New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-12

irationv the ctto Of which Is the famous verse Of
Lemierre one of tho solitaSrs OF the 18th GEN.
tury: The trident of Neptune is the scepter of the
world"
We have had several duels among journalists ana
deputies n. Perivier of tho Figaro has been
wounded in the arm. NJ. OrdiBaire OF the extreme
Left has been wounded in the shoulder. two severe
blows but neither OF them fatal. NJ. Ordinare Is a
gallant gentleman, ordinary in nothing but his name
He is rich and elegant, the pink of radicasm re-
member in very aristOcratic house where he WAS
announced and before he entered the salon. all the
ladies' imagined they were going 10 clodhopper
or Faubourgcr. TREY werc greatly surprised at the
entrance of very swell person III fiye-buttoned
gloves
1t is said that when he goes in bis own circle that
il 10 saw the extreme Left circle. he wears gloves
with one button and when he appears before his
electors he wears no gloves at all.
The best chance the duel has Of perpetuity is that
il is game of dupes The wit of Voltaire could not
abolish stupidity. Tho revolution could not ext'r-
pate prejudice. Equality remains the most shadowy
of chimeras. Human folly has its ascending and
descending scale. The ax of revolution cuts "a few
bundles of fagots in the forest Of prejudice hut the
trees grow anew There is primOrdial law of
nature which dominates all laws. Among the
prejudces which put human folly most strongly
in relief Is tflat OF inc uuti. lHt
who are a little more sensible than the
French have suppressed it by common consent, be-
cause they see that it is impossible for two ADVERSE
res TO meet on equal terms. Look at two combat
ants on the field Why should the who Is young
GOOD looking witty aud beloved. risk his life
against tho other who is ugly, ill-cmpered and SUI
pcr,luous in the worldi You will never find two
due,ts perfectly even in size, figure rank and for
tune. Generally risks everything, the other
nothing man of intelligence is force in the
world "A light, mno of gold How can You allo"
that for few s,Irly words ne is bound to go and be
killed by an idiot, who makes fog of dizziness
wherever he passes.
have heard of q duel between a Spanish adven-
turcr and French Marquis The cause of 1t is
easily understood. The Marquis had uttered that
speech of imbccty. THAT man il not of my SET
Rohan-C haboi said the same of VOtare, but he did
not condesccnd TO cudgel him with his own hands
Tho Spanish adyenturer wishing to belong to the
Marous's set ran away with his sweetheart and his
wife, and afterward went to him and said: Gam
now of your set ~ They then went ont. and he
passed his sword through the Marquis in addition.
1t is said that our Minister of Justice considering
that life is in perpetual duel with death, wishes TO
suppress that of the sword and pistol He does not
see that the point of honor should lie IN chance
thrust. But he will work in vain. As long as there
remain two Frenchmen in France there will he the
material for u duel ready made.
Poor Baroness de Naistrc of the family Of the two
great writer's has Just died of opera struck in.
She had had accepted at the National Academy OF
Music grand opera entitled Ninire They had be-
gun the rehcarsals when the director changed his
mind under the prctext that the scenery and proper
ties would ruin HIM. II was mortal blow To the
poor Baroness who not consolcd by the repre-
sentation of her Sdbat Mater at the Church OF the
Trinity and the Chapel of Versailles She had the
energy of man, Int she used to say, her petit
coats prevented her from succeeding rs a musician.
Besides, fashionable people in France are never re-
gardcd seriously, no matter how much talent they
may have. Poverty is good letter of recommended
ton, because people have vague idea that
genius is named Homer. and should DO
a blind beggar. The Baroness de Mastrc q great
sufferer She outlivcd her two daughters, who died
in the bloom of their youth and bcautv-the one con-
snmed by hectic fever and the other burned alive
in her bcd-chamber. So, in composing her Sf06df
Mater the Baroness had put into it all her broken
heart.
Still there are happy women who are vexed ut
wriuklod rose leaf. ARsKNE HoUsSAYE.