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


him select an opponent"
''What do you intend to fight, Eug |
l:shnan 2" said the senior of the corps, az
he shook me heartily by the hand that is |
right old fellow. am going to fight the !
day after tomorrow, so are several more of
US, and your little affair can come off at
the same time. Well done, Albion, looks
towards you"
And he poured about pint and a quar-.
ter of beer down his capacious throat,
] likewise bowed, then refiIled my pipe, |
and set down again with the rest TO finish
the remainder Of the evening, and what
beer was left in the cask, for they said it
would be pity to let it stand till morning
as it might get fat. We separated about
midnight.
Invent home feeling like an incipient
hero, and very naturally dreampt of moth
ing but carte and tierce all that night, and
IT only half the number of duels in which
imagined myself engaged in had really
come to pass. might we'll have called my
sell the hero of hundred fights.
When ! awOke the next morning, must
confess that did not feel quite comforta>
BILE; l bad, when watching the students
seen cheeks laid open, heads badly cut and
noses slit, and now l was going to expose
myself to the very same thing perhaps
should return to England with scar right
across my face, and then what would the
Governor say?
remained IN very uncomfortable state
ell that day, for although was by no means
a desplcable opponent in the fencing room
where no one can be hurt, yet could Lot
tell what my sensations might be when |
found myself with a hamlet, facing an OBJ
pOaenf armed with sword rod long and
as sharp as razor.
However l was in for it; there was no
possible way of escape, so concealed nv
hglty state as we'll as could, but still could
not keep down unpleasant thoughts of
gashed faces, and consequent sewing up
with needles and red silk, which constant
ly came into my head.
At supper, too, that evening, I came in
for good deal of chaff not exactly calcu-
lated to inspire me with additional conf.
dence one man while examining the bill
Oi tare before ordering his supper, remark
ed:
Him, bifsteck,-no, not to-day; an
Englishman is going to be slaughtered to-
morrow, so we shdll have real English bif-
stock then, shall we not, Albion ?"
Another drew my.Httention to some cut.
lets On bis plateau asked how many sim
liar ones could be cut out of me, for be said
he had just made q bet on the subject and
on hndIng me unable to give the requisite
information, remarked:
WELL never mi1d, we shall see to NOR
row."
Frequent illusions were also made to
mihce' meat, sausaSes, &C., till the senior |
kindiy put an end the chat by calling to
me from the top Ofthe table
Never mind what they say, Albion if |
you night as well in earnest as you do in |
the iencIng~roon, none of these fellows |
who are chatting you so could touch Won
know the man with whom you are going
u nSnt you are at least as good swords
man as be; | will be your second MYSELF
and if you will Only do asI tell Won. ali
will be right"
After supper he left the room, to see our
opponents, and to make the final arrange.
ments with them and during his absence
really could not help casting anxious
Chances towards the door, which was
presently thrown open, and be reap2ear.
ed.
all right" he said "to-morrow morn
ing at eleven O'Clock, at the usual place;
the other parties will bring the doctor with
them"
The doctor who Tomorrow would per-
maps have to try to unite, by means Of
needle and thread Tor rather silk, J the dis
severed halves of my cOuntenance. So said
my lear and some of my friends but de-
termined to Danish all disagreeable tho'ts,
expressed myself perfectly satisfied with
the arrangements, and took long through |
OF beer to conceal my-delight.
rose the next morning about the usual |
time, after having passed rather restless
night dressed myself in the darkest clothes |
hac, IN order that the blood-if any were |
spIit-might show as little as possible upon
them and after hurried breakfa pro- |
ceeded to Kneipe, from whence we were to
drive the to scene of action. Arrived { ere,
found almost the whole corps assembled,
endeav0rlng to pass away the time with |
the aid of pipes aud beer.
HALO" | said, "are you fellows all 90
ing to cut lectures to-day"
"Yes, old boy" they said, "to be sure
fight"
But" said, "as it is my first appear
ance in public, should like as few specta.
tors as possible"
Nonsense" was the answer you know
that there are thirty or forty to look on at |
every fight, and there will be double that |
number to-day, for every one knows that
you are going out, and we never saw an |
EnglishmaC fight before"
This did not like at ALL. but knew
that nothing l could say would make them
stay at home, so, as it was now barely ten |
and we were not to set off till half-past. / |
lighted cigar, ordered some beer. and |
tried to 2u-suade myself that felt perfect
ly comfortable.
The conversation was of a violent and |
decidedly sanguinary nature, consisting al |
most entirely of reminences of dueIs in
which one both CT the combatants had |
been severely punished. and the Senior re-
lated to me, with great glee, how he had on
one occasion cut his opponents nose com.
pletely off!
The vehicle drove up punctually at half.
past ten; and as many Of US as could End
room got in, and in about twenty minutes
we arrived at the ground, where we found
the other party and the surgeon.
The seDior-a splendid swOrdsman-was
the h:st to engage and after very spirit
ed and scientific combat of about ten min.
utes' duration. put his opponent hors On
comodt by cutting his left check quite
through. The surgeon Immediately sowed
up the cash, and the wounded hero was
taken home to amuse himself for the next |
three or four days with making iced appIi.
cations for his cheek land living upon SCUM
being, If course, most strictly forbidden
either to smoke or touch any beer, which
prohibition is about the severest punish. |
ment in the world for German student.
As soon as he had left the spot, Muller
came towards me, and said:
"NOw then, 60 and get bandaged, your
turn comes next"
/ therefore followed him to the room
where the duellists were bandaged, strip.
ped to the waist, and was immediately
dressed in course linen shirt; a glove |
made of double leather, with quantity of
thin steel chain between the two thick nes>