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Vol. VIII DECEMBER 1911 No. 2
LITERARY DEPARTMENT
OUR SUPRISE.
“Listen! Sleighbells!”
“There is a sleigh coming up
the driveway. Maybe it’s Bob
White!”
“ Let’s go and see,” we cried in
chorus.
Suiting the action to the words,
we, the six girls and six boys
visiting Mrs. Williams for the
Christmas holidays, trooped into
the large hall to greet the new
comers and to discover who they
were.
By the time the heavy door had
been opened the sleigh had
stopped, and a tall young man
was assisting a pretty petite
young lady to alight.
“Hello Bob, how are you, old
man?’
“Why didn’t you come yester-
day?”
“Why, it’s Betty Williams!
How does it happen that you
came?”
“Betty Williams, why did you
tell me that you couldn’t come to
your brother’s this year, because
\Vyoming was so far from Mass-
achusetts? ”
“How, when, and where did
you meet Bob?”
These and many more questions
were showered upon the new
comers; but Betty promised to
answer them all after she had re-
moved her wraps, so we girls sat
down on the stairs to await her
reappearance while the boys bore
Bob, their old classmate in col-
lege, to the drawing-room to talk
over old times.
The dinner bell sounded
through the stately mansion and,
as if summoned imperatively by
its silvery chimes, Betty appeared
at the head of the stairs and the
boys at the foot
At dinner Bob sat between
Betty and her nephew Jack, a
chubby child of six. Jack
watched the company with big
round eyes, listening attentively
to the volley of talk around him.
But Jack’s eyes grew rounder still
as he endeavored to hear what
Bob was saying to Betty in low
tones, and finally tugging at Bob’s
coat-sleeve, he said:
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24 THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
“ Bob, will Santa Clause bring
me a gold ring to-morrow if he
brings Aunt Betty one?”
At this Betty’s fair cheeks turn-
ed several shades pinker and Bob
looked daggers at Jack for a
moment, and then laughing heart-
ily replied;
“Why don’t you write and ask
him? Maybe he will.’
“Caught again, Bob,” Billy
laughingly exclaimed.
“ Be careful, Bob, or Mrs. Will-
iams will put you out as Mrs.
Pruyn did at boarding school
when you stayed so late talking
to Betty,” cautioned Dawn.
These and other sallies were
greeted with much laughter by us
and with guilty blushes by Betty.
Dinner ended, we sent Jack to
bed, and then went to the draw-
ing-room to decorate it with fes-
toons of holly and other Christ-
mas greens, and to trim the
Christmas tree which the boys
had just placed there.
Dawn, poised on the topmost
step of the ladder, holding a small
image in her hand, turned slightly
and said,
“ Betty, where shall I put this?”
“Why, where has Betty gone?”
Surprised, we looked around
and found that not only Betty but
also ‘Jane, Billy and Bob were
no longer with us.
“Oh, I bet T know where they
are! Follow me,” cried Dawn,
who had descended from her lofty
perch.
We followed her across the hall
to the music room and there, just
as she had expected, we found the
missing ones talking and nodding
their heads mysteriously. When
we asked for an explanation they
only laughed and looked at each
other knowingly, and suggested
that we all return to our work,
When our task was completed,
we all went to our rooms and
when I asked Betty to come into
mine for a good-night chat, such
as we used to enjoy at school, un-
like her old self who was always
eager for one, she pleaded fatigue
and yawned lazily. We were just
going to bid her pleasant dreams
when she suddenly exclaimed,
“Oh girls, I have forgotten my
handkerchief. It is probably
down stairs, so I had better go
and find it.”
She quitely descended the stairs
while Dawn and I entered the
room we shared. A little later,
while we were discussing the mys-
terious way in which Betty and
her companions acted after we
had found them in the music-
room, we heard quiet foot steps
pass the door and Betty’s musi-
cal voice breathe good-night and
Bob's answer which he endeav-
ored to make very low. Next we
heard Betty’s door close and we
knew then that Betty had gone
to bed.
The next morning we all arose
bright and early and exclaimed
with as much glee over our gifts
as did Jack over the train of cars
which Santa had left him.
‘Then came the breakfast, ser-
ved early that we might reach the
church not far from Mrs. Will-
iams, in time for services without
hurrying. We all were delighted
to attend these services and
started off joyfully. All of us
went except Betty and Jane who
pleaded headaches, and Bob and
Billy who could not be found.
After services we decided to
walk home as the morning was
clear and brisk. Mrs. Williams.
took Jack and was accompanied
by the minister in the big sleigh.
At first we thought it queer that
THE CRIMSON AND WHITE 25
the minister should go to Mrs.
Williams’ home, but, as there
seemed to be no other reasonable
explanation, we thought it must
be the custom for the minister to
dine at the home of one of his con-
gregation on holidays.
When we reached the house, we
were requested to seat ourselves
in the chairs, arranged in rows in
the drawing-room. We removed
our wraps and obeyed our hostess,
wondering what could be going to
happen, what pleasant surprise
she had prepared for us. Not see-
ing anything of the four who had
not accompanied us to church, I
asked Mrs. Williams concerning
them, but she said they would
join us presently.
Our curiosity was heightened
by the actions of Jack, who was
jumping up and down in his chair
and whose eyes seemed to be fair-
ly popping out of his head. Sev-
eral times he started to say some-
thing but either the hand of his
mother, or that of the minister
prevented him. He had all the
appearance of one poss ng the
most delightful secret and yet not
daring to tell it.
We looked at each other for an
explanation, but no one seemed
to have any to offer and soon we
were as much excited as Jack.
“Oh, there she comes!” ex-
claimed Jack, pointing to the
curve of the staircase, visible
through the large doorway of the
room,
Yes, there she was! Coming
down the stairs was Betty, garbed
in purest white, and wearing a
flowing veil fastened with orange
blossoms, and before her was
Jane, garbed in delicate pink. At
the foot of the stairs, having taken
their position there so quietly that
we, intent in watching Jack, did
not see them were Bob and Billy.
The soft strains of the wedding
march, played by some skilled
hand came from the music-room.
Before we realized what was
happening, Betty and Bob were
standing before the minister in
front of us, and he was repeating
the words of the marriage cere-
mony. By the time he had fin-
ished we had comprehended what
had taken place, and the cause of
Betty’s mysterious actions, and
we all crowded around to con-
gratulate them, wishing them a
long life of happines
After Bob and Betty left us,
some of the gay spirits of the
house-party disappeared, but we
consoled ourselves with Bob's and
’s promise to be with us
ear. \When we separated to
go to our homes, we all agreed
that this had been the happiest
Christmas we had ever passed.
