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Show NOTED DUELIST DEAD, Ho.ro of Mjvny Affairs of Honor Passes Away in Paris. PARIS, Nov. S. Paul do Cassagnac, tho Journalist and for many years tho most famous duelist In France, is dend at St. rlatre. Paul do Cassagnac was born in 1S12 In the island, of Guadaloupe, but his parents roturned to Paris while hc was still a child. He was educated in tho College of Pcrplgnnn, of which his uncle, tho abbo do Cassagnac, was tho superior. Early In llfo Do Cnssngnno took up Journalism and shortly aftorward dueling. Ho was a man of lmmcnso strength, standing over six feet in height and of heavy build. His first adversary In a duel was a rival editor, Aurolian Schall, whom h9 wounded bo badly that It was feared for a timo ho would die. His next Important encounter was with Henri Rochcfort, editor of the Solell, who had written disrespectfully of Marie Antoinette. An-toinette. Cn&sagnnc, In his paper, replied: "You crawl like a snail over that white and puro statuo and leavo on It your slimy tracks." A duel with pistols followed, In which Rochcfort was wounded in the hip, a sacred sa-cred medal stopping tho bullet and saving hln life. Soon nftor Cassagnac fought with Ler-mlna, Ler-mlna, editor of tho Corsair, and a man named Lulllor. The duel lie fought with ono of his cousins, cous-ins, a M. Llssagaray, was tho most famous fa-mous of his many adventures on the "field of honor." When Cassagnas wns decorated by the Emperor on tho 16th of August, 1SCS, Lla-sagaray, Lla-sagaray, commenting on tho fact, finished up his artlclo with the remark: "I declare that tho Casaagnacs are unworthy of tho notlco of.clthor my sword or my pen." Paul nnswored that he "would force him to swallow both his sword and his pen." and then an encounter followed In tho Bols do Vlncennes. Llssogaray was an expert swordsman; but. evidently wishing wish-ing to kill his adversary, he began with nn open attack at tho risk of gottlng killed himself If his thrust failed. Cas-tmgnac Cas-tmgnac managed to dodgo and indicted two wounds on his opponent. Tho seconds wished to put an end to tho combat, but tho principals insisted on continuing, and they fought with tho utmost fury until Llssagaray wns run through tho lungs. During the closing days of tho cmplro and later as a member of tho French Chamber of Deputies Cassagnac had many encounters and duels, and In every caso came off victor. Once he was wounded In a fight with the politician Ranc In Brussels. |