Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-03-12
No. 40; WHoLE No. 1880.

Srdly, That as there appears no TeA<
son why our yirtuous indignation should
not, like Falstaff's tdissase,' be turned Ia
commodity your committee having COM
troll Of the Executive purse and quarters
has caused to be purchased sundry
bushels of turnips, a halter and q milk
pail, for prDlonging and turning 10 account
said virtuouS indignation. ses3 V
4tlily. Your committee therefore res
specially urge this house to resolve IL
SELF into q Committee of the Whole, ID
wait on said COW, and by such pers5asfona
as the EFFICIENCY shall require, induce her
IT'D present herself on this elevated foorsy
| .Hurrah for Pipkins T. /. How viii yotf
LON = were audible among the confused
.cTiss that greeted Toms parliamentary
ticesssisezit. ~ Z u III ~ ~ stzl
'sorder Order listen 10 the ti5ss
cried Pipkins. Is there any member OF
the House who is not proprietor Ut q pair
of tongsa' ,'1f4
item, a newspaper, college catalogue,
dictionary, or other combustibies r. III
No answer. '"f .''@ '"*".'s 'af III
'Then, gentlemen, / see my way H..
Meet me in the lower entry, equipped ev.
cry man with the articles mentioned r.
L The House adjoured. ,9' s,t' aa@ =, a
The entry was in perfect darkness,
The COW stood at the further extremity,
drawing her breath heavily, and Pipkins
confident of success, issued his orders
with the calm collectedness so Indicative +
of the master spirit. Armed after the
manner of Gideon and his three hundred
at the taking of Jericho, we stood in tho
back room ready for the crisis. Firmly :
pinched in the extremity of his tongs j
each "brave' held dictionary or newspa-
per saturated with oif,-and at each
mans foot was lighted lamp. n l,s~
'Illume = hoarsely whispered Pipkins. (
lhursting his head intoth door. In an
instan! the fiambeaux were aiight and
the room shone like temple of the sun.
At the third thwack, charge into the en-
try! Front rank, light high. and wave.
and let the war cry be, Go along 4 4.
Tbwack | Thwack Thwack! . -.ot.
| The COW had already struck into q
canter when the door was flung open.
Thirty blazing torches-thirty hoarsS
voices vociferated, Go along,' accele-
rated her speed intoa gallop. The stairs
were before her. One wild moment She
stood rearing with alright, upright as the
giraffe ut the palm tree, but thwack /
went the broomslick, and closer pressed
the torches, md with spring, stumble
scramble and snort, the astonished quad-
ruped assembled the stairs. z@e.a e. $,.,. q
- Front ranklh Once moro, 10 th6
breach!' shouted Pipkins. He led tho
assault with his white ash broom--ths
almost breathless animal was driven on
Bang! Crisp the blows descended and
the burning oil Kissed in the fame, anG,
UP, like Taurus frightened out Of the no.
Giac by Ia comet, rushing the thunder
stricken cow. No, breathing tine--no.
s:ayl Another roar--anothet snort of
terror---a wisk of the fiery tail-@a noise%
rs Of bat,eriDg giants or clubs at Donny-r
brook Fair+-and painting, gasping, and
glaring terifcally around, the beleagured-
cow stood at Toms door in the fourth
story. 1t9yuo 1fr al ,ygQii. sa.d ~ .......f
Slightly damaged iii the knees, but
not Otherwise hurt. Pipkih's new, chum
was easily battered and installed in the
vacant dormitory, and with more philoso-
ply than accompanies most sudden ele-
vafions, she had come to her feed, and
exhibited most of her habitual functions
in the lapse of half an hour. ...ti t'-......
Tho turnips, Toms patience, and our
capability 0fexcitement, lasted week.
Nightly milk punches and nightly frolics
will wear, we discovered, even upon the
head and stomach Of sophomore. and
hospitality to quadrupeds, Pipkins was
obliged to confess, has a limit in the
fourth story, however it may be on the
ground floor. We had laughed ourselves
faint over the stewards trouble about his
lost cow, and Tom, who had cut the ad.
vertisemenis from the newspapers and
pasted them on her horns, fairly wished
she was again cropping undertaking the
college enclosure. How she was 10 be-
got down, was point we left solely to
his brilliant generalship. -.
Z In the fourth story front Of the next
story, we fortunately hadan ally, and as
means of escape from tutors we had long
maintained hole in The wall, secretly
connecting his domitory with the corfes-
ponding one in our entry. Another ally q
lived in the back room on the same foors
very much cramped in the love of liberty
however, by his chum, Mr.. Sneepss an
ex. ioufneymanI baker, whose talent had d
beer, discovered by a Benevolent society
late in life, who made II a CONSCIENTIOUS
duty to inform the Faculty Of all misde
n.eanors that came under his observation.
In college phraseoiogy, persons ofthiS
peculiatcomplexion Of science ufc CONS
monty called blue skins. ..;'+G@. Ga
Saturday evening came round agains
and true 10 our trust, we assembled ali
South College. The COW had now been
studied eight days md nights in Toms
vacant bed room, and the atmosphere
was rather bueolic. The occupant on
the floor below had been obliged 10 te-
move his bed from Under; but that was
no great matter. Het was one Of U.S.
The punch went slowly round; and the
convention was almost alta stand ss!h.--@ O
Two or three were asleep On their Chairs
with their glasses filed before them. A.
brace or two had taken Toms capaciouss
bed, and as the college clock struck
twelve. Pipkins, Johnson. (Sneeps cham(
and myself wero leaning with our ell
bows on the table, gazing vacantly at
the alnIos. brimming milk pail, the oniy
ones that were awake. es,l atJ 4q..is. =.
az an. 1. .,vnl 70 a. said Tom yFNlyinuiy.