ANSWER TO A CHALLENGE.
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The eccentric II. II. Breckenridge, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania when young man, was challenged to fight duel by an English officer, whom he answered as fol- lows

 "I have two objections to this duel matter, the one is lest should hurt you and the other Is lest you should hurt me I do not any good il would be 10 put a ball through your body. l could make no use of you when dead for any culinary purpose, as would a rabbit turkey. l am no cannibal to iced on the flesh of men Why then shoot down a human creature, of whom could make no use? A buffalo oud make better meat For though yonr flesh might be delicate and ten der vet it wants the irmncss ard constancy whio h take and retain salt. At any rate it would not do for a long sea voyage.

 You might make good barbecue it is true. be- ing of the nature of a racoon opossum; but peo ple are not in the habit of barbacuing any thing that is human now. And as 10 your hide, it Is not worth taking off, being a little better than a two year old colt. So much for yon. As 10 myself l do not like to stand in he way of any thing that is hur,lul am under the impression that you might hit me. This being the case, think it most advi sable to stay at a distance If you want to try our pistols, take some object, tree, or barn door a. bout my dimensions If you hit that, send me word, and will acknowledge that if had been in the same place yon might also have hit me"