The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-08-02

S,aucs~J geon had resorted to the courts
instead of to the duel The cul-
prit explained that he had religious scruples
against dueling.
Religion" the autocrat retorted, rs thing
honor Is another" And he commanded the
geon's resignation.
In the German Reichstag a Socialist recently
attacked William for the imperial sanction given
to dueling He concluded a fierce denunciation
with the assertion that were the royal exemption
from the code removed so that the crown prince
might become principal in an affair Of honor.
the kaiser would instantly put the ban such
personal combats
II is probable that the allegation of the Social
list without any warrant and that, did honor
permit the kaiser would send his heir to the
held without whmper. But this charge, as
well as the czars announcement. calls attention
anew to the fact that dueling is still encouraged
by the highest civilization on the continent OF
Europe. though for generations the divinity that
doth hedge about king has commanded that
the Immediate family OF royalty, as well as the
sovereign himself must not be exposed to such
peril Of bullet OF blade. Aforetime 1t not
so, Many kings became famous for prowess in
personal encounters with the foe, and more than
once duel has served to determine sovereignty.
There has been nothing of tho sort, however, In
recent history, although only skilled diplomacy
avoided an encounter between George ILL., Of Eng
land and Frederick OF Prussia.
King Georges Duel
These two peppery and opinionated monarchs
had long list Of grievances between them. At
the time OF crisis, the chief quarrels between
them were over marriages and Mecklenburg.
Finally they agreed to settle their disputes by q
personal combat according to the code.
King George chose his second, Brigadier.
General Sutton, while Colonel Dersheim to
serve Frederick. George was In residence at
Hanover. The Prussan monarch at Satz.
dahl which is Brunswick. Arrangements
for the duel were formally completed. and Hide.
sheim, on account OF its convenient location, was
selected for the place of meeting. Naturally
those In the confidence OF the two sovereigns
we're In state OF frightened suspense. and every
effort was made to prevent the fight. These fall
cd, however, until the Prusslan minister to the
court OF st. James by ruse secured a slight de-
lay. The interval suficed to remove the causes
OF bitterest contention and the monarchs grew
calm enough to hear reason.
Under all the circumstances, that would have
been the most curious of duels had 1t been
brought to pass. The outcome might have been
either farccal or tragical.
For the matter OF that there have been actual
meetings aplenty Of either kind. the ludcrous
the CHASTITY
A Combat In the TreeTops
Perhaps the absurdest duel was fought in the
eighteenth century. The Marquis Merle de
BainteMarie indefatigable duelist An
other gentleman almost equally busy the field
Monsieur Pierrot dIsaac. Now. pierrot In
French 10 sparrow. and merle Is blackbird. Out
OF these seemingly innocent facts combat,
4 for dIsaac on a visit to the nobleman, delivered
himself In this wise:
~ Il am Bonapartist, monsieur le marquis: you
are Royalist I am the sparrow you the
blackbird. Isn't there one bird too many?"
The marquis gracefully accepted this suave
statement OF the situation.
Precisely" he agreed. my choice is pistols"
And he added. "As is appropriate for birds Of
our Species let US fight in the trees"
This whimsical suggestion carried out
The seconds had their places the ground, but
the principals aloft in the branches OF trees
that stood the requisite distance apart. The in
stigator Of the duel was the victim, for at the
hrst fire d'Isaac received bullet In the leg,
which sent him crashing through the branches
He managed to seize of the lower limbs and
from there helped down by his seconds.
But the marquis failed to be discreet In the
time OF victory. Seeing his adversary laid low
he began twittering joyously. initiating the song
OF backbrd D'Isaac only waited for his leg
to heal before Issuing challenge account OF
the offensive chirping and in this second en-
counter, which lacked any bizarre feature. except
It's cause, the Marquis de Sainte- Marie was Sc.
verely wounded
A duel more amusing in wholesome way was
fought In our own country some seventy-nve
years ago. An itinerant preacher named Brown
used to travel through Kentucky. He man
possessed Of mighty sinews and too. of Ger.
tain skill that would have delighted league
manager, as the event showed. In his exercise
OF the ministerial function he scathingly rebuked
man of notorious prohigacy who retorted with
challenge.
The parson. the challenged party had
choice of weapons. He selected for each com
blatant halfbushel Of Irish potatoes-arge ones.
solid and well rounded. The further stipulations
of the engagement we're for distance OF ffteen
PAGES and the taking Of only one potato at
time from the receptacle
The profigate protested, but In vain. Event
ually the two met In accordance with the clergy.
mans requirements. When the word given.
the parson instantly hurled a potato which
caught his enemy In the ribs before the man
could lay hold a missile.
The FIRST followed by Ave others, and
every smote the wretched target. The VIC
tim never even secured potato. much less threw
one. Each time he reached for one, another
from his foe smote him sore. After the sixth
potato had struck no fell unconscious. and Il was
week before he recovered sufficiently to leave
his bed. = ~
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