Show A greenland duel it Is rather a pity tor for the gayety of nations that french men of letters cannot fight their duels as duels are fought in greenland in greenland when one man has been insulted by another the adver barles each compose a satire in verse this each man recites to his household until the ants and the women know it by heart then a place of meeting Is appointed the two men the insulted and insult ed the offender and offended stand face to face and each recites hia his poem his friends and servants form a chorus each man tries to raise the laugh against his adversary each lach man speaks in turn whipping the en emy with epigram and quip and after two hours of the wordy battle the meeting gives the victory to him of the two tro adversaries who has amused the whole assembly most |