Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-18
THE THRUST IN TIERCE.


ga clear hit, gentlemen. Monsieur
p.mI. you improve. Monsieur Gabriel,
vou ar weak in carte. Let me show
you .','and Jean Petit. our fencing-mas-
-. took the foil from Gabriel's hand, and
Srew himself into the correct attitude.
49, y said the master, glancing critical-
N along his blade, from the nit 10 tne
luton, 'syou err. Monsieur, in that bend
dthe elbow. Now, see, my arm covers
Aebody, and q half an inch throws my
averary's blade out of line."
tAnother bout" cried Gabriel, "and
n|tle Of champagne on the result" :,
ihey crossed blades, and advance and
rf.at, and lungeand parry, while Jean
Pit looks on with interest.
Ibuche."
fes. Gabriel, clear HIT" said l.
Granted; at it again. En- garde."
N wete all three of us attending
cone of lectures on Materia Medica at
.t-College, in the south of London;
'auikan Petit, the ''amiable exile" as
up &haed him, instructed us in the mys-
teri n "carte" and "tierce," at three
shimn8a week per man. Cheap enough,
hesven knows; for the poor fellow
hbored rs cOnscientiously in his vocation
ssi we we're being drilled tor field mar
shak pf France, and the honor of the
ghq-Pying nation depended on our pro-
I'D nd Gabriel were about my own
q a6-sAAtjs to say, In the neighborhood
f tw&ahl-tweuty. Although warm
fiHds, tlrre ragged between them a con
snht stusgle for the supremacy in out
dor gama. in studies, in boxing, fenc
ing, and eery pursuit to which the mint
Of the stulent youth inclines. Gabrie
was the mArt muscular of the two; bu
Paul wss u most skillful, and generally
urried of T. prize from his weightier bu
las expertsval. often feared that thi
zipcessant rhlry might at some time o
ofAGr be the$ause OF an outbreak betweel
Ne tiends. Dnce said to Paul:
K "How VII 4 be if your unremittin,
okuggle viii Gabriel should extend T.
[tAe fair sex, Paulr'
"Never fed. old fellow" he answered
nerrily, "Gayiel's taste leans toward tn
Monde beautt and I am heart and sou
devoted to b9nettes. In this respect,
nsure you, 4a need fear no outbreak
scr, indeed, any, for we are too goo
EAm In ar3 we left old Jean Petit
5Ndemy, and strolled toward Gabriel
oou, for a frhdly pipe. Once establishe
b hh snug qlnlters, we dispatched trir
maid servanp--the fair goddess Of tn
lodgng houss for quart OF half-anc
halt to help n. tobacco.
"Just noon. said Paul, looking at hl
watch. .sIhad letter from the governo
.kn-Aaxv 81, .oll rnr,ntffQnaa 4
supply the inevitable necessities OF exis
1ence, and consequently feel inclined &c
nree. What do you fellows say to
ION tha riyefp al
greed p ssid I; "mind, none of yor
hioh-pressure pulls, but q gent
Ior half doz n miles, and nothin
blent to inter re with the placid el
st of q pipe
you lazy rascsl!" cried the chun
Fus; "but of e go, high-pressul
lpressure.
were out o. ne London smok
~ dreamily bv the villa-studdt
a OF the river, now sweeping by
x0wsy angler bobbing for perch, ar
sSafnSn object of admiration to the nu
erv maids and their broods, who lazi
~afched us from the bank. Occasional
= Trim racing-boat, pulled by trained roy
-, whose barred arms showed magni
sent muscular Development, loaned |
us and we laughed III our superior wi
dom at their painful exerdons on that h
4 "I,et us lay on our oars, said 1, "al
1 III give you q surprise"
( "Bring 1t along, laughed PAM fingil
I his oars on board.
II drew from under the stern ajar
cold punch, which l had concealed foz
\ Agreeable thundcr-, ap TO the party wh
NJ fhe desire for suh iB ingredient shot
begin TO develoI ,tsolf. We hob-nobbt
and Gabriel proYos ! toast, "The pl
wider of the fessJ," hich responded
/ and Paul made a snort speech, in
| course of which he referred to the l
bounded liberality tn had always ch
acterizefl medic SIT 'ents, and of whi
he begged to + nE mis- friend in
stern (meaning u "a shinlng examI
ga thousands sv nine on thee,
A Thousand oon II quiyer;
But not by the my shall be
Forever and revr
spouted Paul, o Ia! tfull length
the thwarts. " no l say when
three will float a TN, y again?"
!" Your pardo. snti len."
M We started, o. our relaxat
Into cold punch; to. co, we had r
% rather drifted, ITO my skiff, wh
rosy checked g cos med in bewil
hg white, and " h tht auciest Of q