Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-20
GLtMPSES OF ALL NIGHT LIFE.
In Paris american" Restaurant-A
Bloodless Spanish Duel.


Bloodless Spanish Duel.
At 8 o'clock we find an American
restaurant fairly decorous Between it
and the closed cafe on the entresol we
shall soon hear rival pianos issuing COM
pick melodies, and, if we went through
the richly furnished rooms we would see
many devils dance, danced humor-
ously enough, too The restaurant is one
of the richest, as go the trappings, in the
city. 1t has the incandescent light.
which is only intermittently discharged,
after the idea of the galvanic battery.
When conversation GIBBS or the spirits of
the guests are evidently oozing, the
watchful guardian of the plant touches
the electric key, and instantly the i'm
mense room, with all its scintillating OBJ
jects, is ablaze like fairy palace. The
exhilaration produced begins with a
chorus of awakening, long drawn "Ah'sl'
breaks into tempest of talk, and imme-
diately there are renewed orders for re-
freshments, and rcplenishment of the
frappe decanters all around Then the
light is graded imperceptibly to its mini
mum, insensibly carrying the hilarity of
the crowd off with it into the dynamo,
and exploded again with the same re-
suit, repeated and repeated. until the
nights indulgence is finished
Meanwhile, as the hours grow on, there
are certain sputterings like to quarrels.
Two obstreperous Frenchmen, at differ
emit times, are thrust down the stairs, Der
suasively. Rarely does a downright fsti-
cuffs occur, the garcon tells US. The
tables are occupied, except two at the
door. Near US, on one side, is an actress
from the Coincide Franchise, enjoying
lunch with three critics and deputy.
To discomfort eavesdroppers the CONVEX
sation is chopped up into French, Rus
sian, English, German and Italian. Could
some of the Partisan stars listen their
fingers ends would itch. On the other
side, at double table, are three young
Spaniards, two Spanish women, and two
French women, the latter plainly dis
tressed at their inability to keep pace
with the liquid cross fire Of their COM
panions. Frequently we hear "Antonio"
appealed to-a handsome youth, dreamy
eyed, though active, who is evidently the
host, for he is circling the empty
champagne bottles about the table in a
most lavish way. Another lad, of Mo-
rocco cast, small as church mouse, and
fussy, has been crushed by Antonio so
often, in his fits of generosity, that be-
tween his wounded vanity and his want
of brains, he is dangerously irritated
AT this moment two black bearded men
and two sallow women enter and take
seats near the door. Instantly, like
gunpowder flash, the two Spanish groups
have flared up. An old feud! The
women cling, while the men fire volley
upon volley at one another-of words
This is exactly what the Morocco warrior
pined for. Up he goes on to the table,
and down crash the bottles and glasses
he after them. Nothing short of a duel
will do. He rusfes over to our table.
Are we his friends? Of course we are.
Will we second him? Nothing would
give us greater pleasure unless, perhaps,
his fall. His card! He searches franti-
caily, but to no purpose, for one of the
women pushes him away, and they all
implore us not to encourage duel, which
we assure them we hadn't the remotest
intention of doing. And during this
little negotiation something very singular
has come to pass, for as we look off into
the room, behold there in the center is
the aspiring duelist and his intended OPP
ponent hugging in q hysterical, fearful
friendship, and Antonio playing similar
engagement with the other enemy. Bah
they even fall to kissing, and then the
two belligerent parties, all wet smiles
now. seat themselves in one group and
resume pleasantries.-E. d. Governs
Paris Letter in Chicago News.