The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-06-13
STUDENTS DUEL AT NEINELBU RG.


Corrrsp ndcnce ofthc Chicago Trhu C..
The largest corps student That eY-
er appeared at Heidclburs was IN
American, who came here an aver
age size man and went away somo
thing wonderful to behold, and hay
ing the honor of being the best
drlnker, and also tho best duclGst
in Heidelburg. SO you see Ameri.
CO bears the palm here, as every
where else. lie fought something
like hundred duels, and never got
defeated in q single contest un-
til nearly the last he fought when he
60 this nose almost cut off; but moth
ing daunted, he stepped up to his
adversary, holding his nose with his
hands, and challenged him to anoth-
er duel, which was accepted. They
fought, and the indomitablo Amer
ican, the hero of q hundred duels
came out ahead, to the qualification
of all his admiring friends. lie Ii
considered to have been the great
est man in Heidelburg (Which he
certainly VIA iu size, and his name
will be handed down from genera
to generation, and looked up to a.
something superior, something i'm
mortal, by the students.
The house which they use for thel
duels is situated u short dista.c
from the town, and when duel /
going on sontinols are placed com
municating from the house to tn
town; hut this il entirely unneceSsa
~ for although duels are against tn
law, vet they are wicked at by tn
authorities; in fact, the inhabltant
are rather proud Of them than other
wise, and would be very sorry II the
were put q stop to. The student
who took me to SEQ the duels, on
myself, started at half past ten
the morning, and walked about ii
Teen minutes. We arrived at I'll
house, and after introducing ne
all Of his corps, we sat down by
table, and talked and drank beer, an
waited for the duel to commenc
The duels are 50 arranged tn
there are dnels on three days OF Il
week, whether a provocatlon W
Given or not. Tho way OF ii is TN
The directors OF the duels takes Il
names of the corps in regular ord
and they are compelled to fight,
though they may be tAo very be
in the friends in the world, or pc
haps, even relations. So you see tn
! when fellow goes in'o one OF the
corps he is compelled to fight,
though he may bo a very peaceia,'
y fellow; for, as | said before, tn
, wont wait for proyocation, but hg
anyway. The swords that they !
/. are made of very long and II
t piece of steel, which bends very CT
ily, and is as sharp as a razor
J. that the least touch leaves ma
V The students here are cut up II,
ribly and some OF them are really d
- pusting to look at, th'ir faces are
=. frightfully Scared.
\ East lf.iday I saw four duels
Each pair fought for a quarter OF
G, hour, unless the doctor declared
"a of them too badly hurt to fight t
70 long, whom, Of course, ths oppo'
party was declared yicor. VINE
Of sstudnt got cut up, the students
ce walkci up aad cxamin d it IN
a. most uncoucerncd manner posi-
The director wrote down i'll hls b
how long a cut was, and also
'St deem it was (the longer and dec
IFS # was, the more the sufferer
to thought of) and the decor was
III, it ont and scwed it up, and the
81 continued, une's the student
ed rot cut was unable to do SO, whPl
no was declared to be the LOST;
20 the next duel went on IN tie =
manner. All this reminded me
.,,o much of IL barber shop, with the
10 Der was calling out "noXt whel
rrv chair was empty.