Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-06-24
THE STEWARDS COW,
BY N. p. WILLIS.

The leading passions of youth, | am III
clined to think, are hot pies, and rclributivc
justice. AT least to me, and my expericn :
ced youth, flattcr myself, is as long as other
mems the prominent recollection of the dav,
when in college, was the diurnal cail tart,
eaten at old Slcrman's, attwclvc; while By
far the most salient memory of my acadcm-
ical evenings, was our humble attempt to
regulate the inequalities of college govern
ment. With what zeal, when the butter
was rancid, did we work upon tie hard
heart of tue steward, lubricating his door
steps with the remainder of the frkin, stop
ping his key-holes and window cracks, and
tender!y greasing the rough coat of old
Dobbin his black mare. With whal consid-
crate promptncss and taste when the PANT
ing of the college buildings was unhealhful-
ly extended into term time, did we BY the
arlistical light of the moon, exp, dite the
diffusion of the offensive pigmenls-trans-
forming the Presidents respectable COW
from an unclassIcal brindlc 10 a ,bdued
cream color, with red legs and red tail -
How delicate, yet effective, was our rcbuke
to the Professor, neglccting to invite us to
tea and toast with lis three daughters, provi-
messenger, with large party, yourselves
included,) to share lis family festivities on
New Years Eve! Alas! that with increas-
Ing years the heart grows unsusccpliblc OF
this self sacrificing entIluiasm that even il
college this apprehensive and indignan,
sense Of justice is pcrcep,ibly buntcd-
the Sophomore more arden, than the Senior
the Freshman than the Soph, while among
other theological Students, the instances Of
any jealous participation in these nightly
crusades against oppression, are compara'
lively rare
"Sranee tn human heart grows I'D,
How virtues pulse beats slow and CODY
The introduction of the stewards COW
into the college enclosure, (this occurred in
June 1925, was felt to be one of thos,
high-headed encroachments which called 70
signal resistance. The students of the day
il should be promised, where pasloray in
clined, and the end of knowledge wa
chewed, like Nrbuchadnrzzar's lying be
meath the shade of trees. 1t is not mentions
ed that the grazing monarch Of Baby VIC,
shared his pasture with other beasts, an.
there seemed neither precedent nor propric
~ III the intrusion OF this unmannelly quad
ruped.
In the council held under the only re
naming clean tree to devise means to abat
this grievance, several measures were pro
posed, winch had in them more of energy
than prudence or humanity. Mr.. Thos
Pipkins, the Napoleon of scraps, and GU
perpetual chairman in council, was perso
OF tender sensibiltics, and he would hear G
no damage TO the COW, for which our peck
cts could be made responsible. A proicc,
matured with a precocious knowledge G
mechanics, (by which the crew was TO b
hung as high as Hannah in the tree beror
the Presidents window by his resolu,e hu
manity, fell to the ground SO did III
scheme for breaking her into harness, pre-
paratoly to our subulden excursions in II,
watermelon time; and, after sundry propo
siiions, of which the above were the milo
est in their character, the chairman becce
to suspend the discussion, while he asce,
tanned by vote tho popularity of milk amor
the members. The ayes having it by accl;
nation, the chairman Something out of o
der but in style peculiar to himsclf,) mo-
ed and seconded that he should be a con
mitee of one to procure satisfaction to t,
class for the ndignily offered by the ste,
aid to their grass and character. Carrie
also, and the meeting adjourned.
The south entry of the college, as h
passer by very well knew, shuts upon 4
public street. Either from the superior gale
of the prospect from two windows, or fro
one of those mysterious crystaizalion viii
prove that hearts are subject to the laws
the mineral kingdom-(hence hard hearl
that entry was occupied almost exclusive
by students of rather an eflervcscent quail
of character. Pipkins occupied the four
story, front corner, and by experiment up
the endurance of the plous indigents, "
were successfully appointed his room mat
by the Faculty, his character served him
last as an exclusive charter to the apartme
1t will be seen that the spare dormitory "
very important to the committee.
The regular hebdomadal meeting of I
tutors, on Friday evening, was actually I
ken advantage Of TO regulate such little m;
ters a. required thciT absence from the p