Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-11-13

The DueliSt'S S Revenge.

The bitter au!m0slty existing in France be-
tween tie royasts and !mperia!iSts, found its
Culmu&tlCn Oh the Restoration of Louis the
Eighteenth, und iEGumerahIe quarrr!S and
bloody GueS were the result In Paris the
two factions met more uumerOusly at the Pal
ais Royal than any other given point, and here
the insult, the challenge, and its acceptance
followed each other i'll rapid succession, and
both parties, immediately aGjourhng to some
convenient locality in the vicinity, not Lutre-
qreuty settled the whole affair within the
hour.
Ia this state of affairs it bthOoved every
man OF mark to be a god sword>man aud
dead shot, as about the only means OF proi0hg
inghS lie, for if know to be luferIor .,LLe use
OF deadly weapons, lie was almost certain to
be involved i'll a>quarrel with some skiliful an
tag0niSt Who would take both pride aud pleas
urt IN sending him out OF existence.
Wherever dueling is fashionable, there are
always more or less profesSed duetlISts-men
who have trained themselves to fight with
deadly weapons, who know all the nice points
Of advantage, aud bow 10 obtain them, who
have SchOotcd their nerves to an irCu rigidity,
ahd their features, manners, tud language to
express a perfect confidence 10 their success
aid who boaSt of glory in their individual
proves, aud the number OF victims they have
nurderouSly sent out OF the world. These
same apparently bold, daring, reckless, aud
bloody minded men are geUerally towards at
hearts, aud have really much fear OF dau
ger as those whose tlmidity is made g!arng y
manifest but, like the professional gambler,
they have been trained to calculate the chances
trta i Sai VEp q
on hat gives promise of doubtful issue, so
that to save yourself from the aunoya.ce of
these gentry, it is only necessary to have it
generally known that in an affair of honor you
void be quite as likely to Kill as get Killed.
lnere were many of this class in Paris at
That day who actually made living by duel
iDg-they had their price, like the llaan as
SaSsins OF a former period, for getting rid Of
persons obEoXjouS to their employer though,
as we haze already stated, they generally
took good care to know all the fighting quail
itIeS and dioSyncrasies of the proposed victim
before actually closing the bargain Of blood,
aud they discovered too much danger iu the
eases, they readily invented such au excuse as
would save both their lives and credit for
WHO would dare question the motive and
courage of men so famous for bloody deeds
sometimes, however, they made serious mis-
takes, Notwithstanding all their nice calcua-
lions, aud theu the world becomes trltie bet
Ter Tor suddenly getting rid of human
course
There were others who fought for the mere
love of fighting, because their combative and
destructive organs would never let them rest
in peace and these were always ready for
anybody aud any mode it being mmaterial
to them whether they were to fire at the an
tagonist at ten PAGES, or cross sword with
him for quick settlement with dirks Then
again, there were others who fought to re-
veuge Sights, both real and fancied, or to
settle personal or political animoSities, or be-
cause they were embitteTed by disappoint-
mentS, or because they were tired of living,
and did not care to commit suicide And of
course, in all this range of character, there
were many eccentrcities displayed, for where
uneIIing was so common that an ordinary
meeting would scarcely be mentioned on the
following day, certain persons were sure to
seek to make themselves remembered by some
Popularity that could not fail to be long talk
Cd of for its novelty
Most of these dueIs, IS We have intmated,
were between royasts and imperialists-and
when they met at the Palais Poyal, the great
hea quarters of Paris, the mode of insult was
simple and easy. A saucy look, grimace, or
smile of contempt, was frequently sufficient
10 draw forth challenge but if these failed,
ajostle, push or tread on the foot, was al.
ways certain to be success !