The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-06-03

Some Women Who Have l[et IN
Single oombet-Cardinal Richie
lieuClfistreo0oo-HoW Nine. De-
Balmout Killed the Man She
Loved-And lGme. Do Hurst
Dldn't-Actreooeo Who Fought
in Q 0roen-Room With Sabres.
In the involved drama of life one
looks upon women rs the gentle
haruooiEing agent in the many rude
contests in which the so-called stronger
sex engages. In nothing more 90
than in dueling. Now and then.
however, in the history at the world
We find madame usurping the same
right to face and punish an enemy ~
her liege lord.
As . matter of fact, Why shouldn't
she?
Ifa man has right to kill another
man because they both love the same
woman, Why can not q woman kill
another because
THEY BOTH LOVE THE SANE MAN!
Madame de Polignac thought 50
many centuries ago, rs witness the
following bit of history:
Richelieu. as is we'll known, was q
perfect Don Juan. as far a. his many
amours went. He was q most i'm
perfect one in one sense. though.
The secrets of . gentleman's affair.
Of the heart are politely considered
sacred. The amorous Cardinal. how
ever, far from burying his little amatory
adventures in his own breast. was &C
uneallant O. to have his love letters,
like his diplomatic correspondence
written BY q secretary. whose Office
It was to read bis received correspond
ence to him. One morning thu
miscellaneous confidant of devotion
and diplomacy read to his master tive
rose.tinted billet-do,lr.
One was from the Marquise de
Nelse. The other from the Countess
de Poliguac. And both august fair
ones averred that they were Perishing
for Q meeting with the clerical lover,
Who had neglected them for some
days.
In reply the Cardinal directed his
scribe to appoint . meeting for him
With the ladies ut one of his country
houses Just outside of Paris that after
noon. One was to meet him at two,
the other at four O'Clock. The
secretary wrote. only, by error OF
forgetfalnes, he appointed the rendez.
vo1s for both at the same heur-two
o'clock.
The result, O. may well be imagined.
was q furious scene, from which
Richelieu was only too glad to escape
with q whole skin, leaving his mis-
tresses to blackguard him Is they
choose, and settle the rest of the
matter between themselves.
The way they choose to do so, at q
challenge of Nine. de Polignac, was
to fight it out with pistols in the Bots
de Boulogne, with their waiting maids
for seconds. They drew lots, ana the
Narquise de Nesle won the first.
Take care that you do not miss
me-" said Nine. de Polignac calmly.
81 shall not fail to hit you"
Her rival fired, . twig fell from a
neighboring tree mortally wounded:
Nine. de Polignac triumphantly aimed
at her enemy's heart and shot .
fragment from her ear.
ANOTHER MOST BELLIGERENT LADY
of about the same date was the wife Of
ano6icer high 10 the service of the
Duke of lorraine, Mime. de Balmont.
On the death of her spouse she
assumed the direction of her estates
herself, and was soon much more
respected and feared than her deep
drinking, easy-going lord had ever
been. She was famous horsewoman,
and always rode in . mans costume.
Being . remarkably handsome
woman, q certain young Count de
Beauvais had, Of course. . perfect
right to fall in love with her. But he
bad no right to follow her with hi.
attentions after she had declined to
receive them, and she warned him II
last that the next time he spoke to
her it would mean . fight.
Probably he considered the threat
merely coquettish one however, he
braved it. she challenged him, and
ran him through the body. After
the first pass be calamity sank biz
sword. and. without attempting to
defend himself, died like . gentleman,
with smile on his face.
His murderess, it is said, evinced
the deepest contrition after his demise.
She found, after she had killed him
her wrath had been simply woman's
petulauce, and that she really loved
him. In penance she entered Q
convent, made over her wealth to the
church. and wrote three religions
tragedies. Possibly The people who
were forced to hear them were o.
sorry that she had assassinated her
lover % she Was herself.
A NOODLES VICTORY.
Lsllemand relates another some.
what similar circumstance, though the
result WAS . much less tragic one.
Mime. Chateau Gay dc Murat
quarreled With her lover, Chevalier
de Cerdieres. and after horsewhipping
the woman she suspected him of
loving more than be did her. she
challenged him to cross sworde with
her. Finding it impossible to placate
her, the Chevalier +: accepted her
defiance. He was . magnificent
swordsman, and had no difficulty 10
playing her until her wrist refused to
hold out further and her weapon
dropped from her hand. Then he
tossed his own blade aside and opened