The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-04-02
cHAsTIsEhENT OF A BULLY.


Dunrg The period Of The occupation Of France
BY the sllies sf louis XVIII, in 1915. this sys.
TEN was pursued extensively by The Frenth Of.
6cen. Patriotism snd deep sense of injury per.
hsps pslIaied iis sirociij. Day sfIer DAY, En-
alsh and Prussian officers would be grossly in
sulied by Frenrhmen. would send a cartel, light,
and be carried off regularly 10 Pere Ia CHASE
Some Of Nspoleon's maiires d'armes made
business Of killing their man regularly each day.
story is ibid nf one Of them--an old Capi.
isine Dnspr-who had slain his srorrs, snd
was never known TO have met his match with
The sword. He never sent . challenge. was al.
ways the aatres.or. and pililessly insisted on
The right Of choosing his iaroriie weapon. When
he hsd moi found III adversary in the course IL
The day. lie would sner The Cafe Foy al Pa
rs. toward, SIX o'rlnck, for dinner; and wal
iers could tel by his fare, aud The way he twirl.
oil his criirly musischs. thai he was ON The look
out for quarrel. Woe to hun y lp give him The
least chance. One evening. there chancpd 10
drop into The sane safe ~ English officer nsmed
Gwynne. he belonged TO The army oT occupa-
iion. but had only just returned 10 his regiment
from hs home. where he had been kept close
prisoner by wound rereived at Waterloo. Dur
ing his absence, bis brniher had the misfortune
$50 he heard--io. quarrel wlIh Capilaine Du-
cror. and be killed by him in duel.
Gwynne entered The Gale Foy a few minutes
before six. and sal down 4, a small vacant table.
A waiter started at the sight, and. running 10 the
! Engli,hsan. observed with some agitation. that
iha, was "lhe Captains iables." " What rap
tain. my f,i.nd T. asked the Engli,hman. "0h
Ie Capiane DIcroc !" answered The waiter. pro.
nouncing he terrible name almos, with feeling
OF ave. Gvynne's cheek flushed a, The name.
but hs merely observed that i" this table was like
all tho others, seemingly sill, he said, lf the
Captains insisted upon =. nc Woul" u"uoueSs
..,..ry ...r.. On whirh he took up The news.
paper and befas 10 read.
Almost Al The same Instant the door opened,
and heavy uead of spuued boots was head
approaching The ,abls. When al few feet dis.
ltancs, le C.pitsine stopped. and surveyed lie
usurper with an insulting smile. Gwynne luok
ed calmly al him. bu, did not speak. The
Cspiisine sal down 81 table close by. and be-
gan 10 iwih his mns,ache. People who kne~
him understood the meaning Of The gesture. snt
raheted rlnser 10 lie rednubiable champion o
France. They had moi long 10 wail belnte b,
cnmmsnced operations.
Stretching across suddenly. he seized lie lamI
on Tie Engllshman's table. aud snaIched il a
way, while with The other hand lie pluck.d III,
newspaper nnI Of Gwynne's grasp. here ss
ia hnzs N The csfe al tbs aro.s insrll, aud on,
or iro Englishmen present sprang 10 their frei
and moved toward their cnunltyman. Rnl b,
lie dbl not speak nor move his face DID uol sv
en- show any sppAnnl notice Of tie sfronl.
! I.s caplialne rad l0i momsni or I~O. ihei
iufning lis chsir SO AZ 10 bring il close 10 ID,
Ensli.hmsns table, lie suddenly sueiehed on
! his leg. and brnugh, down The heel Of his hrsv,
. boot Oh Gvynne's foot. There was anoiher buzz
snI nurmur amons The eoneomn,afeurs bu
. Gwynns ennien'ed himself with drawing h.
, fuol % and folding his arms. Ms cnuntt, mel
gathered roupd him. evidently CALLED 81 his seem
Ing indifference 10 the insult; hul he took h,
notice. AT last le Capitsine, alter long lorl
81 this antagonist, called 10 The waiter for sas
Of brandy. When u was brought. he raised III
glass, and drank Il. saying 10 GwsnDe, :" a 20
irs courage. angiois"
Then slowly and lsisurely The latter rose. "
was msn of immense size and strength. WI,
one slrlle he sloud beside the Ffenehmsn; iher
eta.ping his musischs with one hand and hi
chin with The other, he wrrnched his mouth ope
: and spat down his throat.
Should Monsieur deem g." be said, in
ralm quiet yoire, Ito honor me with cal
. there is my card" 81 SAYING. he lei, bs cafe
Needless 10 add, Tia, he inviislion was not az
! copied. Ducroc never challssgsd; ihs shois
Of weapons vas esstniisl 10 hs ss's,y.