The sun., 1890-12-07
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Histsr1 81 One That Was Pe.ghs Ysars
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Histss1 81 One That Was Feughs Yssrs
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Tho recent duel between N. Dereuleds and
n. LAguerre has ct least furnishsd material
for An amusing article In The France from the
lively pen Of Franeisaus .sarcey. These
gentlemen" he says. started OF six IN num-
bsr. and perhaps eight counting tho surgeons.
They reached Belgium. and there they were
Obliged to proceed from place to place. CLOSELY
followed By tho police. Then they proceeded
to Holland and returned. There was lot Of
railroad fares. hotel bills. and carriage
hire TO payl Fancy . couple Of Door
devils In their shoesl Unfortunately. I
know all about It: I have been there.
once had to fight Aurelien Scholl. .:and our
seconds decided that We should 60 to Belgium.
never knew why We didn't 60 simply to V6si-
net Fighters are not half 80 much interfsrsd
with In the nelRhhorhood Of Paris a. they are
near Brussels. But at that time-and speak
Of long ago-Belgium was the fighting ground
Of Frsnoh journalists. I admit that wasn't
at all pleased with the idea Of going out upon
the duelina ground. I was never bellieerent-
Rsvi1 Il: :s1s sas
ds1f dsnf q h.s So,hersd S1s me- ss.t most
@stins %y dsSus r ln and IVA was liyins s
pretty high. figured up the cost Of my trip
could manage to reimburse the paper II il
+ me sum- Apd the funny
iax @sel we Weil III Thsss goes sRe
rsessa Sna s.ns
because in the F,goro. whore ~ was employed;
tSsy TeEs al Ss nm rich But for all
~ lad N Old a. college mate. uem.n. L.urier.
HaMnd EHh0M Il &c. ifound a II fhhts. t. whom was
scaa sF hs Tin. TsGa h "a. dh S 50 5 5
& put 2: ssins Hne
will E e.: :;'s s y, ;Ys sssi fss1 whom
III .ssplS H:s Ia 81 ssif f}:S Esr gan that's ALL
the strange thing about the adventure was
s ,hss hi r. TO- x.s ~ Is i1simsts friend q seho.
affair but he thought that it was bettsr Tor mo
G s:ts IL ssso H. S.@ st had
n ana hs
end, after heaven knows how much wander
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Rian accent; and with what animation, Gayety.
an, si, wit! We we're bursting With LAUGHTER
world began was there such : Jolly, duell But
We were forced to como back to Paris foiled.
Two days afterward wo set QUA again for
Baden. and. happily. there they allowed us to
finish tho business undisturbed. I say hap
PLY. because the fifteen hundred francs Of
EXPENSES have risen since then. as the cooks
say; and, moreover. the dleiline Ksntiemen Of
to-day are moro ord.ads sei0neurs than We were
And Il must also be noted that they have tc
stand trial In the police court. and. conse-
9uently. to their other expenses must be added
the amount Of the 6ne to which they will be
sentenced. don't include tho loss Of time. al.
though it is very probable that H. La9uerrs.
who IL . very busy lawyer. has something else
70 do be:ides playing game OF thumbs In .
Perhaps people will become moro cautious
about yielding to a movement of bad temper
avoid the occasion Of lighting, stmply because
the price q the luxury Is 100 hiRh, We al re-
NOR. I,tnir d. Paris. Whep he looked down H.
to- the Setne from bridge one fne night in
winter: would Ike to drown myself II the
water wasn't so cold I
didn't cost 80 dearW