New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-17
A French uue1

! me mornin was cold and rainy, and seeinge
before him Chalet through whose windoTs
shone glorious FIRE, and whose ourions svsar~
nal stairway descended even to his fses. ~ n
eequettishly inviting him to share mounsain
hospitality, Dupont didnot hesitate ID mrmn.
to the door; be found the key in the IocVr
opened and entered. a man was seated al =
desk with his back 10 the door-at the roise
of the opening he turned his head, and, reeoQ.
nizfDg the intruder, cried.
"Ah. it is you, Dupont! we willtake turn
Immediately
I Ii was Fournier who thus spoke
Faith, am ready said Dupont
hourmer took bis sword from the corner Of
sns room +; they fell into position; they crossed
NeaPons. All this passed in moment--to see,
recognize and provoke, and attack each other
Z. Mas as natofai and spontaneous as to breathe.
versed. f-'eS' '''"' s"sy e'n
Y II thought you were employed in the inte-
The minister gives me the fourth division. p
Indeed, how fortunatek / command the
cavalry there. 80 you have just arrived
"This instant ls
.Aad thought Of me the first thing-how
amiable you are %
ssNo, really. / did not know you were here;
seeing . fire through these windows, as Was
about TO pass stopped to warm myself
~ ms exercise will warm you sufficiently"
Ing nShs necame nercer-Fournler haZaTded
a. pass, which Dupont taking advantage og.
pushed him so vigorously that he was forced TO
give back step BY step.
Dupont advanced steadily within distance,
crying S-s - =.
"Aha! You rum You run!,' s
shot ct all. only retreat. Do you thiuh T..
am going to let You spit me like sparrow !" u
THE room is small; shall drive you 70 the
wall p
ssWeshaIl see p' ~
" See .thenr' and as Dupont said this, he
pressed Fournier literally into the corner, ard
bis sword piercing the muscles Of r q neck,
pinned him to the wooden wall like family
portrait badly hung.
.sThe deynp' cried the spitted general.
"Yeu did not expect thisr' said Dupont
eon the contrary, it is you whode mot expect
what will nappen,"
sIndeed, what is about to happen, then "a
"Why. the moment you draw ont your sword,
shall thrust mine into your stomach, and yen
will fall. l-t' a.
| "True," replied Dupont, pressing his sword
with great force into the logs Of the cottage wall
"We,l, what the devil are you piercing tho
wall for, 7"
!" am taking precausiOn against your lungs
in my stomach" y
!. You @ cannot @ avoid IT, the moment sou With
81 shall not withdraw till you thtow down
your sword y
. Itis impossible for you to keep your arm
thus str aimed for ten minutes, it must drop, and
you receive my thruat' =
6 You are unreasonable, your blood is foV-
ing in ten minutes your eyes will close 60
Sc We shall see
"Very well ! am not impatient Al
| Nor /. We will abide the resultp'
This contest would probabiy have been pro.
longed to fatal termination, had not the noise
of their dispute at length been heard by ssrne
officers in another part OF the house, who,
coming hastily upon the scene, separated with.
much difficulty the obstinate combatants.
When parted, they each claimed the victory
and finally demanded. with great gravity, to be
replaced exactly as they were when separated. ;
Dupont promising to refx his sword through
They were finally obliged to force the latter
to bed and the former out of the chalet. ~