A Duel on Horseback. | The Last Dip of the Season.
An Irishman and a Yankee Settle a Dispute.
Not long ago the men used to flock to the beach;
But now they seek sections of the country where the roads are good.
Puck, August 28, 1895.
“Love and Tears for the Blue; Tears and Love for the Gray.”
From the silence of sorrowful homes
The desolate mourners go
Lovingly laden with flowers
Alike for the friend and the foe!
Under the sod and dew
Waiting the judgement day,
Under the roses the Blue,
Under the lilies the Gray!
"Decoration Day and its Memories." Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper 2 Jun 1883.
An Irishman and a Yankee Settle a Dispute Across the Breakfast Table at their Boarding House in New York.
An Irishman and a Yankee recently got into a dispute across the breakfast table in their boarding-house in New York and both became so angry that they determined to fight it out. The Yankee aimed a blow at the head of the Irishman, who dodged it, and seizing the wrist of his adversary he forced one of his fingers between his teeth and bit it until the poor Yankee screamed with pain. Nor did he then let go until he had severed the finger at the first joint. He was arrested on the charge of mayhem, and will no doubt be punished.
Reprinted from Weekly Varieties, February 22, 1887.
