The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-12
a. DUEL IN THE
OLDEN TIME

ss Tar more beautiful than Nile de
Lafayette
@very we'll There And the trst
speaker drew bis gloge gently across
the face OK the second.
Gentlemen" said 4 youth standing
by. III wish to be one of tine seconds iii
tbs meeting
@Baha stripping like you.H
aY0u know of the cardinals edEct
and remember the execution Or the
Count ia BouferilEe and lis second Car
fighting duel. Well. If ron don't &C.
ceyt my services viii inform Oh ron.
and Tou VIII 70 To the Basfilie instead
of TO the aueling ground
''Put him on the list
This vas preliminary ID one az thcu-
ssnds Of duels ia prevalent In Trance
Ia the early part ot the seventeenth
century. Indeed. they were % preva-
lent. % fatal, mat Cardinal Richelieu,
virtual ruler. fearing iii the gentlemen
In the kingdom would tie killed, pro
mulgated an eaict against dueIing and
when II was brckcn III ne BouteyiIie
Ell the famous family 81 Mcntmorenci
inside an example Of him ait the block.
Neither of the speakers, two officers Or
the army. cared anything for the
beauty of the two young women men
toned. the enc the ieposea. the ether
the incoming, fsvorita of the king.
They simply wished 4 pretext
The youth was cadet, Castor ne
nadot who bad just entered the army
and was affected By the dueling craze.
He went straight to his sweetheart.
Mile. Iseonora de Rueil, girl Of sew
enteen, ard told with great delight and
pride that be was 10 he second at d
duel. which III the tlne meant thar id
ali probability he would fight the same
as his principal and. lighting. would
either Kill ~ be killed hy his adversary
Now. Mile. de Rnell was at an aga.
seventeen, when lore il Liable ID alb
Eorb q girls very existence. II was 50
with her TO lose Der lover she dread
ed ear more than losing her life She
palei at bis announcement. hut recov-
sring herself, pretended To rejoice with
him The thought Or his retiring from
the affair did not once occur 10 her, Cor
she knew that he had far better die
than suffer the odiun such a course
would involve. Besides. she knew Ii
would be impossible 70 persuade him
20 desist.
@When does the meeting occur5" she
asked.
Tonight at l o'cIoSh We fight by
the light OF torches in the wood near
the bridge two miles ND the Seine. The
cardinal has spoiled open meetingss
"yery well: let us have parting cup
together
she went FOR wine and, returning.
urged her lover to drink. One bottle
after another was brought en- until the
clock struck III; then Renadot en-
braced the girl ard staggered away.
At the door he was seized By two serv-
ants belonging to fhe house. bound ana
gagged and carried to an upper room.
At o'clock the two principals TO the
duel and their seconds were on the
ground except Castor Renadot. They
stood waiting In the glare Of torches
held by attendants Presently q coach
was driven up, and Renadof, masked.
stepped out
Pardon my delay. gentlemen he
said. II have met with detention.
My sweetheart struve 20 keep ne~
"Why are you masked9s
ITO enable you all 20 say you did
not see me here. The lady has gone "a
the cardinal to procure my temporary
arrest. would advise beginning NJ
once. or we mar suffer an interrupt
4 ten
The advice was needed, and the prin-
cipals fell to with rapiers. 1t was not
long before two OF the seconds entered
the fray. then two others and at last
the third pair. One Of the principals
AMI two Of the seconds were killed.
The rest were severely Or slightly
wounded. Renadot among the latter.
As soon IS the affair had ended be
entered his carriage and was driven
away 70 the house Of the DE Rueils,
Reaching 4, be entered and climbed 70
the room where be had been taken by
the servants Entering, there were
two RenRdots He who entered threw
away his mask and stood before the
ether as Mile. de Rueil.
Ifs II ron who have dIsgraced mel
Here. run your sword through my
heart
Il have not dIsgraced you. You
know how my father has taught me
TO fence Well, | went to the dueiIng
ground as ycu, only wore my broth.
er's clothes. They asked why ] was
masked. and told them D pretty story
Of your sweetheart having reported
your intention at the PaIais Cardinal
we seconds were soon engaged, |
| against an awkward fellow, whom /
disarmed and gave him his life. All
Paris will be talking tomorrow Of your
magnanlmity
Il shall tell all Paris how i have
been treated nloaned the boy
"And get laughed at for your pains.
The young man thought intently FOR
d few moments and then asked
'ARd NO one suspects that you ia.