The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-09

spent one winter in Copenhagen and then did
St .fet"rsGurg. however. He .travslied from
cI,nitnl To- capital gaming Q little. making love
81 't tbc e sWar rSgh ,,af q GE2 Inr dG t1o;M Hh errf Luz m not
avoiding it. He went, To- Berlin. There he
sought an "%die n.ish Tith the mon SrS,aS Ssi pro to
HohenzoIlern blood He was kindly received,
though he was not greeted hv the ute
much ,lqttGled. lie was sitting in his room
that, night. dreaming Of rapid advancement IN
bis door. Bcilnd' him was a lie OF soldiers;
Monastery vas hurried to a closed carriage and
WAS EsIt closely confined Tor months. his only
amusement being sword play with the officers
sport. iii "geea". IHhs"i' ?ss n "aa Know %S1s Why TSf he was
mother and her prayers to her royal Kinsman
effected his release; A. any rate. he was S. ct
return. and lie never did.
HIS FIRST DUEL.
In 1874 he found himself again in Copep,
hagen, and here occurred his first duel. fought
bitter hatred: In ths city was q Lane Of high
great xii with weapons. He, and MaqstsTy
friend. That caused jealousy. then, wrath, then
Strength. but not IN xiii. Hansen was az *;
men Of all Continental races, He had in.
s s%ofd as sr q WEAPON I@s Win aif Witch vi sn Sun s ; Wss
presumably not SO familiar as himself. but he
with its handle near his feet The victor. for
bearing to pierce him as he stood u91armedi
ii@FN the W castom Sai.y' d iS lara isS0h that %nq the s' dis,
armed man must be adjudged to have received
s ste5ped fos suddenly. As seized be stG 9Ss So Sword Hpn aed
plunged It into Munstery's body. Just under
the right tarmrit., The weapon, entered, to q
dangerous wound for which this sword Is noted.
The soldier Of fortune fell as / struck by
half months. When he got out he was broken
in purse. weak and dispiriteI.
idly reRaining strength. and had. made M his
mind to go oncs more upon his travels when
Of his life: He. had decided to ~re-enter Ger
many. and on the night before his intended de-
the door and some wine on, the table in his
front, As he fingered the glass absently and
t %oT be- Trdi l ! Th hs f feIt Efi@s sfld ss ss wr BY ns shs
hair, His head was ierked violently back. and.
'"%@E N%th %"; G vet F2 %as HaaS sfs tfo oSmnn. a 1yH stf h,%;
him IL powerful blow in the face.
viM1a aFbs 1ttTy 5 swis tsiIe Gii Hsssea ar to- tba se,zed B fae
lievinR his skull to have been crushed by the
blow and intent only on escaping. lie ,leared
him, and started rapidly down the street. He
wa7 pursued. and looking back saw Hansen.
! WV 81 SlaSkcllhR u hIS "thi. iV
determined that, the duel should be reneatsd..
aud, next morning they met. This duel was
held within fifteen feet Of the elder Munstery''s
grave. Munstrry fenced with his left hand. his
right eipg still incapacitateI from the stab OF
months before. The e9mbat lasted for more
1 Wonna si but h%pr not a seris"siy. H Hanse Tss s1ifsfaG
rs much. or more, At last, the latter. bleeding
IT blood. Minister. certain that his foeman
had expired. made, all possible haste to Ham
nnrE ;n 1eSrinG that H his life T InsaIoGJ gay UT the so forfeit tSo
wears, a mere wreck. and died at last from his
injuries.
SOME LITTLE WARS.
In Hamburg Munstery passed these two
years 10 abject poverty, often a crust Of bread
made his s%Ie meal in the tweptyitouE hours;
find no employment and lacked the means to
&c elsewhere There were no wars going on he
" na% eee CT fhfi his d 10 satr no e S99ki and ea snieide w ees
constantly in his thoughts He was rescued at
to keep a lookout for him and had spotted him
OF a All" little ' nah!is s H"ts%p' WIZ WIFI n! en- '"e 81 'f ,ooa
and good clothing Munstery's spirits revived:
a s't German IA me "s~ 1s'ps E"FG Sna G read f% az The GTF sRs1
war of ,independenre and the resulting
loo. He saw that a conflict was inevitable. was
}oyed by the prospect OF fighting for his native
1t washington ,M4nstery had an audience
T iHr th 6ns he lr Ssa sefi; s tho rank h df d FSpsrfi i Pr tSe
Ibs Battalion If ! Sc sh tsia 1 r. found he Jm in, 5 6si w, a
regarded as a foreigner. in spite Of his Amer
lean birth. an that no one would enlist with
him. He was determined to fight for the coun-
common sailor in the TYmitad States Navy, lie
WAS examined for physical fitness in u ships
cabin; and. when stripe !. nstonished the SUR
geon by g%rasring n huge table by one leg with
one hand and hol Ting it out at arms length,
Vixen, he was at the bombardmeEt and fall Of
Tpxnam. Later he WIS in a fight At Tabasco.
rible; They proved too much for him. and he
was inralidcd to portsmouth. n. H..
xs SS. i"fS the the. {" %is are b rS{If " D. f 4bSfiSdi} .}Gh hs
and male some money: In ls4a he found him
Santa San aSf F.. on IN lis HsW way Uri tea san "f Fran n.Ir9Sa i f1r
stead. he reached Nicaragua. There was, n
6f %%urss. he he r W"st iniiS OF if rop H. d nna' eGpa ally
member the names Of the. contestants or upon
w66ish side he fought He says that he is sat:
Liberals rs opposcl to the Conservatives, or
clergy. He Is satisfied of this, because in all OF
wars in which he has been a participant he
was always, against the Church; Near Mica
was doing the usual woman service for the
patriot who's" name he has forgotten: he was
When he, came TO- the field was deserted. He
did rot know which side won. and does not
and he started %,dpG to S discoo V%"' a do 5r1% nj lie s didi
not SUCCEED; but after a day Of travel found
nlllSel III IL llttIt town on Inp coast. Here ne
met an Italian. who agreed to operate under
his direction A p~oignard was run through
the back of MuusteryS neck and q piece OF
linen shirt inserted. forming a sort OF seton.
For fourteen months. the seton did its work OF
sunpuration, hut brain fever was averted.
He, vert to Cuba with the expedition OF Mar
ciso Lopez. gave fencing lessons in Baltimore
and took part in q war in the United States Of
Colombia, Jose Maria Melo was dictator. and
Munstery. fought for him because he was a
Liberal. The Liberals were scattered and the
heads Of Melo and his new friend rolled loosely
upon their shoulders, Disguised. they made
their way to the coast. There Munstery
struggled MeIo on board a British vessel which
I'M! ~ noTthwa r%dr "Nsn ursins o. t ,%on SABRE 5 TeS sias 5s,.-
one on, the head. the other on tho arm. ne
reached New York eventually.
PROOFS OF HIS SKILL.
In Copenhagen in 1865 Munsterv saved the
life OF the. Spanish Charge d'Aiaires. who sent
him to Madrid. There he was asked to give
some evidence Of his skill. He announced a
challenge to meet any one DESTROYS OF obtain
ing fame with any weapon known to man.
There were many replies. and, In consequence.
Munstery fought with sabres. rapiers. broad