Douay

See Douai. Douay (dö-a'), Charles Abel. Born at Besançon, France, March, 1809: killed at the battle of We is sen burg, Aug. 4, 1870. A French general, in distinguished at the storming of the Malakoff in 1855, and at Solferino in 1859. Douay, Félix Charles. Born at Besançon, France, Aug. 24, 1816: died at Paris, May 4, 1879. A French general, brother of Charles Abel Douay, distinguished at Sedan in 1870, and in the struggle with the Communists in 1871. Douban (dö-ban'). In the story of "The Greek King and Douban the Physician,” in “The Arabian Nights' Entertainments," a physician who cures the king of leprosy. Believing him to be a traitor, the king orders his execution. Douban gives the a book, a uring him that his head, after it is cut off, will answer any questions if he will first read a certain line on the sixth page. The pages are poisoned, and the king, moistening his fingers to turn them, instantly dies. Scott introduces a royal slave and physician of this name in "Count Robert of Paris." Double day (dub'l-dā), Abner. Born at Ballston Spa, N. Y., June 26, 1819: died at Mendham, N. Y., Jan. 26, 1893. An American general. He graduated at West Point in 1842; served in the Mexican war; was appointed brigadier-general in the Union army Feb. 3, 1862; commanded a division at the battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862; and was made major-general of volunteers Nov. 29, 1862. Double day, Edward. Born at Epping, 1811: died at London, Dec. 14, 1849. An English naturalist. He was appointed an a istant in the British Museum in 1839, with special charge of the collections of butterflies and moths. His chief work is "On the Genera of Diurnal Lepidoptera." Double Dealer, The. A comedy by Congreve, produced in 1693. See Mask well . Double Falsehood, The. A play published by Theobald in 1728 as by Shakspere. It is founded on the story of Cardenio in "Don Quixote," and is thought to have been very probably written by Shirley. Ward. Double Gallant, The, Gallant, The, or The Sick Lady's Cure. A comedy produced in 1707, compiled by Colley Cibber from Mrs. Cent livre's "Love at a Venture" (which owed something to Thomas Corneille's “Le galant double") and Burnaby's "The Lady's Visiting Day" and "The Reformed Wife." Double Marriage,