The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-08-02
@ RI0cWAY co.

A duel was agreed on and such was the wrath
full haste OF the jealous suitors that they rushed
forthwith to the apartments OF the woman with
out troubling to secure pistols or swords Um-
brellas were substituted for rapiers, and the fight
followed. Tintard was the victim. The ferrule
Of his adversarys 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 Tintard died within
few days from Inflammation of the brain
In contrast to the gruesomeness Of this hap
penjng there the happy issue to the predica
ment of Irishman in Spain, who cha
lenged by hidalgo famed for skill in fence
The Irishman, having no art OF swordplay, WAS
not minded to lose his life unnecessarily, and
like the Kentucky parson, set his wit for defense
He chose shilalahs 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.
Tho Most Freakish 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 were
blunderbusses, the ground the air-for the
shots were 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 nre the envelope OF balloon
penetrated and the gas exploded. In the
fall to earth both principal and second
killed. Thus simply was the woman relieved OF
choosing.
Two other rivals we're Henri Delagrave and
Alphonse Rviere, who conhded the arrangements
for an affair Of honor to their seconds. As the
duel to be a outrance one OF the seconds,
who was a physician, conceived the idea Of leav-
ing a n n the ahape n DOfsOned
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
pellet frst Rivere selected one of the black
balls and swallowed It. A brief interval proved
that he had not taken poison. Delagrave then
took his turn, and he also escaped Again II 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 1t. Within a few moments he was
dead.
Another instance when the determination OF
the affair was left to chance was In the OF
an Englishman. challenged by Frenchman. The
Englishman without skill either for fence or
shooting, while his adversary renowned for
both. The Englishman had no wish to be muir.
dered and set his ingenuity to devise a means
Of equality in the encounter. As result of his
bordering, he stipulated that the duel should be
with pistols, out that only one or the two weapons
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
dueist won the toss and had first choice. He
spent considerable time In examination OF the
twin weapons, balancing them. first and then
the other in his hand In effort to distinguish
between the weights, he knew that the fully
loaded must be the heavier. But chance Is
stronger than any skill At the fire the French.
man fell dead, while the Englishman 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 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 II until driven
away by starvation. Afterward the faithful beast
led searchers to the spot. and thus made known
the crime
Soon afterward this dog few at the
throat OF the Chevalier Macaire. The suspicion
thus directed against the Chevaer finally culmi
mated in the kings edict that the guilt or limo
cence OF the accused should be put to proof by
trial Of combat between the man and the dog
huge hound
The affair carried to a 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 futile. When at