Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-11-16
an occasion to tell him all that the reader al

an occasion TO tell him all that the reader al
ready knows.
! At this hour, when the young mans mind
was Gained by the idea that he would fight
/ Mr. de Chateau-Renaud the following dav,
/ all ms affections of family and country re-
turned TO his heart. l had to repeat to him
twenty times over what his mother and broth
/ er had told me. He felt particularly touched,
knowing the truly Gorsican habits Of Lucien,
at the great care and exertion he bestowed in
+ aPpeasing the quarrel of the Orlando and Co
/ lonna.
| 1t struck twelve o'clock.
- believe. without driving you away,
gentlemen, said Louis, that it v Guild about be
time to return those gentlemen their visit; If
we wait any longer, they might accuse US of
negligence.
= o! as for that. be easy. answered I: It
IS only about two hours since they left here.
and you had to have your time to give US no
tice.
= Never mind, said baron Giordano, Lou
IS is right.
= Now. said to Louis, we must howev-
er, know which you prefer, the pistol OF the
sword.
= o! mon dieu, I have told you. it is per-
fectly lmmaterial 10 me, as am unacquainted
with either. Moreover, Mr de Chateau-R
maud will consider himself as the offended
party, and spare me the trogbie of the choice !;
he may choose the weapon that pIeases him.
= However, the offence bears discussion!
on have done nothing else but rendering the
arm thai was claimed Of you.
= Listen, said Louis; all discussion. in
my opinion, might be construed into a desire
To arrange the matter. | am. as YOU know. of
very peaceful habits l am very far from be-
ing dueIlst. since this is my frs, affair, but
II IS Just for those reasons that | wish TO be
fair player.
- That's mighty easy on your part, nv
dear; You only play your life, but you leave
US, with regard to your family. the entire re-
sponslbility Of what may happen.
= o! be easy on that head I know my
mother and my brother. They will ask you:
- Did Louis conduct himself as 4 gallant
manFS And when you shall lave answered
- Yes they VIII respond, = Il is weII!''
- But, que diG5b, we ought to know at
least what weapon You prefer.
= Well, if the pistol Is proposed, accept
Of il right off.
= That was my advice also, said the baron.
- here II goes, for the pistol, said |. since
it is the advice Of both Of you. But 1t is an
ugly weapon.
= Have ] time to learn the sword exercise
between nov end tomorrow
- No. However, with a good lesson Of
Grisier's, you might perchance succeed in de-
Tending yourself.
Louis SMILED
- Believe me, said he. it is already writ
ten above here what shall happen to me to-
morrow; and whatever we might DO. you or
|, could not change it.
We shook his hand and descended.
Our first visit was to Mr. Rene de Chateau
grand, who lived, as have said, rue de Ia
PaiX No p.
This l,-- US lor-oS - ,,-b-,-.,- .l,~,,Il
not'presens himself on the part Of Mr.. Louis
De Fmnchi We had only TO announce cur
object. and present our cards, and we were
Immediately introduced.
We found Mr. de Chateaugrand perfectly
elegant man Of the world. He would not
give US the trouble 70 60 70 Nfr. de Bossy
ourselves, saying they had agreed that he on
whom we should make our first call. would
send for the other. He consequently sent his
oqr;ais to inform Mr. de Boissy that We were
waiting for him AZ his house.
Not one word was said in regard to the
matter that had occasiuued our visit. We
talked about horse races, hunting. Opera.
NJ. de Bossy arrived ten minutes after.
These gentlemen did not make any prrten-
tons regarding the choice Of the weapons
the sword and pistol were equally familiar 70
Mr.. de Cha,eau-Renaud, and he left the choice
TO Nr. de Fanchi, or to chance.
We threw up a hatsiS, head for the sword,
tail for the pistol the louis fell tail Up.
It was agreed that the combat should take
place the next day at nine o'clock A. NJ. in
the b2iS dc Pineenues that the antagonists
should be placed at twenty PAGES apart, that
three claps in the hands should be the signal,
and that they should fire on the third clap.
We returned this answer to Louis de Fran
chi.
That evening. on returning home. | found