Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-23

ing command Of the regiment, the Duke
invited the officers toa grand dinner, and
when the servants had retired he address
cd them in y courteous tone, with pleas
ant smile upon his lips, and told them he
had no intention of interfering In their
meetings. He was one Of those, he said,
who disliked the idea of rust collecting on
sword He begged, theHefore, they
would 90 on and amuse themselves a. they
pleased; "only," continued he, "before
going out YOU will come to me and relate
what has passed, and win tell you what
think of It, After that you viii be at
perfect liberty % lunge away at each
other, if such he your pleasure, DO you
agree To this, gentlomenC ...
+" Yes, Colonel" exclaimed his guests
with one voice. ....r ......|4t
The Duke was the first TO Quit the table,
and hardly set foot In his own apartment
when he was informed that two young
captains wished tospeak to him-the Wis
count Richard dc r., and the Chevalier
Armand de T. .ar
What do you want with me, gentle.
mesiF" inquired the Colonel. va
Monsieur 10 Due, we camo simply to
inform you that we are going to fight one
another 10 morrow morning
"ludeed2 Why | ancied you were
friends OF very old date
You are quite right, Colonel; we are,
and always Will be, united in the bonds of
the closest affection"
"And yet you mean to isht one an
othergn t4fH
"Certainly, and with good cause, 40 you
shall judge for yourself" said the Cheva,
lier. :" maintain that At Versailles one
q h.. "A
without powder, while Richard asserts
the contrary. We have agreed, therefore,
to settle the point elsewhere"
The subject OF dispute is a very serious
one, undoubtedly" the Duke gravely re-
marked.
The two young men exchanged glances.
"It is evident" continued the Colonel,
"that the rOqtslduro is only worn IN the
morning. But wnen does the morning
end Viscouut R-----lnaintains that the
r0YUedUre cannot DO worn without q
breach of etiquette in the early part OF
the day. The Chevslier r aays that
it can. The insult is emphatic Fight by
all means, but fight in earnest. A duol is
a coutCmptible affair if nobody is killed.
And he dismissed them with a slight
movement of his hand
On the morrow the Duke, perceiving
the two captains at the head of their res
pective companies ON parade, remarked
IN an angry tone, The ALTAR did not come
of then, gentlemen ?"
"I beg your pardon, Colonel" replied
the Ohevalier; "and the proof of It is the
superb thrust which received" pointing
To his arm in sling.
"lIem scratch and you stopped
| there You forgot that the point at issue
was most serious matter--a question oi
| etiquettel Come, gentlemen, You must sol
to again, till one or two of you is left or
| the ground"
The two captains fought second time
| and the Viscount received a wound which
| confined him to his bed for three months
| In the meanwhile several officers had de
manded permission TO fight, but were de
| sired TO wait until the two friends hat
settled their little differences. One day the
Duke met the Viscount taking the air
leaning on the Chevaler's arm
| "Ah, har he exclaimed. $50 you are
| once more about againP That's right
Without further delay you will have tn,
gaodness-to begin again tomorrow AM
this time Let there ba an end 10 it;tI don
like quarrels that drag on for such slengtl
of time.p NiU V0tI.EEgH
| Inc pun young Ieh COnCluucu Jne III
fair very completely this time. They raj
each other through, and both fell deaf
| upon the spot. The Due de Brissac theI
called together the officers who had ap
piled for permission to fight, and said u
them "Now, gentlemen, you are at liber
| ty to bring your disputes TO an issue but
| as cannot allow the service to be preju
diced by these affairs, they must come of
| nup at a time nd IL muat hp undaratnOf
that each quarrel is carried out to con
clusion similar TO the one that has JUS
| terminated.
The officers withdrew without a word
but they did not fight Dueling ceased
and the regiment became one of the most
orderly and disciplined in the whole
/ French army