Show hand avre an american actor one attended a duel in carls for the sole purpose ot stud ing the demeanor 0 the duelists lie flaa preparing at the time to act a role la a new play discussing this combat ard be bald I 1 confess that I 1 very from it tue men too well scared to teach me anything that would have been of herrice in a serious stage duel they reminded me in fact 0 a story that edv in booth used to tell this story concerns two principals who after they had exchanged shots harin lessly were urged by their bee ands to shake bands they were about to do so when a bystander who and looked on at their duel despite their requests that he depart exclaimed in a disgusted tone its hardly necessary for them to chake hands their bands liace been shaking ahli half lour |