The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-21
IMPULSIVE SARA.
The Great French Actress Brooks
Not the Laws Delay,
But Taking Her HoFsewhip Pro-
cecds to Little Understanding
with Gdlie. ColOmbier
land Gets 1t.

PARIS, Dec. 21.-A book called memoirs
of Sara Barnum," by Mdlle Marie Colon
bier, who writes what purports to be the
memoirs Of Sara Bernhardt, the authoress,
ex-friend, and directress, during her
tour in America, has appeared Marie Co
lombier began with Sara Bernhardt in the
cradle, drsgs her whole life through the
mire, and winds up a terrible soi-disant
prophecy, where Sara is represented dying
and having cut open her head and face from
striking the bedstead during an attack
of delirum tremens The first outcome
of this book was duel between Octave Mira
beau, who wrote scathing criticism. and
NJ. Paul Bonnetain, the writer of the preface
to the Memoirs. M. Bonnetain's seconds were
Prince Karageorgevitch and the Marquis de
Talleyrand. NJ. Bonnetain received two slight
wounds
The duel begun in the morning by the men
was continued in the afternoon by the
women, and under the most unique circum-
stances. Nine Sara Bernhard went in
the morning to see NJ. Clement, COM
missaire aux delegations judiciares, te find
out whether the law did not give her
the right so seize the book and stop its SALE
Being told she must take legal proceedings
and await the decision of the judges she went
home. Meanwhile Maurice Bernhardt, as
Stunning thu obligation of avenging his
mothers honor, FASTENED to the apartment
where Marie Colombier resides Il shall not
lower myself by striking woman," said he
to her, "but warn you if you talk any more
about my mother you will have trouble ;"
Maurice then went home
A.
aroused and too impatient to wait for legal
technicalities to suppress the book, took
justice into her own hands and sal
lied forth, armed with a plain, stout
horsewhip. She drove straight to
the apartment of Marie Colon
bier Her friends Mdlle. Antonine, Mines.
Jean Ruchepin and kerbernhardt, followed.
Arriving at the Rue Thanh, Sara glided up
the staircase and rang the bell The
moment the servant opened the door
she darted like lightning into the salon,
and suddenly found herself face to
face with Marie Colombier. The two
women for an instant eyed each other; then,
like hungry tigress Sara sprang at her
enemy and dashed her straight across her face
with her horsewhip. Mdlle. Columbier
shrieked with pain and rage NJ. Jehan Sou
dan and Mdlle DefreSnes, who happened
to be visiting her. ran into the room
to seperate the two women. He tried to seize
Sara in his arms to hold her down, but at
| the same moment NJ. Jean Ruchepin, who
had just arrived, dashed upon the door and
clutched NJ. Soudan by the throat Sara
again sprang at Colombier lashing and cut.
ting her with the Whip.
NJ. Maurice Bernharit, NJ Kerbernhardt
AMI Mile. Antoine soou arrived upon the
scene. AIdie Colom5ier turned and fed,
Sara darling after her and laShing her with
her whip. The wild pursuit continued into
one room and ont Of another, nobody being
aba to stop them. Sara and her victim
jumped over chairs and tables, and dashed
| into thousand pieces mirrors, biblots, and
| pictures, Sara all the time whipping Marie
who was shrieking WITH pain and terror At
| last Mdlie. Colombier managed TO escape by
! the servants stairway
| Sara Barnharit, utterly exhausted, but re.
| venged, Withdrew. In passing through the
| front door she showed her horsewhip to the
/ concierge, saying: Marshal Canrobert gave
| it to me, hut give it 20 Mdlle Colombier as
! a souvenir" An hour later she played hel
role at the theatre Porte Saint Martin in the
| dress rehearsal for Mana Sab"