The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-31
LADY WISHED TO Be SHOT AT.
COL. BORDEvERRY OBLIGED HER.
WITH MADAME d. GLOWERING.
Press Agent Chuckles TO Sec the Domestic
Misery He Has Made and warrants
1t Genuine-GOt His Mind Now on
Women's Duel Over tho Colonel.

WOmenB DuCl VNGt uso
Col. CASTOR Bordeverry, who shoots
the buttons of his wife's clothes at the
Hippodrome, got a note yesterday which
was written on perfumed paper in the
French language. The press agent, to
prove that 1t was genuine, struck OF
eighteen translations Of It. 1t read as
follows
DEAR Col. BoRpRvERRY: While you were
showing at the Cirque Nouvesu. in Paris.
last year. on q wager ! volunteered TO have
the courage to let you shoot lump Of sugar
of my head. lost the wager. but shortly
afterward came to the United States with
the commission to the st. Louis fair and was
not able to fulfil the terms My opponent
In the wager. learning that you were at
the New York Hlppodrome. has insisted that
l keep my pledge. l write this to ask you
to allow me to interrupt performance on
the night OF May 80 long enough to shoot the
sugar of my head and the balloon from be-
tween the heads OF an assistant and myself.
/ have perfect confidence In your marksman-
ship. will reveal myself in the audience II
you will call for q candidate In all sincerity.
MADELINE DUcHATELIER.
Nine. Bordeverry played to a full house
last night in fetching new dress OF cream
and red. After the Colonel had finished
pdTI VI Elb IulN, ITO seoPPON AoA "oAe ohN
read Nine Duchatelier's letter.
III the lady ees present will she please
arrise?" said the Colonel. He swept his
eye over the audience and rested 1t on the
proscenium box to the right Of the stage,
where from the seat nearest the stage
woman in gray and lavender had risen.
The Colonel tripped across the stage and
escorted her to a seat before his steel back
stop.
Most Of the audience watched the Colonel
and Nine. Duchatelier. They were over
looking the real circus for side show.
Nine. Bordeverry was standing to one side,
tapping first one foot and then the other
and glazing
An assistant fixed lump OF sugar on the
head Of Nine. Duchatelier who sat with
perfect ooolness while the Colonel pinked
1t, shooting over his head with pistol at
twenty PAGES. Next on the program was
shooting balloon from between her head
and that Of an assistant. The Colonel
motioned to his wife to swing in and act as
him, Nine Hs did an not
to her. Madame stood still. He said q
lot Of things with his hands and Madame,
walking very stiff1y, went over and pressed
her head against the balloon as though 1t
burned. The Colonel pinked it. and led
the young woman in gray and lavender
back to her box
After the shooting turn Nine. Ducha-
teller went back to the managers office,
where she was introduced to the Colonel.
A minute later the press agent and others
strolled over to restaurant across the
street. They found Nine. Bordeverry sit
ting alone at a ia BILE, looking stiff and pre-
else.
do you know Nine. Duchatelier?" asked
.:5Hdo-Sot; said Nine. Bordeverry.
90 ees she?'
"She is very handsome woman said
the press agent slyly -,
-Ees she?' said Madame. with indiner-
ence. Il deem look at 'er."
"My dear" he said in French, 4 want
you TO come over and meet Madame"
Il don't care to know her. said Nine.
Bordeverry.
'Oh. very we'll; III bring her over here.
Madame lifted her shoulders above her
ear TOOK aao a pleasant said the Colonel in
English.
-'Ow can make my face look please
she swept out OF the restaurant.
The. interview in the managers Office
was short very short. In half minute
the two ladies and the Colonel came out
and headed for Jacks. Here was the order
of procession
File closer on the right, Nine. Duchatelier. |
Half yard to her left. COL Bordeverry
Five yards to his left and two to the rear,
Nine. Bordevery, marching with great pre-
cision.
Whoever planted that story, bet Nine.
Bordeverry wasn't in on it, said the cop at
the door
Say! A ladies' duel would be worth three
columns!" said the press agent thinking
aloud