Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-06-04
Partisan Duels and Partisan Society.

H0rlSl0n DucIS ana Har1si0n ZOClGtvs
The Law Reporter for August last contains
report OF case tried in one of the French courts
wherein some OF the most distinguished of the
French capitol are prominently concerned, and
winch, aside from ITS legal interest," affords some
curious glimpses ut Partisan society. Partisan
chivalry, and the like. We condense from the
article in the Law Reporter.
On or about the LIST OF March, lS45, there
was an evening party at the house OF Mademol-
selle l.evlenne an artistic OF some distinction o:
the Theatre vaudeville. Amongst the other
entertainments OF the evening the card-table
was not neglected, and, slngularly enough, 1t
was found, at the conclusion OF the play, that
there was stake OF some 500 without claim.
ant. IL was accordingly. agreed that 1t should
be appropriated towards deiray'ng the expenses
OF dinner at whlch the persons present should
atteno WIN snch 'riehos u.s. 'Iey uecheu proper
10 'hVi'e' ana t''at tlie auu'uohal expense should
DC met py personal assess.,ieht; urs"'.ht 10
.nls arrangements on .ne ~. vi Mafcn' there
We're asse'l,peu u. u;li,er Al I'll. .en,a"rall aes
nua.s ,D.s.,,' ,;n rU,sons
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1,r H., NJ a. 80, !. NJ y. Do.
,a;. Ar,h,- NJ, ra,,l sn,.a.al ao,.a,es.
MiIo ioyorr. nn;,r;or ;s ronroson,oJ' ~, au
man of brilliant nar,s whose .hil;tv haJ r.;soJ
the value of La presse from , marc nou;n,i
SIM, IN 80 OOo nor shoro n.,,;r,, nm on,,,,ai
dividend NJ ,he timc or his Iacc,sos ~ s,11s
IIe himsclr owned e;rLt sb, ros ia wa, ,,ro.
nver =, Gttle rourh IN lie n,arrors omJ sa,,,o-
times dry towards those he did M, ike Rut he
was parrenu. and this could NOT be overlooked
bv the arstocracv of birth. Un occnn;od a h;uh
position, and lived in elegant Injury Be,n.
yalon." in the words of one of the counsel /" is
man of high spirit. bearing himself pobv and
proudly, commandinp the crowd nv the fascina.
ton of his speech and the choicest of his asso.
ca,cs bv the rrandcur of his novn
The dinner was at one of the most celebrated
establishments of the palais Rovale Tbc dan.
cipp was animated and the caminr cxtravagant
One of the counsel thus commenced mon if :.
81 distrnst tb,t kind Of fe whnu = man '| 5lIu.
ding to Bcauyallon.) rains Inv his nrofcss;on
800 francs pcr month and wins l2'oo0 in an
evcnin, Is il said sucL WINNINGS wero , b,,nv
accident. and that he had not the money to LOSE
We ourh, to find such condnr, only in = milan.
aire. and not in one vho nrloins a watch and
ncdrcs il far tho means of ,,o;nm hIl r., ,,,;,,
alu5inr 10 one Of Rcauv,lIon.S. vou,hfnl ;nJ;s.
crotions'l Rat son ,ho st,,o oc ,l,;,,,,. =, iii,
marry and iudre ,hc frro,on IF IT, ,o,nnors .nJ
is lanouaGe. In tl,is world nvory tI,ina has n
pronrietv of nlocc A lihertv tb,t wonld bo
hrhlv o,I,nsvc in !, connan,, of On.lors ,,orlJ
he ncrfectv in nl,co in ,ho con,;r;,I an,ort,;n.
mcnts of a o,v and di.sonto assomh,v ILnnn,
;ndncd that ,l;s ,ssombIr 60 Hn;n,, onj IAN
cing and r,mhlinr i. ny, r. ha ill., oIar,o,or-
led for Mile J,yicnpn was ,horn Mia Ai;ce
CIerv was there. and N1lo A,o,, Ro,uchono
was there and of course if was nerfectlv mod.
est and fashionable. (Laupb,er amour ihe an.
dience) But it was picnic at So francs where
the company was invited to amuse themselves
and where the set and sober tone of every ones
conversation is not to be weared by rule, or re-
membered by daylight" The company were
free and easy" and Duaricr was one of the
freest. lie rallied Beauvoir about his dress, his
cravat, his hair and his waistcoat, to which
Beauvoir replied by an attack upon In Presse.
Presently Dujaricr rose from the table and an
nounced that he should now turn his attention
more particularly to the ladies', which announce
mcnt was followed up by repeated salcs of wit
sarcasm, and badinage. Beauvoir soon left for
the theatre, and Dujarier apologizcd to NJ lie
Levienne for his rudeness. having understood
that that lady had taken offence at his freedom
She assured him, however, that it was quite the
reverse Cards were again resolved on. and
Duiarier and Beauvallon we're at the same table
At the close of the game, b. had won $1,000.
and d. had lost $500. b. also claimed of ID.
two stakes. one of $500 and one of S336. the
former of which d. denied. but acknow leduinp
the latter, he borrowed ten Napoeons of the
landlord, r. pricyous offence according IN tbe
laws of the c0fr1 which, with n sum adjed from