Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1890 — A French Due. [ARTICLE]

A French Due.

Two Frenchmen met, not many days ago, on murderous business bent They hid quarreled over a woman, and A gave B a blow on the cheek. A challenge was sent, but A , seeing that he had been in the wrong, sent an ample apology. The reply was: “I will tell you on the dueling ground whether your apolouy will be accepted." At the time and place indicated the parties met. Said B to A : “If I had insulted you as you did me, and then made an apology like yours, would you have been sa'isfied?" “Yes." “Are you quite sure?” “Certainly..” “Then,” said B , “there is the insult” (dealing A a sound bio won the cheek), “and here” (presenting a copy of A 's own letter) “is the apology!” And they parted in friendship.— TidBits.