Show remarkable DUELS the dilatory IIla tory of two rough in the dark several remarkable duels have beon fought in the dark in 1800 isaac corry and harry engaged in a fierce debate which culminated in corry saying that grattan instead of addressing him should if bo bad his deserts bo standing at a felons bar tho two left the house immediately with friends and although it was pitch dark a meeting was then and thoro arranged and at the first shot carrys left arm was fractured ono night at casala signer rossi was playing hamlet and was interrupted by the loud talking and laughing of a body of young italians finally he stopped in tho middle of a speech and walking to tho footlights said 1 I will continue when you will allow me the chattering stopped ant at the conclusion of the play the box kempor handed him a challenge from one of the young men tho actor did not wi oh appear afraid but it was absolutely imi operative pera tive that ho should leavo casala early the next morning as ho had to give a performance at milan he went to tho address of the challenger and explained matters to him adding if you will dispense with the formality of seconds and will accompany mo to my hotel I 1 have a big room in wo can settle our little differences in time for mo to got away to milan if you will allow me the proposal was agreed to and they repaired at to bossis hotel but they not allowed to fight their buol in peace for the landlord camo to tho door and begged to bo allowed 10 enter ho had beard of tho challenge and seo ing rossi return with a stranger hia suspicions aroused it was all in vain that rossi told him that his visitor had gone nothing would satisfy him unless ho saw the light extinguished we must humor him whispered bossi it will bo easy to take aim by tho sparks of our cigarettes so the light was put out and tho landlord went away only however to boar in a few minutes two loud reports and to find hia beara confirmed on rushing back again rosai stood uninsured and his antagonist lay with a broken phoui der blado 4 |