The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-19

Fournier and Dupont, is the most remark
able. 1t began in 1894 and ended in 1913,
having lasted nineteen years. It originated
at Strasbourg, where Fournier had challenged
and killed young man named Blum. Great
indignation was felt against him in the city;
80 much so, indeed, that General Moreau,
giving ball at his quarters on the day of
Blums funeral, thought il advisable to ex-
clude Fournier; accordingly he gave the ne
cessary directions to his aide-de-camp,
Captain Dupont. In the course of the
evening Fournier presented him
self, but was refused admittance
by Dupont. The consequence was challenge
to the latter from Fournier. They met and
fought with swords; and Fournier was severely
wounded, but he exclaimed as he fell, "That's
the first touch" and promised Dupont that he
would soon have another. In o month he got
well; they fought again, and this time Dupont
was grlevously wounded, exclaiming as he
fell, That's the second touch: as soon
as possible for the finish" When Dupont
recovered, they fought again, and both
parties were slightly wounded. They then
drew up formal agreement to fight
whenever they were within q hundred miles
OF each other, each party to go half way
unless prevented by the exigencies Of the
service. They crossed swords frequently
pursuant to this agreement, but never Sc
rlously injured each other; and they always
shook hands before fighting They also cor
responded amicably. At length they were
both made generals and sent to Switzerland.
dupont arrived late at night at little vii
lage where there was no inn: not light to
be seen, except at the window of q small
cottage. He went to it and knocked,
and the door was opened by Fournier
They at once drew their swords and set
to, conversing amicably as they fought
Dupent presently drove his sword through
Fournlers neck and pinned him to the wall,
and would have held him there till he capitu-
lated, but that some officers, hearing the
scuffe, came in and separated them. Four
nler recovered from the wound Some time
afterwards, Dupont thought of marrying, but
the obstacle to his doing so was his agreement
with Fournler. How was he to get rid of it
He resolved to go to Fournier, state the case,
and ask him to settle the business with pis-
tolls. Fournier, being one of the most extra
ordinary shots ever known, was astonished
and asked Dupont if he was mad but the
latter proposed that they should go into a
little wood near Neuilly armed each with a
pair of horse-pistols, and having gone
out OF sight of each other, they should
track each other as they best could, and
fire at convenience. This having been agreed
to, they dourned to the wood and separated
| After much lodging, they caught sight of
each other behind two trees. To stir was GER
tain death to either so, after waiting few
minutes, Dupont raised the tail of his coat as
| If STOPPING down. Instantly O ball from
Fournier passed through it. Soon after this
Dupont held out his hat with his right hand
and presented his barrel as though taking
| aim. The second ball from Fournier went
| through the hat Dupont now stepped for
| ward with both pistols cooked, and told Four
nier that he would not take his life, but that
he must never cross his path again, for if he
did he (Dupont) should claim the right of
| putting his two bullets into his (Fournier 81
brains. And thus ended this long protracted
affair. Surely, none but Frenchmen would
have carried on such tragi-comedy for 50
long a time.
As contrast to the sang fioid exhibited by
these Frenchmen, we extract the following
account of duel between two Irishmen. a
barrister and an attorney. The barrister had
in court flung his powdered wig in the attor-
ney's face, and ahostile meeting was the result
The attorney fired and missed the barrister,
who had reserved his fire, then furiously
brandished his pistol to the imminent danger
of the bystanders, and said to his second:-
| ''Shall l rush upon him with shout, after
the manner of the ancients ?" Some of the
Irish duels were occasioned by practical Jokes,
as in the case of Frank Shelton, who called
out an exciseman for ramming the butt-end
| of horsewhip down his throat while he Law
Duels have been a great card with novelists.
Lever excels in his descriptions of them, as
the readers of Harry ''Lorrequer," ''Charles
! OMalley Jack Hinton, and "Tom Burke
of Ours" can testify. Sir Walter Scott has
also made effective use of them in
The Monastery" ''St. Romans WALL
1.-The Legend of Montrose, and
other tales but his crowning effort is in the
battle of the clans in The Fair Maid of
Perth The duel between Lovelace and
Colonel Morden, in 'Clarissa Harlowe" is a
masterpiece in its way That between "Cha-
teau-Renaud" and ''Fabien del Franchi, 4" in
THE COrSicoR Brothers, is the most dramatic
of all achievements in the sensation line
! The subject of duelling is capable of in
definite extension, but our limits warn us to
stop, which we do, hoping that the time is
rapidly passing away when there will be any
occasion for such advice as that given 10y
Grattan, on his deathbed, to his son:-''Be
always ready with your pistol.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.