The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-06

role. Many a dangerous blow is warded of
by the skillful second, who, however, must
always give a reason for calling the round.
In the duel which | am describing the
combatants were members of two crack
societies, the Franconia and the Vandalla.
The referee asks the combatants if they
are ready. The seconds reply that they are,
whereupon the referee looks at his watch
and says in a loud voice:
"Auf die mensurl fertigl rosp That is,
''In positionl ready beginl"
The blades are crossed, half dozen blows
fall on the padded right arm and basket
hits. "Haltn calls Franconia's second.
His principals blade is bent. The first
round is over. The bent blade is straight
ened and once again the referee calls: "Auf
die mensurl fertigl Posp
Several rounds follow without any result
"Halt!" suddenly cries Vandalia's second.
"Your man is hit" And, sure enough, the
blood is trucking down the Franconia's
forehead. The doctor, with his sponge, and
the seconds gather round the wounded man.
The referee records a blutiger, which is
any cut that sheds more than three drops of
blood. This particular blutiger does not
amount to anything.
In the next round a tuft of Vandalia's
hair autters in the air, but, although the
wound is an inch and a half long aud bleeds
freely, no artery having been touched, the
fight proceeds.
Look out for his tief quart" whispers
Vandalia's second to his principal. 1t
seems that the Franconias pet cut is tief
quart, or a kind of an underswish, with
which he has already placed several oppo-
nents hOrS de combat. 1t is very risky to
try tief quart, as it leaves the head ex-
posed.
There is fierce exchange of blows and
Franconia, his whole face covered with
Nod o,Nfx
long across the forehead, staggers back.
Franconia has tried his tief quart and
failed, and he has got a lively reminder not
to try it again.
SIS the cut an abfuhrP asked Franconia's
second. An abfuhr, translated, is a lead
of. When man is led off by the doctor
to be repaired the duel is over. The doctor
is appealed to. He decides that the wound
is not sufficiently dangerous to justify lead
ing of the combatant, and the next round
is called.
There is grim smile of triumph on Van
dallas face as he looks at his opponent, who
is almost blinded with the flow of blood
Vandalia's second whispers to MS principal
TO keep on looking ou5 for another at
tempted tief quart, but his principal does
not pay much attention to the warning
He feels that he has won the fight. Both
principals are covered with blood but
down a glass of wine and his second
whispers something Ia his ear.
"Auf die mensur! fertigl Posi-" and once
more the keen blades flash. Suddenly there
is laundering "Halt" from Vandalia's
second, as he throws his arm around the
swaying body Of his principal Franconia
has got in that much dreaded tief quart at
last, and Vandalia's face is laid open with a
diagonal slash that will require eight or ten
stitches.
Vandalia has lost the fight, and the doctor
is busy ligaturing arteries and sewing up
wounds-a somewhat ghastly sight, but
which has no effect in dampening the mar
tial ardor of the next two candidates who
are preparing for a similar ordeal.
Not all schlaeger duels are as bloody as
this one, while others are even worse. On
the other hand. some are entirely bloodless.
In this respect it is very much like some of
our prize fights. 1t often occurs that the
saber and the pistol are substituted for the
schlaegar, and deaths from the encounters
are not of uncommon occurrence.
After year or so Of this wild life the
German student retreS from his corps,
settles down to hard work, passes his ex
animation and becomes a quiet, staid
Philister. The intoxcation of youth, which
at ourssuniyersities. takes the form of foot
ball, cane rushes, boat rowing or boxing
matches, Is over.