Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-16
A Remarkable Duel.
How a God-fearing Soldier Wiped
Out an insult.
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The duel between Count Boni de
etcanc and Fernand de Rodays,
ght in the Pare des Princes in Paris,
which the famous editor of Figaro
m wounded, recalls tragic duel
bitch occurred at Nantes in 1853, and
graphically described by Maurice
hris.
Oliver Fontaine, lieutenant in a
btmfantry regiment stationed
re. belonged to an old Toulouse
nily His mother, to whom he was
HOtCd had educated him in the most
thOdoX fashion. He fulfilled his re-
gOuS duties in the regiment as reg
nIy as though he had been tied to
N apron string. The Bishop Of
l1cs, who in his youth had been a
UaIry officer, used to say that Lieu
@nt F0ntaine would have made a
litter bishop than himself. He was a
pod and amiable companion, as we'll
s a loyal, active, and dutiful soldier.
Ne was idolized by all his fellow-of-
.lFS excepting one - Lieutenant
s,OuIIcfou. who owed his commits
BON to the Revolution OF 1S4S. Trouil-
ion was a perfect type of vulgarity
8I ignorance. and a declared enemy
aaaIl that was noble, delicate, and re-
ned, He continually boosted OF a
agat wound received in fight at
Eye baTicadcs. In his eyes there was
20 glory beyond that gained in revo-
Nonary wars. Like most ignorant
slen TrouIlcGou wanted to pass as a
s@ned man His historical plumbers
8Ge without parallel. One day,
'aIie the glories of the French army
sNOFe the Revolution of 1889 were be-
4S discussed by a group of officers
5ated at table of a cafe, the name
~ Marshal SAKE was mentioned.
What DO YOU talk about?" inter-
'Uled Trouillefou. Marshal Sake
vas not before the Revolution" The
.ICers looked at each other in aston
'a@ent. Don't you know that he
vas Killed at Marengo?"
True, Fontaine replied; "but at
""ehgo the name of De SAKE was
announced Desaix."
4'om That day Trouillefou's hatred
Iva fontaine increased. He never
ISSea an occasion to insult the re-
S"uS feelings of his comrade. He
s''eu MIN canting priest, a nun, and
"u'ar names. Fontaine for a time
wiz Eood-naturedly these idiosyn-
s''es, but at last requested
.0"lIIeiou to stop them. Trouillefou
%"Phod with the request, and Fon-
~'"e' Iorgctrul of his unpleasant re-
~''NS' treated him with cordiality
wv months later, several officers
we ha'hered around a table in the
y a'"' cafe. One, recently returned
.O" trip to Switzerland, was speak
%"S OF Thorwaldsen's monument tc
't 1772. 1913 '''0'U'i'N
The poor SWISS" exclaimed one OF
ae party, Really. they have always
40 bad luck. Even in our revol,.
oNs they generally received our first
lows" '"' III D
It Is true" added Fontaine .1t
vas against them that. in 1858 n,
a''"ians' under the Due de Guise
instructed their first barbados"
Lieutenant Fontaine had hardly Mt
s'eo the word "barricades, wher
"OoiIiefou, who was smoking at tn,
Wy, ,.A' table and apparently perusing {
.'"Spaper, arose from his seat anf
~ucN the speaker in the face. Their,
,S great excitement. Trouillefo,
,aS asked why he had struck his com
,%e With flushed face, bloodsho
,ES' and foaming lips. he said: II,
.'S spoken disrespectfully of barri
, s, for the purpose of again In
,"ung me. No one shall insult m,
'Saout a blow"
'ontalne was as white as q sheet
UembIed. Two large tears stole
!, Tn his cheeks. He kept his eyes
lfouillefou; at his nonsensical re-