The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-16
STORY Of TWO DUELs.

an Extraordinary Sequel.
When dneling was an actual factar
IN the social order Of this country It
had many worthy and notable expo
nents, intending no less distinguished
personages than Henry Clay. Andrew
Jackson, Alexander Hamilton, DE Witt
Clinton, Stephen Decatur and others
Of the same type. but nowhere on this
continent was 1t SO much an establish
ell institution as In that peculiarly ro-
mantic Old city of New Orleans 1t
was woven into the very fabric of the
life Of the community, and many d
crumbling tombstone In the antiquat-
ed creole cemeteries bears grim and
silent witness to the fact, though to
understand the situation more clearly
one should breathe, 50 to speak, the
atmosphere Of the period
NJ. Augustin, who afterward became
a district Judge and general Of the
Louisiana legion. was the sictor Ia
several encounters IN which the tenn
| per of the period caused him to be en-
gagged. One In particular Is note
worthy on account of the part 1t play
ed III m extraordinary freak Of for
| tune. Alexander Grailhe was the Of
Tending party, though the insult, or,
rather, pEoyocation, for gentlemen sell
dom insulted would iii thls day be Of
scant concern. But some cause OF ac-
ton was present, and each was sure
! that d deadly meeting would certainly
follow They rode together In car
rage with ladies. who after the duel,
commented on their mutual uffabllitg
during the entire trip. which only
serves TO show how delicately ADJUST
ed was the code Of etiquette, especial
| ly In the presence Of ladies'.
They fought at The Oaks, and as
soon as the weapons had been crossed
and the impressive "AlIez, messieurs."
| pronounced GralIhe, who was high
strung and hot blooded doul1ly SO I'M
/ der the stress Of what be regarded as
a grievous provocation--los his tenn
per and furiously charged bis antago-
mist Augustin. on the contrary, was
cool, collected and agile. parrying each
savage thrust until by a temps d'arret
Sudden pause), judiciously interpolat-
ed into q vicious lunge Of Grailhe's,
he pierced him through the chest
Grailhe, with one OF his lungs per-
forated. remained for a long time how
/ erlng between life aud death. and when
at last he did come out Of his room
be was bowed like an octogenarian.
1t was now only question Of time
for the wounded man. as an internal
abscess had formed where IL could not
be reached surgery then was not what
! 1t Is now-and the doctors despared Of
saving him. Some time after he had
4 been up and about d quarrel with Colo
| mel Mandeville de Marigny resulted in
his challenging TINT distinguished citi-
zen. This duel was also fought nj The
Oaks, but as Grailhe was too weak to
| do himself justice with sword the
weapons chosen were pistols, at fifteen
PAGES, each to have two shots, advance
/ Eve PAGES and fire at VIII. At the
first shot, fired simultaneously. the I'M
fortunate man fell forward, pierced
| by his adversaTy's bullet, which had
entered the exact place Of his former
and yet unhealed wound Marlgny,
with pistol in hand ana as placid as
a marble statue, advanced to the ut
most limit marked out. when Grailhe,
who was suffering greatly. exclaimed:
"Flre again. You have another shot"
With grave dignity Marlgny raised
his pistol above bis head and fired into
the air, saying with frigid politeness,
Il never strike fallen foe"
More dead than alive the stricken
duelist was carried home BY bis friends
and consigned to the care Of his ply
sicians; but. instead Of sinking rapidly,
as was expected, be really began to
mend and by the following morning
was much improved The ball had
penetrated to the abscess which had
threatened his life and made an exit
for its poisonous oecumulations. Some
time afteFward he walked out Of his
room as erect as ever and soon re-
gained his health and stately bearing.
Century Magazine.