The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-03-07


pains. Lebre at once challenged his
antagonist, who declined to recognize q
common peasant as his equal, and shut.
ting Lebre out of his own cottage, took
immediate possession of it and its pref
ty matron, In day or two the ser.
geant quit the place for good, and Lebre
returned, sold all his effects, packed
the erring wife off to her fathers, en-
listed in the army, and was seen no
more in that neighborhood for upwards
of eight years. He fought through two
campaigns bravely, but without a
scratch, and by gradual promotion
reached the rank Of sergeant. "Aha! n
cried Lebre, joyfully, at the end Of six
years service, Sergeant Duprez, Ser.
geant Lebre is your equal! Ishall seek
You ont, you villain, and punish you for
the wrongs which I suffered at your
hands six years ago." Lebre was two
years in finding his man. And when
he did find him they were at the point
of sittingdown OF the same dinner table,
with dozen other officers of about uni
form rank. As soon as the repast was
over Lebre arose, and addressing Du-
prez, inquired: s'Suppose, sir, man
should give q blow, what would you
do?" ST would return it and challenge
him to fight" responded Duprez.
HTake that, then" exclaimed Lebre,
dealing his old enemy tremendous
blow which staggered him considerably /;
and then addressing himself to his COM
rades, lie recapitulated the story Of how
Duprez had knocked him down for de-
Tending his wife, and thereafter refused
to fight him on the ground that he was
not Duprez' equal. "Now, Sergeant
Duprez," !" CALCULATED that fellows assail-
ant, turning around and facing his ene-
my, lyon and / are equal. I have re-
turned the blow you gave me eight
years ago, and, now challenge you to
fight for your life." And as quick as
the two sergeants drew their
weapons, and Duprez was killed in
three minutes, the duel taking place by
candlelight.
In 1719, in London, Eng, Captain
William Aldworth, of the army, and
Owen Buckingham, member of Parlia-
ment, met and dined, and quarreled and
fought all in one evening. IL was so
dark that they could not see each other,
and they were 10 thoroughly we'll in
toxicated that il did not make much diff
ference whether they did or did not see
each other; but, all the same, there WAS
one less member of Parliament the fol-
lowing morning, for Buckingham was
found by some friends shortly after the
fight pierced to the heart with his an
tagonist's rapier, and Aldworth near by
very drunk and covered with wounds.
University place, New York, was the
scene Of fatal duel, one cold, snowy
night in the wintcr of.18O4, the parties
of the combat being William Coleman,
editor Of the New York Evening Post
ian organ Of the Federalists), and Cap
tain Thompson, harbor master Of the
port of New York. Thompson
who had made quite an
effort to provoke Coleman, remarked
freely that he had no fight in him, and
that il slapped we'll ON one side of his
face, he Eould only be too happy to pre-
sent the other sic for similar treatment.
Coleman, after making sure that Thomp-
son, had used the language attributed
to him, challenged the offender, who &C.
cepted, designated pistols as weapons,
and named IL O'Clock q time Of
meeting, and ct or near University
place the scene Of battle. Each party
had surgeons and seconds, and agreed,
g II was showing ct the time, to fire at
each other at twenty yards. Both fred