AN AFFAIR OF HONOR.
The correspondent of the "Standard " describes a tragical affair which occurred recently at Bittse, m Tr«nczin County, Hungary. M. Smialovsky, who was in bit nineteenth year, and son of a landed proprietor, and M. Moravsky, aged twenly-one, who** father was district magistrate, agreed some weeks ago to settle soma romantic difference by * dual: Having ordered pistols from Vienna, they went together the evening before the combat to a local ball, and appeared. te> be on tbe most friendly terras;- In the early morning when tht-dancing wa* over, they went, arm-in arm to the apartraents which they ware occupying in common aud took a few hours'. I est, At half-past «ight ; went out alone to-»-neighbouring forßkt tfnd took up' their position* at a distance of only three pacef-fiom each other jbotb fired and 6pth :fjll. id.'. Smialovsky, wasunable to move from, the spot, but Mcsorav»ky was able* to drag himsalf to his lodgings. An hoar .lapsedbefore a surgeon was able, to' reach 'the man who had been left on the groujd. On tbft,fixth day'after the both of the duellists died, each having previously made a formal declaration that the causn of this desperate eneounter _w«i an affair of honor, . ~
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Temuka Leader, Issue 365, 19 March 1881, Page 2
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202AN AFFAIR OF HONOR. Temuka Leader, Issue 365, 19 March 1881, Page 2
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