The Brookhaven leader., 1884-03-06

wanted satisfaction, wouli have fought
him myself" Duiarier was the friend
of Lola MonteZ. and in his will, written
the evening before his death, he he
Queathed the (afterward) Countess Of
Lansfeldt 100000 francs. On the 2lst
of August, 1777, Mlle.- Leyerrier Ga
young lady Of good family,) who had
been Tilted by navy officer named Du-
PREF. met the latter in the street, and
handed him pistol and told him to dc
fend himself-at the same time she drew
a weapon aud shot her false one in the
face, while he discharged his pistol in
the air. An extract from a Georgia
newspaper published in 1917, says:
LAST week point of honor was de-
cided between two ladies near the South
Carolina line. the cause of the quarrel
being the usual one love. The object
of the rival affections of these fair cham
pions was present on the field as the
mutual arbiter in the dreadful combat,
and he had the grief of bcholding one
of the suitors for his favor fall danger
ously wounded before his eyes. The
whole business was managed with all
the dccorum and intexiJil ty practice l
on such occasions, and the Conqueror
was Immediately married to the inno-
cent second, conformably TO tho pre-
yious conditions of the duel"
A Buffalo (N. W paper of August,
1853, gives an account of an arrest of
Catherine Hurley and Jane Hall, "who
met on the toll bridge on Ohio street,
in the presence of vast asSemblagc, to
fight duel with Aliens revolvers.
No other accounts of similar perform
ances have come under the observation
of the writer.
A very interesting anecdote, however,
touching female hero SIN, may be re
lated of the Countess de st. Belmont:
When NJ de st. Belmont, who defended
feeble TO. trcss against the arms of
Louis XIV. was taken q prisoner, his
intrepid wife, Nine. la Comtesse de
st. Belmont, who was of a most heroic
disposition, still remained upon the eS-
tates to take care of them. An officer
of cavalry having taken up his quarters
there without invitation, Nine. dc ST.
Belmont sent him very civil letter of
compliant on his i'll behav or, which he
treated with contempt Piqued at this,
she resolved that he should give her sat
isfaction, and sent him a challenga
which she signed lie Chevalier de St.
Belmont" Tn officers once acceptei
the challenge and repaired to the place
appointed. Nine. de Belmont met him
dressed in male attire. They immedi-
ately drew their swords, and in short
time the heroine disarmcd him. when she
said, with gracious smile: you
thought, sir, that you were fighting the
Chevalicr de st. Belmont; but 20 were
mistaken-I am Nine. de st. Belmont.
return your sword sir, and politely
beg You to pay proper respect to the re-
que t of n lady in future The heroic
woman then took her departure, leav-
ing the vanquished officer covered with
shame and confusion.
The most singular combat, says an
English writer, by which arms were
ever gained, was one which happened
in the family of Ho.ot. The family of
Dudley in Northamptonshire, bears for
a crcs$ a woman $ head with helmet;
her hair disheveled and her throat-latch
loose. The occasion of tn crest was
singular. In the year 1890, Hotot,
having dispute w tn one Ringsdalc
about the title of piece of land, they
agreed to meet on the disputed groIn |
and decide il y combat On the day
appointed Hotot was laid up with the
govt; rather than he should suffr in
his honor. or lose his land, his daugh-
ter Agnes armed herself cap-a-pie.
mounted her fathers stced. and went to
meet Ringsdale at the place appointed.
After stubborn fight she dsmounted
her adversary, and when he was on the
ground she looscned Ter throat-latch,
lifted up her helmet, and let down he
hair upon her shoulders. Agnes after
ward married into the Dudley family;
and in honor of her heroic a"tion her de-
scendantS ! ave always used tie above
described crest, with the motto; cara
S. c5 Sa,Htus. CalyorHiL.