Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-11-05

ccac 20 arrange for : tilr and IN conse-
Guenc- the landlord WIS summoned
This proprietor is . jovial individual
s-d k-s Just TUNED his City years lie
welcomed Us mast genially, and ex-
claimed:
oh: 50 = duel. Well. there IS the
Eyruad. behind the swings; wenty
meters OF splendid ground. qui-c
smooth and hard Beautiful trees and
shrubs: plenty OF shade: quite quict
and private, yru sec. Orcr there On
che qUEy, bordering the aaTTow branch
OF the Seine, is where She carriages
stop. NJ Dehaynia czi Il Jacques
Lebaudy fought here oaly the other
day. NJ Lebariy received three cen
t:Eeters Of steel in the middle Of she
chest. Would you like zo-r OF n
e-5uad? Here you hate IL.
Last month there was al cxciti -
affair on this very spot. \ duel te-
tween ladies. ard smart ones, too. !
car tell you. Tkcy were actresses.
Love was the cause Of the dispute acd
the: fought lille :igress@ Upon my
word, -ou would have thought thcy
were mad The seconds we're elderly
gentlemen. both decorated and ev:-
dentl- rich. The gi-ls were naked TO
the waist and wore full riding trceches.
One CT then had her brcas: pierced
three times before She would give in
Upon being asked IL he witnessed
these Guels the ur5ane proprietor
somewhat rep-oaShtully answered.:
Mos: absolute solitude re!gns here
or those occasions All the doors are
Ny!;cd and the waters arc shat M in
the cafe. remain near a. hanG-be-
hind one Of the bushes, foE example
to yiye assistance IL needed. iy clients
need bring nothing with them but
their arms. I supply everything, ex.
cept she doctor AID his instruments, OF
course. Two salad bowls full of car
bolic acid and water 10 wash the
wounds. banGages, lint. cot:on-wool-
in fact, all that IS required for the first
dressing. In Q word, you are just as
comfortable Us /: you we're a. nome.
Tho ground ] have just pointed out
TO you would no: do on O rainy day. In
bad weather these affairs arc settled
in the ballroom, which has 4 beautiful
smooth, even loo ring, as you will see.
lust Ike a sale d'arnes- II was thc-.
that :hc Morcs-Mcycr duel was fought.
n. CeTncnccau, who is y of M best
customers, will never fight anywhere
else. lie was here q fcw J:ccl:s ago 70
settle an affair with Z deputy. bat the
commissary 0! police arrived upon the
scene Ia such ar e~vcntuaiity. ever
thing j. prepared. AS the commissary
entered By one door, my customers
went out By another, and did the bust.
ness in Rothschiid's park. where II.
Clcncnccau had all the time he re-
quired to pu: tSo or three inches OF
steel into his adversary's ribs. When
". Ciencnceau is not here. others arc.
] generally have two or three duels a
week.
AS for the .ee?-oh. a mere nothing.
"A couple OF louis, service complete.
II it were not FOR the refreshments. it
would not repay n the trouble.
When the affair does not terminate
badly, the gentlemen often lunch
here"
Then, in answer to a query. this &C.
"~ommodsting host continued:
NO, il is not now customary for tho
duclists TO shake hands and lunch TO.
gcthcr when the encounter is over.
One of the principals lunches With
his two FccoEds and his doctor in one
CrUor, and the other with his friends
in another. Fifty meters apart. But
the dcjcuner that is the most curious
and profitable IS that which is given n
day or two afterward. a duel nntur.
ally makes lions OF the principals. who
arc talked about by their friends. and
when it has not had m unhappy issue,
one or other Of them, sometimes both,
but at different times, returns here
with n party of ladies' and gentlemen
md fights his battles &C ngain'-in
words.
The ground Is inspected and every.
thing is infinitely explained. The hero
Is applaudcd by the men and admired
by the ladies. who give u]ttcrancc TO
suppressed shricl;s, and cxclaim: so
you wounded him. mon chcri, did you?
Well. IL vas very chic, anyhow Then
they cuddlc and kiss him, and sou can
easily imagine what a sct-out there Is
after that" Thcreupon the landlord
burst oat into n III OF laughter. When
his hilarity had somewhat subsidized,
he exclaimed: "And now, gentlemen,
lots have q look ut the culinary mr..
engagements"
And the monarch of the swell king,
dom led the way from tho garden into
tho elegantly appointed cdifcc where,
in n sumptuous dining.room, mos,
savory menus arc served.