HESPERIAN STUDENT.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA.
Voi,.X.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FEBRUARY 15, 1882.
No. X.
tjffliscclhng.
JUST THREE.
Three tomcats, one night when the world was at
rest,
Were tuning away on tho garden fence:
Each sang in the measure that suited blm best,
And the music they made was simply Immense,
For the cat, as you know, sings Its rythmlca
song.
From the sun's latest glow through all the night
long,
Though the neighborhood all be groanlug.
Three boarders were walling and gnashing their
teeth.
And hurling their furniture out of the room
With furious oaths, at tho trio beneath,
Whoe melody deepened the midnight's gloom.
but the cat's life in charmed, and lurougti an tne
long night
They ang nnalarmed amid shots left and light,
Till the people with rage were foaming.
Three cat with a smile of content stole away
Through the morning light, ere the sleepers came
'low n ;
Three landladies mourn aud desire their pay
Of those who will never come back to the town;
For three boarders rose early to count tho cost
Of tho furniture they out of the window had
toscd
Then they all slid away through tho gloaming.
Chronicle
S1IAESPEA11EAN PllOGltASL
A clever liit ol I i (entry light work, is
llit lollowing Shakespearean bill of fare,
ualil to lmve been pit-pat cd by Archbish
op Trench :
"Lndlen, n general welcome." "Henry VIII."
-i., 4.
' Try you bid those unknown friend to u
welcome, for it U a way toiiinko us better friends,
more kuown," "Winter' Tulo IV., 3.
ItOAbTTUItKHYtf.
"Why, here he comes awelllug like a turkey
eock.' Htfiiry V," v., I.
I'KA fowl.
"A vry, very poucook." "Hamlet" in., 8.
ItPAhT FOWLS.
"Tlure U a fowl without a fMaiher." "Comedy
"f Eirors tu., 1.
CA.I'OKH.
"Item, n cpon, 2. 2d." "I, Ilonry I V,-n.. A.
DUCKS.
"Oh. dainty duck!" "Mldiuiumer KlghtV
Dreain,"-v 1.
JtOAIl'H HEAD
"l.lk ii lull-ucurncd boar."--"0yinbolliio"-II-
5.
YCUH. HAMS.
"S'et Htuuj from York's great btoek." "I,
Heury VI." n., 6.
TOWJUKH.
'Sllenco Is onl) coiumeiulable in u ncut'
ongue dried." -Merchant of Venice"-!., I.
rilENCH n.WXED FIC9.
"They arc both baked in that plo." "Titus An
dronlctis" v., 3.
MATONAI8E OF SALMON.
"Epicurean cooks sharpen with cloyless sauce
his appetite. "Anthony and Cleopatra" n., 2.
MATONAISKOFLAMB. '
"Was never gentle lamb more mild." Richard1
-ii., 1.
braised lamb and beef.
"What say you to a piece of beef and musttrd,
a dish that I do love to feed upon?" 'Taming
tho Shrew" IV., 3.
DESSERT CAKES, JELLIES, AND CKEAMB.
"The queen of curds aud cream." "Winter's
Tale" iv 3.
BITTEIl ALE.
"And here's a put of good double beer, neigh
bor; drink, and fear not your man.' "II, Henry
VI," ii., 3.
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE.
She cninc tripping from (he church
door, Iter face Hushed with emotion by
(he just-utlcred discourse, and her eyes
brighl with loving expedition. He slnv.
ered on the curbstone, where for an hour
he shivered impatiently, with a burning
heart palpitating in his throat, and frozen
fingers in his pockets. They Jinked arms
and started for lite residence of her pa
rents. Afier a few moments' hesitating silence
he said :
"Jane we have known each other long.
You must know how I feel. You must
have seen that clear down at the bottom
O, Moses!"
He had slipped down on the ice with
so much force Unit his spine was dtiven
up into his hal, and his hat was tipped
over his nose, but she was a tci.dcrhearted
girl. Shu did not laugh, but she careful,
ly helped him to his lout ami said;
"Ym were saying, John, when you
slipped, that the foundation--0, good-
IK'Skl"
Slioslippul herself that time, and saw
little feiius enmu down to dance before
her eves, but he pulled her up untl went
on:
"Yes; just iw I mid, clear down at the
bottom of my heart is a lot vent love, on
wlueli I build my hope. That love has
lielptd me lo stand faco thunder 1"
He wiis down ayaiu, but scrambled up
beiorc she could sloop lo help him, and
she said, breathlessly :
"Yi"., yes, John. You remember you
jithl said a love that helped you to stand
and face thunder. And that you founded
your hopes on this pesky ice!"
There she sat. John grasped the loose
part of her sacquu between the shoulders
and raised her to her feet, as one would
lift a kitten from a pail of water by the
back of the neck. Then he said, with
increased earnestness:
"Ofcouisc, darling, and I have longed
for an opportunity to tell you my love,
aud hear those whispers whoop!"
Somehow John's feet had slipped from
under him. aud lie came down like a cap.
ital V. with his head and feet pointing
skyward. She twined her taper fingers in
his curling locks and raised him to the
stature of u man, set his hat firmly over
his eyes with both bauds, aud cried in
breathless haste:
"I understand,, and let me assure you,
John, that if it is in my power lo lighten
your cares and make brighter your jour
ney through life to Jerusalem J"
"O, my precious, anil thus it shall be my
lifelong pleasure to lift you from the rude
assaults of earth aud surround you with
the loving atmosphere of Texas!"
And there they both sat together. They
Had nearly reached the gate, and hand in
hand, and with the bliss of young love's
first confession, lliey crept along on their
knees up the front do irsteps, and were
soon forgelful of their bumps on tho soft
est cushion of the parlor sofa.
Yale Echo.
Trllohlte, Graptolitc
Nnuilllt'8 pic,
Seas woru calcareous,
Oceans wuro dry.
Koccuc, Miocene,
Pllcoccno, tuff,
Lla and Trias,
A ii.l that is enough.
A bludcui's excursion is the latest get
up; at a cost of $300 the student can
make a lour of England, Belgium, Ger
many, Switzerland, Italy and Franco.
The excursion starts June 15th, 1882, from
Indianapolis.
Tho batter takes hi stand,
'1 ho pitcher with u leer
Projects u curve,
With linvurd swerve,
Aud takes him in the car.
The Freshman class at Cambridge, Eng
laud, numbers 7G7 students.