The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-12

on the Held, IL IL usual to submit them TO
choice, hut at times the s'ier,on ~ fur,n r
stock or fashion Of lock, In which the pun OF u
hair trigger ouentimes materially dincrs. lno
pistol selecte for lring "a oided by the second
Tor his principal, an operation req iitlng ieiIur y
" care az the bore Of a duclling pi.tOl shouu 20
smooth, ANA the ball circular requiring patch.
The charge Is determined 10y nliing the puiet
mould With diamond grained powder, ana Tue
patched ball forced home with a metallic RAM
rod, driven by wooden mact. Before handing
the weapon to his principal. 10 Is the second
duty to inquire whether he desires the hatr 10
be set, as many nervous men decline the use o.
a sensitive trigger, prefcrrinz a steady pull
once d lvered INTO his hands the principal has
no Iisht to act the hair. or otherwise 70 tanper
with tho weapon. as an unintentional error on
mis- representa- ives part authorizes peremp-
tory demand for a fresh shot:
Nearing the designated Held, carriages should
he halted at some point. out OF view OF tho
grounds aud OF range OF weapons, whence each
party should progress to their destination on
foot, approaching from different directions, and
with never more than three In a group. Inc
second arriving first OH the field should make an
accurate minute of tue time OF his arrival, and
then patiently await the coming OF MS antagO-
nistic colleague. The time ordn irily appointed
for hostile meeting Is at one hour after SUNRISE
when practicable; still, should compulsory de.
lay occur, the encounter should be DostDonei
until ligh noon, when the suns rays descend
perpendicularly. The reason for this concession
i. that short or weak sighted man laoofs un-
der disadvantage when bring with the sun
against his lace, position combatant may 20
compelled to assume during certain hours oftbe
forenoon or fernOon.
ance within reasonable length OF time after
lapse OF the appointed hOur-generaliy computed
at atty minutes, the second on the gtound cuis
tall stick IN cleft IN which he places his card,
with date and hour appended, and plants bis
BEACON a. near as possible ~ the centre OF the
neld. After this "rosting," virtually tern,i-
mating the meeting, he requests histpriDcipai,
having bonorahly discharged his duty, to retire
with him to their carriage, In company with the
surgeon. Tue party then proceed TO the nearest
post town. aud, after drawing up statement Of
the ficts IN duplicate, to which the signatures
spatches one original by mall, addressed 70 a
prominent person residing IN the place where
the quarrel originated, and deposits the other.
supersctibed with the name Of the defaulting
duelisi, in the local Post Onlce. This done, tue
duel can only be revived by commencing ao IN
tito.
SHOULD, however. the second and his COM
pinions first coming on the Held observe the
adverse party approach, u j. his uuty TO adva
politely to meet them, requesting his principal
and others present to remain vi here they cnance
to be standing. Reaching the new corners, no
salutes ali with a bow, and after shaking hands
warmly with his opposing second, oids him well
come to the field, and offers 10 cond act MIN and
his friends To the party expecting them. Inc
Invitation accepted, tho or uD advance toward
the centre of the Held, where the principals,
upon NEE tiOg, are expected t. salute eacn otuer
with bow, without Interchange Of words, and
then to retire to a short distance while the
seconds, aided by the surgeons, complete all pre-.
january arrangements, In accompaniment VI
which bright silver dollar Is brought into requi-
sition.
Distance, position, and word are alternately de-
termined uy nance az the spinning coin cutters
In me air, ana to the fortunate second first 81 &C.
uaung "N oinan!' before the metal touches
the grass, ~ assigned tue task OF performing
these res cctive duties.
Alter level piece of ground IL hit upon. the
'onj, 10 marx on distance. places stone ON
the sward, stamps II urn.y into the eartn win
blow OF his nee, thence treajs on eighteen
laces upon an imaginary line runniug due nurth
aud sOuth, at the termination OF winch he plants
another stone, anu. turning upon his heel, vert
d his measurement by r.p ,cins ms tread. lne
stones, covered ~ the toe Of ne advance risht
boot. marx the boundaries Of the comoaiants'
respective DOsitiOas. Before assuming MS place
"A principal was required Oy t1e code u ilp-
prrdry to strip to his underclothing and, II insist
cd uyou, To submit TO an eAduilatiou. ms Gu
tom originated IN tue discover ~ OF tue iact tnat
"A notorious irish duelst, known as" Fighting
ElzgerI1," VINO had killed many men, was In
tue n-bit II W.. ring mlil beneath us eni-
brOidereu shirt. In ddeIs with rdpiers sOule-
what similar DrOvlsiOL Ds Insisted upon. IS
hght shirts OF steel rings meath silken vests.
phIdeu win morse HAIR VIII turn tue point ot a
small ord or buttOuiess tUil stiIl,wnen pistols
used, an az On,sts dsrOOo part. lily only to
SUIT tneir own convenience, although, thirty
years since. II was fashion with our dueilists
~ h1ht coatless, vestless, aud wearing, Instead.
dfaD SILK Oversnirt, such as WAS Worn W
Canadian gentry.
liy the American code OF honor a principal
can tie wlthur avn from tue ueld by his second.
upon assumption Of responsibility tor the act, 1t
any nm" .riur to the delivery Of the word
rue "hile secn,ni snot IA ever a matter Of
courtesy aLd not OF absolute EISht A dehDt rate
IRE INTO Tue ar. Or tue drawing o! tinnd. termi-
nttes duel .ccording to the principles vi the
code. as, IN the one case. a man satisfies man
u"te lOr hOnOf through txgOsure Of his he, and
III the otuer becomes inc pacitated from con-
unulng tue struggle upon perfect pnVsicai
tpudiity. Men once upon dueling ground
may, should their seconds cqIleScc. uepper
away at tacn otuer until crack II doom: still tue
cDue OF hohOr neitnet compelS nor saLCttOns
sucn barJarous idiocy. reconciliation. MOI re-.
Neh.e, cons ltutlus he Alan u tue dIeilng.
NEW ioHk' J-n. III. An OLD DUELLIsT.