M. D. H. 13.
The Mythology of Scandinavia
Compared With That of
Greece.
“Lu mythologie, cette science
novelle, qui nous fait suivre les
croyances de nos péres depuis le
berceau du monde jusquaux super-
—|Ed-
stitions de nos compagne:
mond Sherer. |
In regard to all nations one can
find in their s, legends and
myths, relating how earth and man
created, by whom ruled, and
various other religious beliefs, In
fact “it is the dust of former ages,
it is man’s first effort to know his
God.” In the study of mythology
there appears a similarity between
the myths, gods and other beliefs
of the north and the south of
Europe which is very marked. This
seems the more remarkable when
ord
wer
26 THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
we stop to think that more often
than not the nations were unknown
to each other, speaking different
languages and dwelling in widely
separated kingdoms.
The myths to which one naturally
turns first, just as the ancients first
sought them, are those telling of the
creation, It is from the writings of
Homer, Ovid, and Horace, of the
Greeks, and Scandinavian ballads.
the eddas, that most of the knowl-
edge of ancient mythology of these
particular countries is derived. The
Grecian belief is interesting to read,
having as it does, a strong resem-
blance to the first chapters of
Genesis. This was the ancient be-
lief; earth, air and water were one
united mass. Then, in some way
unaccounted for by myths, the
earth was divided from the air, and
both from the water. Prometheus,
a Titan, mixed some earth with
water and made man. He formed
him upright, so that he might al-
ways gaze at the heavens, while the
animals have to look downward to
the earth. Then a woman, whose
name was Pandora, was sent by
Jupiter to bless man and be a com-
panion for him.
The Norse idea in some ways is
quite like the Greek belief. Like
the Greeks they thought that in the
beginning everything was a shape-
less mass. There was a vast sea of
mist and a bottomless deep. In the
sea was a fountain from which
twelve rivers flowed. After flow-
ing a long time they froze, and, the
layers accumulating, the vast deep
was filled up. Then from the south
came warm winds which melted the
ice. This vapor rose and formed a
sow, and humbla, and the Frost
giant, Ymir. The sow fed on hoar-
frost. One day, while she was eat-
ing, the hair of a man was laid bare.
On the next day his head, and so on
till his whole body was laid to view.
This was a god, from whom sprang
Odin, Vili and Ve. These killed
Ymir, and made the earth out of
his body, the heavens from his skull
and the clouds from his brain.
Then they made man from an ash
tree and woman from an alder. The
first man’s name was Aske, and the
woman’s Embla.
Naturally, after earth and man
were created, or rather after they
had accounted for the creation, the
ancients sought to discover how
and by whom the earth was ruled.
In fact, as has been said before,
these myths are “man’s first effort
to know his god.” Many are the
theories which philosophers hold to
account for the origin of these tales
of long ago. Some think that the
myths are Scriptural tales under
changed names and localities. Oth-
ers hold that these myths have a
basis of truth in historical deeds.
There is another which maintains
that originally the four elements,
earth, air, fire and water, were wor-
shipped. In the course of time these
became personified, and many lesser
dieties sprang into being. These
were all ruled by one god, sup-
posedly the father of them all.
This all-father and all-powerful
god was known to the Greeks as
Zeus and to the Romans as Jupiter.
Tt is by the latter name that he is
generally known.. Jupiter was the
son of Saturn and Phea. When he
grew to manhood, he with his two
brothers, overthrew Saturn and the
Titans, fabulous giants who first
lived on earth.. Then the brothers
divided the father’s kingdom among
them, Jupiter taking the heavens,
Nuptune the sea and Pluto the un-
derworld. The abode of the gods
was Olympus. Here the gods, es-
THE CRIMSON AND WHITE 27
pecially the twelve higher gods and
goddesses, Jupiter, Juno, Neptune,
Ceres, Apollo, Diana, Vulcan,
Minerva, Mars, Venus, Mercury
and Vesta, known as the Olympian
gods, met in council. When there
they feasted on ambrosia and nectar.
Hebe was their cup-bearer and
Apollo entertained them with music
from his lyre.
As Jupiter was ruler of the Gre-
cian gods, so was Odin the Al-
fadur, or all-father in Norse tales.
He ruled the gods and the inhabi-
tants of Neidgard, on the earth.
Under him were the twelve gods,
known collectively as the Cesir, who
were the chief gods of the Norse-
men. They were Thor, Baldur.
Nidrd Ney, Tyr, Bragi, Heimdal.
‘Hod, Vidar, Vel, Forsetti, and Soki.
The chief goddesses were Tigg,
Treya, Nanna, Sif, Sage, Hel, Gefun,
Eir, Hlin, Sofin, Odr and Suotus.
These gods and goddesses dwelt in
Asyard, where each had a magnifi-
cent home. The largest of all was
Gladsheim, the home of Odin, where
was the renowned Valhalla, where
gods and heroes feasted and held
council.
Thus we have in the myths of the
creation of man and the world, and
in the ruling powers of these two
nations a strong similarity. What
is the cause? Do these likenesses
of religious belief spring from the
same origin? So it would seem, for
the myths are so much alike. In
the Greek myths there is an all-
powerful god, Jupiter. Odin is his
parallel in the old Norse tales. The
home of the gods of the two nations
correspond, Olympus and Asgard.
The descriptions given of these two
places almost make one think that
they are the same in a different
garb. The food of the gods of both
nations was some mysterious, divine
food, which was never wanting.
While the Olympian gods had am-
brosia and the Cesir had
mead.
nectar,
Of course, all the tales and beliefs
are not the same. The Greeks be-
lieved the earth to be buoyed up by
water, while the Norsemen had a
myth which is much like that of
more southern nations, such as cer-
tain tribes in India and Africa. It
was their belief that the whole uni-
verse was supported by a mighty
ash tree, called Ygdrasil. This tree
grew from the body of Ymir, and
had three roots, which branched
into Asgard, Jotunheim, the abode
of the giants, and Niffleheim, the
home of darkness and cold. Near
each root was a spring. That in
Asgard was guarded by three norns,
the dispensers of fate. The spring
in Jotunheim was the well of wis-
dom. The one in Niffeheim feeds
the adder of darkness, Nidhogge,
who also feeds on the dead. In the
branches dwelt an eagle, which was
wiser than anything else except the
two ravens which perched on Odin’s
shoulders. The Norsemen ex-
plained earthquakes by saying that
when Ymir tries to throw off the
weight of the tree and all it up-
holds, he causes the earth to shake.
