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iwa5tfct 8 THE HESPERIAN I r bit. "Gabble gut! How tho dovil kin I write with you a talkin' to mo? Can't you shut up ? Fustipectito f ub f us futi hang take it! It ant in here. No it ant. What? No it ant." Then ho dozed off but spoke occasionally how it was of college life, of friends and pleasant tiraos and once ho was a little child again, sleepily repeating his prayers as though following his mother. That done, ho asked to know how long bo fore Christmas and wandered whether Santa Claus would bring him a now pair of skates, and then he suddenly started up. "Lord! is it that late? Frank, Frank, oh ! Frank, do you know what time it is? Frank, you darn lazy cuss, ant yo goin' tb got up ? All right, lay abed then. Miss breakfast, skip class, do what you blame please, 1 doan care!" Ho thought he was talking to his room-mate but being soothed by a gentle word or two ho again went to sleep and faintly babbled: "Empty! Al ways ompty ! I guess mother's forgotten mo. I havon' heard from her for two weeks. Wonder what's matter. My mother's old Frank, 'n' she works so hard. If she don't move off tho farm I tell you what (here his voice dropped to a whisper) I'm afraid she won't bo with us long. I'm afraid afraid " and the whisper died away. Later as the doctor's footsteps were heard upon tho stairs ho again awoke. "I doo know. Guess may bo I better cram a lilt!o. What? All right." Again his eyelids were weighted down and again ho slept. Calmly awaking at length he faintly whis pered: "Good by Frank, I'm goin' home. Mother needs me at homo. That's purdy, Frank. That's purdy. Play it again. That's tho one mother uso to play for mo and I used to turn tho leaves. Play loud, Frank. Tho notes come so soft that I'm goin' to sloop. I didn't toll or I was coming goin' to surpriso her. Write to mother toll or my wprk is all made up and I'm goin' to graduate but don't toll her I boon sick, Well I s'poso you must go but may be may be wo'll meet again out in the world Borao place. Good by Frank. Write to mo sometime. Good by good by. Tho moon camo and shono in at the win dow of a country homo and in its pale, puro light with bowed head an aged woman sat. In her hand she held a crumpled telegram, flor boy had graduated. Keene Abbott. LOCAL. Miss Bell made a short visit homo last week. Our baseball team will play at Ashland, Saturday. Mrs. Crewitt expects to spend the summer in Europe. Mr. Gibbs is now at tho hospital doctor ing his eyes. The 'Varsity Rifles exhibition took place Thursday, tho 25th. Ernest Gerard has left school for tho re mainder of tho year. After tho boys' program the Palladian girls banqueted tho boys. Tho Glee club is preparing to start on a tour of the state about May 1st. Tho Y. W. and Y. M. C. A. hold a meet zng at tho insane asylum Easter. Mr. Bernard Reddy has boon threatened with lung fever, but is bettor now. Mr. F. A. Hall wont homo on tho 18th to rnako a visit of some five or six days. Jack Hitchman spent a few days visiting his homo at Weoping Water last week. Tho Dolians arc making anangoraents for thoir contest, which will bo hold some time in May. Tho west campus has boon plowed and harrowed and is now in good condition for playing ball. aamnriT-tmiw w;i.
