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men we're in restaurant along with the lady OF
their affections.
duel was agreed on, and such was the wrath
full haste of the Jealous sutors that they rushed
forthwith to the apartments of the woman WITH
out troubling to secure pistols or swords. UNI
brellas were substituted for rapers, and the hight
followed Tintard the victim. The Serrallc
of his adversary's umt-sNs A,l1Seu out an eye
and he fell half swoonng from the pain. The
maddened victor stamped upon the wounded
mans face and skull, and Tintard died within
few days from Inflammation of the brain.
In contrast to the gruesomeness of this hap
pening there the happy issue to the predlca-
ment Of an Irishman In Spain, who was chai
lenged by an hidalgo famed for skill in renee
The Irishman, having no art OF sword-pay' was
not minded to lose his life unnecessarily, and
like the Kentucky parson, set his wit for defense
He chose shillalahs for weapons, explaining with
perfect truth. that these were the nauonal Weap-
ons OF his country.
The don demonstrated in vain. He investigated
the nature of the unknown fighting tool and
what he learned caused him to withdraw the
challenge.
The Most Freaklsh Of All.
Undoubtedly the most freakish of all duels was
one fought in 1908 in Paris. The principals we're
rivals between whom the woman in the case
refused to choose. The weapons selected wee
N ,qarhrys il g. n. -seA Ion DtnIoons In
process, OF ascension. The seconds exhibited
astounding amount of sporting spirit by accom-
panying the principals aloft
At the first fire the envelope Of one balloon
was penetrated and the gas exploded In the
fall to earth both principal and second were
killed. Thus simply was the woman relieved OF
choosing
Two other rivals were Henri Delagrave and
Alphonse Riviere who confided the arrangements
for an affair of honor to their seconds. AS the
duel to be outrance, one Of the seconds.
who was a physician, conceived the idea of leav-
ing the issue to fate in the shape of poisoned
pellet.
To this end, he made up four black pills One
OF these contained prussic acid, When the meet
ing occurred, Delagrave won the toss of the COIN
by which his adversary was forced to take a
pellet first Rviere selected one OF the black
balls and swallowed 1t. brief interval proved
that he had not taken poison Delagrave then
took his turn. and he also escaped. Again 1t was
the choice of Riviere, who stared for a long time
at the twin pellets in which lay hidden his life
or his death Finally he seized pellet hastily
swallowed it. Within few moments he was
dead
Another instance when the determination OF
the affair was left to chance in the case OF
Englishman, challenged by a Frenchman. The
Engishman without skill either for fence or
shooting, while his adversary was renowned for
both. The Englishman had wish to be muir.
dered, and set his ingenuity to devise means
of equality in the encounter. As result of his
pondering he stipulated that the duel should be
with pistols but that only of the two weapons
should be loaded with ball and that first choice
of them should be left to a toss The weapons
thus aportioned the combatants should fire from
stations only two PAGES apart. This, Of course
meant almost certain death for the holder O
the pistol with the blank charge. The skilled
duest won the toss and had first choice. HI
spent considerable time in examination of thu
twin weapons. balancing them first one and theI
the other in his hand, in an effort to distinguish
between the weights, as he knew that the full!
loaded one must be the heavier: But chance Il
stronger than any skill At the fire the French
man fell dead, while the Engshman suffered
only some scorching from the blank charge.
About the middle Of the fourteenth centur
there occurred In Paris duel unique in all his
tory: a formal combat between a and a dos
under the authorization of the king Aubryd
Montdider was murdered and his body burie
in wood outside the capital His dog foun
the grave and remained guarding 1t until drive
away by starvation. Afterward the faithful beae
led searchers to the spot, and thus made know
the crime.
Soon afterward this dog few at tn
throat of the Chevalier Macaire. The suspicio
thus directed against the Chevalier finally culm
mated in the kings edict that the guilt or INN
cence of the accused should be put to proof
trial of combat between the and the do
a huge hound
The affair carried to a conclusion H. dl
form. In the the dog when loosed instant
sprang for the throat of his enemy, and sur
his fangs there in death grip. All the man
efforts to himself were futile. When