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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1903)
IWwptlifcii j- - BTt-- ' .-.,.1 "$"" ; - -v y ,-. - - (5- 3 ;-r ,.-, ft be Balls flebrty braleftan a n 'II o IRemfntscences of Tftpper Classmen A Conspiracy Hatched and Perpetrated for a Freshman's Benefit The Senior aedately wiped away the soup that the inexperienced waiter had managed to slop Into his face, and turned to the Freshman with an un ruffled1 smile. "Well, Mr. Emerald," he said graci ously, "I suppose you aro propared to make a very military appearance next Monday. I remember how proud I was of my first uniform, I wore it con stantly. When I returned home Christ mas I wore it on the train, to the un bounded delight of my small boy friends who met mo at the depot. I wore it to church on the first occa sion. The dance that was given in my honor was favored with the sight of its brilliance. "One night in midwinter I went down to the B. & M. depot to meet my fathenj who had1 delegated; himself a committee of ono to Investigate the shortage in my financial accounts. Ab usual, I wore my uniform. It was a stormy evening, and the high north wind whirled clouds of snow Into one's eyes, so that, together with the grow ing darkness, I could scarcely com plain1 of what followed. "My father's train was late, so I amused myself by watching others pull in and out. I was standing thus, I remember, when the Omaha train came in. It wa3 packed to the doors with passengers, and even before It had stopped) they began piling off as fast as possible. Suddenly some one crabbed1 me by the shoulder. 'Say,' he shouted in my ear, 'when does the Den ver train leave? Before I had time to answer someone else had me by the other arm, 'Director, how long do we stop hore?' "I don't remember what I answered, for jut theh I saw a fat old lady com ing on the dead run for me, frantically waving an umbrella In ono hand and a grip in the other. 'Oh, director,' she called, 'am I too late for the Grand Island train?' "It was too much. I turned and fled. My father put up at the Lincoln that night, and when I met him the next morning I did not wear my uniform." The Senior paused to dispose of the nppnrwl mnrse which the waiter had just placed before him. For a few i minutes no one spoke and the clatter of knives and forks alone broke the stillness. Suddenly, however, the bash ful little Junior turned appealingly to tho Senior. "Oh, Mr. Sage," she exclaimed, "I've been wanting to ask you all morning what aro Japan heads?" "Why, er What about them?" tho Senior replied in perplexed sur prise. ' "Oh, I don't Know," the Junior an swered, while she fidgeted' uneasily in her chair under tho Senior's inquiring look. "I only read tho headlines. That's what the paper said 'Japan heads for Manchuria.' I didn't know what Japan heads were. Don't you know?" Tho Senior coughed slightly and then shook his head. "No," ho said, "I don't know what they are. Probably Homo kind of ammunition." The Sophomore hero managed to get in his share of the conversation. The waiter had just set his pie before him, but he only looked' at it gloomily for a few minutes, and then pushed it aside with an air of a confirmed dyspeptic. The sight of tho Freshman cheerfully disposing of his Beomed to rouse the Sophomore's ire, ami ho cast a malic ious look in his direction as he told tho following tale: "I was in tho Co-op tho other day," ho said, "when a Freshio entered. Ho hung around, for a wh.lle, but finally got up enough' courage to hunt a sales man." 'I want a copy of Thwaite's American Colonies ho remarked. " 'I'm very sorry,' tho salesman said politely, 'We're just out of Thwaite's. But wo have some ordered. They'll be hero in a fow days. May I take your order?' " 'No.' said tho Freshman, 'I can't Thwalt.' " Tho Sophomore paused while shocked glances passed from one to another of his hearers. Then ho continued In a solemn, sepulchral tone: "Five min utes later, when tho Freshman came to, and tho doctor had set his leg and pulled his nose Into placo, and was now hunting for Internal complica tions, the Freshman called the sales man to him. 'Friend,' ho whispered, 'you have my forgiveness for these mangled limbs may I say as much for your outraged sensibilities? The pun was a fright, and the punishment was deserved.' But ho expired before the furious salesman could reach him again." Here the landlady gave tho signal, and with a mad rush the boarders sought the open air. By what bounds doth hate limit the Sophomore? The Last Straw. With a quick Jump, tho calf slipped away from tno farmer who had been leading It. and sprang out Into the barnyard. Its master followed. "Come bossy," he called' alluringly, holding out the pall. But bossy had satisfied Its hunger and felt no desire to go back Into the stuffy barn. So It merely kicked up its heels Impudently. Setting down the pail, the farmer ad vanced cautiously and the calf prompt ly skipped to the other side of the yard. Then began an exciting chase. A dozen times the man saw victory and the calf within his grasp, but as often It eluded him. In his haste, ho stumbled to his rtnees in a mud hole. "Drat you!" he cried, as ho regained his feet. "I'll get you if It takes all day." Just then a boy came whistling through the barn. In utter unconsclus ness of the scene outside, he Called Innocently. "Pa, I think the calf's loose." His father stopped and turned to re ply, but no words came. Open-mouthed and speechless ho stood, for once In his life struck dumb by a need for which he felt his whole vocabulary Inadequate. jxS$3S33gS$$,$3 Our Venetian Ghocolates Excel any Chocolate on the marKet. Come in and try them Freedom. At last Miss Richards rose from her desk and went to the closet for her hrtt and coat. This was her last day of school; in three days more she would bear another name and tho pet ty, wearisome round of studies would be left behind forever. Sho turned for a last look at the room where she had worked so long. The low afternoon sun crept slowly across the prim rows, of vacant seats, and glinted in broken! rainbows through the goldfish tank liv tho window. A radiator at the back of the room gave out a faint whisper of escaping steam and the clock ticked steadily on In si lence. Under one desk was a litter of white scraps. Tearing paper was Fred's special weakness; she had not yet broken him of that. On tho board was Billy's last example, still uncorrected, and straggling hopelessly down-hill. The chalk and erasers had been care fully collected, each In their own box. Lena had done that, the last thing be fore Bho went home. On the top shelf of the bookcase were, ranged tho spe cimens which tho children had brought from time to time. On tho wall above hung tho pIcluTo they had bought with tho proceeds of their last entertaln jnent. Near It, tho white plaster was marred by an ugly spot, where an ap ple, thrown by Jack, had struck the wall. How manfully ho had apologized when she talked to him alone. Ho was very quick tempered; the now teacher would bo likely to have trouble with him at first. Who would come in here to take her placo among tho children sho had' loved, in tho room she had tried so hard to make attractive, the room that had been her real home these last years? There was a hint of tears In Miss Richard's eyes as sho softly closed the door. Chris' Bath Parlors, 11th and P Sts. MAXWELL'S 13th and N Street We make a specialty of i Hot Drinks. Try our HOT I ROOT BEER. It's Good. 8s$5$s$SK3s We wish all our stndents friends to know that the Best Ice Cream COMiES FROM Franklin Ice Cream and Dairy Co. -4l I Good Shoes 1 ANn RFASONAnlF -. PDTf.F ! 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