Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-25

against dueling 'HsiouS SciupleS
heiigisn' the autocrat retorted els one thing
-Aonor u another" And he commanded the snr
geon's designation. 'AV
the German Reichstag a Socialist recently
attaeKed William for the imperial sanction given
70 duelng. He concluded fierce denunciation
Wlth the assertion that were the royal exemption
Aioln tne CODE removed so that the crown prince
hlgnt become principal in an affair of honor,
personal combats.
II Is probable that the allegation Of the Social
ISL was without any warrant and that did honor
PeImlt the Kaiser would send his heir to the
nelu Wlthogt whimper. But this charge as
"el as the cars announcement, calls attention
anew to the fact that dueling is still encouraged
Dy the highest civilization on the continent of
europe, though for generations the divinity that
uoth 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 or blade. Aforetime 1t was not
so Many kings became famous for prowess in
personal encounters with the foe. and more than
once duel has served to determine sovereignty.
mere mas been nothing of the Sort however in
recent history, although only skilled diplomacy
avoided an encounter between George III. Of Eng
land and Frederick OF Prussia
NHg georges Duel
Inese two peppery and opinionated monarchs
mad 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 a
personal combat according to the code.
King George chose, as his second, Brigadler.
General Sutton, while Colonel Dersheim was to
serve Frederick. George was in residence at
Hanover. The pruasiau pooporob uac co1t,-
dahl wtneh is near 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
were In state of frightened suspense and every
effort was made to prevent the fight. These fail
ed however, until the Prussian 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 It been
brought to pass, The outcome might have been
either farcical or tragical
For the matter Of that, there have been actual
meetings aplenty Of either kind, the ludicrous or
the CHASTITY
A Combat In the Tree-Tops.
Perhaps the absurdest duel was fought in the
eighteenth century. The Marquis Merle de
Sainte-Marie was an indefatigable duest. An
other gentleman almost equally busy the field
was Monsieur Pierrot d'Isaac Now, pierrot in
French is sparrow. and merle is blackbird. Out
of these seemingly innocent facts came combat,
for dIsaac, on a visit to the nobleman. delivered
himself In this WISE
Il am Bonapartist, monsieur le marquis: you
are Royalist an the sparrow: you are 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 was carried out.
The seconds had their places on the ground, but
the principals aloft in the branches OF trees
that stood the requisite distance apart. The in
stgator of the duel was the victim, for at the
first fire d'Isaac received a bullet in the leg,
which sent him crashing through the branches
He managed to seize one Of the lower limbs, and
from there was helped down by his seconds.
But the marquis failed to be discreet in the
time Of victory. Seeing his adversary laid low
he began twttering joyously, initiating the song
of blackbird D'Tsaac only waited for his leg
to heal before issuing a challenge on account OF
the offensive chirpng, and In this second en-
counter, which lacked any DlndIT6 ledluIcs eACSpI
its cause the Marquis de SantesMarie was Sc
verely wounded.
duel more amusing in wholesome way was
fought la our own country some seventy-fve
years ago. An itinerant preacher named Brown
used to travel through Kentucky. He was man
possessed Of mighty sinews, and, too, OF GER
tain skill that would have delighted league
manager as the event showed In his "xercise
of the ministerial function he scathingly rebuked
q man of notorious proligacy, who retorted with
a challenge.
The parson, as the challenged party, had
choice of weapons. He selected for each COM
batant a half-bushel of Irish potatoes-large Ones
solid and well rounded. The further stipulations
Of the engagement were FOR q distance of fifteen
PAGES and the taking of only one potato at
time from the receptacle.
The profigate protested. but in vain. Event
,,ally the two met in accordance with the clergy
mans requirements. When the word was given
the parson instantly hurled potato. which
caught his enemy in the ribs before the man
could Law hold on a missile
The first was followed by five others ana
every one 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
A.nl, ~ Fall y1ncnngci0us and IL was