, 1885-09-20
BOY rug!-LrsTsls GERMANY.


Among the Coffin on : ud-nt-.
View Yorr Evening Post
An American student at Gottingrn.
g.. NJ. Harper. rinceton, writes Tia
70 lowing a u of a recent student
duel
"A fight was Just about to begin. The
CON Atlantis. surrounded ~ secon il.
umpires. and riends. had already taken
their places on the cor. Their breast
and Thighs were projected by thirk PADS
on when the lack blood OF iormei en-
had gathered for years past
The veins Of The neck were
guarded ~ windin around IL .
heavy scar Iron goggles with
pl 10 glass windows ono, aled the yes.
and the nj us were al % covered with
wa ling. The swords were long nm
n.rrow. " thoit points ne OF tne
pair Of warriors, a member OF the llao
cap cor,s, a pilc. 81 nder, goo /
looking youth. II never spoke a wori
or took his eyes o his Adver ,ary. The
latt r, on of the red taps, was a IL,
b rlv fel ow, whom the pads seemed
grcatl' 10 Cypress perhaps lie was
lri.htef cd. ON Lame lin,
THE surgeon stepp d ack looking like
a butcher. in a lon VIII te apron, Spotte |
with q Thee had been another
uel brlore we came. The Ii ekeeper
took his place at a little table. The
seconds ulpeL into position each ut
the le / 81 9 OF his m IN. after polite
lows 10 each other in true German fash
ion The fifty or sixty corps students
who are sitting at lutte tau rs around
the room, 9 ting irs kfast and
I~..AIa.. RA4 ~ Ena tho Hnht
All was selemnity, anil the
silence was OF y broSen by
some digni ed fellows cal ing to an ac-
drinking his b alth Mt the same time
bow.ng profoundly and Ii ting his cap.
I here were a few sharp words Of com
mand repeated by one secon after the
other. so netting Ike Make ready 90.
and in an inst. Mt all n co Id see W.
the ashing OF swor.s AMI the flying Of
sp rks, and all one could hear was the
r u ar whack, whack. of the blows.
I ere Sc IN ID to lie only n kin OF
stroke, and each met the other half
way. malt cries the fat fellow. and
tie seconds run up TO see VIII re he Is
cat. hut 1t was a ialse alarm Tn y rub
him a Ii tie an let him sweat II mo-
mcni, then at 1t again. 10 ging with
the head o. moving the feet or body IS
not II owed and the LETT nrm must be
kept Oehnd the acS. hack whackl
whacl as before, but also n clear
swish and the next moment the bloc l
is r ming fro n clean perpen liculAr
slash in the Ulg fellows lett cheek.
About this ii ne wondered how the
hotel woman could stand it, for she
had heen carrying meat an | drink from
Ia lie to ia lie all the time. | also had
o casion TO see a nan who had or two
SO sons Leen punished behind the bat
on ths rinceton ase bal nine, and
who ha | riskei his life in one or two
Thanksgiving ay foot bail games, walk
with uncertain step TO the window for
a I reath o fresh air 1t ism t pleasant
to e. a man : cheek lail open deliher
atrly The next round proved even
NOR disastro s for the plump red cap,
or he r ceived IN ugly cash atoye the
ev-. which will go with him as long ~
tn eye itself. c I time his chin suf-
frrel. and then his nose. lie was out
OF breath. and looked miserable. ]
went to the window and loo ed
at the clear blue sky an the golden
feld., and wondered why human
so .ietg must so torture itself will
us less and cruel ceuyrnlionalities But
the Ease nation OF the ra ming blows
called me back to ser the next round.
a hum of interest ran along the gallery
front when the coo | title fellow wa, seer
to get by far the heaviest blow Of tn fight
acr IS his brow, which va o o GOV
cred with blood.
They took oil the goggles and the
blood ran into his ewes Then the,
moppei 1t up and he VS. ready again,
and n the ne t round gave his oppo
nent ano her cash on the left temple
II seemed to inc about time to call I
halt for good, and presently they did
nder the rules a fght lasts fifteen niu
utes o actual fencing, pauses no
counted. b., 18th pa Uses rec oned in
this must have lasted about forty min
u es. The gladiat rs carried theil
loody heads into another to re
GIVE tho do tor atten ion. and prepar
atoms cyan for another duel. asked
u student ii either o our bloody friend.
had fought tefore. and he said lacon
/ ally The little fellow has tough
nine this term.