Charlevoix county herald., 1913-08-16

9C.SY-7I car, VINO sent Tor KumrOn, and
IN TN demanded TO know why the sur
IT,. N.s:J geon had resorted to the courts
instead OF to the duel. The cul-
prit explained that he had religious scrupes
against dueling.
Religion" the autocrat retorted, lis one 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 duelng. He concluded a fierce denunciation
with the assertion that were the royal exemption
from the code removed SO that the crown prince
might become a principal in an affair OF honor.
the kaiser would instantly put the ban on such
personal combats.
It is probable that the allegation of the Social
st without any warrant and that. did honor
permit, the kaiser would send his heir to the
field without a whimper. But this charge.
well the cars pronouncement calls attention
anew to the fact that dueling is still encouraged
by the highest civilization 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 blade. Aforetme 1t was not
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 the sort however, in
recent history. although only skilled diplomacy
avoided encounter between George III. OF Eng
land and Frederick of Prussia.
King Georges Duel.
These two peppery and opnonated monarchs
had long list OF grievances between them. At
the time of crisis the chief quarrels between
them over marriages and Mecklenburg
Finally they agreed to settle their disputes by
personal combat according to the code.
King George chose, as his second Brigadier-
General Sutton, while Colonel Dersheim was to
Erad In nj
Hanover. The Prussian monarch was at Saltz.
dahl. which is near Brunswick. Arrangements
Cor 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 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 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
eighteenth century. The Marquis Merle de
SainteMarie indefatigable duelist. An
other gentleman almost equally busy on the field
Monsieur Pierrot d'Isaac. Now, pierrot in
French is sparrow, and merle is blackbird. Out
of these seemingly innocent facts combat,
for d'Isaac, visit to the nobleman, deli vered
himself in this wise:
Il Bonapartist monsieur lie marquis: you
are Royalist l 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. LAS 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 were aloft in the branches of trees
that stood the requisite distance apart. The in
stigator of the duel was the victim for at the
first fire dIsaac received bullet in the leg,
which sent him crashing through the branches.
He managed to seize one 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 ioyously. initiating the song
OF blackbird. D'Isaac only waited for his leg
to heal before issuing challenge on account of
the offensive chirping, and in this second
counter, which lacked any bizarre feature, except
It's cause, the Marquis de SainteMarie was Sc
verely wounded.
fought in our own country some seventy-fve
years ago. An tinerant preacher named Brown
used to travel through Kentucky. He man
possessed OF mighty sinews. and too. of a Ger
tain skill that would have delighted a league
manager, as the event showed. In his exerc, e
Of the ministerial function, he scathipgly rehuked
man OF notorious profgacy, who r-torted with
4 challenge
The parson, as the challenged party, had
choice Of weapons. He selected for each COM
blatant halfbushes Of IRISH potatoes-large ones
solid and well rounded. The further stpulations
| OF the engagement were for a distance OF fifteen
PAGES and the taking OF only 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 YES given
| the parson instantly hurled potato, which
caught his enemy In the ribs before the man
F., could lay hold on a missile.
The first was followed by FIVE others. and
| every one smote the wretched target The VIC
| tim never even secured potato. much less threw
Each time he hed tbar