New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-30
P.IRISI1N DCELS.

TyoDi TIE Topdon fi9b-
Affairs of honor ar not serious ~ they were IN
the dnvS when two 1urll!-tS armed with knives
we're Put INTO Il hack cab with IN" blinds drIWn
down. and driven three tn", round the Place dc In
Concore AT the dead Of MELT. ,I>ling ana "tabbn9
sach other as they pleased. Now and then some
hloodthlTsty encounter has ended IN n nero farce
Thus there il the memorable quarrel between TN"
ink. Jr III James and VI. C. both Of them eN-
n,rt svor,l>ncn The difference of opinion va cN-
trcmrly slight, but. ~ usual. pubic opinion lnuI
Ycncd ami the two .cl.t.rH'u W"T" '"mprl"d l"
a,,n;tt rouI~ and con -idc the Altar ~ du r\rrp-
tlonally ,riiuu, me. The question: NJ l''u' W.
political unr and had been warmly Hi+rH~''l AT
I ne Jockey club IN encounter was dec IiIrl ~.
cvitallc. The Duke, VII" MAS tie luiiuai' l'i'ni
~ NJ G. -. drtoIIlnro. u p"SNhc. Z" It"''i ANY
r,',rrc,toblc CONSEQUENCE. lie hal bc,n ont over
and over again consequently uo one ''n"i "olhl
hI, coinage. " h'n TIE tNp PHihN E. on 49,.
ground the IIlc vent nu 70 4 49,. ;'aI -''d " We
aic muiinc Ourselves most U'iculou~; rivr me
vcur hand my dear fellow. and TT our uuaii'l
drop" "Ac>r.' rrp,i'p '--. " the in.n. W.
,,,,vr and one or oillrr Of u.s. must remain h'i"
!. th,t 60" Tvoiurd III" liuh' with q ~nlIr:
d" veil 80 hc il. Nuu can remain; | am on lIr
turned his back. ana marched oil III Az opP'-i"
direction: hut h'forr lc had gone i"frn yarns.
e ran after him, and sad. " l""t mere, No|It'
my good fellow. you are the Ino-l rrI,uuihc. ("n
are quite right; give M" your hand IN" TWO
shook hands and The champagne breakfast WI,
followed rccuncilrd all parties.
Iar,ians also remember the duel between
the Baron dc Nj and w. de- la J. N ia" wood
OF Country. The Baron. 4 llanovrrian officer and
related 10 Prince Bismarck. wa expelled under the
Government ul National Defence as an alien. and
has not been seen since. The causr ol the quarrel
was serious, and nothing but the death OF one %:
other of the COmhatantS was demanded. They met
in tile wood of Country with their seconds. Pistols
were placed III their hands alter twenty five PAGES
had been marked ont and the word to fire was
given The pistols went of simultaneously; they
were rillrd aud both gentlemen were gpud shots.
but somehow neither was hit The weapons were
loaded again, hut with almost n similar result The
seconds declared they mad been fired al one said
ne had heard bullet whistle by him. -Four more
bullets were exchanged. the seconds lying down in
the grass, like sharpshOOtcrS. while the doctor
hoped abOut behind the trees like a wild Indian.
Nobody was hurt, and when the dozen bullets were
exhausted il was found that the chief second who
had loaded tho pistols, had forced the lead in with
the malet and ramrOd, causing them to dcviate,
and nuring the riiling of tho weapons. Two mag
niiicent TapicrS were Produced but unfortunately
the seconds had neglected to have them ground
They were blnnt and, those who have been out
know, ii is impossible to do anything nlict "A
serious bruise and raise the skin with ungrOund
rapier. The cOmbatants fought away until dusk,
but no wound was inflicted lnCapaeatiug either OF
them from continuing. AT last tho seconds s,pa-
rated them and Dr. lEtGnd1rd caue forward to cx-
ercse his skill aud eGaluiIG tho Injuries received.
Flo found that 81. do la p had been hitD a
dozen times in the chest. lie bandaged the wounds
by COY erlng each of them with twOpenny postage
stamp. and tins party returned to Paris. Three
days afterwaId the doctor called OH NJ. de In p
and found him up and well-hc had taken a bath
and the postage stamps had disappeared