Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-04-12
Chastisement of a Bully.

During the period of the occupation of
France by the allies of Louis XVIII, in
1916, this system was pursued extensively
be the French officers. Patriotism and
a deep sence of injury perhaps palliated
it's atrocity. Day after day, English and
Prussian officers would be grossly insul-
ted by V%fenchmen, would send a cartel,
fight aud be carried off regularly to Pere,
Il Chaise. Some Of Napoleon's maitres
d'armes made a business of killing their
man regularly each day.
A story is told of one of them Fan old
Capitaine Ducroc) who had slain his
scores, and was never known to have
met his match with the sword. He new
er sent q challenge, was always the ag-
gressor, and pitilessly insisted on the
right of choosing his favorite weapon
When he had not found an adversary in
the course Of the day, he would enter the
Cafe Foy, at Paris, towards six o'clock,
for dinner; and the walters could tell by
his face, and the way he tyrirled his
mustache, that he was on the lookout for
a quarrel. Woe to him VINO gave him the
least chance. One evening, there chan
ced to drop into the same cafe an English
officer named Gwynne. He belonged to
the army of occupation, but had only
just returned to his regiment from his
home, where he had been kept a close
prisoner by a wound received at Water
loo. During his absence, his brother had
the misfortune $50 he heard) to quarrel
with Capitaine Ducroc, and be killed by
him in a duel.
GWynne entered the Cafe Foy, a few
minutes before six, and sat down at a
small vacant table. A waiter started at
the sight, and running to the Englishman,
observed, with some agitation, that was
"the Captains table" "What captain,
my friend 81 asked the Englishman.---
"Oh lie Capit pe Ducroc I" answered
the waiter, proho Eng the terrible name
almost with a feeling Of awe. Gwynne's
cheek flushed at the name, but merely
observed that s'this table was like all the
seemingly; still" he said, "if the
Captain insisted upon it, he would doubt
satisfy him." On which he took up
the newspaper end began to read.
Almost at the instant the door opened
and a heavy tread of spurred boots was
heard approaching the table. When at /
a few feet distance, lie Capitaine stopped. :
and surveyed the usurper with an insult. !,
smile. Gwynne looked calmly at {
him. but did not speak. The Capitaine /
sat down at a table close by, and began !
70 twirl his moustache. People agho T
knew him understood the meaninp.o of the :
and gathered closed TO The rs. =
doubtahle champion of France. They !
had not long to waitsBfof6 he common !
,ed operations. :
Stretching across suddenly, he Seized :
he lamp on the Englishmsn's table. and
'natched it away while with the other
hand he plucked the newspaper out of
5wynne's grasp. There was a buzz = !
he cafe at this gross insult, and one or
wo Englishmen present sprang TO their
eet and moved toward their country. N
man. But he did not speak nor move:
MS face did not even show any apparent ! y
notice of the affront. :
lee Capitaine read for a moment ar two 9
hen turning his chair so as to brine i
close TO the Englishman's table. he and. I
aeniy stretched out his leg. and hronoht .
down the heel Of his Ieayv hoot on :,
lRynne's foot. There was another bn7z Ii
murlnur among the consomnafeurs. 3
Ggaynae contented himself with draw. =.
h's Ioot up and folding his arms. v
countfymen gathered around him
ssiaensiy CALLED 81 his seeming indiaer.
J, 49, = tae insult; but he took no notice.
u ias. e Capitaine, after a long look a.
y antagonist, called to the waiter far ]
80 q brandy. When ii vas brougbt Z
80 the glass and drank i. say;ag :
q votre courage, AngIais r. 4
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