Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1882 — A Safe Duel. [ARTICLE]

A Safe Duel.

Bailroads separate many friends. A happier result is reached when they furnish means to separate enemies. A Northern correspondent conversing with a legal gentleman in Montgomery, Ala., heard a creditable illustration of the discretion which is sometimes said to be “the better part of valor.” At least it exemplifies the wisdom of “absence of body” when parties have no better justification of battle than the “code of honor.” We were talking about duels, and when the names of several parties who had gone out in past years to satisfy their honor were mentioned, the Judge knocked the ashes off his cigar and said: “Gentlemen, it may be mentioned right here that I have been there myself.” “Were you challenged ?” “I was. It was over in South Carolina, and I called a man a liar. He sent me a challenge and I selected swords as the weapons. We met at 6 o’clock the next morning. It was just such a morning as this—bright, beautiful and fuU of life.” “And how did you feel?” “Very queer. I shall never forget my sensations as I saw my rival, and he seemed to be as visibly affected. We couldn’t either of us say a word.” “Was it in a grove?” “Oh, no; it was at the depot.” “The depot! Why, you didn’t fight at the deppt, did you?" “Well, no. The morning express trains passed there at 7, and he took: one and I the other!” Mb. Michael Robbett, 77 Sargent street, Cohoes, N. Y., wascured of a very severely - injured knee by St. .Jacobs Oil, says the Rochester, N. x., Sunday Herald.