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APAIROFFIREEATERS
' The Principals In the Longest
Duel on Record.
IT LASTED NINETEEN YEARS.
iTh. Way the Quarrel Between These
Two Hot Headed Frenchmen Began
In 1794 and How It Wat Continued
Until Finally Settled In 1813.
The following duel tttory presents a
triking contrast to those we are now
accustomed to bear and gives us some
Idea of the character of those dash
ing beaux sabreurs by whose aid Napo
leon became the scourge of Europe.
In the city of Strassburg at the close
f the eighteenth century soldiers of
all ranks bad ample opportunities of
picking quarrels whenever they wish
ed. A captain of hussars named Four
nier indulged in this amusement to his
keart's content and became celebrated
ior his aggressive temper and his ad
dress with arms. Strassburg had to
reproach him for the loss of her sons,
and especially for having challenged
without any plausible reason a young
man named Blume. whom be killed
Titbout the slightest pity.
On the very day of Blume's funeral
General Moreau gave a ball, to which
were invited all the members of the
high bourgeoise. It was desirable to
avoid the scandalous scenes which
tould not fall to take place between
the fellow townsmen, perhaps the rela
tions, of the unfortunate deceased
and the aggressor, who was styled his
murderer. General Moreau therefore
desired his aid-de-camp. Captain Du
pont. to prevent Captain Fournier
from entering the ballroom. Dupont
tationed himself In a corner of one of
the antechambers and Immediately he
taught sight of him accosted him ab
ruptly. "What are you going to do here?"
"Ah, is that you, Dupont? Good
evening. Parbleul You see what I
am doing. 1 am come to the ball."
"Are you not ashamed to come to a
ball the very day of the funeral of
that poor fellow Blume? What will
blB friends and relations say?"
"They may say what they please; it
is all one to me. But I should like to
ask what business that is of yours?"
"It Is everybody's business. Every
body Is thinking and talking about it."
"Everybody is wrong, then. I don't
like people to poke their noses into
my affairs. And now, if you please,
let me pass."
"You shall not go Into the ballroom."
"Indeed! Why not?"
You must take yourself off. The
general orders yon to return to your
own apartments."
"Am I turned out of the bouse?"
Dupont shrugged his shoulders.
"Are you aware of the consequences
f turning Fournier out of doors?"
"I don't want to hear any of your
rodomontades. Just have the good
ness to take yourself off."
"Listen!" said Fournier in a fury.
"I cannot have my revenge on the
general because he is my superior offi
cer, but you are my equal. You have
presumed to take your snare in the In
tuit, and you shall pay for the whole
of it. We will fight."
"Listen In turn." said Dupont. "I
have long been out of patience with
you. 1 am disgusted with your bully
ing ways, and I hope to give you a
lesson you will long remember.'
, Fournier would have gone mad with
Tesation had be not been consoled by
the hope of killing Dupont. But the
result of the combat was not what he
expected, tor Dftporit gave him a
frightful wound.
"You fence well," said Fournier as he
fell.
"Not badly, as you see."
"Yes. But now I know your play.
You won't catch me another time, as
I will soon show you."
"You wish for another encounter?"
"Parbleu! That's a matter of course."
In fact, after a few weeks' nursing
Fournier for the second time was face
to face with his adversary. It was
now bis turn. Be gave Dupont a
home thrust, with the comment: "You
see you hold your band too low to par
ry properly. After your lunge you
gave me time to stock three Inches of
cold Iron between your ribs."
"This is only the second act," cried
Dupont "We'll come to the catastro
phe as soon as possible."
At the third meeting they each re
ceived a trifling scratch. So these two
fire eaters, annoyed at such a negative
result, agreed to recommence the strug
gle until one of the two confessed him
self beaten. They therefore drew up
a treaty to this effect, and whenever
the madmen were able to meet they
fought. Their persons were marked
with numerous scars, yet they contin
ued to cut and slash at each other In
most enthusiastic style. Fournier used
to observe now and then, "It Is really
astonishing that I, who always kill my
man, cannot contrive to kill that devil
Dupont."
