, 1880-07-23
DUEllNG At HEIDELBERG.
The University Fighting Clubs-Bru-
tai Sword Combats Between
German Students.
A Pastlme More Darbnrous than tho
Bull-Fights OF Spain.

hMuaci'e"eo'H u .1"sl ." @'''' tAoie'f at' 'Nn |
tho barbarem which two separate and distinct
soc. NJ i,,o mat AMI, which tho influence OF civ.
N9zat'on anu tne culture OK tno h'he.een.u
centnry havo MOI as yct ooe' anlo 10 . nootsu .ss
whereas snasn ae bo l
aeidou, that strangers, OF my ono except tho
lnrt1Gcrs Of tho .lirarcnt students corps, aro
ever allowed TO ee present. AMONG n .nn s'ay ~. or
seventy English and American students VINO
havo been IN ileidelbers from nne to tvc .,s ana
,,s ~ .,,an a r.o,,,s hova avor hrcm milo 10
.%o VI lures -, ,haso non,,n,. ,ou thov MI
best" md brought ali tho ln,,uence to bear Ins.
aole ss Sa'n at,anee so a.!es s my ~ nraisn
N tcldelturE tau expressed VISA & to sumo "
the students IN tho A"so Amefsan ,.u, v!ap ,, .nae
might oe nue. 70 DC pFesent a u. oe' ~ ~amv
!uss ena IVY, W. % 49,, ,,.,o, 49, ~
idsn ne one imposslbto 70 a Mace;onp1lsn, ;,! nae {
lucky star. however. waa n Tug ascSni'ant; a.
!.ornna, u about 10 o'elock, for 4 short walk.
CpMhiHs ot Worees.es' MMss o,lo =. , tne
sS @ & 'hs tne cS afyE oe Y down
flushed face. nc wns evidently lnooF'ns hndcf
'oin9 great exclteinvnt; nt;.,.,.o, ,,,, ~. ~
breath. lump In quick, we baten't Eot a mo"
mnnt 20 lose. ..
chnl!enge md wnniel me- 70 express u h;s ott1y s
horne 70 his lrtehds III Morcester ~ easo Mo lul.. ~
Jumped into thee the @carElage, ts drxqr ,n s evc ' ,to
md We dnshed away through tho liuupstr,1ss9 II
ihs direction 1T tho River Ncgnar: mHow 10y & ID H.,
Flight! no, Lord bless y9u, hope net! but
ininutes ngo before had rot Ont q bed" ;,
YES, bnt how dia yDa Ket perhlassl9n~ a.. H.,
friend tbs sss eit It @e @ oae q
With tho .nsssaEo that YOU were nsslng ni, isw
success Gt 4 seems they eoncl9eea +, to let "
"S: 1oa roo ~ a, 'ese; "u,ss ro viii M IT,
en- ~. aso 70 say has anFGS eIs iss wq W.
III tbaussna nss ia iu,IsrsF And % ny enthusiastic
friend told tho driver n GeEman to put 1i, more
spsea; Passsng oyer tue htsorsca. Dish, & otd M Us9To
ssver's bunk In i ,northarly d,Feet1on fur about
!auarter Of mile when we turned turn Up .nt1 aas 4
no soon came 10 large 0ld-stylo buildlllg, two
n1rles hEh, tue upper ono formed ~ hugo
an9 Il Sa of hoSua S a @ C 10
pr :oo ycnrs ago. Tho yard In trout was used
sor bcer.garen nnd the rol,Yh tabss aud na
~ Il some party Of rcveers had fnken y sudden
nn 6inanous slnnea seemed to br9id oyer tho
building and its surroundings: e. ! should haye
Ply dozen or ,n.rs Of huge and iierss- -lookuK
breeds i which were elaine teut l., thy Eatff
catlnx sn through tho streeis IN iiaiaScss Thoir
mnste1s wero evidently not fur nwny: ...
leycral henvy r1tps with hls whlp,handle gu ths
Mdlashionea t'o9r. ~ rev minutes nd y WHs
adolaestie, appeNrtd. liz wis harici "ur earia
lnu told to take thgm to tho President " tue
!ellow-cap eori,s; soSn yellnw,oap student
Mss!ng through i lqM9 hail We n,1uniel two
!ntofoos',, which some Of tho stnde.te chi tho
u once III tak!ug III thu character u tho rootl
ND ~ vAred contents TINT wsre scattered i,
ionutin most tl!sorlcrly stat9. Il was like y
lrld hospital during II bloody hattte. SpongeH,
bowels, strips IF COTTON cloth and RAYS sat'irHtri
KY. blood we're lying Mbout 9n the oe.ehes @ nI.l
t5ou9a the room. o!taor o., the t.oor er benches
ii Eartnonts, wet With blood. were thrown oyo1
!he n,leks o. some c!a!rs anu TWO SHIRTS stali!G1
pselss case at sa q epfnx a
was on tahle. near which wore, piles Of lint
HOsls Of bAndagcs, sheeta OF stlcKlnI- plaster
tvnlolics and medicines llseti ia rcs.oratyc.
Ehen people hnyS @ tainted from loss of blood .a Y
blood that hud cscapcd from Wounds cluscl hy
WORD tiirusts, not only this duy. but on fornci
lccABlUus.
II scems one duel Ind taken ptaco before o.,l
trrlvIL II did not matter; tho results were bc.
sore u.s.. One OF the contestants, purity naked
yus huff reclining In q ohnir who u surgeon
rus shaving tho hnlr from tho top OF bis head il
,r,ler to patch up suvernl Yly-f0ukuk swort
,uts. Twt, Or ttlrUa students Wsro wnshtlsg til.
,loo,i from his facc and body; uue OF thatn viii
nll sp1nSGs .a ssppnE .a9 bloSd that wv
% ,ecR a1i forohcid ' one Check " was entrel; el,
mid nprn, anil II deep ciit went dingu.lly ,lcrGs
ho f1reheod, from which brAilohed olr serorA
t,enret and II downward atroko bud split tflt
muse, which Wns dripping blood like lcnkiul
il terrible sight | should hnvo atd that h.
could not hnvu lived hulf nn hour; but thurt
Wns M luuHtv of death, md wus told tlult III
sot1, rs tin present wounds should heul, Ii,
would probably DO engaged in another duel. II,
otler IuEst ilau not suffered 70 bully. Flo WI
llrcady dressed, aad hatl nearly gut through vi,
tnD finishing touches from tho surHeOG'K hNn1.
Ills heud was GnnlA4ed nnd suvcrul atrlps u
,t!ckInF plaster adorned his checks md fore
leAtl, In tho nltevllH,ti saw hisl prunttlntlill
IN tho Leopold StrnHso, eyiuol!tly proud ur III