New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-24

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WIN was friend of Dichard said that both he anu
Massus would make themselves ridiculous II they
acted on the proposal of the seconds, ana suggested
that the point raised by these gentlemen Hhvnld DO
referred TO "A court OF honor. The arbtrators hanoo
were the fre-eatIng Paul dc Cassaghac VINO Is
Victorian and CuneO dOrnano' VINO ~ a JeFon'''"
and a Corscan They were naturally LOT i'oho'
cling thoroughly satisfied and sentenced INC TWO
oIi,o,s IN On on the around again. NJ. ROgat, who
il on the staff Of De Cassagnacs journal oiered 10
place the garden of his villa at Nogent az the as
posal of the duelIsts They were to arrive NJ MS
house at ; in the morning The garden shift' w
wood of Vncennes and commands VIC" oi we
winding Marine Dlchard took lesson Of friend
before starring He was instructed not 10 Hc-
tempt. he being so raw a swordsman, to take the
offensive. but to keep the point of his weapon
firmly directed toward his adyersarys chest, and to
parry in short strokes What was most IN his favor
was n cool head. When the duelists arrived al
NJ Rogpts Massts who had suffered from the
damp and cold morning ar,askcd for ll1ueur glass
OF brandy which was given TO him. lie ana not
tako more than thmbleful. Dcharl had swa-
loved "A cup Of coffee before he lett home and de-
clined the en- de rie which NJ. Rogat offered nm.
They wero then taken to grass plot IN the garden
Both wore fencing gloves. The ground, 1t was re-
marked was little rough. 1t was agreed that
directly "A combatant wounded he was to call
out touched
When the signal was given for tho attack MaSsas
rushed upon his adversary. The r2Dldlty OF ms
movements WAS bewilCering. He was a very bTll-
liant fencer Had Dchard lost his GOODNESS ana
forgotten the InIunctions OF the 1Ilehu VINO Have
him fencing lesson, he must have fallen IN the
lray. Onco the foot If MaSsa5 caught IN Il JulcA
TUT OF grass and he fell upon his knee bu throw
inc his head back his eye just escaped The point 0t
Dichards weapon. This accident appeared 10 call
ont i'm him savage feeling. Tie quickly arose aud
attacked tn more III petu0uS Jury imam beioIc' III
was at tins phase Ul the que that lie mast nave IN
Hic,rd the IA, nd and Lead wounds which IN the neat
of the action were not fct. Long nan ana the
,inV, concc.,ed the blood from the seconds, whose
$40. cn;llI not low the sword of the dueIot who
was rated to die in VI. RUgat garden. Inc weapon
II she'd and pared At last, gcttln! Vut Oh pa
trnce with the mJnOtcuy o. l(ichdrls taclcs' VI.
die Massas raised his hand To make a diagonal do"L
ward thrust and IN dong so uncovered MS chcst
His weapon came down on the upper part OF Ihe
arnpt. As IL was entering the ue'h th' sworn OF
DcLaul was thrust to depth OF fifteen c6ntIineiiS
into tho unprotected bosom of Massas, VINO TO hlt
home harder had made forward movement ana
literally lmpalel himself on the weapon OF Els ad-
Yersary.
