Defendants.

In pursuance of a decree made in this suit by His Honor the Vice Chancellor, bearing date the nineteenth day of November, instant, A. D. 1878, there will be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of February next,, A. D. 1879, at twelve o’clock, noon, at the Supreme Court House in Charlotte- town, in Queen’s County— ‘

being part of Town Lot. Number Eighty-

ninein the third hundred of Town Lots e Charlottetown, commencing at the northeast angle of said Town Lot, on the southeast edge of Kent Street ; thence, following the course of the same, westwardly for the distance of eighty-six feet and eight inches ; thence, by a right-angle line with said Kent Street, south. eastwardly for the distance of forty-eight feet and six inches ; thence, by a line parallel with said Kent Street, eastwardly for. the distance of thirty feet ; thence, by a right angle there- with, northwestwardly for the distance of six feet ; thence by a line running northeast-

wardly to the soubliwest angle of the dwelling. house; thence, by-a line at right. angles wi the course of Prince Street, eatanedll thirty- one feet to the westward edge of i Street ; thence, following the course of the. same, North westanlly teicty one feet to the. lace of commencement; together with the

ildings and improvements thereon and the edpurtenances thereunto belonging. _

A. D. 1878. , T. HEATH HAVILAND,

i. Master n Chan “sa Neitz McLxop, Ne

Solicitor for Complainant. { nov 22 law t s

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