New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-09-06

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mg, there AZ was, Though Is booked
- seemed to me ther paler and feebler
than usual. h
Here's news for you, + Ned, 3 called
out Charlie Thornton That rascally
French duelist, De Villeneuve, has met
his match at last, and DR.. Lansett Of the
-th Bengal Native infantry, who saw
the whole affair, is just going to tell us
all about it." s HIGH
Well, this was how it happened" be-
gan the. doctor. In passing through
Paris stopped to visit my old friend,
Colonel de Malet, and he and l were
strolling through the Tuileries gardens
when suddenly a murmur ran through
the crowd, Here comes De Villeneuve'
Then the throng parted, and had just
time to catch a glimpse of the bully's
tall figure and long black mustache
when a man stepped forth from the
crowd and said something to him, and
then suddenly dealt him a blow.
''Then there was a rush and clamor
OF voices, and everybody came crowding,
round SO that I couldn't see anything.
But presently De Malet came up to me
and said. 'Lansett, we shall want you
in this affair, although I'm afraid that
you won't have chance of showing your
surgery, for De Villeneuve never wounds
without killing Just then the crowd
opened, and saw to my amazement
that this man who had insulted and de-
fed the most terrible fighter in all France
was slim little fellow, with pale, mea-
ger face. r..
"'As the challenged party, have the
choice of weapons we heard lin say
quite coolly, and choose swords H.
care you madY cried De Malet, seiz-
ing his arm. Don't you know De Vile
neuve's the deadliest swordsman in Eu-
rope. Choose pistols-give yourself a
chance!'
"'Pistols may miss-swords can't, an
swered the stranger in a tone of such
savage determination that every one who
heard him, even De Villenueve himself,
furious though he was, gave a kind of
shudder. I had vowed never to fight
again, save with man who deserved to
die. But you have deserved it well by
your cold blooded murders, and die you
shall!
''Where both sides were SO eager to
fight there was no need of much prepa-
ration. They met that evening, Colonel
de Malet being the strangers second and
another French officer acting for De Vii
leneuve.
They fought for some time without
scratch on either side, and then sud-
denly the Englishman stumbled for
ward, exposing his left side. Quick as
lightning the Frenchnan's point darted
in, and instantly the others shirt was all
crimson with blood, but the moment he
felt the steel pierce him he made a thrust
with all his strength and buried his
sword up to the hilt in De Villeneuve's
body. Then understood that he had
deliberately laid himself open to his op-
ponent's weapon in order to make sure
of killing him. So he had, for Dc Vii
leneuve never spoke again
Just as the doctor said this. down fell
a chair with Il great crash, and LOOKING,
up we saw the quiet man trying to slip
past us to the door. Dr.. Lansett spran1
up and caught him by both hands.
You here?'' he cried. LET me con-
graduate you upon having punished, as
he deserved, the most cold hearted cut
throat in existence. I trust your wound
does not pain you much?'' Is
''What!' we all shouted, ''was 1t he
who killed De Whenever
"Indeed it was" answered the doctor,
land it was the pluckiest thing Fever
saw
We all jumped up from our chairs and
came crowding round the hero, setting
up a cheer that made the air ring, but
he looked at us SO sadly and darby that
it made the shout die upon our lips
''Ah, lads! lads!'' said he in q tone of
deep detection, for heavens sake don't
praise a man for having shed blood and
destroyed life. I killed that rrlft:an as [
would have killed d wild beast 10 save
those whom he would have slaughtered.
But God help the man who shall take q
human life merely to crafty his own
pride and anger! If you wish to know
what happiness Il successful dnelist en-
joys. look at me. Do you remember that
story which Captain Thornton told here
the other night about the duel in which
Colonel Fortescue-the famous ,ir,eiist.'
asyou call hinl-killed Sir Henry Martini
gale?'
''To be sure" answered Charlie '.l;or,1-
ton, looking rather scared. .'Lu; what
of it:''
Il was once Colonel Fortoscae," was
the answer.-Exchange
Queer Directions About Funeral.
John Underwood of Whittlesea. Cam
bridgeshire, who died in 1878, gave di-
rections for a curious funeral. None
of his relations was to follow his corpse,
which was to be conveyed to the grave
by six gentlemen, who We're specially
desired not to come in black clothes, and
during the ceremony We're instructed to
sing the last stanza Of the second beck
of Horace. The coffin was green, and
the deceased was placed in it with all
his clothes on. Under his head was
placed a copy of Horace, under his feet