, 1879-06-21
entire period he has personally paid of1 Tho
e'npioJes eyery month. ncycr mfsaEnK single
DEOIDEDLY FRENCH.
TIE DINNER DUEL.
7Fnnfdsfd E1pr<sslr for This Chicago tribune.

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brilliantly 'yhteu, with l.igh ccilug, sptendf.
aud cav,
M. t.n,o v,. .nr.oa With .vooo.,.,.a nm
,u.,ae sauss nv "s' sp'eaa " s1nkRsf.tea pfo
4uh'oo. Ihtle "cEc put t"o pI1tes-Inpseso %
tho duolists.
ProprIety ohlfgcs mo to conceal their names
Let in knor li,.m ontv untl+r thn ffm.v A..
IN a1,tlnr' ~ wt u infor1, M % WI, th.t ] ,mtb v.r,
occ, nt.ho'1 o,T'.,anau j., ~ '"ss ,,r,," -, ,sa
aeeou'pAeIen 9cELleueus N Iho primo o. nle
brave olugant. ahu witty, With aptce of Dritisl
eceentficity,-an admirable seasoning for tn.
French character.
Eotw,th,,ont1tn7 ,e,tch N. avonfoo ,,ofo,e. a,
a,.., 1"u!"s "H'e"' s.oose"',h 1o4s,sf ~
tiie club ono OF these Kentlsmen~-l as'a'l mol
tell you wh'ch-acrionsly insufted the other; &c
seriously that duel was unavoidable.
noth vor, r,.ontnccnt fenrers and shot.
rs, .' S.s ta "mnov Ordinary
outn We.u stus ~ sn.oh. .ansa ~ rna.. ~ ~ ~, ~
Most hesocalu Fes"eens net1u. .", Ainsn. a"9 ae
i. iipuut .,..; usJ1oe" ~ '''''' 'u'" ou'p"'e W
"'!t%erne rlt. .,a,,.t ~, 1,,o, ora. n h. .,r,a
as1ti aanRGto''s hne rn.ee 10 koSesn "efe eaFe-
'u1r{ III toil1cu ny .ns hcEuaus ,,s h,t.
ING Wtfa ~ eat 70 tl.s nttcI cuu: III eAch
2ters s presence, "isnoat ssoep'"K' I'LL oao of
'G q es, .t ssa xs Sss I'll. dSea Is .o When
1ellect' IL mases os 5oa''aeF'
II.
ado four duty. Rcuttemen,t' gaEd the sec.
onds.
A. tho signal tho two adveFaarics bowed to
eacl, other and at down.
'll1e seconds wete at another tablc, q little to
one side, wl.eru they cuutd watch tho ylcipat.
tulcs ot tlc combat:
1twas 0 o'cloek tu the evening.
most expensive antl uxquisiic dislcs) VIVA over.
Ne!thrr lad obta,ncd any ducldcl advantage,
Ernest smiled.
Ills Count had dtucd-that was all.
The seconds 1nndo sign to the head walter.
"Re1oAsil u they said.
On thu epot another dinner waa served. exact-
" like the first The satno roaats-the sau,c
.oe wines rIis time ths sssvetty ot the pftnci,
70 tnlk,-ut first ,tssy used tbis privilege spar.
inety. Tllo scconl ordoal luo.sned tilelr
tongues. After icw conventional Phrases, d
few brief rcn,nrka wurr n,nle. d runtslnp rotn-
mcntary on ,fu YiauIs bcforo tlIcn,.
mnfsd Er'iest. .,,aa,,,,.. .uro. ,u,,,, ,
eAtia3t altogether aRfeo With yol,"
answered tno 'CouMt Faloaire' r "ula Iii tho
Sauey seemls M To- n.o ua.paaus' ~ :.
I o. I'LL the Author1t'es On tlle euuJect--"
1nTousteusl agrses with me.''
Ii a'ns minute S'o O. two Count ra1bai.e uaas m
observation,
III III ~ pe tne same 70 yon, Monsieur Erncat,
we Will abandon tho Hermitage anu have Boine
Ld!oar Dtaneh5 @ iesteau."
+. As you WIZ, monsieur .,. 10 Connte."
~. scIaGa ~ = ~ ..g a.st fegast hau only peen
~ ~ aos!n.ne oeapIc ainnes ol lue otaef.
Ing seconas Rtsneoa al oaea othar ID amaze
H'gat' '.,
IL u unnecessary 70 ad4 That tic part they
playeo, lae aetivo o. afss' naa noH become purely
III.
" Let us sup,h satd the Count Fa1batea, after
swallowing tl,n lust drops of his coffee,
Let Us eup.H repeatQd Ernest.
Tho cyentuallty had bcsn foreseun: con.
somr,ccs. cold meats, crawtsl,. and Rua,in,
saind followed oua another In rapii succsssion.
washed duHn With draughts Of buck, port Niuc.
md champagne.
duel wos coming to crisis. Earl, Of tho ad-
yetSarIcA pinycd cIoscly.-watchif,tr fis via
the meanwhile.
0ater-the Count tlu moro llethodical. One Ind
So aolro .!sie poriset ssylo-that OF tho old
E.eh soc,1;r n"mei1y e"rt -. ts1 In - s,o,,.
ras a auspicion Of de0apce In thcfr yoisss.
[salllorY -apraug from tho adeo Of tho cup
spierans i,i - rom tue point on fork: NJ.