Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-12-09

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sListen in turn, replied Dupont. Il hav
long been out Of patience with you; l al
disgusted with your bullying ways; and
hope to give you lesson which you wi
long remember
Fournier passed a sleepless night. H
would have gone mad with vexation, had b
not beer consoled by the hope of killing Du
pout. But the result of the combat was nc
what he expected, for Dupont gave him
frightful wound.
sYou fence well,' said Fournier, as b
fell.
'Not badly, as you see.'
Yes; but now 1 know your game. 70,
won't catch me another time-as 1 will sho7
when I am we'll again
sYou wish for another encounter?'
sParbleu! That's a matter of course
In fact, after few weeks nursing, -Four
nier, for the second time, was face to fac
with his adversary. 1t was now his turn
He gave Dupont home thrust, with th'
comment:
you see clearly you hold your hand to-
low to parry properly. After you had made
your thrust, you gave me time to stick three
inches of cold iron between your ribs
This is only the second act,' cried Du
pont, I'VE will come to the catastrophe al
soon as possible
+ Fournier would have liked to concluded
the third act by the aid of the pistol, bu
Dupont claimed the military privilege which
obliges officers to fight with their swords
Dupont was wise in maintainiag his right
for Fouruier's expertness as pistol shot j:
still remembered with astonishment. HI
had accustomed his servant to hold between
his fingers piece Of money, which he Sent
flying with bullet, FIVE and twenty pace:
distant. And frequently one of the hussars
of his regiment, as he galloped past smoking
his pipe, was surprised to find it smashed
between his lips without suspectiug that
Fournicr had amused himself by making a
target of the tobacco bowl.
The catastrophe, since SO we must style it,
brought about no decisive result; they each
received triaiug scratch. Then these two
wiseheads, annoyed at so negative a result,
agreed to recommcnce the struggle until one
Of the two should confess himself beaten,
and should rerouuce all further resistance
They therefore drew up the following little
treaty, which still exists in the possession
of Col. Berger:
l. Whenever Messieurs Dupont and Four
uier shall happen to be within thirty leagues
distance of each other, they shall each per-
form half the distance, for the sake of meet,
ing sword in hand.
2. If one of the two contracting parties is
uuavoidably hindered by his military duties,
the party who is free shall traevl the whole
of the distance, in order to reconcile the ne.
cessity Of the service with the exigencies Of
the present treaty.
8. No excuses shall be admissible, except
those resulting from military obligations
4. The present treaty being entered into
in good faith, its conditions may be modi6-
ed with the consent of the parties.
The treaty was executed. Whenever the
two madmen were able to meet they fought,
and the most extraordinary correspondence,
in the second person, too, the most familiar
form Of French speech, was exchanged be-
tween them.
I am invited to dejeuner by the officers
of the Regiment of Chasseurs at Luneville,
wrote one of them. I expect to take a jour-
ney there, to accept this polite invitation
As you are on leave Of absence there, we will
take the advantage, if you like, Of my short
stay, to have poke at each other.
Or again:
Dear Friend-I shall be passing through
StratsbrAg the 5th of November next, about
noon. lou will wait for me at the Hotel des
Postes; we will have little fencing.
Sometimes the promotion of one Of these
duelists put temporary stop to the regular
course of their encounters. The third ar
ticle of the treaty enjoined respect for the
military hierarchy. There is letter from
Fournier to Dupont, as follows:
Ny Dear Dupont.-I am informed that
the Emperor had done justice to your mer-
its, by promoting you to the rank of Gen
eral of Brigade. Accept my sincere congra-
tulations on an advancement which is no
more than the natural consequence of your
knowledge and your courage. For myself,
there is double motive for rejoicing at your
nomination. In the first place, the satisfac-
ton given by circumstance so AatteriDg to
your future prospects; and, secondly, the
permission which it gives us of having turn
together at the first opportunity.
The sinsularity of this affair, lasting, as
it did, many years, attracted in time the pub
lie attention. Dupont and Fournier strictly
observed the clauses of their treaty. Their
persons we're marked with numerous scars ;
they continued, all the same for that, to cut
and slash at each other in most enthusiastic
style; and General Fournier used to observe,
now and then, cit is really astonishing that
I, who always kill my man, cannot contrive
to kill that devil Dupont"
By.and-by, General Dupont received the
order to join the army of the Grisons. Du'
pont was not expected, and no preparations
had been made for his reception. There was
no inn on the spot occupied by the staff
The General wasin vain trying to find lodg-
ing, when he preceived before him chalet,