DUELLING EXPLOITS IN PARIS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2474, 11 December 1886, Page 2

DUELLING EXPLOITS IN PARIS.

: + An amusing story:(says the PS? Mai Gatttte) has been going the round of the French papers respecting a General whose duelling exploits, have excited tome amusement both in England and on the continent. This worthy brave is said to be possessed 6f an extraordinary coat, of mail. One day, bo tho story gjiei, General'-.—-sent for a clever artisan in Paris, and demanded of him wheth&t he would engage to make a coat of mail,. to be worn under the ordinary drefi, which should-be absolutely sword mi, ballet proof, The man promised tp do as requested, naming 19,000 francs ap the price ot,it. The bargain was speedily concluded, and iti due timo the artiolo was brought round to the Qsmeral's house.' Tho general took it up, carefully examined Iti and,;turning.to the man, told hlm.tp put it on. The man did as he was bid, li h you guarantee tha efficacy ot yourcoat, you will have, I presume, no objeotip'ri to my testing it," driljr remarked the general, and before J&e astonished artisan could protest, he took ft ' toaceof pistols and dißoharged them, Hall dead with fear the man stood the fiie, and * to the great credit of Lis workmanship J°* with complete impunity. But &e t(eH' :" eral was not content with one trjafej He fired a second 1 pbtol at the; bac|jjf the i map, and afterwards pifca at him with similar effect, or rather ' J nqn-effocfc,-He alao tried to .pierce thi ■ cbaiwithasword. The gallant general B was. so delighted with his now garment I that he handed the artisan two cheques fi for 19,000 fr., the first being the amount 1 agreed on, and the second cheque in com* B penution with tho fright he had giwm . .J him. ■/■'■*. .:■ ;| 1