The seconds thought ut first that Dlchard alone
was wounded Dut the single doctor upon the
ground ran up to the other duellIst crying; II az
up with this one. The sword went lar INTO Nun anu
he does not bleed. } here must be lpternal injury
OF a fatal nature Aud 80 there was. An ounce Oh
blood did not tricke out through the external OIL
flee Bnt in making an effort To- SPEAK qlahIlIy
rushed out through the mouth. DlchiluS Wal on
t H"u rji,s aboye the liver. cut through the
lower portion OF the right lung, and touched the
heart Massas was Just able TO drtlculate'
- Wife, Children y and to make the sign OF tle
crns. The women servants of VI. ROgats household
looked on from upper window crying anu "riHR-
ing their hands, while the ddel was Dcin2 lousu1'
liz .,unt was in a D3ie dieR char before a crucllX,
lmpivring Mary anu Joseph ~ their nteIceSsloh 10
prevent the combat ending fatally. S-c dlu not
dare invoke guardian ANGELS VINO, te uuohis'S
hrlnQ engaged in a mortal SIN, had clearly deserted
them NJ ROgat, heu Mass1S hld drawn his last
breath, had his corpse taken into cellar Mlere II
would not rapidly dccOmpO,e. A ciucHlN was
placed upon the breast, aud the piOu- aunt thOush
half dead with terror called upon the whole tamiy
to 20 and Iece ,hc litany for the dedd beside the
body She sent to the parish church foi PAIR OF
wax candles and a provision oil hply wafer rs
repentance was exIessed IN the sign OF the cross she
hoped tine best and Impoled for Divine pity IN be-
half OF the dead man. IL was she VINO went 10
break the news to Madame de Massas at BolS Co.
ombes None OF the seconds had the courage 10 race
If is not true that Madame de Massas went with
the duelllng party to NOgent Sue was not aware
that duel was contemp ated, Dnt 1elt that q uis
ing hef tor the last time her husband explained the
agitation he betrayed by saying that nc was going
was TO he eXtluguished that morning. She elacu-
lated Thank God / shall now ENJOY quiet
mind. The terror that journal mas caused me was
almost too great tor me TO bear" IL was appointed
that the wife and husband should meet IN the
evening at the house of N. We'll, her cousin. AZ
dinner lie corpse of NJ de Massas was borne there
IN a waQOunette from N0eent As she was at the
station chef de gd6 came up TO her WITH Tears IN
his eyes. lie had seen IN the AFTERNOON papers m
account OF the duel. She could not uudcrStdnu why
be appeared sOIrowfuI and sympathetic untl! sue
rot 10 Paris where, seeing crowds around a Kiosk,
she a -ked what the excitement was apOut, ana was
told by stranger tho Gauss. The poor lady did not
faint nor cry. she became transiiXed with horror
and speechless. and stood gazing stupidity ut the
people that were snatchng up the newspapers at
the kiosk. A member OF the Well Iamily came up
to her lie saw that she had been informed OF the
terrible truth. She gave no slgn OF recognition Dut
mechanically stepped into carriage which he
hailed and was taken by HIM TO the house "heIe
she was to have dined. ~
The Archbishop of Paris has given additional in
terest To his affair by ordering the parish priest OF
Bots Colonies not to suffer the body oil W. dc
Nassas 10 be taken into his church on tine way to
the grave The Radical press attacks the preate
and accuses him Of condemnng soul To e'erlasung
fortunes. entirely approve OF the iirm atttuqe or
MunsignOr Gubert According TO the CathOhc
doctrine the presence OF the BODY III the chuIcn
does not affect the virtue OF mass celebrated Tor
the repOse of the soul which has He'd from IT, W.
de Massas killed in an act OF mortal SIN. A
muricrOus passion was raging in his heart when be
met his death. Presumably he Tepented But lie
had had no shrift. The Archbishop does not say
that he is shut out from Gods mercy. behind the
grave but that his remains not entitled To the
full honors of Christian burial There have been
MANNED rites" The prlret was authorized 10 SAY
riHYpIs beside the coffin outside OF he chhTcn ana
10 throw holy water upon H. | hope the IeproDa-
ton OF the Archbishop OF Paris VIII modify Tue
IDEAS Ou dueng which are held III fashionable
society OF course it viii have IA effect on men IKE
Cemcnceau and Rochefort. But there are many
Devoulcdc is one OF them and Paul de CaSSaguac Is
another VI. Albert RoGt would not certainly
have placed his garden at the disposal Of the ddrl
list, il the Archbishop of Paris had raised his voice
with energy against duelllno week ago.
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