M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14

which we give sample.
81 am invited" writes one, "to
breakfast with the staff of chaSssurs,
at Luneville: and since you are in that
place, upon leave of absence, | shall
accept the invitation, and shall hope
for the opportunity Of giving you an,
other sword thrust. Truly yours"
Or again:
"DEAR FRIEND,--I shall pass thro'
Strasbourg at noon, on the 9Th of No.
vember next. You will find ne at
the Hotel des Postes; we will nave a
fight"
Sometimes the promotion of one or
the other, by destroying their militia
ry equality, interiereG with the prose
cntion oftheir agreeable engagements.
Thus Fournier writes.
"MY DEAR DUPoNT,-I learn that
the Emperor has made you General Of
Brigade. Accept my felicitations,-
The appointment gives me special
! pleasure, since itrestOres yOu to equal
,ity Of rank with me, and gives us op.
portunity to renew the fight, which |
shall surely do on the first occasion. "
The affair, naturally enough, at.
Itracted great attention in its day
Each bore the marks Of humorous
wounds: each was anxious TO COMPASS
the death Of the other. Both, howoy.
err, we're admirable swordsmen, and
held rSligiously to the law Of the duel,
which forbade a second thrust after
blood had once oeen drawn.
On one occasion, it is related that
they met Unexpectedly by night in a
chalet of Switzerland.
"Ah, Dupont, it is you! Let us
fight"
Dupont threw aside his cloak, and
put himself in position. AS they
parted thrust alter thrust, the follow.
ing conversation took place:
"P@J5eu! | thought you were in
the interior"
"No, am ordered here"
"Good! We shall bo near by. Are
You lately arrivedl"
"This instant"
every good to think Of me-" And
as he spoke Dupont's sword pierced
lis neck.cloth, grazing his neck, and
pinning him to the wall.
The noise of the alteration had
drawn in officers from a neighboring
chalet, who separated the antagonists.
So through nineteen years the long
duel trailed, satisfaction not being Civ
en- or gained.
At length Dupont found himself on
the eve Of marriage. His fancee in.
sisted the strife should be ended. He
paid a visit TO Fournier; he represent
ed to him the Inconvenience Of the
feud and the Intervention OF his bride.
He proposed tinality.
A duel should be fought with pis-
tolls.
Fournier, conscious Of his force in
that way, expressed surprise.
Dupont says, 81 know this. But |
have a scheme to put us on Il level
A friend Of mine has q pleasant copse,
by a high wall; there are two gates
one to the north, one to the sOuth. -
At noon precisely, tomorrow, You
shall enter the north gate, pistol in
hand; shall enter by the south. Once
within the copse, each shall seek his
occasion to fire.
The terms were accepted. AT noon
the next day they entered; the gates
were closed; they advanced cautious
ly from thicket to thicket. At length
they discovered each other, and at the
Same instant each took refuge behind
a tree. Five minutes passed: Du-
pont slowly thrust his arm beyond
shelter; the bark flew, there was a
quick report, and one ball of Four
nicr's was lost. Five minutes more,
and Dupont cautiously thrust his hat
into sight: on the instant it was pierced
the ball grazing his fingers.
lie now marched out coolly. Four
nier left his shelter, with the empty
pistol in his hand-cool to the last.
Dupont took deliberate aim at his
heart-stopped. 81 have your life in
my hands," said he. 81 give it to
you ON this condition-that if you ev-
er harass me, or provoke me to re.
new this long fight, | shall have the
benefit OF two balls before you fire."
The condition was accepted; the nine.
teen years Of duel were ended; Du-
pont was married; the story is done.
A GENEROUS DEED.-The Washing
ton Union states that Mr.. John C.
Rives has recently made a present of
upward Of five thousand dollars to