The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-11-25
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THE STUDENTS REVENGE.

i nave WllilrSStu many uuelS, Dut We
usually settled those matters with q
sword better method, by the way, anC
more worthy soldier than your colo
pistol firing. Any paltroon may pull ;
trigger, but it requires the firm hanu AM
steady C, e of man to manage the steel
However, as | was saying, when wa
at Jena they called each other out al
III rrily as bcaux and bellies 0 Il dance
1t was but the trcading on toe, tho
brushing OF an elbow-nay, an accldenta
look that fell on them when they wished
not observation, and the next day, or J
st. Andrew, the next hour there was q
clash of sle,l and the stamping Of fee
on the green swa d--the kIui.ing anc
flashing of fey eyes-the plunge auC
parry, and cut and thrust, Til one OF
both lay stretched at lcng,h--a pa>.
through the bod y--a cash open IN til,
chcek-thc skull cleft down or han,
off, and the blood bubbllng aud gushin;
forth like a rill of mountal water
here were more than on of t,ese fcl
lows, devils | should say, who when the,
found among them some sta ange studrn
tlmld or retired, whose character they
were unacquaiuted with, or whuse cou
age they doub,ed-wOuld pass the hm'
ont OF mcye sport, brush bis skirt, cha gC
the utfcnce upon hIu-dcmand all apol-
ogy too humble for Il hare - aud dlsluIs,
hun from the adventure with an open
shoulder or daylight through his body
There was among Us one fellow NAMED
Mentz, who assumed anu wo.e with i'm
pumty, the character OF the head bully
He was foremost IN all the devlltry. In
pistol was death, and his broad>worC
cut like the scissors OF fate. 1t wa
curious to See the fellow fle. One, two
and threc-and death to his antagonist
His friendship was courted by all-tor
TO be his enemy was TO be in bloody
grave. AT lyngth grown fearless of be-
ing called TO account, he took p ide In
insulting strangers, aud even women
His appearance was formidable. 4.
great burly giant, with shaggy black
hair, huge whiskers and grim mou taches
three inches long, twirled under Lis
nose. A sort OF btaut, he WAS too, and
among the women-Lo.d help US -wher-
ever those moustaches showed them
selves, every opponent abandoned the
ground. At las, it as really dangerous
to have a sweetheart, for out of pure
bravado, Mentz would push forwa d
make love to the lady, frighten he1
swain, and either terriiy or fascinat,
herself. Should the doomed lover off Il
Resistance, he had no more to do bu'
call surgeon, aad happy enough he
considered himself, if he escaped with
the loss OF an eye or an arm. lie had
killed four men who had never injured
him, wouAded seventeen, and TO gh'
twenty duels He once challenged a
whole club who had black balled hin
anonymously, and was pacif d only by
being readmilted though all the mem
bers Immediately resigned, and the clul
was b-okcn up.
At last there came youth into thc
unive, 81 y--slender, quiet and boyist
looking with handsome face, thougl
somewhat pale; and his demeanor
though somewhat shy, was noble an,
salf-posscsscd. He had been but ;
short time among us. however, brfor,
he was set down as a cowardly creature
and prime game for the " devils brok,
loose, )" as the gang of Mentz called them
selves. The coy youth stunned all th'
riots and revclries of the university ; in
suited no one, and if his mant,l brushe,
against that of another, apologized i'm
mcdiately, so gracefully, and so gentl.
that the devil himself could not hav
fixed quarrel upon him. 1t soon ap
peared, too, that Gertrude, the Lowell
daughter of the Baron de Saale, th
toast of all the count, y, upon whom tn
most of US had gazed, as upon sonethin
quite above us, 1t soon appeared tina
the lovely girl loved this youthful stran
ger. Now Mcntz had singled Gertrud
out for himself, and avowed his prefer
ence publicly. Arnold, for thus was th
new student called, was rarely, it ever
tempted TO- our feasts but once he cam
unexpect dy, on casual invitation
10 the great surprise aud interest Of til
company Mentz himself was there, an
had seated hims If, unabasLed, Mt tn
table, though an unbidden guest. Th
strongest curiosity at once arose to wit
ness the result for Mentz had swor
that he would compel Arnold, on thei