The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-10

end of thirteen rounds Schimmel Is de-
clared the victor. Schimmel belonged to
the Normannia, the club OF. which my host
was lighting master. so the latter takes
me in the private room TO witness the
dressing of his wounds An oilcoth apron
Is fastened about Schimmels neck and the
fraternity surgeon goes TO work. He
first sews up a big cash in the cheek.
then another on the top of the head and
the third over the left eye. The small
wounds are covered with court plaster.
During the fight and the dressing of the
wounds Schimmel has not said word or
even WINGED; he would not be considered
worthy member of the fraternity II he
had He afterward told me that 1t hurt
worse to have the cuts sewed up than to
have them made.
AT this point the duels for light insults
were called up. As before mentioned these
duels are fought in the same way as those
for sport. but they last ten minutes longer
One OF these was beleger, /. e.. duel
fought by students outside OF a fighting fra
ternity. who have a quarrel to settle and
hire a fraternity 20 conduct the duet for
them. They are usually poor fighters and
dodge and duck, much to the amusement
OF the veterans Of the fraternity. The
beieger duel lasted eighteen minutes Each
man had a great many small wounds. but
no really serious ones.
The other two duels for light insults were
both of short duration, each being terrnin-
ated by savage cut.
Then came what the Germans call the
really interesting duels-those for deadly
insults. or saebel duels. The men are
dressed entirely different: their chests are
bare and all the protection they have above
the abdomen are bandages about the Shout
der and elbow joints; they have nothing
at all on their neck. face or head The
fight witnessed was a fine contest; the
men were very evenly matched, and both
were fine swordsmen. They stood about
five feet apart, but as the saebei are long.
they could easily reach the other. As they
were right In the midst of the fight man
came rushing into the room, shouting: THE
police are comingr
The fghting ceased; the principals sec
onds wounded men, with all the lighting
paraphernalia. were rushed into the side
rooms and the doors were locked. The
rest OF us took our places about the tables.
The room was scarcely cleared when In
walked a policeman. He looked around.
talked a little with the students. and then
went out He went downstairs and waited
about an hour. and then went back to the
city As soon as he was out OF sight the
duel commenced again. afterward
learned there were two men stationed out
side to watch for the police, and that 1t
was one OF these who had given the alarm.
The fighters. having had n long rest fought
vigorously till the time was up. without
either being seriously hurt. IT often hap
pens. however, that In these saebel dueis
one Of the men is killed, or nearly so.
Sometimes an arm Is cut OFT. sometimes
skull Ia broken in; but II satisfies the de-
mands OF honor. and, therefore. Is justi-
fable. This Is the plea OF the noble Ger
man.
Now, the reader may imagine that these
students are what would be termed in
America "A tough crowd but a. a matter
OF fact. they are not. They come from the
first families Of Germany. Some of them
are great workers, and all OF them are per-
feet gentlemen. I have never seen a more
quiet and orderly body of men anywhere.
They believe they are working for the good
of their country and humanity In lighting
their duels. and large part of the Ger
man nation thinks so. too.-Education.