The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-07-22

med all round This was repeated time
after time, until the taffeta was reduced to
a small black speck. "I have come to my
last scrap" said the Baron to the Cheva-
lier, land you to the end of your trou-
bles." So saying, he ran him through
and killed him on the spot.
The Regiment du Roi, in garrison at
Nancy, had acquired pre-emlnently bad
reputation for duellng practices; and so
much had discipline suffered, that the Due
de Brissac was commissioned to restore
order at any cost. The day after assum
| ing command of the regiment, the Duke
invited the officers to a grand dinner, and
when the servants had retired he address
| ed them i'll a courteous tone, with pleas
ant smile upon his lips, and told them be
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, therefore, they
would go on and amuse themselves as they
pleased; " "only," continued he, "before
| going out you will come to me and relate
what has passed, and l will tell you what
think of 1t. After that you will be at
perfect liberty to lunge away at each
other, if such be your pleasure. Do you
agree to this, gentlemen?"
"Yes, Colonel" exclaimed his guests
with one voice.
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 to speak to him-the Wis
count Richard de R, and the Chevalier
Armand de T.
what do you want with me, gentle
men ?" inquired the Colonel.
Monsieur lie Due, we came simply 20
inform you that We are going to fight one
another to morrow morning"
Indeed? Why fancied 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 fight one an
others"
Certainly, and with good cause, as you
shall judge for yourself" said the Cheva
lier. " maintain that at Versailles one
may go to the court in r0gudaure and
without powder, while Richard asserts
the contrary. We have agreed, therefore,
to settle the point elsewhere"
The subject of dispute is very serious
one, undoubtedly" the Duke graveiy re-
marked.
nv oWO 1OuIS Hull tACAduEttl Eialtt :.
"lt is evident" continued the Colonel.
that the r0Quetdure is only worn in the
morning. But wnen does the morning
end ? VlscOunt R--maintains that the
r0quetGure cannot be worn without q
breach of etiquette in the early part o.
the day. The Chevslier T says that
it can. The insult is emphatic. Fight by
all means, but fight in earnest. 4 duel IS
contemplate 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, "rhe affair did not come
of then, gentlemen?n
IL beg your pardon, Colonel" replied
the Chevalier "and the proof of it is the
superb thrust which received" pointing
to his arm in sling
"Hem scratch and you stopped
there! You forgot that the point at issue
was most serious matter-a question of
etiquette! Come, gentlemen, you must set
TO again, till one or two of you is left on
the ground"
The two captains fought second time,
and the ViscOunt received wound which
confined him to his bed for three months.
In the meanwhile several officers had Ce-
msnded permission to fight, but were de-
sired to wait until the two friends had
settled their little differences One day the
Duke met the Viscount taking the air.
leaning on the Chevsler's arm
"Ah, ha" he exclaimed $50 you are
once more about again? That's right
Without further delay you will have the
goodness to begin again tomorrow. And
this time let there be an end to it; | don't
like quarrels that drag on for such s length
of time"
The poor young men concluded the af-
fair very completely this time They ran
each other through, and both fell dead
upon the spot. The Due de Brissac then
called together the officers who had ap-
piled for permission to fight, and said 10
them: "NOw, gentlemen, you are at hber-
ty to bring your disputes to an issue but
as [ cannot allow the service to be preiu
diced by these affairs, they must come off
one at = time. And it must be understood
that each quarrel is carried out to con-
clusOn similar to the one that has just
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.