Romantic Story of a Duel;
The Gttutois stages thab a duel lately took ptaoe between a marquis and a count, both Ispaatards. The cenmt was a deadly shot, aad at Itee duel was to be fought with pistols bba asoiher of the marquie, who was passion* fttely attached to her eon, visited her Boa's opponent on the eve of the fight and prayed hißi not to aim ab her aoii The count yielded to tie? entreaties, and promised to aim away from her eon. The duel came off m the morning, and the oouat, true to hie promise, aimed away from his opponent, bub the buliefc, striking a stone m bhe ground, rebounded and hit the marquis m the bead j killing him instantly. The mother, on feeariog the news, went raving imd, and the eociafe was so overcome that he has entered* a moaaßtsry of bhe White Friars' with" a view to taking the vows of that Order. The •tory of the duel haa caused s great sensation la Spanish society, but the names of the persons concerned are so far kept from public knowledge^
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5377, 23 May 1901, Page 3
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