Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-05-05
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE "REMINISCENCES

cHhA NV III NOLsl<rO'b "REMINISCENCES. |
DEAN HySf
During tho early year, Of the existence Of Dar,.
mouth College, an excellent and learned. but un-
fortunately, near sighted professor attached To- that
'enernble institution. was accuslrmed to reereaIe
himself very early every morning by hong p-rambu.
a'io"s IN se country lie thought the sdsci vGn bra
eingand that a ~as calculated TO give hun IN sppe-
ute tor his breakfast. A,S1me dbcIars ure of the
same opinion. tho reader may ysrnd,enture be inIa
ced 10 test the worth Of the prescrlpt.o h:m,e but
u he be near sighted. our request a. loving broth
w. IT, 'hl' hei"fe each walk lac adorn his nasal or
gan win That intellectual spponlags pair Of cc-
'ic's' ih'y n'l only eohier knowing hook GA
mo "earer cut. Il the walk be commenced I'M the
'n"'ning when things nj disinn . are sees dunly
they m.y be the means ofsayins him a world of md
iSuIe &n"ritcaiIon But 10 return Ia our proG ss,r
-Ohe m'rnins he had taken Cor IA, .olitary walk
new an' s'feni'ous route. Wandering ruto Ihr for
est from tho man mad. no Ssssyed TO traverse "a en-
" '"'h " 'he "oo'ls, and como out new
anu fa'h'f an 1nifequSnied path. ~hirh would how
ever. lead him dfoci To the College. bindings
A'sirae'ed As he generally was auS thinking the
''s' hef"os oi antiquity, he was bat irle Ircpa-
red loo the shock that awaited hIu H.. hal come
!" KIDD ut clearing. when lo aI S,ae eight OF ten
rods ais'ahce. what should meet hls eve hut an O.
norrnsu' bear. ~iIh several cubs, This NOT onl,
put to Pr-c,Iitlte IA hI his .rnIr d,y dreams ,,,b
all the gods aRi goIdesses sTihe Pantheon an thc,r
nain oa' the professor himself hs took h, legs mud
maize ua'k' o"arSs kOme ~ it'll such CELEBRITY that nad
the bear e"nismPatsd making breakfast " hnnst
wodld doubtless have ie-n Ii,app iuod There~n, ma
wonder he rnni1r all the sores lac has ever hear
vi Hruins iefoeiy. especially the case Of fem ie
eneumberei With young. ditisd before his mind;,nd
oy 'he Time he reached Ihs College he wa. all Der.
sffs'iOn, and 80 Out Of breath that Ill no c,u!J
utter ~n., "A bear siil cubs-a bear anil cuh-"
Aiief his fright had subsidized and the story VA.
hHly understood. what dan of preparation va,
mere hr The bear eLmpaign. Students, pr,ivs.or.
PrestoR ind all. IhirsIius for martial Distinction il,
'AS warfare about 10 lie undertaken sImyd IheuseI.
YES "a eIIensIyely that. lot alone bear nsi lev
cubs, u seVre or i've vi lndiass wOuld have s,ood
SLIM chance before them. Every thing in the
sha, e OF an uiteGsiye wcapun was In teuuist,n -
Ihrse or iouT old mus&cts, sumo ight or ten pitch
o'N'' an old rung Jtn wagon, hoes ond n fact
"r want "i better arms and accOuIremsnisthr Young
eat OF the "afrers demolished an entire rail r, nee
from which they prepared themselves for the Gun.
| cmFIa1ed iun. The march Ihrous GA the wo-sls VI At.
cautious One-a srri OF Indian e;E,r nnprshrus,-
that to- nueh sIr wOsI inuce tn. enemy tn chang.
quarters. SIr-IagOm IN nSJs Of attack VA. Le-,roI
necessary Ia" calculation was Ip Grcun vent h, 2
aud attacking her at all ,inIs; c,mpeI slrrcn.ir,
Well' nj length the advanced guard ach the nI,re
said clearing and the worthy proIe.sp, WIN had
hardly been able 10 cOuInin himself Tor The ptom,
henee ne bore IA The perilOus erprSe was obssr
vel TO come 10 a dead halt. Doubtless the reader
Will suppose It was occHsiunsd by has unwlli.gne..
70 come ia very elrs- cunIiguiIy with his formula.
ole Ices n" Su'ht thing. No fear uf the kind came
Hcrots hun The enemy not IN a situation IA
offer resistance for the ler andcuI turned ON, "a n.
e siunps OF ose large and md yeral small tree.
winch had been burui over 81 the wuod- cutler. -
he professor could hardly believe his eva, n NEAR
his sPeciacles. fer ssw ne had Ihem onl and n,
would rather have faced hyena than To hny. sndu
tea inc langh with which The wOOds rang again snd
Iapa he. r..f... A Il.
IN him with PrcsliaT kind ofsalt peculiar tn su.I
dry old !elows.anJ the youngssrs considering en-
selves without the pale of discipline hal annie re
'enge ior ell the Greek aud LltIr he had inlicl.,
on 'hem They laid On their sarcastic Iaunls nna
ngsed hIm most ncrrirssy. YmI may he sur,
mere was bui HIIir soiemniiy during prayer thu
n"rniag. and the old president W ether Ihnn,gh lie
sign or aeridcnI must need stumble ON The cnant
81 ia the old testament Tor the mnrning re,J,,,
winch tells OF the prophet being marked by iitlle
"hiidrSM aud whom he came TO what Is recut,lsJ ~
Two she hears issuing lrum the vuud and teor;us
iriy nnd tNo at them. his WIS only straiaLt fra. ~
! ne assembly. IL wns always shrrwdIy susneclsJ
Tint The President selected this chaIter nv ,I,.,,,
i'r With all his Theology he ~a- regular wy nod
would grow Tot on good Joke Some DAYS sGe,
the bear hunihe pruf figured who largely in j, r..
oeiNed MT IN a manner hut lule expected lie
"us lecInr'ng class on the pnsSons. reon- o OF
each student srue outward oIhIhinn of The v,r,,,.
e'houois NhlTh nRtate tile human breast: tltDs
hatred, Jealousy, revenge. grief ~ were depct.J
Al length Il came To Sam Burtnns rurn To depirt
tear Now SAN loved mischief lar heller Than IA.
did Ia" b"oks, and nno might NJ well have looked
sublime sentiments from the mouth ola merry And
re" as '" have supposed that am would let slim
such an opportunity fer making sport He ha.i,n
Ted moment after the question was put. bul ,Lo..
who Knew him besi thought TINT something extra
was cunning. Assuming all the Isrrur his coun,cn
anee was capable Of expressing and rushing forward
headIong through the last as his legs couId
carry hiHi, he ssrenmed ut The top uf his Iungs e.
! nedf AMI cubs oear and cubs, n bear n nd cnb,r
! "" students were Of course all sonyuIseJ ,.;,h
iaush'er and ull that vas done thar Afternoon, in th
way Ut the pas-io ne was depicting mrrh on The yi
ues ana broadcast principle, that IT, mouih stretches
open from ear to ear S'm was pubely repr,pnn.
ded by me president To be sure. but The old vcn,I
"einan did q with such humorous grnvity that S,r
eqnai unity was not particularly disturbed A, r.,
the Proessor. he probably forgot his be,, bu,
ior up IN New Hampshire and Vermant m. old 81.
10 INC reg"n II the college tel the story over ,h.;
and cider Z" this day and doubt ENJOY il onirs n,
well as IN days Of auld lang syns-Ladies' ID ~,
! Ga sene. DShJ