"C M Kornbluth - The Events Leading Down To Tragedy" - читать интересную книгу автора (Kornbluth C M)

The Events Leading Down to the Tragedy



C. M. Kornbluth




The Events Leading Down to the Tragedy



DOCUMENT ONE



Being the First Draft of a Paper to be Read before the Tuscarora Township Historical Society by Mr.
Hardeign Spoynte, B.A.
Madame President, members, guests:



It is with unabashed pride that I stand before you this evening. You will recall from your perusal of our
Society's Bulletin (Vol. XLII, No. 3, Fall, 1955, pp. 7-8) [pp. correct? check before making fair copy.
HS] that I had undertaken a research into the origins of that event so fraught with consequences to the
development of our township, the Wat-ling-Fraskell duel. I virtually promised that the cause of the fatal
strife would be revealed by, so to speak, the spotlight of science [metaphor here suff. graceful? perh.
"magic" better? HS]. I am here to carry out that promise.



Major Wading did [tell a lie] prevaricate. Colonel Fraskell rightly reproached him with mendacity.
Perhaps from this day the breach between Watlingist and Fraskellite may



begin to heal, the former honestly acknowledging themselves in error and the latter magnanimous in
victory.



My report reflects great credit on a certain modest resident of historic oldNorthumberlandCountywho,
to my regret, is evidently away on a well-earned vacation from his arduous labors [perh. cliche? No. Fine
phrase. Stett HS]. Who he is you will learn in good time.



I shall begin with a survey of known facts relating to the Watling-Fraskell duel, and as we are all aware,
there is for such a quest no starting point better than the monumental work of our late learned county