JACK EAsY's TRIANGULAR DUEL.
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JACK EASY'S TRIANGULAR DUEL. selection from Captain Marryatt's new novel "Mr.

 Midshpman Easy" showing how MT. Biggs

 got "a bullet lodged in his ihorax" and how the

 Boatswain lost two of his grinders and quid of to-

 bacco, at single dscharge--the whole desnonstra-

 ting the soundness of thesis advanced by the well

 known philosopher, Samuel Patch, that ssome things

 can be done as we'll as others"

 'It is my peculiar hopnion," said MT. Eashupp, the pursers steward, evening lie was walking tho dogwatches with Biggs, the boatswair,, while Jack Easy sat on the forecase. tits my peculiar hopin- ion that gentleman should behave as gentleman, and that if gentleman profess hopnions of equality, and such liberal sentiments that he Is bound gen teman to hact up to them"

 "Vefy true' replied the boatswain "he is bound to act Up to them: and not because person, who was a gentleman as well as himself happens not to be on the quarter deck, to insult him because he only has Mofessed opinions like his own

 Hereupon. Mr. Riggs struck his rattan against the funnel, and looked at Jack.

 "fes," continued the pursers steward, 'l shall like to see the fellow who would have done on shore however, the time will come when I can again pull hon my plain coat, and the insult shall be washed out m blood, Mr. Biggs.n

 "And Ill be cursed if don't some day teach les son to the blackguard who stole my rossers."