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would call semi barbaric. He and a brother officer — the Count de Kleb- 

 esberg — were rivals in tlieir pretensions to the hand of a rich and beauti- 

 ful Bohemian heiress, Countess Wuyrbna. As both could not succeed, 

 they determined on removing any difficulty the lady might feel in 

 selection by a duel à outrance. 'The intended affair was, however, re- 

 ported to the authorities, and they were both placed under arrest. Their 

 purpose was not, however, to be thus summarily defeated; they accord- 

 ingly betook themselves to Poland — and there, in the neutral territory 

 of Cracow, met and fought. For a considerable time victory was doubt- 

 ful; at length, however, the antagonist of O'Eeilly bit the dust, but not 

 until the latter had received many dangerous wounds. The lady's affec- 

 tions, hand, and fortune, were the reward of the conqueror. 



FEOM THE ST. THOMAS JOUEN'AL. 



St. Thomas, U. C. Thursday, December 13, 1832. 



Historical Sketches of the Stewardship of Thomas Tough — showing the 

 origin of " Liberalism " &c. 



" Now these things are facts, mind I tell ye." 

 Chapter 1st, 



In the District of Lunenburg in the Upper Province of Canada, 

 within time whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary, 

 a jolly plethorick rubicund aristocratick Steward, was deputed by one 

 Guelph to superintend a great part of the District — the aforesaid Guelph 

 being sole owner of the whole Province. This man whose name was 

 Thomas Tough was a thorough going man of business; and although 

 by many considered Despotick self-willed and arbitrary he was admitted 

 by all to be possessed of a kind and benevolent heart: — moreover it soon 

 became manifest that he was thoroughly acquainted with what sort of 

 folks the world was made of — He could deal with, and knew how to 

 treat people of all Countries on the face of the Globe, but a thorough 

 going Yankee he abominated from the bottom of his heart — The manner 

 m which he administered justice among the Tenantry by encouraging 

 the loyal and industrious ; and by rejecting the idle and discontented 

 soon got him the good will of every honest man and the fear and hate 

 of every nave. 



Now it happened about the time when the Estate first began to 

 smile under the fostering influence of Thomas Tough there came to 

 reside upon it a miserly old caitiff of the name of Bilge* — This Bilge 



1 Lucius Bigelow appears to have been the person Intended. 



