DUELLING, September 22.
Ir ever duelling is stopped in Europe, it is certain at least that the gaiety of nations will suffer greatly. We recall the delight with which the famous quarrel in 1901 between M. Paul Dérouléde, leader of the Nationalists, and M. Buffet, the Orleanist agent, was watched. One combatant resided in San Sebastien, the other in Brussels: and since neither might enter France they journeyed from town to town, accompanied by crowds of friends, spectators, reporters and photographers, seeking for a suitable arena, but continually debarred by the police from drawing swords. Until at last the quarrel, into the rights of which few people troubled themselves to inquire very closely, faded away in a cloud of confused newspaper bickerings. In the history of duelling in England the doubly fatal encounter of Lord Mohun and riginal from
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