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Let heavenly thoughts his mind employ,
And from terrestrial things decoy;
Where am I? curse me if I know,
I've lost my way-hollo-hollo."

The duel itself is highly amusing, though not altogether according to the rules established in the neighbourhood of - St. James's. One of the heroes asks the the second of the other,

"Pray, Mister O-e, what trifling load
May that machine of your's explode?"
A dire presage of murder shook him,
Whilst thus in answer ()-e bespoke him-
"Six balls, about the size of grapes,
A dozen slugs of different shapes,
Three loaded squibs, with sulp'rous tails,
About a dozen rusty nails,

And some small shot of various sizes
Is all the blunderbuss comprises!"-
"Really"-quoth Jones, convuls'd with fear,
"And who the devil brought it here?"
"I brought it here"-quoth Pat, (who now
Began to storm and curl his brow,
And as cold fear convuls'd his rival,
Felt a proportionate revival)
"I brought it here, and if I fail
To lodge a bullet, slug or nail,
And your last drop of blood to spill,
Call me poltroon, or what you will:
Toper, stand back, you stupid beast,
The shot will spread a mile at least."
Then to full length his arms he spread,
Shut both his eyes, and turn'd his head,
And for the trigger 'gan to fumble,
Resolv'd to give his man a tumble,
And stretch him, mangled, and disjointed,
Ere he could have his pistol pointed!
"Hold, hold," quoth O-e, " don't fire a
ball,

Except you mean to shoot us all,
Now turn your stupid noddle round,
And tell us whom you mean to wound."
Here Jones exclaim'd-" Odds slugs and
bullets!

Cannot we pierce each others gullets,
Without discharging such a storm
Of slugs, of every size and form?
If he'll perform a genteel part,
I'll fight with him with all my heart;
But if you think I'll stand a shock
From that stupendous stock and lock,
'Tis just the same as to suppose
I'd drench me with an arsenic dose,
Or take a viper by the fang,

Or burn, or smother, drown or hang!
Good heavens! what bloody planet reigns,
Steels all your hearts, and fires your brains?
Sarely the moon has left her sphere,
Or center'd all her influence here,
And with malicious frenzy fill'd
The brain of every mother's child!
Here is my weapon, and I'll fire
At fifty paces-nothing nigher-

Are you content?" quoth he to Pat, Aye, Sir, and twenty more to that-I bear no malice in my breast, And a long shot will suit me best." "I see" quoth Toper, with a smile, "You're not within a half a mile :

e, load these pistols at your leisure, Whilst I the fifty paces measure;" Then with a grave, and serious face, He took a mincing, shuffling pace; Just such a pace as I have seen Made by a virgin of fifteen ; Whilst this was done the valiant pair Survey'd him with a ghastly stare, And cried "Step out to th' utinost stretch, Step out, you bloody-minded wretch!" But now the fatal moment came When each should take his deadly aim. Quoth -e,"Now Paddy, mind your

eye

Aim low, and hit him in the thigh:
Now, Gentlemen, as both are ready-
'Sdeath, Paddy! hold your pistol steady,
And turn your head, I can't surmise
How you can see without your eyes:
Friend Sandy, raise your pistol higher-
Now, gentlemen-one-two-three-fire!"
Each trembling hand the trigger found;
The fields re-echo'd to the sound!
But when they heard the pistols crack,
Each party reel'd six paces back,
And held his wind, to ascertain
Whether he was or was not, slain.
Uncertain long-but when they found
Their bodies free from scar or wound,
Each champion straight began to muster,
And strut about the field and bluster:
Quoth Pat, "I must acknowledge fairly,
My rival fires a pistol rarely;

His bullet whistled past my ear,

And brush'd the curl which dangles tnere :*
"And I," quoth Jones, "must fairly own
Your ball had nearly brought me down:
As my old coat can testify;

Those things which speak not, cannot lie."

That this engagement ended without bloodshed is no wonder: because Toper informs us, very gravely,

That as no bullet in was put,
No ball could ever issue out.

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