The Grecian idea of the world
was one which was held by the peo-
ple of Europe for several centuries.
They believed the earth to be a flat
lisk surrounded by a river ocean
and divided into halves by the sea.
The earth was supposed to be held
up by a vast mass of water, which
prevented the world from sinking
into space. Greece was the center
of the world, and the central point
of Greece was Mount Olympus,
on whose summit dwelt the gods.
The sun, moon and stars were sup-
posed to rise out of and sink into
the stream of ocean.
After having told of the upper
28 THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
world, the natural sequence would
be to tell of the lower world. The
Grecian idea was rather complex,
and gave some clue to the belief of
a reward after death. The place of
reward for the blessed after death
was Elysium. While Homer places
this happy land on the western edge
of the world, Virgil locates it under
ground, making it part of Pluto’s
dominions. Here the great heroes
and good men were transported to
enjoy immortality without having to
suffer death, Pluto ruled with
Prosepine over the dead. To reaclr
these regions the souls had to be
ferried across the Styx .by Charon.
After crossing this they were
judged and received their various
The ian fields re~
ceived the heroes, the regions of
the condemned the wicked.
In all ancient and warlike nations
it was always the men who died in
battle who received rewards. As the
Greek heroes had their Elysian fields,
so the Norse heroes had their Val-
halla. They believed thet when a
hero died on the field of battle his
body was seized by one of the
Valkyrior, warlike virgins — who
were sent by Odin to choose the
heroes from the slain after a battle.
‘Those who did not die on the bat-
tlefield or who died a natural death
went to Hel, the lower world of
Norse religion. This was under
the roots of Ygdrasil. It is pictured
as a very black and gloomy place.
A river, dark and sluggist, by name
the Gyoll, flows around it. This de-
scription of ‘the lower regions of
the Norsemen is very like that of
the Greeks. A dog, similar to Cer-
berus, the three-headed water-dog
of Pluto's dominions, kept guard
over Hel or Helsheim, the regious
of Hela who was the ruler of the
dead.
As in Hela we find characteris-
tics of the Grecian ruler of the
dead, Pluto. So among other divini-
ties of the south, can nearly always
be found other divinities of the
north to correspond in character or
dominion with them, Already it
has been seen that Jupiter corres-
ponded to Odin, both ruling gods
and men. Thor was the Norse god
of thunder. He symbolizes the de-
structive agencies of the universe.
Mars, who was the Grecian god of
war, and among whose attendants
were Jear, Terror, Discord and
others, has characteristics similar to
those of Thor. Thor was the god
of disturbing agencies and Mars
of war, which is often the same
thing. Tyr was the Norse god of
war and was a more honorable god,
Baldeer was the god of sunlight,
wisedom and beauty. He was uni-
versally loved and worshipped wher-
ever known. Apollo, the Grecian
god of light was also symbolic of
beauty, music and joyousness.
Both represented the sun and were
of similar natures. They enjoyed
about the same position in the love
of the people who worshipped them.
In all religions one can nearly al-
ways find a god who is symbolic of
evil. Saki was the Scandinavian
god of evil deeds and of the lower
words. All mischief or harm done
was assigned to him as the author
of it. He was synonymous with
Pluto or Hades of Greek tales,
ire was a symbol of Saki. By
means of this fire he caused destruc-
tion throughout the earth and
wicked passions in men. These pas-
sions were very aptly likened to fire
coursing through their veins. In
Nidrd we have the Norse Neptune.
Both he and Neptune were rulers
of the winds and waves and the
deep seas. They were the gods to
THE CRIMSON
whom the seamen prayed chiefly.
Nigg was the wife of Odin and
knew the destinies of men, though
she did not disclose them. Being
the wife of the chief god placed
here in the same relative position
which Juno held. Sofn and Vor
were the goddesses of love, corres-
ponding with Venus or Aphrodite.
Thus one could proceed to find
parallels among the various gods
and goddesses ad _ infinitum.
Throughout the whole course of the
myths and legends of each country
run strains which are singularly
alike
No matter how far back one goes
in the course of this study, one al-
ways finds divine attributes
powers belonging to fire. Many
nations worship it, others bring it
into their worship in minor w
but in most heathen religions fire
is reverenced, and at the same time
held in awe. An ancient belief of
the sacredness of fire is found in
Virgil. The aticients believed that
there were but four elements, earth,
air, fire and water. The soul of a
man was part of the divine flame
which was mixed with earth and
water to form his body. Thus
those who had more of the flame in
their soul were better than those
who had less. Of course, with age,
the souls became impurer. These
might be purged after death by
fire. Then a few, who were of the
purest, were admitted to Elysium.
Others, after drinking of the river
Lethe, or oblivion, returned to mor-
tal life in a different body; if their
souls were too impure, they came
back in the body of an animal. This
metempsychosis or transmigration
of souls, is a doctrine still held in
belief in various parts of India to-
day. Tt is a well known fact that
they scruple to kill an animal for
fear they might kill an ancestor.
and
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Throughout the Scandinavian be-
liefs were facts similar to
Christian religion of to-day. The
old Norsemen believed in the com-
ing of a state of future bliss, when
all men and gods would receive
reward from the supreme and eter-
nal all-father. They thought that
all evil and darkness would be ex-
many
a
terminated and another such golden
age would be in existence as there
had been in the beginning. In
many of the tales and records of
these hardy old the
deeds and characters attributed to
the gods had something higher and
nobler than those of the usual hu-
man being.
sea-furens,
The Greeks also believed that
there had been a golden age. This
was in the youth of the world. Suc-
ceeding ages of Silver, Brass and
Tron followed. During the latter
age Jupiter became very angry at
the v rth wer
ing. There was crime everywhere.
So he determined to des the
face and create a new and better
one. After calling upon Neptune
to aid him, he flooded the whole
world with the exception of the top
of Mount Parnassus. On top of
this mount Deucalion and Pyuha, a
very good man and his wife, had
taken refuge. They were the sole
survivors of this terrible flood.
This Deucalion
Pyuha is very like the Scriptural
story of Noah, the story of the de-
luge and of the preservation of one
tend-
roy
story of and
man and woman. Of course these
stories differ greatly in the way of
details, but in the main facts they
very similar. The story of
Arion and the dolphin is very similar
to that of Jonah and the whale. The
story relates that Arion was a fa-
musician. He w
over the sea when his sailors mu-
tinied and threatened to drown him.
are
mous
30 THE CRIMSON
He began to play on his lyre, and
his playing was so wonderful it
brought fish to listen to him. When
he leaped into the sea this dolphin
took him on it’s back and brought
him safe to shore. The prodigious
strength of Hercules is quite simi-
lar to that of Samson of Bible
fame.
