Wilmington journal., 1875-09-17
a HtIoOsiiesS Duel.

When Henry Rochefort challenged
Paul de Cassagnac he wished il shoot
at his adversary from distance OF
five PAGES, and no less blood thirsty
arrangement would satisfy his hunger
for revenge His seconds refused to
allow him to risk his valuable lfo IN
SO ridl ,uious mtunor, his antagonist
h"ing far moro experienced III ''affairs
Of honor" than tho tx-edltor OF L0
LugttetyeH, aud he then declined to
tight at all He t. ok his humble pie,
aud like Pistol, ne late and exc he
awOre " When the old sea captain.
tho hero OF IL hundred fights, was cheI-
/. ugrd by IN exquisite, he srowlod
out III his deepest bhss thut he only
fought with horse pistols across Al
,ckot-hun,ikerchirf, and tho wrath Of
his antagonist WAS mppoAsed Ihc dis
taucA between the antagonists, will
j.. sect, il an important element in
duel. T. not Only lends enchhntment
to The view, but atf.'ctS the certal tN
# tive am. CniuneI Edwards aud
Naj"r Foster, who have recently been
uphn!1!rg In. honor of lii ru nallst'c
Iruf=s-Iru Ill Illinois, sought mutuni
abstraction from each other ut the
couIfurt,tb 4 d.Si unce oi tW, nty pncos.
JaG"r the t.irc:im, ,t:inc"+ ii Is no mar
Vel that no one was hurt. but the de-
torminutIrn Of the com Satants WAS
dreadful nuG everybody will breath"
nnie rsal when informed that a r"-
cuucllllti0u has been If c'' Il bet wcen
them. Women, popularity supposed
- b, ut tn. bottom of every dltti"nity
We wonder they do not chatI"ngr
tt"ir traducrrs-Were the "drcad
.'uusc IF wnr" il the present instance.
Col0u.i E wards. Of tho st. Louis
IinieS, SAID thut the womciI Of Wlnne-
hago county. ILL.,, Were afraid to invite
Jct)craun Davis to th'!r Fair, lest he
should ii Il i'll their houses ailve:
,puOus or other trific5 bearing the IN
Gals of ih,.ir iurmer owners. VINO w"rc
drapoiled OF them during SheIm aus
march to the sea. The WmuebAg0
women doubtless stir their tea with
their own spoons, aud Use their own
teapots, and IN all proba billty were to-
tally unaffected by the fierce sarcasm
of the angry editor. Not 80 MaIo;
Foster, Of the ST LOUIS ErtUing JOur-
nal. With daunt'ess chivalry ho en-
tered the lists in behalf of the ont
ragcd inir ones. The pen. he cred,
u. miahticr than the sword" and
,trsiS iShtway in black and white he de-
nounc"d the dofamrr as a liar, rs a
{ ,ntemptiblo cur, and thrust at him
sor'ly with many withcrlng epthcts
Col. Edwards responded to the attack
by a challenge to mortal combat. and
III accoI dance with the strictest rules
II poetic justice, the place OF meeting
was cho.en in Winnehogo county, that
the Insult might be washed out i'll
blood in tho very place where its sting
Wa. most felt. Strange to say, no IN
vltatlnns were sent to the women of
the county to attend and witness the
powers Of their champion. The
morning Of the duel arrived; the prin-
cipals were borne i'll hackney coaches
TO the scene of the fray, and no one
was frightened except surgeon, who,
Winklo-hke, hoped that the police
would not Interfere. They did net.
The ground was measured off,
and the duellists, glaring ut
each other across the intervening TWEEN
ty PAGES, exhibited no truce OF fear -
The word to fire was given, two bullets
winged their way through space, and
Major Foster, who heard the whistle |
of his antagonists missile as it appear
ed i'll the distance, cynically remarked |
that ''it was little too high" Col.
Edwards, fierce to the last demanded |
another shot, but as Major Foster de
clinedsto make a target of himself a
second time. he determined to kiss
and make it up" The scene of recon
ciliation was most affecting. the insults
to mothers and sisters were forgotten,
the harsh epithets were explained
away, and everybody retired from the
field in the best possible spirits.
This to be sure was rather a comic
ending for SO tragic beginning, but
there are persons in the world, who can
not yet perceive the ridiculous and IL
logical side of dueline, Col Edwards
and Major Foster think that they have
received satisfaction, and we suppose
that both of them are heartily glad to |
have escaped unhurt. But if Colonel |
Edwards had been killed, would his |
fl lends have thought that he nad re- |
ceived satisfnction Insulted first |
and killed efterward most satifactOry |
proceeding truly. AS matter of fnct !
they are too courageous but very silly |
gentlemen, who have TAX en- the trouble |
to break the laws of their country, to
make a personal Quarrei out of an im-
personal matter, and to place them
selves III very ridiculous positinn.-
1t is q Dad thing 10 be killt d, but per
haps it is worse to be laughed at
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