Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-21
TWENTY-0NE ouELs NJ A OAR.
A surfeit OF sword Play ~ JeaS soa
An ApocryPhaIr Tale 80 ~ Bid
Brfton.


An APocryPtaIr Tale 80 Bid
Brfton.
LONDON, March 20.-A correspondent OF
the News, writing from Vienna, says;
The University Of jena, and, indeed, the
whole city, have passed through week Of
intense alarm and anxiety, which are fa'
from being at an end now. On one day
twenty-one serious duels took place among
the students, and, the arms used not hsv.
ing been properly cleaned, all those vino
were wounded Lad their blood poisoned.
About forty young men are Lying In tue
hospital in q serious condition. One great
favorite, the only son OF wealthy parents,
had his mind upset by an intense attack
OF fever, and committed suicide by taking
strychnine. He died aftsr q tern.
bic agony thaC lasted many hours. Two
more have diOd already, and there Is little
hope of saving more than one-half OF those
who are still in "A pitiable condition. This
dreadful calamity will no doubt serve ~
make university dueling very unpopular
in Germany. il not with the young men
themselves certainly with their relations.
Ii is difficult for III Englishmsn TO believe
on what pretenses a duel will sometimes
take place. At Heidelberg an English
friend once dined at the taiae d'hote, and,
being seated right opposite TO young man
who wore the badge OF the -c0rpsT across
his breast, he could not help noticing the
extraordinary manner IN which this young
man took his meat. A. first he admired
him for the
shHlfaI Mssasr
in which he managed his knife. which In.
cessantly passed from his plate TO his
mouth, heavily laden a. IL was with green
peas. Bnt when the student, having fu-
ished his meat, took up his gravy with the
knife, the Englishman began 10 feel bis
blood boil within him :Puddingivith apple
sauce followed, and the student operated
with his dessert.knife Just as he had done
man could control himseli no longer. In
hosrse whisper he addressed bis yis-ayis,
saying: "Iou will cut yonr moHth open II
you don't leave of eating gravy with your
knife" The student looked np. and ans.
wered: "Whst Is that 10 your ] can cut
my mouth open 10 my ears. for ali yon
have q right to Interfere "Oh, nonsense." 1"
said the Englishnan, eoo,ly; you can't
expect 4 decent person 10 let ron butcher
you rseif at dinnerr' 'Dh, but | can,
though, and you shah zee. DummeS
JuBre" With that the student rose and
left the room. hummer Jnnge' Stupid
fellow signifies - muck ~ o challenge.
When the students seconds came to ar-
range details with the Engishman he sas
terribly surprised st the
s<rsSss sCe.ssSsesees
OF what he had deemed Q most natusaf 70
mark, He offered 10 apologize and bsegsd
them 10 remember that be knew nothing
n ~ kaA k.lt A..
self IN the right. Bat the seconds dsRtassd
that their friend would sccept no zoology,
and they even hiated thst the Hnglsa.
man had psobebiy beea told thsts his op
ponent Was Q Grst-rate fsneer, tho pride oi
Heidelberg. Of eourse when maCsefS took
tbi turn The Englishissn spoke in . very
different trne. aad eyerythiag vss ar
ranged for duel viii pistols, hs hing nc
fenoer. He spent . dreadful night, be
cause he was loid thaa tiie ytarpx student
was in such foamins rage tsst his onlJ
desire was 10 zee his opponent lie dead OF
the ground The Engiishmtn, did oil II
his power 20 have the ma.tss arranged
bat he did not succeed, and On his way u
1T Is q dreadful shane ttnt should
have 10 kill this young msa because h,
does not know the propsr use OF his knil,
and fork. Still II would. te just ~ unfsi
to let him kill me-"
The Englisbmsn intesaed firing In th
air II be hsd the secosd shot, bat ehauc
was ayerse 10 him. No had the right q
shoot frst-the aim wns deadly. Th
young Teuton fell whhalt groap.
Next day the Rnghshnau Travelled 10 II
! town where bis victinS widowed moths
lived, and at the esd a tvo boun convs,
sation convinced her Of his sincere rsgfs
! snd bis wish 70 servs her. She sdmitte
that her son had bet dted through his faul
but through the mis0Ee notions of bono
current among the ~ 1th Of Germany.