Throughout all these old-time re-
ligious beliefs of such widely sepa-
rated nations bear a likeness to
Scriptural stories which is very
marked. How did these ancient
people gain these tales from other
races, unlike in customs and lan-
guages? Perhaps from the bards
or strolling minstrels, who went
about singing of the deeds of gods
and heroes. Their religion was also
in great part personifications of
natural forces and ideas, which eas-
ily became gods or goddesses. The
natural events, such as the coming
of the seasons, the rising and set-
ting of the sun and moon, the vari-
ous constellations and their appear-
ances at different times of the year
were all accounted for in this same
way, or else that they may have
been the first records of scientific
researches. Other myths may be
interpreted as being the historical
deeds of men and nations of still
earlier times.
It has been repeatedly noticed
how like to Scriptural tales are the
myths of the ancients. There also
pervades these myths of the more
enlightened races the thought of
one all-powerful and divine god. Is
this mythology and old heathen
worship the same as our Christian
religion of to-day? Of course they
acknowledged and worshiped many
lesser gods, but did they not recog-
nize the one God supreme over all?
Perhaps this theory is wrong, for it
does not seem true in all instances.
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It is the same with other theories
which have been put forth. On the
surface each appears correct, but
when looked into more thoroughly
there seems to be a flaw which
spoils the whole. But whatever the
origin of these tales, and no mat-
ter how much debated is that sub-
ject, everyone acknowledges the
similarity which pervades all myths
of ancient gods and heroes. Even
though these nations were widely
scattered, no matter how far, there
are again and again marked in-
stances of these similarities.
H, R, T; ‘12.
A COMEDY OF ERRORS.
dere brother Bill— i ain’t go-
ing to bee no actres. My arms is
all cut — so is my face an i don’t
wan to bee a “ heart of Marylan ”
corse I fell down in the celar. Ma
was mad that i brok her jam-
glases and she boxxed my eres.
We was all down stairs when
May sed —lets play show — sew
we done it. We tied a rope aroun
a beme and i was Marylan so i
climed up on a chare an toke a
hold of the rope an Edna puled
the chare away. The rope was
old an it brook and I fell as I was
faling my hand hit a stic an it
nocked down some of Ma’s jelly
glases an Ma was mad and sed i
can’t have no moor jelly for two
weakes, an I am sorry but i can’t
help nothin what I done. But i
like jelly. When I am big—
bill—we wil have nothin to ete
but that and peches an ic scream
and ham. Do you lik it their to
scool. I am not lonesom for i am
verry busey an so i am again to go
to scool soon an maybee nex yere
and maybee I will grow up and
ware furs and things and do my
hair up. I cut my hare today was
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playin barbre didn t mene too but
i did an Ma was mad and boxxed
my eres an sent me to bed without
no super an they had cake big
fat choklate cake with 3 layers
and nuts in it too in the layers.
I didn’t get none but i will soon.
Hope u have som to sone for i
lov it and I went up stares this
mourning and Aunt Jan caled up
an sed what was i doin. ani sed
nothin and then i got on a chare
and picked the leves off of her
ruber-plant an she ses what is
hom without a ruber plant and
she was mad and I didn’t get no
lemon merang py for diner an i
like it an i hope they didn’t eat
it all for I didn’t get none at al
but i don’t lik Ant jan for she is
a crank and pa sed she was a old
made and I tole her an she sed —
the idear—and pa was mad an
sed my tong was to long an i
stuck it out to sho him as it was
not an he sed too ma— Ella she
is geting orful bold and i didn’t
sey nothing but i was mad to.
Yesteday the noo minister cam to
eat and ma put out the finger
boles and as I didn’t no what they
was I drunk myne an ma sed I
was a bad girl an would not get
no more noo dreses nor nothin at
all and so I was ashamed and
cried and the ministor sed don’t
bee cros wit the babe an I
toll him i was no babe and ma
sed hush so I hushed and i
was afrade to ask for anything
an i wus hungrey an i went
out after and ete som cake and
Bridet sed if i didn’t kepe out of
my kitchen she wood giv ma
notic and wood go an_ get
maried so I went out of her
citchen for ma ses she is to gude
a cook to go an get married to
a police man for he liks her an she
is goin to marry him sone an she
is makin a pan of biscuts 4 super
So i muss stop now.
Rite sone your Sister.
“Bert?
BETTY’S CHRISTMAS AT
GLADDON HALL.
It was just two weeks before
Christmas. The big study-hall, at
Miss Gladdon’s, “Select School
For Young Ladies,” was swarm-
ing with girls, ranging in age
from six to eighteen. There was
a group over by the big fireplace,
and another around the table. A
few girls were seated on the desks,
and all were busily talking about
the Christmas vacation, which
was approaching.
“Just think,’ cried Florence
Rayner, “of anyone having to stay
here at Gladdon for Christmas.
My dear Jess, I don’t envy you
one speck, and I hope you will
still be alive when the rest of us
come back. It certainly will be a
wonder if you are.”
Bailey, turned to Florence,
, “Well Flo, I guess I'll
survive alright. You must re-
member that not every one is
blessed with a home, and a father
and mother, as you are; and any-
way, I will not be the only one
left. Mildred, Cora, and Connie
will be here also. We four will
make things lively.”
“Well,” replied Flo with a
grimace, “I wish you joy with
* Putty’ and ‘Glad.’”
While this conversation was
taking place, a girl of about seven-
teen, was standing by the win-
dow, gazing out at the swiftly
falling snow. There were tears
in her eyes, and she was strug-
gling bravely to keep them back.
She was thinking of her home,
away out West, of her father, and
32
little brother, and she was won-
dering if they would miss her very
much, when Christmas Eve came,
with her not there to hang up her
stocking with Billy.
Poor Betty, her father was a
miner, and by hard labor, and self-
denial, he had saved
money to send her to school. The
gi had not paid very much at-
tention to the “ poor girl from the
West,” and she hardly knew any-
one. She could not go home for
Christmas, which was not a very
pleasant outlook.
‘Two days before Christmas, the
a departed for their homes,
t the shouting of “ good-
and the waving of handker-
chiefs. After the last carriage had
disappeared, the’ four girls, who
had been left behind, turned and
walked back to the house. As
they neared it, Jess saw in one of
the Betty Stanley, ga
ing wistfully over the hill, where
the carriages had disappeared.
She turned to the others and
said, * Girls, I had forgotten all
about that girl from the West, who
came here a few weeks ago.
