Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-06-06
VENISON FOR BREAKFAST:
Or, the Truckers Tricked.
By sCALPLOCE.

Perhaps there is no place in the world
where more tricks are played upon different
individuals Than in the medical colleges scat
tered Throughout the U. S., the students be-
ing sort OF "genus homo" and eternally
engaged in mischief of some sort. We re-
member an incident which occurred in one
of thes colleges in Old Vermont, which is
we'll worth publishing.
Among the students was young man
named Abner, who had CHANGED 10 state in
some conversation with his fellow chums,
that he did not believe he should be. easily
frightned, and they instantly resolved to test
his courage at the first opportunity Not
long after they came to this conclusion,
negro servant who waited upon the medical
men of the college, was taken sick and
died. and turned over to the students for
dissection. Now was their time to play a
trick upon Abner. His sleepsng apartment
was in the second story, and the negre was
taken up stairs in the early part Of the eve
ming. placed in his bed, and they then re-
tired, chucklng over the horror of Abner
when he should find his bed tenanted by
such an occupant.
About ten O'Clock the young man went
I'D to his room, and was about getting into
bed as usual, when his hand came In con-
tact with the cold face ofthe corpse. Moth.
ING daunted by the discovery, he procured
light and behcld the negro usurplng his
place, upon which he quietly drew OIL a
oiult, threw it upon the floor, and sIept1untll
morning. By daylight he was up, and ta-
KING knife he had in The room, heproceed-
ed to deliberately cut out snug pelce of
flesh from one of the dead mans hams, and
then carefully wrapping it in piece of pa
per, descended the stairs to the Kitchen
The cook had just commenced getting break
fast. and handing her the meat, he told her
that it was a nice piece of venison, and he
wanted her to fry it for their mornings re-
past. Venison was scarce thing at the
college, and consequently was great lux
ury, therefore, long before the meal was
ready, the report had got round that some
thing extra would be served up, and the
students smacked their lips at the prospect
Breakfast at last was ready, and plate
full of savory meat was passed from one to
another, and all, with the exception of Alb
ner, ate heartily of the supposed venison.-
He complained ofindisposition, touched no
meat, while roguish look of triumph rest
ed upon the faces ofthe students. Atlength
when hunger became somewhat appeased,
they began to rally him little.
" You don't look very well this morning, y
says one,
"Guess you didn't sleep well last night
said another.
He looks as though he had been fright
ened,' echoed third.
Seen something dark in his ROOM added
fourth.
To all these salles Abner made no reply
and they resolved to shoot closer to the
mark
How did you like yonr bedfellow last
night demanded one of them.
First late, gentlemen, first rate. How
, did you like your venison this morning.
Good, excellent answered half doz-
f en-.
Come with me, and I'll show you where
it come from
A look of blank dismay covered the Wis
, ages of one or two, who began TO smell ;
/, rat, but the majority followed Abner VI
stairs. He led the way TO his own room
There, gentlemen and he threw dowr
the cover, exposing the ham of the negr'
y with the hole in it, !" there gentlemen i
whcre yOur uenison came from !"
+ There was sudden boiling for window
and doors, and certain uphoaoings took
!, place shortly after, but they never attempt
o ed to play another trick upon Abner. The
e -all give in after eating that VenisOn TO
e Breakfast.