The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-30
A PAIR OF FIRE EATERS.
The Principals In the Longest
Duel on Record.
1T LASTED NINETEEN YEARS.
The Way the Quarrel Between These
Two Hot Headed Frenehmen Began
In 1894 and How It Was Continued
Until Finally Settled In 1918.

Two For feaGed Frenchmen began
In 1894 and How It Was Continued
Until Finally Settled In 1918
'Ehe following duel story presents
striking contrast to those we are nov
accustomed to hear and gives us some
Idea of the character of those dash
ing beaux sabreurs by whose aid Napo
leon became the scourge of Europe.
In the city of Strassburg at the close
of the eighteenth century soldiers OF
all ranks had ample opportunities OF
picking quarrels whenever they wish
ed. 4 captain of hussars named Four
nier INDUCED in this amusement to his
hearts content and became celebrated
for his aggressive temper and his al. |
dress with arms. Strassburg had to
reproach him for the loss of her sons, |
and especially for having challenged |
4 without any plausible reason young
man named Blumc. whom he killed
( without the slightest pity.
On the very day of Blumes funeral
/ General Moreau gave a ball. to which
Wee invited all the members of the
high bourgeoise, 1t was desirable tG
avoid the scandalOus scenes which
could not fail to take place between
the fellow townsmen. perhaps the reIa
lions. of the unfortunate deceased
and the aggressor, who was styled his
murderer General Moreau therefore
desired his aid-de-camp, Captain Du-
pont, to prevent Captain Fournier
from entering the ballroom Dupont
stationed himself in a corner of one of
the antechambers and Immediately he
caught sight of him accosted him alb
ruptly.
what are you going to do here"
"Ah, is that you. Dupont? Good
evening. Parbleu! You see what l
am doing. I am come to the ball."
care you not ashamed to come to a
ball the very day of the funeral of
that poor fellow Blume? What will
his friends and relations say?"
'They may say what they please; 1t
is all one to me. But l should like to
ask what business that is of yours"
ut is everybody's business. Every
body is thinking and talking about it. y
Everybody is wrong. then. l don't
: like people to poke their noses into
' my affairs. And now, if you please
let me pass"
3 'You shall not go into the ballroom
Indeed! Why not?"
t "You must take yourself off. Tb'
general orders you to return to you
a own apartments"
a Gam turned out of the house?"
Q Dupont shrugged his shoulders.
a "Are you aware of the consequence
q of turning Fourier out of doors p
: 81 don't want to hear any of you
$ rodomontades. Just have the good
: ness to take yourself off"
:" Listen said Fourier in a fury
: 81 cannot have my revenge on th'
j general because he is my superior off
/ Ger, but you are my equal, You hav'
> presumed to take your snare in the in
{ suit. and you shall pay for the who'll
. of it. We will fight"
7 Listen in turn" said Dupont. .
II have long been out of patience wit
you am Disguised with your bully
; ing ways, and l hope to give you
: lesson you will long remember"
Fourier would have gone mad wit
: vexatioG had he not been consoled b
% the hope of killing Dupont. But tn
:, result of the combat was not what b
= expected. for Dupont gave him
: frightful wound.
J.. "You fence WE'LL said Fourier as b
: fell.
:. Not badly, as you see"
Eyes. But now | know your play
You won't catch nue. another time. a
:. will soon show you"
= "You wish for another encounterp
- "Parbleu! That's matter of course,
: In fact, after a few weeks nursin
:, Fournler for the second time was fac
y to face with his adversary. 1t wa
- now his turn. He gave Dupont
N home thrust, with the comment: "Yo
see you hold your hand too low to pa
ry properly. After your lunge yo
gave me time to stock three inches {
n. cold iron between your ribs"
@. "This is only the second act" erie
of Dupont Wen come to the catastrt
III phe as soon as possible"
Il AT the third meeting they each II
re ceived a tritling scratch. So these tw
n fire eaters, annoyed at such a negatiy
~ result, agreed to recommence the strui
Is gle until one of the two confessed hin
of self beaten. They therefore drew u
10 a treaty to this effect. and wheney'
the madmen were able to meet the
fought. Their persons We're marke
with numerous sears, yet they contil
m ued to cut and slash at each other
lis most enthusiastic styld Fournier use
on to observe now and then, 1T is real
N. astonishing that |, who always kill n
ne man. cannot contriye to kill that dey
MT Dupont"
ell After these encounters had cont
ued some years Dupont, now promot,
to the rank of general. received orde
to join the army of the Grlsons. F
an was not expected and was trying
he vain to find a lodging when he pc
ceiyed n chalet through whose wi