‘There she is up in the window.”
‘The girls looked up, just in time
to see Betty put her handkerchief
over her face, and turn away.
“ Poor girl,” said Connie Pres-
ton, who was a rich man’s daugh-
ter, but had no home, and always
stayed at the school, “ I feel so
for her. It's a shame the way we
have treated her. 1 say, girls, let’s
all pitch in, and give her a good
time.”
enough
window:
I agree with you,” said the
other girls, “she shall have a
happy Christmas, if we can make
it so.”
That Betty
seated in her room reading, there
was a knock at the door, and to
evening as was
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her surprise the four girls walked
hey sat down on a couch in
one corner of the room, and said
that they had come to get ac-
quainted. They all began to
chatter fast as they could
about different things, for they
saw that she was rather bashful.
At last they drew from her the
story of her life. She told them
how she had lived among the
mountains, and had never had any
girl friends, and how her mother
had died when her brother was a
in.
as
baby. Though only seventeen
years old, she, herself had, for the
past six years kept house for her
father, and had taken care of her
little brother. She told them how
anxious her father was for her to
have an education, and that he
had saved his money, a little at a
time, to send her to school.
Then they told her, that every
year Miss Gladdon gave the
library up to them for their fun,
and that they always went to
town, and bought Christmas
greens and ribbons, with which to
decorate. They always had a
Christmas tree too, Betty had
never seen a Christmas tree, and
her face glowed, and her eyes
grew bright, as the girls related
the wonders of Christmas, and its
festivities.
The girls left at ten oclock,
after telling her to be sure and
be up early, as they were going
to town on the first train. Betty
did not sleep much that night, for
she was so excited about the shop-
ping trip, and that wonderful
Christmas tree.
‘The next day, five very eager,
and happy girls, with Miss Put-
nam, flew around town buying
holly wreaths, mistletoe, ribbons,
and all sorts of pretty things.
Betty seemed in a trance. She
THE CRIMSON AND WHITE 33
had never in all her life, experi-
enced anything like it. At last
they went to a store, where there
were dozens of Christmas trees.
‘The girls selected the largest one,
and told the man to send it to
the train.
Then they went into another
store, and Betty thought surely
she was in fairlyland when she
saw the quantities of red and
green balls, bright tinsel, and gay
colored ornaments, that the girls
told her were for the tree. Betty's
eyes sparkled as she helped select
them. At last they were all
bought, and the girls started for
the station.
At the station they were met
by “ Putty,” who had left them
for a time, but who came back
laden with bundles. The girls
said she looked just like an ex-
press wagon. Betty asked where
she had been all of the time, but
the girls said that Miss Putnam
always hurried around like that,
and they never pretended to keep
track of her. After they had re-
turned to the school, they had an
early supper, and then all went
into the library, and the fun
began.
Such a time as those girls had!
Betty did all she could to help,
and the girls asked her for sug-
gestions, just for the sake of see-
ing the happy look on her face, as
she told them what she thought
would be pretty. But the best
fun of all was decorating the
Christmas tree.
After everything was all fin-
ished, Jess lead Betty to the door,
and turned her around for a last
look. Betty had never seen any-
thing so beautiful, and did not
know what to say.
‘The tree stood in one corner of
the room, arrayed in its tinsel,
and bright balls. Holly wreaths
were hung at every window.
From the center of the ceiling,
hung an immense bell, from
which were suspended red and
green ribbon that extended to the
four corners of the room. The
mantle w: also arranged in
Christmas style, and Betty could
think of nothing but fairyland.
‘The next morning, she was
awakened by four voices shouting
“Me Christmas” to her, and
e found the girls
all dressed, waiting for her, and
telling her to hurry up, and go
down and see what Santa Claus
had brought her. Betty did not
think that he would leave her any-
thing, because she was poor, and
her father was only a poor miner,
while the other girls’ fathers wer
rich men. But hastening into her
clothes, she ran down the hall,
and joined the girls.
Miss Putnam and Mis
met them with a
“Merry Christmas Then they
went into the library. The tree
s lighted now, and Betty said
s one hundred times prettier
jumping up,
Gladdon
and a
smile,
it wa
than the night before.
It would take too long to tell
about that morning, but Santa
certainly
did remember
Betty. She had books and candy,
and other things pleasing to girls.
A little work box, fitted up just
like the one Jess had, and which
she had admired so much, was
among her gifts.
The girls hardly looked at their
presents, but watched Betty as
untied They would
never tell her that they had pur-
chased her gifts with the money
they saved in order that they
might buy gifts for other friends,
so that she might have a Christ-
mas.
Claus
she hers.
43 THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
Jess said afterwards, that it had
been the happiest Christmas she
had ever had, simply because she
had helped in making someone
else happy. She determined she
would always spend her Christ-
mas money that way, that is, in
buying gifts for those who had
never had any.
That night, before going to bed,
Betty wrote to her father, and
told him all about the happy
Christmas she had had, and with
the letter, went a big box of her
Christmas candy for Billy.
A. K. H. 14.
A Scotchman, having survived
four wives and having a fifth in
prospect, hit upon a delicate method
of proposal. He asked her out for
a walk, one afternoon, and befure
she realized where their footsteps
tended he had led her to a cemetery.
Walking with her to a grass-grown
plot he pointed to the mounds in
succession, saying: “ Here lies Jane,
there lies Maggie, Mary, and Kate,”
and then taking her hand and point-
ing to the next vacant spot, he said
tenderly, “And how wad ye like to
lie there?”
Tne Crrisraas TRIOLeT.
The Christmas gift you gave to
May
Was just the thing for Cousin
Jenny
Alas! Alack! and well-a-day!
The Christmas gift you gave to
May
And who, in sooth, shall safely say
That such is not the fate of
many?
The Christmas gift you gave to
May
Was just the thing for Cousin
Jenny. —Life.
They were looking at Niagara.
“Don’t you think that’s a wonder-
ful sight?” said the American,
“Vot?” asked the Dutchman.
“Why, that gigantic body of
water pouring over that lofty preci-
pice.”
The Dutchman stood for a few
seconds until he got the idea di-
gested, then looked up blankly and
asked :
“ Vell, vot’s to hinder it?”
If a man empties his purse into
his head, no man can take it away
from him. An investment in knowl-
edge always pays the best inter-
est—Franklin.
Errors like straws upon the
surface flow;
He who would search for pearls
must dive below.
—Dryden.
Latin.
All the people died who spoke it;
All the people died who wrote it;
All the people die who learn it;
Blessed death; they surely earn it.
—Ex,
A Curisrmas Query.
