Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-24

rIvaIri.s Of untlOnhn'y chlsri con.
liant ausrrele, when swords were
of,on whipped out or hulle's exchanged.
AWsr a ANAL battle bad occurred in
the streets Of Madrid, In which over
e00 French and Italian soldiers had
tst.n psrt. the ofiicere Of the two regi-
n,ent. in n council Of war assembled,
deciJsd 10 give such breaches Of order
a g,.at blow. and TO re-ettablish dis.
clnIinc' they declared that the Minister'S.
st.arms of the two regiments should
tate mn the quarrel and fight 1t out.
Imoy,ne n whole army In battle.
array IN one Of the large plains that
Surround Madrid. In the center OF
large ring is left open Tor the contest
ants. Ills spot In raised above the
plain. 40 that not one of the spectators
Of this tragic scene - gayly. dressed
ofilc.ra' soldiers in line, Spaniards,
excited ne never u bull fight excited
lbem-wIll miss one phase OF tho Don.
test. II Ia before ten thousand men
that the honor Of an army Ia about 10
10 avenged iu the blood OF thirty brave
men.
The drum is heard. The men, naked
10 the waist, step IN the ring. The FIRST
Ia tail and Atrong; his black eyes roll
disdainfully upon the gaping crowd;
he IA Qlacon,o Ferrarl, the celebrated
Italian. The second, tall, also hand.
some. and with muscles like steel,
stands NECESSITY awaiting the word Of
command: his name lie Jean Louis. The
seconds take their places on either side
OF the principals. A death.liko silence
ensues.
son guard!D
The two masters cross swords. Gla-
como Ferrari lungs repeatedly Mt Jean
Louis, but In vain; his every thrust IL
met by a parry. He makes up his
mind 10 blde his chance, and care.ses
aud leases hts oppsnents blade. Jean
Louis, calm and watchful, lends him
self 10 the play, when, quicker than
lightning, tho italian jumps aside with
a loud veil and makes terrible lunge
at Jean Louis,--a Flotentine trick,
often successful. But, with extrRordin.
airy rap,dity, Jean Louis has parted,
and risposts quickly In tho shoulder.
at fs nothing" cries Giacomo, "s
mere scratch, !" aud they again fall on
| guard. Almost directly he II hit In the
| breast. This time the swori of Jean
Louis, who 10 now attacking, pcno-
| trates deeply. Giacomo's face becomes
livid, his sword drops from his hand,
and ho fails heavily on the turf. Ho Ia
dead.
Jean Louis 10 already in position.
He wipes his reeking blade, then,
with the point OF his sword In the
ground, he calmly awaits the next
man.
The best fencer OF the First Regi.
ment has just been carried away n
corpse; but the day II not yet over.
Fourteen adverssries are there, im-
patient TO measure swords with tho
conqueror, burning 20 avenge the
master they had deemed invinciblo.
Jean Louis has hardly had two
minutes rest. He II ready. A new
adversary stands before him. A
sinister click OF swords Is heard, n
lunge, q parry, = rispost' and then =
cry, n sigh, and all 10 over. A second
body Is before jean Louis.
a third adversary advances. They
want Jean Louis 10 res.. al am not
tired" he answers, with smile.
The signal ~ given. The Italian is
as tall US the one who lies there corpse
covered by military cloak. He has
closely watched Jean LOuis' play, and
thinks he has guessed the secret OF his
victories. He multiplies his feints and
tricks, then, all at once, bounding like
n tiger ON his prey, he gives his op.
ponent terrible thrust In tho lower
line. But Jean Lonis' sword has par.
ried, and Is now deep within his op.
ponent's breast.
What need TO relate any more? Ten
new adversaries followed him, and the
ten fell before Jean Louis amid tn,
excited yells and roars Of an army.
At the request OF tho Thirty second
Regiments colonel, who thought the
lesson sufficient, Jean Louis, after
much pressing, consented To stop the
combat; AMI hs shook hands with the
two survivors, applauded by ten thou
sand men.
From that day fights ceased between
French and Italian soldiers.
This wonderful and gigantic combat
might be held a fable were not all IL,
facts above stated still found Ia the
archives Of the Ministry OF War.
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