St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-25

IN avenging angel was hurting light
nings upon Sodom and Gomorrah, and
that is just how that man looked u
that moment He glanced at his watch
and then came across the room and
went quickly out.
| THE next night, and the next, and
the next after that the Quiet Man
didn't appear 1t the club. and we all
began to wonder what could have be-
come of him. But when came in on
the fourth evening there he was,
| though he looked-as it seemed to ma
rather paler and feebler than usual.
"'Hcre's news for you. Fred 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.
"'Wcll. this is how it happened be-
gan the doctor. In passing through
Paris ] stopped to visit my old friend.
Col. Ds Malet, and he and were stroll
ing through the Tuileries gardens
when suddenly . murmur ran through
the crowd: Here comes De Whenever
Then the thsong parted. and had just
time to catch a glimpse of the bully's
tall figure and long black mustache
when . 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 SD that I couldn't see anything;
but presently De Malct came up to mo
and said: ''Lansett. we shall want you
in this affair, although I'm afraid that
you won't have a chance of showing
your surgery, for De Villeneuve never
wounds without killing"
"'Just then the crowd opened and I
saw, to my amazement, that this man
who had insultcd and defied the most
terrible fighter in all France was q
slim little fellow. with pale, meager
face.
"'"As I am the challenged party, l
have the right to choose weapons" we
heard him say. quite coolly. ''and I.
choose swords"
"'"Arc you mad!" cried Dc Malet,
seizing his arm; don't You know DE
Villeneuve's the deadliest sworisman
in Europe? Choose pistols-give your
self chance-'
Pistols may miss-swords can't"
answered the stranger in q tone. of
such savage determination that every
one who heard him-even De Villeneuve
himself, furious though he was-gave q
kind Of shuddcr. 81 had vowed never
to fight again, save with man who de-
served to die; but you have deserved IL
well by your cold-blooded murders, and
die you SHALL"
"'Wherc both sides were 50 eager to
Fight, there was no need Of much prep
aration They met that evening, Col.
de Malet being the strangers second,
and another French officer acting for
De Villeneuve. ..r,- =.
"'As . rule, De VIleneuve was a
cool on the ground as II he had been Ut
. picnic, but at this time he was Us
wild and fierce rs . tiger, partly, no
doubt, from having been 1nsulted bo-
fore so many of his admirers, but also
because he had found out that the
stranger was an Englishman. and he |
hated everything English like poison.
But more terrible than all his fury was
the cold, stern, pitiless calmness of the
face, As If he felt certain
Of his man.
"'Thcy fought for some time without
, scratch on either side, and then sud- |
denly the EnRlishman stumbled for.
ward. exposing his left side. Quick ~
lightning the Frenchmans point |
larted in. and instantly the others |
shirt was all crimson with blood, but /
The moment he felt the steel pierce
him he made . thrust with all his
night. and buried his sword up to the
ailt in De villeneuve's body. Then
that he had deliberately
aid himself open to his opponents
weapon in order to make sure of killing
him; 50 he had. for De villeneuve never
poke again
'Just Is the doctor said this, down
ell . chair with . great crash, and
ookinR up we saw the Quiet Man try
ng to slip past rs TO the door. Dr..
-ansett sprang mp and caught him BY
10Th hands
"'You here?' he cried. Let me con.
'ratulatc you upon having punished. -
&c deserved, the most cold-hearted cut
hrOat in existence. trust your
vound does not pain you much%
"'What? We all shouted. was IL he
vho killed De villeneuve"
"'Indeed it was answered, tho doc
or. and it was the pluckicst thing I
yer saw
I'VE all jumped from our chairs and
anne crowding around The hero. setting
lp cheer that made the air ring, but
le looked at 10 20 sadly and darlkly that
/ made the shout die upon our lips
90 'Ah. lads! lads! said he. in . tone
4 deep detection, for heavens sake
ont praise . man for having shed
Hood and destroyed life. killed that
uhian - I would have killed . wild
east, to save those whom he would
ave slaughtered; hut God help the
1an who shall take human life
,ercly to crafty his own pride and
niger! If You wish TO know what hap
iness . successful duelist enjoys, look
{ me. Do you remember that story
'hich Capt Thornton told here the
ther night about the duel in which
ol Fortescue, the famous ducllist,"i
5 you called him. killed Sir Henry
n-,, -.
Ito be sure answered Charlie
hornton. looking rather scared; but
hat of it?' -rtl.f
I was once Col Fortescue.J .Jvas the
nswer rr-Saturday Review and Re-
nblic. -eNug ~~if
Pleafy - D0 -. - ,ssr-s Il
He had just returned. from . m0fe Ue{
ess fashionable resort Where he had +