New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-07

but, chivaIrOus to fault-he never sought INV
the choice OF his favorire weapon, the small sword
to secure any advantage over an adversary.
Twice, on taa battle field, Gen, Robert h. Leo
still covered Vaas the dust of the fight, sent for
Lieut. Guiloss seTof Stuart's Horse Artillery, and
publicly conRSJnented him and held him up an
the model soldier
Mr.. Guillemot belongs to an excellent French
family Of Paris, and is q man Of refined education
| ana whose hasty temper has never spoiled the
| noble qualities of his heart7
From what our friend writes MS, the quarrel was
undoubtedly oil political character, and resulted
as most of Guillemot's duels generally resulted,
fatally to his adversary, who, shot through the
lungs, IS reported dying; but who also inflicted ON
breaking the bone of one.
This unfortunate affair, however might have an
wei happened on any other subject than politics.
ana we nope mat u VIII be the last of those uses
less sacrifices on the bloody altar of civil war
We cannot help relating here an amusing anen.
dote OF Guillem0t's lie, showing the decree of
GOODNESS he possessed in every act:
AS we reached Richmond in Segtemhor 1851
our corps was paid off, and as the C0nledprote
States had not yetssued notes of a smuIler denor,
nation than hundreds we found ourselves ~ n
loss how to divide the pay amongst our men-tbe
then very hungry and thirsty Chasseur5 Pied -
We applied to gentlemanly broker, who at
once proposed to take the treasury notes and isann
US his own in any fractional amount we desIred
In fact this interesting individual only wanted the
capital to start banking.
We agreed to the offer upon bis giving ma him
solemn word Of honor that he would nat bro,1 W IL
twenty.four hours After that time we knew thoI
would be no money in the hands of the q Chas1.
seurs" The proposition was carried out the saToo
dayZa press set to work the whole night. Whan
on the next morning, this intelligent individna{
brought ma r. number of rolls of very neat inniTins
shinpiasters purportjng to be the first issue If We
remember Alright of the Virginia Bankers, and
Farmers Saving Bank" numbered from In ~
and varying in value from dime up TO a dollar.
Upon the renewed assurances that the bank
hEll rFagIF, "A.
them the $500 we held for our pay roll, and di-
vided amongst the bows the bran new shjnnIastars
with an urgent recommendation to eel rid Of then,
as quick as possible. The Injunction was strictly
adhered to, and by 10 o'clock that night one soli
tary half was all that the company possessed.
Lots were cast and Sergeant GuiiIemot and Cor.
poral Cote brave Floridan Of French extrac.
ton, were hon0red with the gift of this-the last
OF the Mohicans But the reasons for this I'M.
mense liberalty soon became apparent
Sergeant Guilemot and Corporal Cote marched
INTO coffee house, and, having imbibed each a
drink mot OF pure water), they carelesslv threw
on the counter the fifty cent shinplaster of the,
great institution Of the Virginia Bankers, and
Farmers Savings Bank, which was fast yerginr
towards Its fatal termination. But It appears thaf
IN the hurry OF getting their new issue out, The
gentIemanly banker who signed alternately "Presi-
dent and Cashier had left this one note unsigned.
Let as not suppose that he had any sinister mo-
yves ATTY cents, more or less, was no object 10
nm
But the barkeeper, who was to take thirty one
nlE at T6n.