Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-18
Vtio Field of Honor.


Msry 6ueiists havs cwcd their Eiy,s 10 tho
brass buUcus SO UGH WORE by our grsndu
fathers. and it was to this that Captain Cub.
bert Of tic guards cwtd It's lucky csclDe when
he fought bis duel With Lord L,DsdaIe in 1892.
The captain, it sctms, Was CO duty near to
Mount street, 10 London, ia order to prevent
any decreasing disturbance 10 that quarter, and
one Of his orders was to allow 20 carnage to
pass that way Lord Lonsdae, who cine 10 his
carriage to Mount srce', Was consequently
stopped. and, fiodirg he would not no allowed
to pass, Ii! tompor was somewhat riff ID. I'D
dressing himself, therefore, to Cap.eio Cuth-
bert, he said to that officer:
You rascal, do YOU not knox that l am
peer Of tho roslm?" Il, c,ptaio promptly re-
piled: IL don't know whether sou arc poor
Of tho realm or Dol; but know you arc s,oun.
drel 10 apply such term to 40 officer 90 duly,
and l Will make you ausWtr for H." a meeting
of course took place IS toon IS the captain ct
Oft duty and tho prclimnarits could bc ar
ranged, but, Gfter tho discharge Of trace Ct
pistols 90 each side, it terminated without iu-
jury 10 either party. Lord Lorsdau' i last shot,
however. would probably have been fatal if tho
ball had not luckily struck button Ct Captain
OutuUCll CVGts IciCHCu IL. 1EC Blu
ODdS then lotCrtercd, and matters we're amieaby
adjusted.
An even moro Wonderful affair happened 10
1897, whca French cHic2r, having ssid iu an
uuguardcd moment that "the Epglsh a7my had
moro phlegm than spirit" he was soou after
ward challenged by an Eoelish officer, Captain
s. OF the Eleventh Regiment OF Foot, for
having made use Of thes, words. AS the Chcv.
| alier La = refused either to apologize,
fer or to withdraw tho expression. duel took
nlec,, and tho ciicrc, Was considered By the
Briton 10 b Of 50 deadly kiud, or rather one
which nothing but tho death Of the uttcrer
| could eXteuuate. that he Insisted upou G2kliDg
| at two PAGES.
Ii the Two trms aLd tho two pistols bro taken
into Lcoount, this short distance was, 0. curse,
| much reduced. SO that apparently ncthcr hsd
chsrca Ct esc,piug. Seemingly, they had
tossed. or dono s0mo.hirg else. for frat fire, !"
which tho Engllshman Won, and Captain
SIS bali took place." IA misht have
been expected. Oh tie chtvaiier'5 breast, but.
| ny marvel ct luck, 1t was stopped by q metal
| button. Tho chevB!icr, touched by so pf0Vi-
dental an oscspc, magnanimtu ly fisCd in the
air, and did not stop at that, but made full
| apology by stating that tho English haVo both
| spirit and phIegn.
We read elsewhere ofa5olher duclst picking
up IN his way to the place of meeting horse,
shoe, which, "icr LUCK" ho placed iusdo If his
| coat, over his hear; aud tho bullet happening
| to strike thero the horseshoe saved his lifc.-
| General Bo1not. in his duel With Gen. Ornlni,
10 Paris, 10 1914 owed bis lif, to having hue.
bred franc piece 10 his waistooat pocket; tale
which recalls to mind tho story OF tho i,stcr
Perpigubn. who ca hearing tha, one OF the
parties owed his lilo to five franco piece which
happened to be 10 his pocket. replied very s'r.
ously, "Ab but l would have been killed.
"Wby?' was tho natural irqurg, because.
my dear fellow" he roEled. II never have q
liv, iranc piece to cpcud. much less to Pct i1to
my ptciot."