Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12
TWKNTY-ONE DIELs IN ADAY.


week of intense alarm and anxiety, whic
are far from being at an end even now.
On one day twenty-onc serious Gucls
took place among the students. aud,
thc arms used not having been proper
~ cleaned. all those who were wound
ed had their blood poisoned. About
.Orty young men are lying in the
hospital in Il serious condition. One
great favoritc, the only son Of wealthy
parents, had his mind upset by an in
tense attack Of fever and committed
suicide 10y taking strychnine. He died
after terrible agony that lasted many
hours. Two more have died already,
and there is little hope of saving more
than onC-half of those who are still in
n pi,iable condition. This dreadful
calamity will no doubt serve to make
university duelling very unpopular in
! Germany, il not with the young men
| themselves, certainly with their rcla-
tiOus. IL is difficult for an Englishman
to believe ON what prctenSes duel will
/ sometimes take place. AT Heidelberg
an English friend once dined ut the
table d'hOte, and being seated right
! opposite to young man who wore the
! badge of a corps" across his breast,
! e could not help noticing the eXtraor-
! dinary manner in which this young
man took his meal At first he admired
! him for the skiliul manner in which he
managed his knife. which necessarily
passed from his plate TO his mouth,
! heavily laden as it was with green
peas. But when the student, having
finished his meat. took up his gravy
with the knife, the Euglishman began
to fell his blood boil within him. Pud-
ding with apple sauce followed, and
the student operated with his DESSERT
knife just rs he had done with the
larger knife. But the Englishman
could control himself no logger. In Il
hoarse wiSper he addressed his vis-a-viS.
saying: you will cut your mouth open
If you don't leave off eoting gravy with
your knife The student looked up.
and answered: ''What is that to youp
can cut my mouth open to my ears.
for all YOU have right to Interfere"
"Oh. nonsense" said the Englishman,
coOlly; "yOu cant expect Il decent per-
son to let you butcher yourself at din
pern' "Oh, but can, though. and you
shall see! Dummcr Junge." With that
the student rose and left the room
Dummer Junge! (stupid fellow signi-
iieS as much rs "a challenge.
When the students seconds came to
arrange details with the EngliShman he
) was terribly surprised at the serious
consequences of what he had deemed II
most natural remark. He offered to
apologize, and begged them 10 remem-
her that be knew nothing of German
customs and had believed himselfin the
3 right. But the seconds declared their
: trend would accept no apology, and
they even limited that the EngliShman
had probably been told that his oppo-
nCnt was a first rate fencer, the pride
Of HcidClhcrg. OF course when mat
tcrs took this turn the EngliShman
: spoke in very different tone, and
= everything was arranged for y duel
, with pistols, he being no fencer. He
p spent u dreadful night, because he was
t told that The young >tudcntwas in such
s II foaming ra@c that his only desire was
to see his opponent lie dead on the
: ground. The EngliShman did all in his
p power to have the matter arranged
"a but hc did not succeed, and on his way
t. to the trysting place ne said to his see.
1 onds:
: 1T i, a dreadful shame that should
p have to Kill this young man because he
- does not know the proper use OF hi
e knife and fork. Sill il would bc jus
rs unfair TO let him kin me"
The Eugli,hman intended firing il
u the air if hc had the second shot, bu
], chance was avcrse to him. He hao
IS the right to shoot iirst-thc aim wa
h deadly, the young Teuton fell withou
k "A groan.
t Next day the Englishman travelcc