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men were in a restaurant along with the lady Of
their affections.
A duel was agreed on and such was the wrath
full haste OF the jealous suitorB that they rushed
forthwith to the apartments Of the woman with
out troubling to secure pistols or swords. UNI
brellas were substituted for rapiers and the fight
followed Tintard was the victim. The ferrule
Of his adversary's umbrella gouged out an eye,
and he fell half swooning from the pain. The
maddened victor stamped upon the wounded
mans face and skull and Tntard died within a
few days from Inflammation of the brain
In contrast to the gruesomeness Of this hap
pening, there was the happy Issue to the predica-
ment of an Trishman in Spain, who was chal-
lenged by an hidalgo famed for skill in fence.
The Irishman, having no art Of sword-play, 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 national 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 dues was
one fought In 1908 In Paris The principals were
rivals between whom the woman in the case
refused to choose The weapons selected were
blunderbusses, the ground was the ar-for the
shots we're to be exchanged from balloons in
process of ascension. The seconds exhibited an
astounding amount of sporting spirit by accom-.
panying the principals aloft.
At the first fire the envelope Of one bs 'oon
was penetrated and the gas exploded. II. 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 confded the arrangements
for an affair Of honor to their seconds. AS the
duel was to be outrance, one of the seconds,
who was 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 Riviere selected one Of the black
balls and swallowed 1t. "A 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 long time
at the twin pellets in which lay hidden his life
or his death. Finally he seized pellet hastily
swallowed it Within a few moments he was
dead
Another instance when the determination OF
the affair was left to chance was in the case OF
an Engishman, challenged by a Frenchman The
Englshman was 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 a result of his
pondering he stipulated that the duel should be
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should be loaded with ball, and that first choice
Of them should be left to 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 Of
the pistol with the blank charge The skilled
duelist won the toss and had first choice. He
spent considerable time In examination of the
twin weapons, balancing them, first one and then
the other in his hand, in an effort to distinguish
between the weights, as he knew that the fully
loaded one must be the heavier. But chance is
stronger than any skill At the fire the French
man fell Dead while the Engishman suffered
only some scorching from the blank charge.
About the middle of the fourteenth century
there occurred in Paris duel unique in all his.
tory formal combat between a man and dog,
under the authorization Of the king. Aubryde
Montdidier was murdered, and his body buried
in wood outside the capital. His dog found
the grave and remained guarding 1t until driven
away by starvation Afterward the faithful beast
led searchers to the spot and thus made known
the crime
Soon afterward this same dog few at the
throat Of the Chevalier Macaire. The suspicion
thus directed against the Chevalier finally culmi-
mated in the kings edict that the guilt or inno-
eence of the accused should be put to proof BY
trial Of combat between the man and the dog,
a huge hound.
The affair was carried 10 conclusion in due
form. In the arena the dog when loosed instantly
sprang FOR the throat Of his enemy, and sunk
his fangs there In death grip. All the mans
efforts to save himself were futile When at