The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-21
From the Blank Book of Small Ccllegor.1
Trinity College, Cambridge, forty years a

ffrom the Blank Book of Small Ccllegor.
Trinity College, Cambridge, forty years a
| 20.
| IL was lovely morning remittance
bud arrived IN the very nick of time my
two horses were IA excellent condition, ant
| resolved, with College chum, to put IL
execution n long concerted scheme of dri
wing 10 London taud, IN. We sent oui
| hnrsrs forward, got others nj Cambridge,
aud tossing Algebra and Anacharss 4" io the
dogs" started IN high spirits. We ran op
To London III high style-went ball pitch 10
the play aud after quick breakfast al
the Bedford, set out with our own horses
upon a dashing drive through the West
End. We We're turning down the LAY
market, and anticipating Joys yet un
known" when who, Ia my utter hOrror
and constcrnation, should ] see crossing Ia
meet US, but my old warm hearted, but
severe and pepppcry uncle, Sir Tho
mas Pm. Escape was impossible. -
A cart before, aud two carriages he
hind made us stutiontry, and | mentally
resigned all idea of ever succeeding To Elm
wood Hall and three thousand per annnm.
Up he came. What, can believe my
~ WY HIIdt WV III W.
you do here ? Tandem too, by - y
| have it, thought, !, AS an idea crossed my
MUD. | looked right aud left, as IL il
were wholly impossible that il corld be me
he was addressing. What you dont
know me, suppose ? Don't know your
own uncle Why, in the name of com
mon sense--pshaw you've d"oe with
that-whJ, in ------- name, sir, anf you
ut Cambridge ?" AT Cambridge, Sir"
said l. al Cambridge, sir" he repeated
,nimicking my affected astonishmcnt, "wly
suppose You never we're Mt Cambridgr /?
Never entered the gates ut Trinity Eli!
y! you young spendiht'ft is this the way
you dispose ot my allowance Is this the
way you read hard, you young prohga,r
YOU young grac.less--you young
you" Seeing he was getting energetic,
| began TO be apprehensise OF scelr, aud
resolved To drop the curtain at once
Really, sir" said !, with AZ brazen a look
as could summon upon an emergency,
al have not the honour of your acqna'ot
ance ~ His large eyes assumed u fixed
stare Of asionishmcnt. " Excuse me, but
10 my knowledge never saw you before"
lie began IN fdg.t. Make no apologies
they are unnecessary. Your next reneon
tire will, hope, be more fortunate. You
will find your country cousin, no doubt, 10
Green Street and 81, old buck, bye bye
The carl was removed, and we drove of,
yet not without seeing him in u paroxysm
of rage, Laif frighiiul, half ludicrous, toss
his hat on the grouud, and hearing him ex
claim, " He disoNns me the Jackanapes
disowns his own uncle, by -" PHIL
Chichestcr's hook of amazcn,ent nj this
finished stroke of impudencr, u present, NJ
Tho i"s,ant 4" my m"niafy ] think sat
ii,s face, which nj no time had more I'm
preston than turnp, assume that mr. OF
IA prnsivc simpi-ton, dun moutoD, qul rete,
which ne SO often and 40 successfully OK
hibitcd over "a quadratie equation, We'll,
George, what's To he done now We'r.
dshed- dished - dishcd--nttcrly disbed.'
Not while pye two such tits as these
fresh, Phil, was my reply. SO ad,eu 10
town, and hey for Cambridge" Cam
bridge z" " lnstantly--nOtH moment IL
be lost. My uncle will post there with
four horses Immediately, and my only
chance of avoiding that romantic misfor
tune Of being cut or with a shilling, is IL
be there before him" Without settling
our bill at the Inn, or making single ar
| iangement we ratified back to Cambridge
| Never shall | forget the mental anxiety
which | endured on my way there. Eve
ry thing WAS against us. A heavy rain had
fallen in the night, and the roads were
wrctrhed. The traces broke--turnpik'
gates were shut; drovcs of sheep aud string'
of carts impeded our progress, but IN spite
of all these obstacles, we reached the Col
lege gates in less than six hours. Has 81
| Thomas been here z" ] inquired OF th'
| porter, with ill-conccaled emotion. M
Sir" Phlthanked God aud took courage
+" IL he does, tell him 50 so" said ], gi'lnl
,eracious Joseph his instructions, and put
| ting guinea IN his hand 10 sharpen h,s me
mory. Phil, my dear fellow, don't show
| your face out of College for this fortnight
| lou twig Good.
Perm,iiee Divis coc,crn."
had barely time To change my dress
to have my toga aud trcncher beSi1e mi
Newton and Euripides before ric, Optics
! Mechanics, and H. drostatirs, s,rewed il
| learned confusion aronno ne, when m
uncle drove up to the g.te. Porter,
wish To gee Mr.. Pm; is he IN hi
rooms Z" Yes, sit, I took parcel q
books 10 him there not ten minutes ago !!
This was not tie first bouncer the Esscnc
of Truth, as Thomas WAS known throug
College, had told for me, nor the last h
vas well paid for. d" Reads very hard,
dare say :" observed the Baronet, in hi
soft winning voice. No doubt Of that,
believe sir" "You audacious varlet, no,
dare you look me in the face, and tell sue
a falsehood You know he's not in Cam
bridge" Nut in Cambridge, sir, rs
hone ~" None of your hopes or fear