The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1873-12-27
MacMahon's Duels in. 1927.
fParis Letter.1

nineteen, with wide blue eyes, light f1Axen
hair, and demexnor somewhat solemn
and thoughtful. Little given to dissipa'
tion. he preferred riding and the manly
.ports Of his boyhood to the gambling.
hard drinking. and frivolous gallantriea in
which most Of bis brother officers INDUCED;
but on the other hand. ho was a noted
and skillful duelist. This was one of the
nscessi,ie. Of bis position. An officer who
went much to court, and hsd personal
reasons for being attached 10 the king
could not, 10 those days, stand BY indiffet
ent while the royal family were asssi'ed by
liberal journalists. and BY Bonspart;st off.
Gers Of Napoleon's old armv. MacM.bon
made point Of attending ,be Cafe vsloia,
10 the s,'eet Of that oame. which Va.
! then The headquarters of .oy.'ist ofice's,
and thee dusls ws.s arranged almost
eve't pigh; rs c"o''y IS pigeon ma.cbes
would BE- n these our times. l, was the
custom Tor the liberal papers 10 b placed
in heap on he central table. At s
o'clock officers dropped 10, and at 6. when
be loom was foil, tie papers would be
read aloud, and II one Of them coo;aio-d
oy,h;ng osfso.i,s 10 the King, The oh
Gers drew lots amoog them - TO Who
should 90 and challenge The edi,o'. I'm
portant jou. osls were ,beo generally pro
vidsd With responsible fighting editor.
whose sole mission il vas 10 accept cbal-
Iesg.A He wss gsssraiiy aud old half
pay officer or sergeant. and nov aod thes
il happened hat be could not even read.
MacMsboo Tough. sevso Of .bess gentle
meo IN the course Of Eve yeass, and II il
on seco.d hat be wss never ouce wounded,
oor did he ever kill bic man. he va.
s.nsuIa,ly exper' ia ihe at Of p;nkiog hi'
adversary 10 he Aeshy part Of the r;gb,
arm, Just shove the elbow. .in6;ci;og q
wound tha; was moi dangerous, bui which
obligea bis adversary 10 d op bic foil ike
= i've :co.', and 10 te-p bis arm in 4
>;sS for six weeks. This tb.ust got 10 Be
ksovo rs ia boil. Nacbshoo," ssd :;
en-. sed the young officer many ecomium',
for which be little cared, being 10 bis
bea't ave'se to dusli"g.
| "a Kansas cxper gives tbs follow
iog ,epor, Of judges sentence. lately
paced On or;misat: "Brsmles, voo in
::amou. scoo"d.e'! You're so u"'<Jeem
I'd william You haint siogls ssjesm;na
lisa;t 10 your cbarsc:er. Your w;fe sud
family wish We hsd sent vos 10 tho psni
,ert;arv.' This is the 9th time I've bad
you before NE, and you have pot me Il
more toub'e ban your oeck is worth
i I've exho ted and PRAYED over yoa Ion:
! enough. you scoosd'sl! JOSH go hom'
and lake one glimpse At you. family, sot
b. of IN s6o,t orde. Doot L., . ever 10.
Of vou .2a:o! The g'""d js.y have 'oun'
two o;her indictments sgs;oa you, 10
III d:.cha.gs 700 90 your ow" .e.:oeo;
zaoces, and !: I ke;ch YOU in ibis nick q
= woods o mo'.o Wu- "io: at d~v';:h;
III sock vou ';ch. square io jill sod h"'u
YOU of 10 J~ft.sooviils 10 less lha" u
lime. you ;o;; mons scoood'e'l Il svs'
each you crossing your 6"ger >. n'a
WON. 40 o. child white man Or digger
e Ut sock YOU right SQUIRE into ;be Jug
3 Stand up. you oaad'ei, while past Sc"
,encs on you! ..
o| EZThe oibsr day. Al a concert, q gen
!. : ,le,u.o having put h;s Bat "po' chair T.
+ ks~ . = place, re;u' ned 10 claim It after
h # sb.esce. The hal he fosod SUI
u enough, wl,e,e it bad been left, osly thsr
WAS . a;os; lady s;t.iog oo it.
mad ~ms," said be, ''yoo are citing o
nov bat."
The lids blu<hed a little. tu. ,sl ,ound
D. and said 10 The blan.les. thAon-,:
"Oh. l big pardon! I'm sure J though
il was my hu>band.." t
@Th~ I.ish auclio.e~v va gse,
brick. They put % 2"as and be VI
o. sold for 81. Here yes bave him." sai
'e be, "a beautiful goa., who ha. for yea
l. breu ,bs sole s"ppo: Of "a widow aed 81
y o'pbans-goiog. six QUA" Of milk p
J; dism-g"iog, going. going. goat" i
shouted. just as a voice from behind viii
pered "'Touch the goat of fot dolIa
Larry"