Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-09


ladyloyc. He soon, however, became
convinced Of his error, and that she was
IN furious earnest, for very soon we'll
directed thrust came near sending him
to tho land "whcncc no traveller re.
turns" From the determined manner
i'll which sho attacked him, he saw that
he must be Oh his guard. He deter
mined, therefore, to tire his charming
antagonist out, in which cndcavor, in
tho course of half an hour, he was so
successful that she let her sword fall
from sheer exhaustion. De COdieres
now placed his weapon against her
breast and asked, "Well?"
A look full of love was her only re-
ply, whcreupon De Codiercs dropped
his sword and claspetl her in his arms.
In consequence Of II simple dispute
that took place during the course of a
performance, the celebrated French
actress, Baupre, challenged one of her
colleagues, Mdlle. Catherine d'Urlis,
to single combat, and furthermore in
siste,l on ightihg Immediately. Mile.
d'Urlis accepted her challenge, and
was severely wounded in the neck.
Colombey mentions number of
ducls fought by the dark eyed
daughters of tho Ibcrian peninsula.
Here the leading role is played by the
navaia, the short, daggcr-likc knife
which the Spaniard carries in his
belt. In rage and indifference to death
no women in the world surpass the
Spanish. And with their passionate
natures, a single example will suffice to
illustrate these characteristic traits:
Two manolas-girls of tho middle
classes-of Madrid contended for tho
possession of rich Andalnsian. They
determined to let a hand-to-hand COM
bat settle tho dispute. One bright
May morning, therefore, armed with
daggcrs and navaias, and accompanied
by their seconds, they drove out ut
the Alcala gate. The understanding
was, that only one Of them should re-.
turn alive. But, just rs they reached
the spot chosen for the bloody work,
they were approached 10y three police
men, who arrested both principals and
seconds.
Tho manoias laughed disdainfully,
and followed good humoredly to the
nearest police station.
"SenOr," said one of the would-be
duelists to the officer OH duty, "these
gentleman, contrary to all right and
law, have wilfully intcrfered with our
personal liberty"
"That we shall seo," replied the
ina2'leaolo with becoming official gravity.
"Otficer what charge have you to bring
against these seno1as?
'Senor, " replied the policeman, "I
had good reasons to believe that the
prisoners were about to fight duel to
the death. For that reason We have
brought them before your honor, that
they may DO punished according to
l;lw."
eff you please, senor," one of the
prisoners replied, 1--WE havo done
nothing, nor were we about to do my
thing far which we can b. legally pun
ishcl."
Thereupon the girl pointed out to tho
astonished official that tho law for the
suppression of dueling applied to men
only, they being specially mentioned
in it and they only. The legal erudi-
tion of the younglgirl took the i0.2'Lcatlo
by surprise, and perplexed him greatly.
After q careful Examination of tho code,
he came to the conclusion that the law
did not reach the case under collsidera-
tion, and he was reluctantly compelled
to release the prisoners, but not until
he had obtained from them promise
that they would desist from their mur-
derous design.
1t is related that two girls in the
royal tobacco :e factory recently, had kill
test. Tho mode adopted by the com
batants was rs romantic as it was bar
barous. The antagonists, who were
both about twenty years old, and
remarkably handsome, repaired, one
Sunday morning, accompanied by GER
tain of their comrades, to village some
four or five miles distant, where they
breakfasted sumptuously at different
tables. The rcpast ended, they closed
the window curtains, stripped them
selves to the waist, and requested their
friends to leave the room. Then, at a
given signal, they attacked each other
with their navajas, and cut andslashed,
and thrust until both fell to the floor
mortally wounded! When few min
utes had elapsed, their friends re-
entered the room. Estefania, one of
the combatants, had received ten
wounds, from which she bled to death
in about half all hour. Casilda, her
antagonist, died somewhat sooner,
from ghastly wound in the neck.
In this instance the authorities were
less scrupulous than in the case of the
two manolas. Tho participants in the
horrid tragedy were arraigned and
punished.