“Why does Santa reindeer use?”
\sked eager little Kate,
“This time of year I think snow-
deer
Much more appropriate!”
—Lippincott’s
Our greatest glory consists not
in never falling, but in rising
every time we fall—Emerson.
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THE
CRIMSON and WHITE
Entered as Second Class Matter, April 1, 1910.
at Albany, N. Y. Post Office.
Vol, VIII Aupany, N. ¥. Decesmur, rorr No. 2
Published Every Two Months during the School
Year by the Students of the N. H. S.
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BOARD OF EDITORS
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ig, 12
ee
Marian Domary,
Ethel T. Moat, '12
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Alumni
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W. Irving Goewey, "12 - (Sein
Edward Brandow, 13-5 + =U Managers
Newton Bacon, "12 : + | {Advertising
John Butler, ‘14 : : Agents
The year has sped and now again
we welcome the merry Christmas
season with all it’s joy and fun.
There are those who say that
Christmas is degenerating. Away
with such people! Let us banish
them from our midst! Do we not
each year have the memories of
former Christmasses to give us joy
as well as the happiness of the pres-
ent? So, instead of growing les
Christmas happiness must each year
grow more and more. We have
only to look around us to see that
this is so, for everyone is filled with
the gaiety and good cheer which are
inseparable from this season, How
merry the little children are as they
gaily post in the fireplace their let-
ters to ‘ Dere Santy!” An inde-
scribable pleasure pervades the at-
mosphere and young and old banish
as
sadness and trouble at the touch of
the magic wand of the Spirit of
Christmas.
So, if you are one wt those pessi-
mists who scorn Christmas, it must
be you yourself who are wrong.
Try helping others in their festiv
ties and even you don’t like
Christmas yourself, don’t spoil other
people’s pleasure in it by your
grumbling,
Amid all the hurry and bustle
of Christmas preparations it would
be well to remember that the school
year does not end with the Christ-
mas holidays. All too soon the
dread mid-year examinations will
come, Then woe to the unlucky on
who is unprepared for them! At-
tack your lessons with enthusiasm
and zeal and remember that “ the
goblins "Il catch you if you don't
watch out.”
ALUMNI NOTES.
The Normal High School
dents who attended the college play
*The Doll's House,” given in the
auditorium Friday evening, Novem-
ber 24th, felt quite honored at find-
ing two of the leading parts filled by
former graduates of the Normal
High School, namely, Rachel Gri
wold and Harold Goewey, both of
the class of tg10.
The students of the Normal High
School congratulate [ta Phi soror-
ity of the State Normal College in
being so fortunate as to secure
their new members the
Mi Pearl Shafer and Geraldine
Murray of the class of 19rt,
Among winter travelers is
Charles Grounds of the class of
19to, who has gone to spend the
winter in Los Angeles
among
36 THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
George Anderson, president of
the class of 1910, is working in
Lodge’s.
It would perhaps be well to note
that there was in the class of 1911
one who was destined to appear
sooner or later in the musical world,
and our only regret is that he did
not develop his talent in High
School, that his fellow students
might have enjoyed it then. How-
ever, we are very glad to know
that William Gazeley is a member
of the band at Holy Cross.
The industrial world has been
greatly honored by the appearance
of two of the students of the class
of 1911, William Thompson and
Joseph Cody, the former having ac-
cepted a fine position at West Al-
bany and the latter one in the capi-
tol, where he intends to remain un-
til next year when he expects to
enter the Albany Law School.
SCHOOL NOTES.
Ward Hannay has entered Nor-
mal.
Ethel Fryer, ex. 13, is a student
at the Girls’ Academy.
Alice Miller, ex, “12
business college.
s attending
Edward McEntee, ex. "12, is at
Saranac.
Caroline Barringer has entered
the Albany High School.
Catharine Brophy, Edythe Picken
and May Veite have left school.
The Senior class pins have ar-
rived.
Zeta Sigma gave an informal
dance on the 28th of November.
The Theta Nu ride to Castleton
was very much enjoyed and the
constable was indisposed, many ar-
rests were avoided.
SOCIETY NOTES.
Zeta Sigma.
The meetings of the society this
year have been very profitable to
its members, especially because of
the literary programmes. The de-
bates have been noteworthy.
On Tuesday, November 28th, the
members and friends of Zeta Sigma
enjoyed an informal dance at St.
Andrew's Hall.
At a regular meeting held on
Tuesday, December 5th, plans were
discussed for the mid-year dance,
which promises to be a very enjoy-
able affair, Those named on the
committee were Alice Gazeley, Eva
lrederick and Jeanette Brate,
Theta Nu.
The members of Theta Nu have
been enjoying the literary work of
the past two months immensely,
This is entirely due to the work of
the literary committee in assigning
such good topics.
Many good readings were pre-
sented before the society as those
of Messrs. Wilcox, Hare, Murnane
and Hane. Frequent impromtu
discussions have been participated
in of late. These were very much
enjoyed, especially ‘one dealing on
the relative merits of steam and
electricity,
The society wishes to extend its
hearty thanks to Mr, Wilcox for
the enjoyable evening spent at his
home by the members and ther
friends,
THE CRIMSON AND WHITE 37
Adelphoi.
The meetings of Adelphoi have
been unusually interesting and bene-
ficial. Mr. Hayford's piano solos
are a pleasing addition, Debates,
mock trials and Shakespearean
selections have been prominent.
At the last trial Mr. Scott was
arraigned for stealing chickens
from Mr. Brandow. Fortunately
Mr. Brandow was in the barn at-
tending a cow stricken with hy-
sterics and recognized the thief. In
spite of the pleading of Attorney
Covey the prisoner was found guilty
and will spend the winter on Dela-
ware Avenue.
The vocal duets of Messrs. Long
and Covey continue to be popular.
Those who survived the “ bolo-
gna machine” are Messrs. Daring,
Watt, Brandow and Hanna.
Plans for the mid-winter social
function are being made.
The outlook for a exceedingly
good basketball team this year is
very gratifying, and N. H. S. will
be represented by one of the fastest
quintets in this part of the State.
Captain Geowey, George and
Beacon of last year’s team are play-
ing a great game; Wilcox, Butler,
Mayer and Molitor are also very
promising.
Manager George has secured
games with many fast teams ; among
them are: Lansingburg H. S., Al-
bany H. S., Scotia, Amsterdam, La
Salle, St. John’s, Chatham, Ravena,
Kinderhook, Johnstown, Albany
Academy, Troy Academy, Chris
U
tion Brothers’ Academy, Glovers:
ville and Egbert.
