New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-12
STORIES o. DCELS.

From The s1tlrtlg Retier.
One Of the most interesting and curious OF d0derI
nd atom, % th. literature o. ducilDs - Afforded By
81 Tueo lore de tirayes's Le5 Ir IHts hs 4ue C
which ". Jules tia.ete ha. written preface
winch in its own way Is equally interesting
NJ de OK YES : very curious aud amusing book
deals. t0I very great extent, with the fortunes VI
club which "4s formed At b1uleduN IN
tre $3.50 pielol. uuder the name of the Fin male
t5r fhe sole purp, ~ of eXlerminatlng the PROBES
-lon.t ul.He5 and due il.ts-tAe bretotra rs they
were caleI-Tlo infested che place aud made the
ves OF wives aud mothers unceasiug anxiety
There arc still brefttUrs. VI ClareJle Tells as DuL "a
the new rumantIcIsts are but the shadow of tho
cl,. ..ts of 1870, 80 IS the mO0ern Ofe-tttf Oul
DOOR crrat ure to those who pTactI>ed tie coup du
Colonel Ldnceschl or the comp du cochOu. The
lrs- of these. known also, ~ NJ Claretle Omlts &c
state a. tue bottle lie Neyers, consisted IN hXins
voIr point just between yOur adveDarys eye
lrow- the second took IT'S name from tie fact that
the point severed the artery beneath the ea-. Vi.
Clare,e goes on 10 tell a story Of what oefel Que
OF these IN. ttsHrs who managed 10 p!ck % quarre
with An honntte bourgeois who occupied the
same room with nm &c an mn. We Will hght to-
morrow, saId the dueillst. on the CONTRARY we
viii rabf now" replied the bourgeois and attack.
iug I'm. On iv with his Gsts beat HIM into q mummy
We vii do this. he added. " a. Otter rs voc
La and the ueXt daY the knight OF the fol- lett
the town. Later on VI. CIdretlo tells again tie
pleasing story of the duel tetween Saiute- Bruve
and DuuOs OF The GLOBE Salnte-beuve appeared
ron the ground with pistol OF the time OF ranch
L. auu holding an umbrella DO poured With ram
Oyci lis Ae4j. 10 an Proltstatono he Answered
" Gentlemen, 81. Dubois has undertaken Ia nl.l mt
today Very we'll an wiling To re AlieL Out
,-.I ..lf get wet As late as the days Ol brr ANN
Constant We ind something IKE the conditions o,
rU.t5rai lie IN the Tar West prevailing IN Pars
Botl t0u,ttut aud friend of his, retired Colonel
wLD.ua, shareholder and collaboration m Ina
ptcr were weary Of continual challenges AMI dacl5
iu.i SCI 10 work 10 find some one who should 10 Tire
editorial fighting. Such an one was found IN an ole
soldier VINO had served under the Colonel auC
vino SAID when the place was offered TO hlm tnat Lt
.t,l,f consult his vile. " 10u have vlie'' sac
tie Colonel Yes sir, and three Children Ir
fIr q I yrfl tnl fr.af
something else To do The soldier however, whom
The Colouel assumed to be a good iencer, Insisted
hi, wife consented and he took the place, 1--WE
duels came quickly upon nm, ana ia JOth ne wa
wounded, aud thoroughly well looked after by Con
STA NJ aud the Colonel who ShOWered pTesen Is upOr
his wife and children. third duel came. aud the
Colonel said. " Come, no chIlds play this time
One two, and down with your man. HE ot
soldier was wounded again, and the ColOne. asked
him. what has happened 10 you, Nmcent IOu
a 'vleuX de "a YIcIle,' to be three times running
wOrsted like this ~ - All mon Colonel, lnceui
replied. what can you exectf | had nothing q
,fn had "A wife anl three children you offered me
this place, which is well paid took II. Bat, az
FOR fencing | know uOihlug whatever about IT,
" VOLTA cette fols. says NJ. Clarete, 'du yraI-
courage. aud lie does not serm to ne Tar wrong.
The club OF the frGterpctie WIN Which VI. ds
Graves deals was. ~ has been sad, founded Ia the
$50 perod IN Bordeaux, anu the things which tel
TO It's beng founded were such things As these.
The Comte lie Larllliere one OF the welt-OOrn
among the br,ttUrs, met one day IN tho streets
bn.Ines, man uamed Castera walking VITA hIs
ynuDr and pretty VIE. lie alNdhteu u llAil duu
SAID. with polite bow. beg yOur pardon. but
have made bet with my friend here. whom beg
to Introduce 70 you. that | would KISS your wife
W hlle she was walking with YOU here the other
man turued Ilvid-" after having given YOU slap
i'm the face Castera fought HIM next day with
pisfos. HE Counts first shot Int Ca,tera on ths
right ear. his second on the lett Before tne th.rd
he said. " Cette fOls le tcral mouche, anu Win
the th rd he shot Castera through tue eye Casterb
was avenged IN a manner dramatic enough One
night as Larlllerc sat in his lavOrte seat in cafe,
ufrfIa
stranger In "a domino and mask came up 10 lm'
overturned his glass of punch, and ordered glass
OF orgeat instead Lailllere. for the uist t.no IA
ms life. turned pale and cried. " on scouhlrel,
Won don't know who am q" Oh yes the stranger
replied d" 1 know who you are quite well, ami
with tho words forced him down INTO the eha.f
from which he had risen. The Orgeat was
Drought, and the stranger, holdlng pistol 70
/ Heres mead, said, Unless you drink TINS on
shall blow out your brains on the SPOT II you dring
il OIL | will do you the honor OF lighting you to-
morrow" Wi b the SABRE cried Laril.lere WHO
had lately been practising with that arm How
Won ike said the stranger. Then, as Larillere
,ir.n, oil the Orgeat. he added, have hu nbled
VOC enough tonight. put OIL killing you until To-
morrow The morrow came, the adVersaIIes met,
aud IarllIere found that he had met ms match.
The stranger left him not moments breathing
space Dat never followed up bis attacks. until at
last Larilllere cried insoIenty; heh are you
gotug to XIII me 7" "NoW.' said the stranger. Tor
the nrst time using his sabre 40 duelsng sword,
and lunglLg straight toward Larulefes heatt.
Masses were SAID IN the churches OF Bordeaux Ios
tils man, W 10 hfpt us hdiiAp 'e 1.'N ~ -
the town of It's scOurge. This however, was
before the days OF the FrGterneIle, AMI yet more
terrible dGes took place before the FraternSHs waa
founded. One was between the Two RfincPh
bretteurs of the place and was juel which began
without witnesses. in u bedroom, and was con.
tinued from time to time Until Clayeau, having
deliberately killed his Infamous friend acsompIleei
aud subsequently enemy. the Marquis de Iignsn9
in a pistol duel, ended his own career by suiSlue
Ia Que of the duels with swords between snsns
Claveau, WHO had good reason Tor hating INC ~
omis made a feint at his breast and nailed M
right foot to the ground with Lis sword