The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-07-25

men nodded. Therefore" the Doctor
wento 1--WE have agreed to make the
arbitrament as fair as it is possible, and
let Fate decide" He took out black
morocco case, and from it produced q
pill-box containg four pellets. "One of
these, said he, ''contains a positively ia
tai dose of prussic acid, the other three
are harmless. We have agreed that
each shall swallow two of the pills, and
let Destiny decide" Savalle inclined
his head, and said, as the representa-
tive of Riviere, he agreed.
The two men were pale, almost blood
less, but not q nerve trembled or mus
Gle contracted.
Gentlemen" said the Doctor. 1--WE
viii toss for the first pill" Savalle
called out s'tails," as the glittering gold
piece revolved in the air. 1t fell in q
bunch of grass, the blades of which, be-
ing separated, showed the coin with the
revered head of the Goddess of Liberty
uppermost. '.M. Delagrsve, you have
the first choice" said the Doctor.
Reposing in the little box the four
little globes seemed the counterpart of
each other. The closest scrutiny would
not develop the slightest difference.
Nature alone through the physiological
alembic of the human stomach can tell
of their properties. In one there rests
the pail OF eternity, the struggle for
breath, the failing of sight, the pano-
rama of years rushing in an instant
through the mind, the silence and peace
of sleep for evermore, the ceremony, the
burial case, the solemn cortege and the
close, noisome atmosphere of the grave.
ALI these were contained in one of these
lst@1a v,aI1afo naIarr-,va haripor xu0n
the first choice, stepped forward and
took pill. With a calmness which
was frigid he placed it on his tongue
and with a cup of claret, handed him
by the Doctor, washed it down.
"And now, NJ. Riviere," said the
Doctor. Riviere extended his hand and
took pill. Like his opponent he swal-
lowed it.
The two men stood looking one an
other in the face. There was not o
| quiver to the eyelid, not q twitch to a
muscle. Each was thinking of himself
as well as watching his adversary. One
minute passed. Two minutes passed.
Three. Four. Five. "Now, gentle
men," said the Doctor, in solemn tones,
it is time to make the final drawing"
This was the fatal choice. Both
men were ready for the cast of the die.
Sayelle tossed the gold piece aloft, and
the Doctor cried out: "Heads. !"
Heads it was, and Delagrave took q
pill from the box, leaving only one.
Now" said the Doctor, ''the remain
ing one is for you. "You will please
| swallow them together"
| The two men raised their hands al
the same time and deposited the pills
on their tongues and took q draught Of
claret-
One second passed. and there was nc
movement. Two seconds, and neither
| stirred. Then-s'Good GodI" ex.
claimed Riviere, his eyes starting from
their sockets. He turned half round to
the left, raised his hands above his
head and shrieked long wild SHREK
that belated travellers even to. this day
say they heard on the shell road, neal
the island. he fell prone on the earth,
and, save a nervous contraction of the
muscles of the face, there was nc
movement.
Delagrave took him by the hand a,
he lay on the damp grass, and said, In
a tender voice: 81 regret it, but it wa:
to be-"
The funeral was one of the largest
ever seen in New Orleans, and fol-
weeks the cafes were agog with the
story of the duel. Tho beautiful widow
Mortified at the affair, would never SEE
Delagrave afterward, and is now {
happy grandmere on Bayou Lafourche
having married a wealthy planter two
years after the fatal event.
Delagraye, weighed down with the
trials Of an unhappy life, wrinkled anC
tottering, strolls along Canal street o
warm afternoons, assisted by a negrt
servant. Having a bare competency
he has never actually suffered from
want; but he shows evidence of grea
mental anguish. The sight of a pill
box makes him shudder, and the tast'
of claret will give him convulsions
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