The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27

one can see large brown marks. Those
marks show the place OF combat
Now the first two champions take pos
/ session of the chairs. and they let the
Fuchs make their toilets. They take OF
their clothes. keeping on only their trou-
scts. exchanging their fine shirts for shirts
oI thick linen, buttoned in the back. The
cnest and abdomen are protected by a
thick band, the neck Is ornamcnted with
a heaVy. high neckrie, the right hand dis
appears In an enormous glove; the right
arm % covered from the wrist TO the
shoulder with padding IN order TO avoid
cutting an artery, because these C0mbats,
engaged in without any serious reason
ought not 10 be mcrtal. Finally the eyes
are protected by the strong iron specta-
Giles, but without lenses
one Fuchs. called for that reason
Schlepp Fuchs, held upon his shoul-
ger ana pm horizontal position the rignt
arm of the champion. which ought not
20 be fired maj a propos. being frequent
W called upon 70 give a great blow. An
9tnel fuch holds up high the rapier. II
Is a solemn moment At every duel there
Is a witness for every champion. chosen
10y THIS one from his own corps, and also
one judge Impartial" chosen from
stranger corps by both adversaries 1t is
the impartial who decides If the combat
is 90 DE finished or continued.
The TWO witnesses, the right hand
ana arm being protected by a large
glove come in. rapiers in hand, TO post
themselves opposite each other and form
"a cross with their clients. Their mission
is TO parry the awkward blows and to
stop the combat when the Judge orders Il,
by throwing up their blades between the
two adversaries.
When everything is ready one Of the
witnesses advances down to the Judge,
takes Off his cap to him, and with Il
loud voice asks him for silence for the
duel with rapiers without caps, with wit
nesses, Tor nfteen minutes at most. or
up to the moment when one of the adver-
saries will not be able to continue It,"
The Judge gives him permission, the
witness goes back 20 his place and cries:
Take position: cross bladesi" The two
adversaries lift up their arms in such
huf Ha fa arNsf 4
on the right and on the left; the blows
cannot be given except upon the head and
upon the face.
The first witness says to the second:
1--WE are Teady." Whereupon he an
swers: we are ready, too; 80 ahead"
The rapiers make a vivid circle from
the right TO the left, points down, tho
blades cross again and again, grind on
each other, strike upon the guard, and
make a brilliant shower of sparks
suddenly a bloody mark appears upon
the face of one of the two champions;
the judge cries Halt" The witnesses
raise their rapiers; the combat is sus-
pended for a while.
The Fuchs again takes the arm upon
| his shoulder and examines the wound.
| The physician. one Of the medical stu
dents. probes the wound and decides about
| It's gravity, whether the combat can be
continued or not. II the wound is slight
| they commence again. The spectacle Of
| these second trials is terrible; the blood
| flows out, inundating the face of the
| wounded, falling upon the shirt stain
/ the floor.
However the combat is continued. and
new wounds are added to the first; then
| new examination and new combats, until
| the expiration of fifteen minutes. AS
| soon as the combat is finished the cham
| pion becomes a patient
| While the new adversaries take their
| places the first champions 90 TO take a
seat IN some corner Of the hall, where
| the assistants dress their wounds with
| congresses and bandage OF diachylum
| Having repaired his head, the wounded
| stays a few days in his room. After
ward he will appear, proud with some
pretty scars freshly made which will
cause the blonde Mediterranean 0he girls
who serve in the taverns to fall In love
| with the hero OF the duel
These wounds are generally simple cuts
without any danger one, very common,
and the most dangerous one, is the cutting
/ OFT OF the end OF the nose. This unhappy
| appendage. by its situation as an advanced
| sentinel in the midst Of the face always
| has 70 suffer'a great deal. Very often also,
| the tips of the ears are cut and the teeth
| broken. In the last case the student picks
| up the precious debris, has II encased in
/ silver. and carries 10 glOrOusly as a charm.
| But what are the causes or these barbar-
Gus encounters? oh Mon Dieul Eothingi
almost nothing, less than nothingi
| look askance. a competition In love, a
/ glass of beer drank not according to rule
a literary or political discussion a glass
| OF wine overturned. Finally, what2 That
/ which we call I'm France, German quar-
rels. But they are for personal reasons be-
| cause there Is also the mensura for the
honor Of the corps" which they call Pro
/ patria sui. ~ Is, for instance when the
corps or a member of IL is insulted When
| two corps break friendship; when a stu
| dent changes his university he changes
| also his corps The corps which is left by
| such member Is offended by the one which
receives him. This is the gravest case.
| This is what then passes Both presi-
| dents, the secretary and one OF the Offend
| ed members go 90 ask reparation Of the
offending corps. Sometimes they are long
| Journeys, as, for instance, when one corps
10 in fyff 18th Ia
| igsberg The offending corps receives four
| delegates and appoints them four cham
pions, who. at aacertain day and in the city
| where the university is, meet with the
champions Of the first corps. 1t is no small
| affair.
| belongs to one society has quarrel
with another student. The wild" goes
simply to the president of his corps and
asks for assistance and arms, which are
given him for certain sum OF money.
The day of the Mensura arrives-about
which he is always notihed-he mounts
upon his presidential char, and from
there loudly gives the orders by Pandore,
to beat vigorously the students, who, etc.
II Is impossible that the students do not
know the anger of the police. This day
they go to the place with old rapieIs
which cannot be used.
Pandore arrive. makes little speech
suited to the circumstances, seizes the
old rapiers and brings them in triumph
to throw at the feet Of the president.
Immediately a note is sent to all the pa
q
has been avenged.
Three days afterward the president
sends the old rapiers to the corps with
a note as follows:
Il send you your rapiers because II
I keep them. you will fight with swords,
which will be more dangerous"
No Excuse for Not Getting Well.-"Un-
Gle Allen" asked the caller do you
know Of anything that's good for a cold2''
Uncle Allen Sparks opened his desk,
took from one of the pigeon-holes a large
bundle Of newspaper clippings tied with
a string, and threw 1t into the others
lap.
for a cold?" he echoed. MY young friend
/ know of 627 infallible ways of curing
cold I've been collecting them for forty
nine years. You try those one after the
other, and if they don't do you any good.
come back. and I'll give you 116 more.
Bless met added Uncle Allen, with en-
thusiasm, you can always cure cold
If you go al il right
He dug bundle Of yellow time-staine1
clippings out Of another pigeon-hole, and
the visitor hastily coughed himself out
Chicago Tribune.
II don't mind the bicycle face said
the young man who had been unable to
persuade the dealer to sell him a 500 ma
chne for $76 "as much as 1 do the bicycle
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