Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-06-23
MY FRS DUEL.

Yes was going to fight duel. Not tina
there was any necessity for me to fight, far
from it for had quarreled with no one.
No, | was going to fight with man who IN
L had only seen once before, for the mere
pleasure offighting.
This will, have doubt, sound curious to
English ears, but the facts of the case are
as follows:
was at that time, (some FIVE years ago)
studying law at German university and
was Of course, intimate with a considerable
number of students, whose countless duels
was very fond Of witnessing. One day.
as was walking home with one of them
Muller by name, from the fighting ground
he suGdeIiy said to me:
Il say, Albion" (Albion was my nick
name among the studerts) "you ought to
fight once, too; you will never get quite
behind the scenes of German student life,
unless you do So"
WELL" said, 81 thihk that should
like to fight once, just to see what my sensa-
tiors would be like. l wonder whether |
should feela fraid OF not"
Then you will fight?" said lie.
eyes think will" replied; "but l
have no quarrel with anybody"
Never mind about that" he said, 81
viii! arrange everything for you, come to
our kneipe this evening, and afterwards
we shall be sure to pick up q man for YOU
in the Market Place"
accordingly went to Muller's lodgings
little before eight that evening, and he
conducted me to the room in which bis
corps use to hold their "Kneipe :" it was
large, handsome apartment in one OF the
principal RESERVATIONS, exclusively kept
for the use of the cOrpe.
We found there about dozen men oil.
ready assembled. and nearly as MANY more
dropped in by twOs and th.ees shortly az
forwards. We oil supped together, and as
soon as our meal was finished, the serious
OF the evening, that is to say, the beer
drinking, commenced.
am afraid to say how much Bavariap
beer was disposed Of-we all drank like
fishes; the more we drank, the thirstier
We seemed to get; 1t is certain, no one
VINO has not seen German students drink
beer can form any adequate idea of the
quantity they consume. Bavarian beer, is
OF coorse' not near so strong as the Eng
lish beer; but is still very agreeable
drink and tastes much like pale ale.
About the hour of eleven o'clock, Muller
said to me:
Come, let US go and take q turn in the
street, we shall not be many minutes find.
ing you man."
We went out, and in the Market Place
found number of students belonging 70
the various corps walking about, ali of
whom, as my companions informed me.
were looking for opportunities to challenge
some enc, or to force some one to challenge
them.
1--WE shall very soon be suited" said
he.
too ?"
"Yee," he answered, carelessIy. al NAV
as well do 30 now / am here. AS there il
a man to whom ! should like to say a lew
words"
We stopped opposite the man whom
Muller had pointed out, and to whom he
said, after politely taking off his cap:
81 beg your pardon but you look amaz.
iDgly stupid"
The person addressed, bowed in his turn
and told Muller that be should hear from
him, and was passing on, when Muller
said:
Nov do not be in such q hurry, for
should like to introduce my friend here 20
one OfyOnr men,"
Ae started, for he saw that / was an
Englishmau bat answered:
III you will wait here for two minutes,
l VIII bring you several, and then you can
take your choice.'
he left US, and I said to Muller:
r snow me which man you think will do
GOT mo- Tor do. not know how they can
n ,I;m ana then I suppose the right thing
fool at once" 'O"'OU"u'u
mo, no." he answered; Chat is no.
necessary, the fellow win know perfectly
well what you want /; a simple INTRODUCTION
He selected one of the new arrivals 70
whom he introduced nae as Mr.. Jones, Of
LoadoA.
We bowed to each other, and the cers-
mony Of quarreling was complete; 60 Mr..
Muller and returned to the Knsips.