The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-04-27
An Affair Of Honor.


:, writer in the Ciyure hat slated
that with their new bc:urrrd jackets
their vernii"n kepis, ard their red
trousers, the officers of the French staff
resr'nb:e the Suudan gm.se. red legged
bird, with ruff and u criusuu bill
Capt Spadasss, Of the staff. has taken
offeuce at this comparison, aud NJ Tar.
tine, who, lovins the army, would ut
any other moment have rendered an
apology, has frou the simplc fact OF
filling the cdituriul chair for II day, aud
being out Of temper during his I, nure
of Office. intorsed his br"tl,er journalist g
libel, and declared himself personally
responsible. Accordingly Capt. Spad.ssc
and NJ Tartiue, are going to try aud
run each other through with foils at
halt-past eight O'clock in the morning in
the Wood OF Vinccunrs. This, is wliut
in civilized countries is termed san
;.f4ir uf honor" gRW a
NJ. Tartinr's two friends are Mn
Plumeau and dc Linea, both Of the
(iyare Capt. Spadasse's, Lieut.. dc
Pierrafeu aud Viscount ids Curacnie,
both Of tho staff. Capt. Spadasse being
the insulted partj has had the choice of
Weapons, and has selected ioils, because
he ia good foncrr; Nj. Tartino. who is
also good fencer, as every Purisinn
Journalist need be, is rejoiced at this
selection. The prospect of the duel has
caused some excitement at the Ctgarc
office, not because the duel is any thing
new to that mast respected organ, but
because "a delicate question hus urisen
which the editor alone Was quite compe.
tent to solve. aud has solved The ques.
tion was his: nsidering that the
paragraph about tho Soudan goose was
not written by NJ. Tartiue, but by NJ.
Hector Soupeuulait, aged twenty-five,
had VI. Tartine any right to take The
glorious consequences of il on his own
shoulders ? NJ. Soupeauluit contends
no. lie has never vet fought duel.
and this brush with mn officer of the sta ff
is just tho opportunity he had ong been
awaiting of getting into public notice
He thinks hintelf ;ll.used NJ. Turriue.
nn the other hahd, argues that the para
graph, having been signed with nom
de plume, aud not with NJ. Soppeaa'ait's $
| real name, the responsibility OF IL fsa,cd
with the acting editor; and that. further,
! the duel haviug resulted much less from
the paragraph itself than from the tone
adopted by Nj. 1a-tine in answering NJ.
Spadasses expos,ulations, j, is rnaucs
tl,nabiy uro, him thu. the honor f the
=.=.a a=4Siz.:y. g: 80 editor, viewing
the case with nm equal eye, has admitted
M. 4aStivss ehin,s to be eeuud, aud ON
all coab,s Dun, ated ihc plainiF This
bas heeu great griei 10 Vi, Buupeaulait.
preparatory to a duel it is the usual
,us,o oi the combatuuts TO spend IL
"w hours with their respective fencing.
IDasters g. al. 1artine has not dsdaincd
The practice, aud, though III old hand in
lh.s sort OF business, he has listene.i
WITH his vented Difference 10 the cuun.
sels about keeping oue's eye steady, Que 5
WRIT firm, and ones body we'll thrown
back. Now, then, lunge y ruars out
the otepcing;nastsr, and NJ. Tartine
hinges. Yes; that's IL, but nuke rather
'iesse play with your elbos the mistake
about civilians is that they don believe
enough ia the wrist, and ,ths wrist 5
every ding" says the i. NJ. "No~,
then, lunge agaia;" and this time n
1artins nakes sueh scientific thrust
that his iOii bsbas Jiks halfcircls, and
looks ds II it we're going to snap. "Goodl
cries tbe es muster, "but rather TOO good ;
if that tlliss. were parried you'd be of
sour Balance, aud not able to Cosersin
tiine;% SeeV 'and quick as flash NJ
Tartihc's foil is clicked aside, and bo.