Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-05-29

Phil thanked God an took courage.
eff he does, tell him so and so," said
giving ucracious Thomashis instructions,
and putting guinea into his hand to
sharpen his memory. "Phil, my dear
fellow, don't show your face out of college
for this fortnight. You twig; God bless
you. l had hardly time to get to my room
to have my toga and trcnchcrs beside me
Newton and Aristotle before me, optics,
mechanics, and hydrosatics strewcd a.
round in learned profusion, when my un-
Gle drove up to the gate.
"Porter, lwant TO see Mr." said,
he "s he in his rooms 2"
ayes, sir; | saw him take heap OF
books there ten minutes ago.
This was not the first bouncer, the Es-
sencc Of Truth, as Thomas was known
through college, had told for me nor the
last he got well paid for.
GAY, very likely; reads very hard, l
dare say"
"No doubt of that, | believe, sir, "said
Thomas, as bold as brass.
"You audacious fellow How dare you
look me in the face and tell me such u
deliberate falsehood? You know he is not
in college"
"Not in college, sir! as I hope"-
"None of your hopes or fears to me-
Snow me his rooms. If two hours ago |
did not SEQ. See him; yes, rve
seen him; and he's seen the last of me-"
lie had now reached my rooms, and
never shall forget his look of astonish-
mcnt, of Amusement, borderingon incre-
| dulity, whcnI calmly came forward, took
his hand, and welcomed him to Cam
bridge.
"My dear sir, how are you-what luc-
Ky wind has blown you hcre!"
"What, George --what--why--I
can't believe my eyes"
GLOW happy | am to see you! | con-
tinucd; show kind ofyou to come ; how
well you're looking"
elbow people may be deceived ! My
dear George, speaking rapidly,) met |
fellow in tandem, in the Haymarket, so
like you in every particular, that l hailed
himat once. The puppy disowned me
affected to cut joke-and drove off,
Never was more taken of my stills. |
came down directly, with four posthorscs,
to tell Your tutor--to tell the master-to
tell all the college, that | would have
nothing moro to do with you; that would
be responsible for your debts no longer !;
to enclose you fifty pounds and disown
you forever"
"Nly dear sir, how singular!''
"Singular | wonder at perjury no
longer, for my part, would have gone
into any court Of justice and have taken
my oath it was you. | never saw such a
likeness. Your father and the fellows
mother were acquainted, or Pm mistaken.
The air, the height, the voice, all but
the manner, and--that was not yours
No, no, you never would have treated
, your old uncle So"
elbow re joiced | am that -
"ReJoiccd-so am |. would not but
, have been undeccived for thousand gum
cas-. Nothing but seeing you here sc
y quiet, SO studious, surrounded by prob.
9 lens, would have convinced me. Ecod
f can't tell you how | was startled. hao
been told some queer stories, to be sure
+. about your Cambridge etiquette. l hcart
~ that two Cambrdg &C men, onc of St. john
g the other of Trinity, had met on the to]
= of Vcsuvius, and that, though they knev
: each other by sight and reputation, We
), never having been formally introduced
: like two simplctons they looked at eac
- other in silence, and left the mountai
=, separately and without speaking and tina
, cracked fellow commonor Meadows, ha
:. shown me caricaturc, taken from til
y, life, representing a Cambridge man drown
n ing, and another gownsman standing 0
\. the brink, cXclaiming, 'Oh that ha
>, the honor to be introduced to that MAJ
o. that might have taken the liberty of sa,
. ING him ! But,-it, thought |, he ncvt
would carry it so far with his own incl
W never heard your father was gay ma
i (continucdhc, musing,) yet as you sit
nv that light, the likeness is" | mo'
no cd instantly. "But it's impossible, yo
% know its impossible. Come, my de-
. fellow come must get some dinner
Who could he be? Never were two pc,
g. pie more alIkc!''
" We dined at the inn, and spent the ev
H. ming together; and instead of the fit
the LAST FIFTY, he generously gave II
a draft for double the amount. lie Il
10 Cambridge the next morning, and his Ia
re words were, as he entered his carriae
lily "My brother was handsome man, al
IL there was a lady Somebody, who, L
to world said, was partial to him. She mi
have son. Most surprising likeness
Or God bless you. Read hard, you you
ned dog-remembcr Llkeas two brothers
Or / never saw him again.
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