Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-09-14

Il seemed to me-rather paler and teeoler
than usual.
Here's news for you, Fred called
out Charlie Thornton. THAT rascally
French duelist, De Villeneuye. has met
his match at last, and DIR. Lansett Of the
--th Bengal Native infantry, who saw
the whole affair. is just going to tell rs
al about it."
"Well, this was how ID happened" ," be-
gan the doctor. "In passing through
Paris stopped to visit my old friend,
Colonel de Malet. and he and ! 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 mustsche
when a man stepped forth from the
crowd and said something to him. and
then suddenly dealt him blow.
"Then there was q rush and clamor
of voices, and everybody came crowding
round 80 that / 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 httlefellow, with pale, mea-
ger face.
"'As the challenged party, / have the
choice Of weapons we heard him say
quite coolly, and / choose swords
"'Are You madr 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
| chancer
"'Pistols may miss-swords can't, an
swered the stranger in tone of such
savage determination that every one who
heard him, even De Villenueve himself,
furious though he was, gave kind OF
shudder. 4 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
shallp
"Where both sides were 80 eager tc
fight there was no need of much prepa
ration. They met that evening, Colone
de Malet being the strangers second ani
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 a
lightning the Frenchman's point dartet
in, and instantly the others shirt was al
crimson with blood, but the moment h
felt the steel pierce him he made thrus
with all his strength and buried hi
Z sword up to the hilt in De Villeneuve'
, body. Then understood that he ha'
deliberately laid himself open to his OF
ponent's weapon in order to make sur
Z Of killing him. So he had, for De Vii
| leneuve never spoke again."
Just as the doctor said this, down fel
a chair with great crash, and lookin
9 up we saw the quiet man trying to sli
/, past us to the door. DR.. Lansett spran
: up and caught him by both hands.
n "You heref he cried. "Let me cor
@ gratulate you upon having punished, 9
t he deserved, the most cold hearted Gu
l throat in existence. l trust your woun
I does not pain you much?"
O "What2" we all shouted, twas it
s who killed De Villeneuve9'
It "Indeed it was" answered the docto
It "and it was the pluckiest thing eve
saw"
|, We all jumped up from our chairs an
b came crowding round the hero, settin
!, up cheer that made the air ring, br
y he looked at us so sadly and darkly thu
l. it made the shout die upon our lips
> "Ah, lads! ladsI' said he in tone {
n deep detection, "for heavens sake don
@ praise man for having shed blood an
o destroyed life. killed that ruffian as
c would have killed a wild beast to sa,
@ those whom he would have Slaughtered
|, But God help the man who shall take
% human life merely to crafty his ow
/" pride and angerl If you wish to kno
what happiness successful duelist el
70 joys, look at me. Do you remember thi
n story which Captain Thornton told hel
/, the other night about the duel in whic
d Colonel Fortescue-the famous duelist
asyou call him-killed Sir Henry Martil
70 gale2"
ir "To be sure" answered Charlie Thor
n ton, looking rather scared. "But VIII
y of it?"
It II was once Colonel Fortescue," W;
the answer.-Exchange
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