The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-02-21
MORNING FEBRUARY q
CONSIDER ME- sMTTH.

s9aperS OF the DAYS winch IS told otsl1r
[AIaxeg, Qftlle university OF South Car
Folina, as I think incorrectly. The
trick was in reality played By old Dr.
Caldwell, formerly President Of the
University of North Carolina. / rec
ollect hearing t,when a9chiId, from
the Doctors own lips; and 1 we'll re-
member how he chuckled 1T the recol
lection Of the CONSERVATION into which
he threw the students, whohad hauled
him two orthpe miles in. his own car
|riape without knowing ii, by request
lngtllem to drdts him back agaiH !
Int whether DR.. Caldwell or Dir.
IMaxey, OF both, afe entitled ID the
fcredA Of lThving reversed the saw Of d
parcal Of madcap collegians, in this
particular case, there is one fent which
the North Carolina President did per-
Iiorm---nts right to the credit isindispu-
table. The victim would doubtless,
Fif he lives, qualify TO the facts.
The old Doctors was small man
and lean, bat as hard and angular as
the mostirregular Of pine knots. He
looked asFit he might be otongh, blN
did not seem strong Neyerthelesshe
was among thekuowing ones reputed
to be as agile as a cat and in additior
was by no means deficient in know.
ledge Of the noble science Of self de-
fence. Besides, he was Ns cool as a
|cleuynberl Well, in the Freshman
|cIass.of 4 cettain year land | believe
ItlleStorv goes that the fellow never gof
.ont ot Tile Freshman, thoughthe Doc
tor certainly did put hjntthroHgb in
one sense Of the word was a bury
Ibeefy mofntaineerof eighteen ornine-
teen. This genius conceived q great
contempt for old BoIds's physical d.
mensiods, and his soul was horritied
|that one 50 deficient in muscle should
Ihe potential inrule. Poor Jones had
Al itiea az moral force. AT any rate
ne was not inclined to knock under to
8t, and be controlled despoticdly by q
man that.he imagined he couldte and
whip. He at length determined to
rive the old gentleman genteel pri
vate thrashihg, some night in the Col
sge Campus, pretending to mistake
Inn for soal6 teIlow student.
sSfKatly after, on a dark and rainy
,ligkf, Jgaes EnaF the Es5ctoF crossifgs
'tiid gaibbes tWalkine up 10 nina, III
exclaimed abruptly, 'fleilos Smith! i,
this yon?' And with that he struck
THE Old gentleman a blow on the side
|of tie face that had nearly felled him.
Old Bolus saidtneth.ng, but sqnared
Ehignself and atslt they vent. Jones'S
yoHtiq weightand musclemade him ali
iagly customerR INT after a roEMd ol
two the Doctors science hegan To tell;
Iahdi6 a short timehehad knockc d IBIS
beefy antagonist down and was astrad-
Idleof his chest, with one hand on his
Throat and the other dealing vigorons
cuffs on the side ofhiS heads
.Ab! stop! Ibeg pardon, DR. Cald.
well 4 raistai5e-.slor heavens sake.
Doctor groaued Jones who thought
he EHs about 10 No e0ten up, I'really
ihoughtit was Smith,
The Doctor replied with a word
and allow alternately. 'Itmakes no
difference, for all present purposes
consider me Smitbr And it is said
chat Old Bolus gave Jones such a poun.
ding then and there as probably pre-
ivented his ever milking another mis-.
take as 10 personal identity, at leaston
hesCo Ilege Cumpusl---J j. Hooper.
Asliabby genteeIyoung gmanentefed
tradesman store ihe' other day, with
his hands crammed in'both pockets, as
if they were fushewith the rbino.
MI. J- said ho, IheGe9e Lam
indebted to you siSf tMo aud hglf
cents, borrowed sanas hers aUoat u.
year ago.
Yes, sir. said thetfadesnao. sInack-I
ing bis lipsand holdieg out bis hand toI
reeftye NE ready easl 10 eisdl
you bayeseoue, for Aad aila9 90 ~
ten il myself
sOh! i never forget these things, 4
said the fellow like 70 have all
things square, 50 want YOU u lendt
ne thifsylseven ana a half cents more,
which win mako ii even money
\, Advertising is not 50 mushslhe fseL|
aud bead ard liver Of trade as wings
to the cap, wings e the sandals, say
wings % the rod of Mercury giy-l /
ing lhe patron Of merchants the power
Of. standing on tiploe and saving his
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