With the support of the student
body we expect to have a most suc-
cessful season.
Before a house where a colored
man had died, a small darkey was
standing erect at one side of the
door. It was about time for the
services to begin, and the clergy-
man appeared from within and said
to the darkey
“ The services am about to begin.
Ain’t you a-gwine in?”
if Ise could,” an-
swered the little negro, “but y'u
see I's de crape.” —Ex,
“Tse would
38 THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
Lack of material, literary and
otherwise is the pathetic and heart-
rending complaint of a great num-
her of our exchanges.
This is the fault of the editors,
as far as literature is concerned
You, editors, if anyone, should
know what material you need, but
it is evident from your prayers for
“anything ” that you do not. You
cannot expect new students to give
contributions when they haven't the
ightest idea of what you wish.
Furthermore, these responses to
your abstruse petitions do not al-
elevate the standard of your
magazines.
You can easily find out from your
hers those students who can
them to write a
story or an essay stating the length,
nature, ete, and above all, using
some of that diploma
\
write well;
y your
lish teachers employ when they y
a particularly fine essay, and you
will receive something
ing.
In connection with the other ma-
terial you must rely upon the loyalty
of your students. Tf lacking, some
stimulant must be administered, for
ensure and
may criticize with no effect.
worth print-
anges
ANNOTATOR.
The Reading High School for
boys produces a paper that is com-
plete in almost every detail. Six
pages of school notes for the first
number of the year evin much
interest on the part of your editors
and student body. Ten pages of
athletics, however, rather overbal-
ances the three pages of your liter-
ary department, which is the essen-
tial part of a school organ. Your
exchange department promises to
be as good as the rest, but — with-
out gainsaying this statement —
your remark upon us was more like
a comment upon a lunch basket
than a magazine. “ Good things ”
may mean almost anything. Be
more definite.
The literary department of The
High School Gleaner contains some
very good stories. Among them
are: “The man from Number 3,”
an interesting football story and
“Individual Work,” a very amus-
i though rather improbable tale.
The Crimson ann Wurre
( Potisville, Pa.) —Your one original
featu is your column called
“ Swats,” which would be greatly
improved if it included the witti-
cisms of the various classes.
Your stories, ‘‘ The Better Girl”
and “ A Lace Cap and a Dog,” are
quite similar to those appearing in
our daily newspaper: Stories of
adventure, of thrilling school vic-
THE CRIMSON AND WHITE 39
tories and the like are more appro-
priate for a school paper, but if you
must have love stories vary the cli-
max. Stories which end in broken
hearts or even suicide are decidedly
preferable to those in which the
“Jow-breathed ‘yes’” is nevet
heard as “ the heroine is enveloped
by the loving arms of her lover.”
(This may be applied also to other
papers which incline toward those
insipid love tales.)
The Tattler (Milwaukee)—“ Mr’
Krug’s Soliloquy on the First
Day of School,” a parody on
“The Children’s Hour” is most
amusing. Your exchange depart-
ment is used chiefly for airing your
sarcasm. Evidently the brevity of
that department is the result of the
exhaustion of the editor’s cynicism
The Iris (Philadelphia) — The
unwieldly size of your repre-
sentative staff is doubtlessly the
cause of the lack of material of
which you complain You could
make your society notes more inter-
esting. Your jokes are excellent
and your editorials are above the
average.
The Toka (Grants Pass, Ore.)—
Simplicity and neatness lend a
great deal of individuality to your
paper. Why confine the greater
part of the “court of foolishness ”
within that “alley” through the
center of your advertisements ?
The Ledger (Brooklyn) — The
cartoons and photographs in your
athletic department add greatly
to the appearance of your paper.
Your idea of illustrating your
stories seems quite an original one
among school magazines.
Panorama—Y our “ Thanksgiving
Feast” is merely a reproduction of
“The Christmas Dinner” in “ The
Bird’s Christmas Carol” with a
slight alteration in the names The
rest of your stories are good.
Comments Upon Us.
The joke department of The
Crimson AND Wutte (Albany,
N. Y.), which occupies five and a
half pages, although very amusing,
is too long in proportion to the other
departments. The quotations at the
end of that department are, how-
ever, very helpful—The Criterion.
No paper has been received in
this department which contains so
many really funny and original
jokes as the Crimson AND WHITE,
Albany, Y.—The Budget.
Crimson AND Waite, Albany,
N.Y., contains many good stories,
but seems to be lacking in other
departments of equal importance.—
North Star.
Exchanges Received.
We acknowledge the receipt of
the following exchanges since our
last issue:
For September — The Lilliputian,
M. H. Aerolith.
For October — The <ldelphian,
M. H. Curlollith, The Criterian,
The Comus, The Crimson and
White (Pottsville, Pa.), The Enter-
prise, The Iris, The Gleamer, The
Ledger (Brooklyn), The Lillipu-
tian, The Chief, The Breese, The
Normal News, The Red and Black
(Reading, Pa.), The H. S. Re-
corder (Saratoga Spa.), MWinche.
ter H. S. Recorder, The Tattl
(Milwaukee), The Spectator, The
Toka, St. Helen's Hall Quarterly.
For November — The Enterprise,
The News, The Tattler (Milwau-
kee), The Techtonian (Buffalo),
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The Vesxillium, The Comet, The
North Star, The Opinion, Sentinel,
Bulletin, Shamekin, H. S. Review,
Budget, Panorana, H. S. Argus,
The Lion, The Cazenovian, The
Chronicle-Putman Hall, The High
School Critic, The Stylus, The H.
S. Journal.
The Hammer Club.
Miss Boochever — “What
troubles did Mariette have?
lein Pollock who was
anxious to resume the interrupted
conversation with Herr Molitor
replied: “She had to carry the
judge to the spring every day.”
“Carried the jug,” corrected
Hans" Butler,” and Katherine
murmured —imploringly, “Oh,
don’t put it in the Crimson and
White!”
Miss H.— Quam venerari ad
caedem proficiscens solebas’, trans-
late Miss Bissel.
Corabel—" That eagle which
you were accustomed to worship
to death when setting out.” But
authorities say—‘“ That eagle
which you were accustomed to
venerate when setting out for
slaughter.”
Miss Shaver had explained the
experiment for photo synthesis at
least four times and called upon
Mr Neef for his version of the
tale.
“You byle the leaf,’ said that
youth rising to his feet.
said Miss Shaver en-
“Why do you do
Yo kill the germs,” was the
reply.
Mr.
raphy )—
yles (in Physical Geog-
How can the farmers
tell that it is going to rain?”
