The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-11

Ties lnnumcrabc. As Count Luft saws,
he is the last of his race end il now
duiiiully resting on the glorious laurels
OF his ancestors. lie is present to
Count Luft from Vielbeer, aud goes
about decorated with beautiful collar
with the club colOrs, and also has n
silver ring around each ankle in honor
OF ViClbccr's spurs.
AS n party of us entered the banquet
room one evening there were about n
hundred students of all ages present,
seated around tables covered with bot
Ties and glasses, discussing socialism,
chances of continued peace. horses,
ducls, dogs, etc. Walters were fitting to
and fro, bringing full bottles, returning
empty, etc AL was in full blast.
"liev! VielOeer."
"ilai Artung"
"IIol Felderstein.r
''Twclvc more glasses"
"WhOOpl six glasses all round"
Clash, clash, clash, went the glasses.
"Luit, drink you three glasses" !"
said some one.
"DrInk, old fellow, | take them and
three mOre.'
"Viclbeer, old boy, drink you this
quart"
"Down it goes, and drink you two
more, my lad," replied he.
"Done, old boy, here you are"
"ViGlbeer, | drink you trink
(drink) horn MATCH" said Felderstein.
These drinking horns are of all ami
mails, neatly polished and the ends and
middle banded with gold or silver, and
having thick, green strings to hang
them up with. Many of them are
carved very beautifully, while others
have gold and silver figures worked on
them. Most of them are presents from
one student to another and have the
names of the presenter and to whom
presented on them. They hold from a
quart to three gallons. Nearly every
student possesses one, which he hangs
over his shoulder, on the chandelier,
looking glass, wall, etc, as he sees
proper.
"Vielbeer,I drink you horn match,
said Feldcrstein.
"Wait until you are Asked" replied
he. mo fuchs, Qox) sir, must pre-
sumo to ask bursch, (old timer) like
me. Foxes only among foxes have the
same right as burschen among them
HtlNCcs " do u Jul DClOlO JOl
were born.
"Hcy! Hcy!'' said some one, "fo1
Felderstein has dared to challenge s
bursch to horn match.'
"What have you to say for yourself
sir?" said a senior, severely, coming uI
and addressing Felderstein.
"Nothing, only | was very drunk.
81 suspend You for week, and lie
il not happen again"
"Let him off this time," said Viel
beer, sand I'll drink him his horl
match to take a little conceit ont o
him"
The senior consented.
In a match like this the object o
each student is to drain horn, holdin,
about gallon of beer, ,and set it upsid
down on the table. The two horn
were brought filled. They each seIze'
one and both were raised to the lip
at the same time. Felderstein, in hi
hurry, took two or three hasty swal
lows, let some run down his windpipe
and coughed and spluttered, Will
Niclbeer, like an old stager, swallowed
his III measured gulps and turned hi
horn upside down just as Feldersteil
spit up his first swallow.
$50, Mr.. fox," said he, "see how ia
you are in your innocence" whereupol
Fclderstein sat down abashed.
"Blanberg, I'll drink you fifty-glas
match" said Artung
81 take it, my boy" replied Blan
berg.
The one hundred glasses wer
brought on two tables, fifty on each
Each grasped glass and looked a
Vielbccr for the word. $50 itW h,
shouted. Both swallowed the content
OF the first two glasses at once, ant
both students at the same time reached
for their second glass. Toward tht
twentieth BIanberg fell behind, ant
Artung finished his thirty second glas
while his opponent was slowly ant
laboriously draining his twenty sixth
"Hurrah for Artung," shouted sew
eral. "lIurrahv' came from severa
parts of the room Blanberg was tn,
champion fast drinker of the club, ant
as the news spread that he was bein.
beaten they crowded around the TIVE
opponents like men around a dog figh
with the strange delight that human
kind have to sec the champion get tn,
was luhCii Oul vi Clll uIJ
Blanberg" " go it, Artung! Go it
old boy,n shouted several of his friends
nearly overlooking with joy, and in
deed he was going it with will. pilin:
one glass down after another with sur
prisng rapidily, and WAS turning u
his forty-sixth " hile the champion wa
really laboriug through his thirty-fiitll
When Artung took up his forty -sevent
the enthusiasm of his friends was q
fever heat, and the shouts were deaten
ing, Suddenly the champion, aggra
waited by the shouting, seized tw,
glasses in his hand Oo take two glasSe
in one hand is allowed by the commen
(code) alter the twenty fifth glass, tn
other arm all during the contest to
held on the back) and quickly dram
one alter the other, set them upsid
down, empty, and seized two more
, Again and again he did SO, taking tw
i and appearing TO pour them dow
without swallow. lie had gotten hi
second wind and the hopes of hi
+ friends revived. "Fire away, BlaI
l berg; 90 it manw Quick, Artung
Hurry now! Whoop! Hurrah!" Th
champion had nearly gotten even, Ii
SldSDCu lUSSSS anu oCI thOih w"
, empty so fast his arm resembled a fly
d wheel. AS Artung was draining h
: forty ninth, the champion reached 70
. two of his remaining four, draine
them, seized his last two rs his oppO
nent reached for his filtieth, dram
, them and set them both upside dow
ere Artung finished his last glas
, Here the champions friends mad
, things hum, while Artung's, havlu
SO near victory torn from them wer
Il correspundingIy depressed. GA son.
Nielbeer, song" eyes; yes;
song
, elem, hcm," began Niclbccr:-
. | Las unS rink unSer iltschen bier aus,
II Uud rut fur II ,NGhcn neu,
= VIr sind Ale prcuN~irHr adler,
> Und Vir habGu gc't vie hru.
P IIoch soil der adler ebnn.
e Ven ;tl's andcrs lst vOrbGI.
I Here he seized full glass and raise
: il. All the club followed suit, an
C clashed glasses to punctnate the chorr
: which WAS sung by the whole club ,
$ toll0ws:-
H0ch soil sic lcben, (cIaSh)
HOch soil sci lGbcn, (alash)
| D-r-C-i m-a-l h-o-c-h.
l. Clash. clash. clash.
, As the last strains went up the bet
! went down.
5 "Would you believe" SAID Vielbee
c getting stirred up, "that | was once
F., love-
Z "imppSsibIc." said several inadycr
I tently, at which he glared around.
: eyes, said he,"ncarly fifty years az
"A | fell in love with Il girl She ha
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