The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-07-27
SHOTGUNS,
The Challenge to Duel at Gottingen
and What Came oft.
From the PHILADELPHIA Press.

me CHallenge 10 u Duel at OOCtln&en
and What Came oft.
From the Philadelphia Press.
A few years ago at one Of the most
charming Of the historic universities Of
Tho fatha,l~->1 H. r-;--e>~ ~f IIvo,v wont
through the form of filling his head
His first business was TO join, with great
parade, the swell corps, the "Borussia,"
or "White Caps" into which all noble
born youths are drawn OH nlatriculating.
His fellow students soon took his meas
IRE, and his life, like the policeman,
was not altogether II happy one. De-
lightfl1l pranks were played upon him.
youth called it, who put it in practice,
drove the young prince out OF tie uni
versity for u season. In common with
certain Of his comrades the prince
amused himself Of an afternoon lounyilS
along the streets, staring females out OF
cOuntenance. 1t was Il regular practice
for groups of hese young reprobatcs to
station themselves on the narrow way in
front Of the bank where all foreigners
come once a day. at least, for letters, and
with them they brought enormous dogs,
without exaggerating the size of young
calves"
One memorable day, however, a
young Boston girl tripped into the bank
as the dogs and their masters came up
from their rendezvous. The princes
hound Was restrained by long string,
and as the lady came out Of the door the
dog was at one side and
the prince at the other. Before she
could retreat the dog returned to his
master and her ankles were encircled
by the cord. She tri pped and fell. The
company rushed forward to help her to
her feet, but the prince as lie stopped
over, received a ringing cuff on the right
ear that sent him whirling
against the door. The frightened girl
screamed, and the dog made as if to
lacerate her. The hand that had hus-
tied the prince aside seized the cord,
pulled the dog away from the victim,
and then and there choked the beast
until he lay expiring. Then, knowing
the code of a university town, he flung
his card in the princes face. The scene
passed with such rapidity that the clerks
in the bank had hardly time to get out.
The noble companions were helpless
until the card fell on the sidewalk.
An hour later the next friend Of the
prince came to the American quarters
and laid the challenge before him. The
young man was from Missouri, all invet-
crate practical joker, and he gravely ac-
cepted the prefer. He said he would
notify the prince the weapons and the
hour 50 soon as he had consulted a friend.
He solemenly visited the princes man,
naming S o'clock the next morning in
neighboring valley; weapons, double
barrelled shOt-guns muzzle to muZZle.
But" exclaimed the Mortified German,
''that would be murder" Exactly" re-
Joined the other, imperturbably. "My
friend is determined to have the prince's
life for his insult to Miss -" "But we
dare not fight that way in this principal
ity" "Well, that's the way
we fight in America, and if the
prince don't fight he must apollo
gize or take a thrashing:" The same
day the prince drove up in state to the
Americans lodgings. He was received
by that jovial warrior in his shirt-sleeves,
with long sbriar-wood pipe, smok-
ing placidly. ~ am come." said the
stammering youth, Ito acknowledge that
| was in the wrong and that you were
in the right"
good as far as it goes, but you must write
It out and send copy of it to the lady"
"But that isn't usual"
SIN our country it is usual, and you
must do it or fetch OF your shot
guns"
The wretched prince WINGED, and re-
treated helplessly. The apologies were
sent.