Mr. Butler—* They feel it in
their bones.’
The eyes of Guy Ferguson have
lately been opened to the attrac-
tions of A. Holley.
Alice Griffin (offering the last
doughnut in the bag)—* Won't
you have this?
Mr. Adams—
No, I won't be
api
Alice—* Oh, please do!”
Marion wrote an essay on the
comparison of the speeches of
Brutus and Antony, after ten
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oclock, concluding it with the
following gem:
“As we started to prove which
was the best argument, I think we
have proved that that of Antony
was better — because he proved
his points and after you think out
Brutus’ points you aren’t any-
where—in all the points we
started to prove. (“O’ Julius
Caesar thou art mighty yet!”)
Kerley (in Physics Class)
llis, what is the difference
lightning and elec-
between
tricity ?”
Mr, Ellis—‘‘ You don’t have to
pay for lightning.’
Our Seniors.
What a brilliant class we are!
Has anyone noticed how much
our honored President is seen
with the girls lately?
Do you want to see Miss Ted-
ford flirt? Come over to chemis-
try class.
What a delicate creature Mr.
Wentworth is! An open window
is very dangerous. (Contributed
by the History Class.)
Mr. Kirk was in school on time
on December 8, 1911.
Wouldn't it be fine if we were
all smart like Miss Gauger?
Wouldn't you be proud of us?
Special: Miss Goldring mis-
spelled a word in an essay and the
teacher fainted.
Who said money was scarce?
Look at Miss Lansing’s pocket-
book !
Mr. Hane was heard to remark
that Castleton was a fine place for
Theta Nu excursions, as barrels
were so plentiful and made such
excellent seats for “ First-Night-
ers.
Is it foolish for a Senior to like
a Freshman boy? Miss Kiapp
doesn’t see it that way tho’!
How superior Mr. Walsh is!
But then he is more than a Sen-
ior —he’s a“ P. G.”
Miss Merchant must like Phila-
delphia. Two weeks vacation.
Big attractions!
Love is a very trying thing.
Have you noticed how thin and
love-worn our dark-eyed maiden
has become since “ The Man with
the Pomp” entered the Senior
Class?
Frederick's
Everyone
notice Miss
disposition ?
likes a meek little girl.
M Moat has remarked that it
is lonely without the Class of 1grt.
One of the orators is particularly
missed.
Ever
sweet
‘connor is
‘O still fond of
Men.” Last year’s basket-
ball center is still her hero.
Goewey is another of the * con-
* and proves admir-
ably that “ out of sight is not out
of mind,”
stant ones
drate has disclosed her
“Never put off until to-
what can be done to-
Miss
motto:
morrow
day.”
Mr. Delany's motto seems to
be: “ Never do to-day what you
can do next week.”
Did you know that Mr. Mye
heart has fled to the Junior Cl
and bids fair to stay there?
Miss Switzer is sure to be fined
if she does not wear the Senior
pin herself.
Have you noticed how big and
dignified Miss Becker is with her
hair up?
“The Knocker.’
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A Scotchman was _— gazing
thoughtfully at a large bronze
statute of George Washington.
“That was a great man,” said an
American coming up behind him,
“and a lie never passed his lips.”
“No,” said the Scotchman, “I
suppose he talked through his nose
like the rest of you Yankees.”—Ex.
A Sunday School teacher one
bright morning said to her class:
“Now, I want each of you little folks
to tell me what you have to be thank-
ful for this morning.” Little Mabel
was thankful because God had given
her blue eyes. Dorothy was thank-
ful for her! wavy hair. Little
Willie, freckle-faced and red-haired,
sat at the end of the seat When his
turn came, he said: “Teacher, I
don’t know what to be thankful for.
God purty nigh ruint me”
“Is Mike Clancy here?” asked
the visitor at the quarry just after
the premature explosion.
“No, sor,” replied Costigan:
“he’s gone.”
“ For good?”
“Well, sor, he wint in that direc-
tion.”
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The proprietor of a large busi-
ness house bought a number of
signs reading, “Do it now,” and
had them hung around the office,
hoping to inspire his people with
promptness and energy in their
work. In his private office one
day soon afterward a friend asked
him how the scheme affected the
staff. “Well, not just the way I
thought it would,” answered the
proprietor. “The cashier skipped
with thirty thousand dollars, the
head bookkeeper eloped with the
private secretary, three clerks asked
for an increase of salary, and the
office-boy lit out to become a high-
Wayman.”
He that a watch will wear, this
must he do,
Pocket his watch, and watch his
pocket too.
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“Auntie,” said little Helen, “are
you an Indian?”
“Gracious child, of course not.
What mades you ask such a foolish
question?”
“Well, I saw a lot of scalps on
your dressing-table.”
A woman agitator, holding forth
on the platform and presenting the
greatness of her sex, cried out:
“Take away and what
would follow?”
And from the audience came a
clear, male voice: ‘“ We would.”
woman
An American tourist on the sum-
mut of Vesuvius was appalled at
the grandeur of the sight.
“Great snakes!” he exclaimed ;
“it reminds me of Hades.”
“Gad, how you Americans do
travel!” replied his English friend,
who stood nearby.
A. visitor from the great metro-
polis had been sightseeing in the
Quaker City with a neighbor of
that place.
“People don’t die very often
over here, do they?” he said.
“No, only once,” replied the
Quaker calmly.
A young and bashful professor
was frequently embarrassed by
jokes his girl pupils would play
on him. These jokes were so fre-
quent that he decided to punish
the next perpetrators, and the re-
sult of this decision was that two
girls were detained an hour after
school, and made to work some
difficult problems, as punishment.
It was the custom to answer
the roll-call with quotations, so
the following morning, when
Miss A’s. name was called, she
rose and looking straight in the
professor's eye, repeated: “ With
all thy faults I love thee still,”
while Miss B’s, quotation was:
“The hours I spend with thee
dear heart, are as a string of
pearls to me.”
The little son of the minister,
at Sunday dinner, said at the fam-
ily table:
“Father, I wish I could be ‘a
doorkeeper in the house of the
Lord,’ as you said this morning.”
“Indeed,” said the minister-
father, with a pleased look across
the table at his wife.
“Yes,” said the boy, “ for then
I wouldn’t have to listen to the
sermon.”
Tommy went fishing the other
day without his mother's permis-
sion. The next morning one of
his chums met him and asked:
“Did you catch anything yester-
day?”
“Not till I got home,” was the
rather sad response.
There was an old
beard,
Who said, “ It is just as I feared,
My wife went to buy
A bright Christmas tie,
And that’s why I’m raising this
beard.”
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