The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-29

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Ciemencean rarely speaks OF his dne,s. and
lsss;sts Of ! all cs will he %%e n "a R.@ one Ell r. d sis n Ssic re
BIS pistol; Their q no need to m sRt, ,h the
}{@sstiiy. ,tttsnsnc:sp in Killing bis sntssO sdSs
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stood with the hand at the right tempe | eand
the vTssp r RHSin ted n %I.r was q brous she down NSyn
TO- the level OF the eye, and fred. CiemeHcean
toldhis seconds that he would put 2 bullet IN IA
RR' apSens 9 rs e nam pss; reil dead S"s before he could
'y THo take os Tim thr. Ct n rs d aG1ssSn,sa' due!s have
had amusing features. and these are the ones
in nos NJ sitd Mb ~ s.d 4 o few ySsrs ago : S clamsat.
nal. A memSer OF the stafi whom Cltmonceau
l Fufs Ala isad HS! s rsslnS sS the 10 % n,s s ass!a. and The
response was a warm criticism OF his last 20;
i III Sy s e Epa'Ser r rSste esGstSry neu nssertio n' that
although Cidmenceau might be aLle to destroy
ministries he had neye! slcSeeaed Ia y, e hfs Hrsf
man didn't deserve recognition. and that he
SSSId rstos SGS f. tpa al tso On man inc s s.ss q 5]ilas Sss%sHdi
TO talk in such fashion. There was more not
anTua Ss and n . sha', eia%e l",e%w0 said to Kim:
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The great marksman did not quite keep his
s sssq h. s SaIf ms s'f round fi en s Sis E hssd rn i d iHiS sss
drop of. however. Ciemenceau described this
encounter as due! pour IRE, moo osss,,.d
| Clamenceau's character In u legal review. The
latter sent word to the offender: can nuli
ance Of having them pulled by anybody else;
! will t senf ts y9s my m NESTING ss g are r earrangsd we
hive two shots. / will cut on both your ears"
Only single shots we're afterward exehanRed.
4 m2Ts serious p e or ,pa trsn was ot that n T fas
months m1iSh sa after tie Fraaco German war was
finished. The practice OF duelling was under
lis liseg Msion in Ina q s Glsms eo%DanS T Mn,c of fHslna asl
clared contenptuously Tint so-called dnels
between civilians were hnt iarces. and that
tinns Tor skill with arms would Ia q genuine
encounter sink into simple "pekin.' = slang
tempt OF civilian courage and skill. Cltmen-
mi teach YOU what a pekin can do he re.
torted. Iii you will meet me with Whatever
range with Your friends. ior. hold yon a COW.
presence OF one Of them, .
The iMa|"r chose p,stols; When the they " went e3s
He is anNtoflcer Of the French army; 50 |
will not Kill him. But l will break his right leg
~ it would. he below. ami he indicated with a
bit Of chalk on the trousers o. one Of rs
il,snns sne fFGh' e o %nefs went nj t T%e' to It's E'" MARI M
Was there any need for tlemenceaus nd
mission tlat he SoIuatarily permitteGH a. D misioI
two weeks agoS The first bullet. had he
chosen. would have pierced the heart or the
placed him self ut the mercy Of such Q wonder
tHi msrks 81 that ! 40 o,r nGt ne w6i tG reGeaf cal IeG
T. 1sde' s"s aee in@s !" that nAh he. owe owes his ps'G IiiS
10 providential protection IA Of course absurd.
hoars t earli %e at Wss tsKse G.f Dsro sTsnsy wonId
surely have fallen. The motives which saved
e!s.ns Tsrs not .aes sG "a that th we're ayr. Sassa SSa;
Sssid v rs, siysY 80 %I Fsspia a6y ,ffs only Sus an a sz GniId
ta az of DsroSisde Under such cireumstanses
clumsily managed in this regard. Cldmen-
cenu. however. had no intention Of shooting
1t had been made clear to him that. he could
not afford to risk the consenuenceso OF killing a
direct legal consequences to fear. hut Gle
menceAu's future was then and is stu In The
Gravest danger H. is most seriously ippli,
knows at this writing what his political fate
will be. He could not afford Ia. bring Juror
himself the additional burdens which the kill
ing OF DGroulede would have involved.