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EJMP.774.052
20 Apr 1774:21,22 (1/18)
Paris, January 3. A few weeks ago the following
extraordinary accident happened at St. Denys. A dragoon and
the drum major of his regiment went to an inn there, and
after dining and drinking together, the people of the house
were alarmed with the report of pistols from the room they
were in; and upon going up stairs found them both dead upon
the floor, each with a pistol in his hand. On the table was
a piece of six livres and some papers, which proved to be
the will of these two unfortunate young fellows; the
preamble of which was, that as their lives were a burthen to
them, they thought they had a right to take them away; and
the rest contained a short description of the little they
had and the dragoon particularly bequeathed his sword to a
comrade, his intimate friend. The will was written by the
dragoon and signed by both of them; and it appears by many
circumstances, that they were young fellows of good
education and capacity. The dragoon was 20 years of age and
the drummer 25, both fine fellows, and universally beloved.
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