The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-05
SHINING sCABBARDS

were then removed from the carriage, and
the parties moved toward the lawn under
the trees. Both principals were pale, yet
perfectly self-possessed. Col. CanZi is q
small man, with 1.-THE. active body and
very expressive face. His dark eyes flashed
Gre, and every muscle seemed knit, and
every sincw strained to its utmost tension
as he walked hurricdly to the spot. Gen.
Fardelli was dressed In his common gray
business suit. He had also put on white
vest and white necktie for the OCCASION.
He Is venerable old man, with great,
broad. open face and kingly smile. lie was
very quiet, and seemed TO take matters
very easy. Arriving on the ground, the
seconds measured the distance-fiftecn
ieet-as which the gentlemen were to
fight. 1t was then agreed between the Sc
condS that
THE DRAWING OF BLOOD
should not stop the fight, unless the loss
of it incapacitated either one Of the COM
hatantS. The prcliminaries once gone
through with, Signor Manara advanced and
placed a clittcring blade in the hand Of Colo
ncl Canzi. The dark eye flushed little
brighter rs the thin white tioscrs closed
over the hilt, but no other sigu Of feeling
was visible. Signor Norton then placed
the heavy cutaSs in the hand Of the old
veteran OF the Potomac. The seconds
bowed to their respective principals. The
principals bowed to each other.
" "McSSeurs, q rOtre Gudrde ;" shouted
the polished Manara, and the aliStcning
blades crossed like fash Of lightning. In
that position they stood for several seconds,
when General Fardelli made an elliott to
force the fighting.
The surgeons opened their surgical cases
and brought out
BANDAGES AND TOURNIQUETS,
while the seconds stood by with anxious
faces and beating hearts. For q time the
conflict was pretty equal, neither gaining
any perceptihle advantage. General Far
delli welded his huge sabre with great
vrrsary was decidedly the cooler Of the
two, and 1t wss not long before this fact be-
gan to tell. The swords flashed in the air
like sirealiS Of sunlight upon apolished mir
ror. Both gentlemen strove to make home
cuts and th.'ustS, but the guards were too
we'll covered But Fardclli was too violent.
1T last he made desperate effort to cut
Colonel Canzi's leg. He swung his sabre
with Il peculiar flourish, and us he made 4
teint at Canzi's head, in order to uncover
the latters leg guard. he unuckily left his
own arm exposed. Tse black eyes Of his
adversary glittered with peculiar light,
and as the fainteSt elimmer of a smile played
around the handsome mouth, the sabre
took quick sweep and went crashing
| through the Generals ann. 1t cut clean
from the shoulder to the wrist, and laid it
OPEN TO THE BONE.
He staggered back and fell. Blood flowed
in streams from the wounded mans sleeve,
and the doctor declared cmphatically that
he could not allow the fight to 60 on. Gen
Fsraeli NoIlld not listen to this Tie mn Il
have that mans blood. he cried, aud the
wounded arm would not prevent him. HI
staggered up again. while Col. Canzi, will
an inGeScrihable look of satisfaction, took
up his sabre again. Three and four times
he renewed the attack. 1t was too muct
for the wounded man. He had to give WAY
and own that he was yanquished. The
victor. according to the code d'honneu7 il
al, countries, ought nov TO have extende,
his hand to the yanquished enemy, but tt
hurried away quickly without even looking
ut Gen. Fardelll.
The seconds, Sig. Norton and Sig. Man
Zoni, said, owe are very sorry for your
misfortune :" at which expression OF sym
psthy FardcI!i smiled family. II was thel
carried into the house, and The party broke
up in minute afterward. Every one
seemed to be afraid OF the police, and two
minutes after the duel had terminated the
grounds were deserted. The duel lsteC
fifteen minutes.
Some time elapsed before General Far
dclli could he removed, but in the after
noon lis arm was tightly bandaged and be
was driven home. Colonel Canzi and hi:
friends returned to the city in The morning
and were closctcd together all day. They
were delighted ut the termination Of the
affair, and expressed much satisfaction.