The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-07-04

fkas NIonsieuf, ,'ssaithe;s you lave insult.
kcdsmey eyahd musti igisossatisfactionaforit.
sTaanorrowan,oining tfepr o'elock,,we
EMill ;meet;a bring your pistolsswitlis you,
for for, one Of US shall fall ,ss# s,,, ,ss.;s,
ArtRgr il. was SO ,Soyercome with sur
prise That lie hadn't time to demand an
explanation; Besides, tie th'si man an latd dis.
tappeared as. apiekly as he eicamee.. ee.a Z 81! Ell
aUeis certainly 4 fool Thought the
ftsyooaang man: she walked homewarl,
FLOR pcrharshesl,ass sstakensmo sfortahoth.
felperson.Tstlhe coauin5s stodddrcss ;one
tainst hatimanners- .Bhohassshad, sno.dis-
cussion spora quarrel ,inoradene any. one
wronggT7 aalgriea algi 4. fqr, q9lr ay ear toa Woman
! adore. every l IN moment Of il has been
devoted to her: - : ,s....,., .,,,s ',1..
Occupied with these. thoughts, Ar
thur arrived at lis door. Tho porter
1 gave him d, letter, which he Said said nan ian
|ina cloak had Just handed shim j, sannd
passed on. 5 Arthur took it and read:a
T Monsieur: T forgot, in the hurry, of
Pour meeting, to ofnahie the place of the
! rendezvoiis:zthis side ofgRanelash, hin
fthcwoodaof Boulogne--wea iwils meet
there's wt,st ts1e ss .9oiaes Sss asiseesa
iassrt Signed i!!7v es ss4it, bgiA ssD'f
g., 'Well!' said Arthur, when he had
read the letter, it seems, then, after
| all. tho insult sras meant. for me..--and
my adversary, Adolphe rDarcoulTr,, Who
! lives at Chaillot. I have never had a
I word with this man Who seeks nov to
E'take my life; however, !, Twills meet him
and know theinmeaning of& the affair;
meanwhile, I will-retire and settle my
aliilllssssK 9IssassK .&ns aas s4gsssSassg asa
i After sArthushad completed his ar.
rangcmcnts, he wrote q letter to his
wifc-he implored her forgiveness Tor,
tie first sorrow and ullliappiiness lie Sliad
I ever caused her. and entrcated 4hat,
for the sake other infant, she would
t'presefvc thelife isofaits AanotherS The
/ papeE was Observation-Disclosures. sisHe
called his SCI Want, gayc shiasthes letter.
to!dcliyer into the hands of his sNife's
maid, with the strong injunction not to
/ present it to, her mistress until the fifth
hour had passed. TIC then set out to
seek two friends to act as lis seconds,
on this mour1iful occasioi,. e5s ',i3 +
! Arrived at the wood before Raniel.
agh, Artllursand Ills friends descended
1iircm their cabriolct. aaSalsiaaIss ss'
.sd where is mysadvcrsary?' asked the
young man, inesurprisc; twc must abe
.Iybeforc the time.t,4.I seeshcre only, .Ju-
les, Alfred and Theodore, Why, what
circumstance brought you. here? what
can you want of me?'
sThe duel, cortRinly,' said Alfred.
! 'lIow did you hear oft 2 As,''1 s.'s
! 1'That' is OF no consequence to you.
Arc YOU rcady?' saFii faiasfE Essaiss
'Butmy adversa, y ywhercsisshe I
4 do not see linn; he has nottcome.' ai,i
kaatIle is before yeu!' ,faptGs neon a5ad
l&s, what, thou, Alfred, my friend? why
this is surely some jest Of, thine? thou
eanst not M mean m it? II, have meyer offend
II is, 10 jest; I will tell thee: thou
art now q year married; on thy wedding
daythou diAst swear, thou wouldst ncvc,'
be found With US gain, thou has bet a.
|'hundredlon upon it,! that no icircum.t
stance could make thee break thy oath.
Yes, thou vert SO cruel as to do this.
! In what had 1ace ofTendeththee, that thou.
shouldst put upon. us tlis,indignity? be-.
sides sthc cruelty in forsakingg b thy
| friends? We'll, dost thou see. the
| hundred louis are lost TO tEee! We.will
| nov drown the recollection Of thy oath. =
+" Tie six young men then entered the
delicious and peaceful rcssanrant of
'FHcnri, in therue DID Helder,; ,;where, ,5in
the drawing ofsScorks and flowing of
champagne, they soon !forgetthe duel.
During this time, ascene less joyous
was passing ip tho house efArshur.yAt
the appointed hour Hortcnsc had de
livercd the letters.o her mistress. Her
agony may be conceived. The fatal
hour had then passed-it was too late
to interfere. Almost frantic with fear
and grief, the poor woman despatched
I the servants in different directions,
while she herself ran she scarce akncw
! wli.Ier.' s. 2 - Sttssat asi.ts&i'sa .ssysa
4 g Midnight found tl,ea weeping fanil
stillwithoutinews of,heir,master;whiit
it would be impossible to.odescribe the
sufferings of the. young wife.
IL. Nearimouling acarriage drove up to
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