After these encounters had contin
ued some years Dupont, now promoted
to the rank of general, received orders
to join the army of the Grisons. He
was not expected and was trying In
vain to find a lodging when he per
ceived a chalet, through whose win
dows a light was gleaming. He knock
ed at the door and entered. A man
was writing at a bureau. He turned
his head and, recognizing his visitor,
said before the other could cross the
threshold:
"Ah. Is that you, Dupont? We will
have a little sword play."
"With all my heart," said Dupont to
Fournier, who chanced to be the occu
pant of the chalet, and they set to
work, chatting between the passes.
"I thought you were employed In the
Interior," said Fournier.
"The minister has promoted me to
the Fourth corps."
"Vraiment! What a curious coinci
dence! I command the cavalry there.
And so you have only just arrived? 1
am delighted."
At last General Dupont's sword, aft
er piercing General Fournier's shoul
der, struck the wall.
"Saprlst!" shouted Fournier.
"You didn't expect that"
"On the contrary, directly I left my
guard I knew I was caught. But 'tis
you who don't expect what Is going to
happen."
During the little dialogue Dupont
kept Fournier pinned to the wall as a
naturalist would a butterfly.
"Well, what will happen?"
"The moment you stir I shall give
you a thrust In the belly. You are a
dead man," said Fournier.
"I shall parry your thrust."
"Impossible."
"I shall keep you pinned till you
throw down your sword."
"I shall not do that. I Intend to kill
you."
Fortunately the noise made by the
two generals was heard by some olli
cers, who separated the combatants.
Dupont, the more reasonable of the
two, sometimes thought of the absurd
ity of a quarrel which still went on
after so many conflicts and at last de
cided to make an end of the matter.
One morning he called on Fournier.
"Are you come to fix a day for a
match?" inquired the latter.
"Yes, but first of all let us talk a lit
tle. Listen. I Intend to get married,
and before doing so I should like to be
none wna tu.
"Oh! Oh!"
"Our quarrel has now lusted for nine
teen .years. I do not vlh to continue H
slyk'jtif life which my Wife uilirht con
sider not exactly comfortable, nwl
therefore 1 urn route to imtposo it
change In the mode of tho combat.
One of my friends has at Noullly mi
lm-losnre planted with trtw, surround
ed by walls with two doors, one at
each end. At tho hour agreed wo will
;o to tho liu'lositrv separately, tinned
with our two holster pistol, to take a
single shot with eueli. Wo will try
which can find the other, ntul whoever
catches sight of tho other shall fitv."
That's n droll Idea."
"Ten o'clock ou Thursday tnornlug
will that do?"
"Agreed. Adieu till Thursday."
They wore punctual nt their render
vous, and as soon as they wore Inside
the lnclosure they sought each other
cautiously. They advanced slowly,
cocked pistols itt their hands, eye on
the watch and cur all attention. At
the turn of an alley they Hrcelveil
each other. They threw themselves
behind n couple of trees and waited.
At last Iupu::t resolved to act. He
waved tho tall of his coat Just outside
the tree which protected ttlm; then he
protruded his aim, drawing it back lu
stautly. Immediately a bullet sent a
large piece of the bark flying. Four
nier had lost a shot.
After a time Dupont recommenced tho
same maneuver on the opposite side of
the tree trunk without, however, draw
ing bis adversary's tire. Then, holding
his hat In his hand, he displayed it
as far as tho brim. In a twinkling the
hat was blown away. Fortunately
there was no head Inside It. Four
nler. therefore, had wasted his secon.l
bullet.
Dupont thou sallied from his fortress
and marched up to his opponent, who
awaited him In the attitude of a bravo
man for whom there Is no further
hope. When Dupont was close to him
ho said: "I can kill you If I like- it U
my right and my privilege but I can
not fire at a human creature In cold
blood. 1 snare your life."
"As yon please."
"I spare you today, but you clearly
understand that I remain the master
of my own property, of which I allow
you the provisional enjoyment. If ever
you give me auy trouble. If ever you
try to pick a quarrel with me, I shall
take the liberty of reminding you that j
I am the lawful owner of a couple of i
bullets specially designed to be lodged
in your skull, and we will resume the
affair exactly at the point where I
think proper to leave it today."
So ended a duel begun In 174 and
finished In 1813. Chambers' Journal.
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