Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-10-07
NEW SERIES.
From Bidckpood's Magazine.
COLLEGE THEATRICALs.

Christmas vacation, and we-the worshipfu So
cicty Of under graduates of ---- College, Ok
ford--were beginning to get tired of the eternal
round of supper parties which usually marked
the close Of our winters campaign, and ready TO
hail with delight any proposition that had the
charm of novelty. A three weeks frost had eff
fectually stopped the hunting; all the best tan
dem leaders were completely screwed the
freshmen had been 'larked till they were grown
as cunning as magpies; and the Dean had set up
divinity lecture at two o'clock, and published
a stringent proclamation against rows in the
Quad. II was, in short, in a particularly unin-
teresting state Of things, with the snow falling
lazily upon the gray roofs and silent quadrangle,
1hat some half dozen Of us had congregated in
Bob Thornhill's rooms, TO get over the time be-
tween lunch and dinner with as little trouble to
our mental and corporal faculties possible
Those among us who had been for the last three
months promising to themselves to begin to read
next week, had now put Off that too easy cred
itor, conscience, till next term One alone
had settled his engagements of that nature, or,
In the language OF his '7eSfdmw'--the prettest
bit Of Latin, he declared, he ever saw-'Safis-
.gscit eramindtoribuS.' UG2uesionably, in his
case, the examiners must have had he rare vlr-
tue Of being very easily satisfied. In fact, MIR.
SavileaS discharge of his educational engage
ments was rather sort of 'whitewaShng' than
a payment in full. His passing was what is
Technically called 'shaye;' metaphor aludng
to that intellectual density which finds it diff
cult TO squeeze through the narrow portal which
admits 70 the privileges of Bachelor Of Arts.
AS Mr.. S. himself, being sporting man, de-
seribed it, it was "a very close run, indeed;' not
that he considered that circumstance to derogate
in any way, from his victory; he was rather in
clined to consider, that, having shown the field
..Nol and faIr crota
from them in the end without the loss of his
brush. his examination had been of the very
best runs of the season. In virtue whereof, he
was now mounted on the arm of an easy chair,
with long 'chiboque,' which became the grav.
ity of an incipent bachelor better than cigar,
and took upon himself TO give Thornhill (who
was really clever fellow, and protesting 10 be
reading for a first) some advice as TO his
conducting himself when his examination should
arrive.
I'll tell you what, Thornhill, old boy, I'll give
YOU a wrinkle: it doesn't always answer TO let
out all you know at examination. That sly
old varmint, West of Magdalen, asked me who
II~,%Hc n""r line Of country IS IT'D l9 myselthats
me straight into those botherIiion fumc wars
Us n, 90, though; sha'nt break cover III u ''' w
direction so | was mute. 'Oah you .e'l ii'o
enn,o,L;no about Hannibal? says old west again
II non.' l. =.
,ari' a hsroasted; spoilt his beat entirely don
,,n,, sec SO he looked as black as thunder ana
;r;sd II on in a fresh place. II had been 1901
enough to let him dodge me IN those rune wal
.honld have been run into in no time b'Pehu
MON II. there's nothing like a judIcIous igho-
rance, occasionally ;,o,o,,oo :,
WHY said Thornhill, ''wben ignorance Is
bliss Ii. e. when it gets through The Schools
'tis folly to be wise 80, ;.9
tAhl that's Shakespeare says that' ish ~
wish one could take up Shakespeare 10 I0r I o'J'
I'm devilIsh fond of Shakespeare. we useG
aot Sbaksneare at a private school was al;
"'. ,p", Io,iep said somebody from behind cout
of snol,e--whose the brilliant idea was, was al
te,ward, matter Of disputc-'why couldn't w
SAR Xxx ! why h not? why not? Capital?,
.I,,s such horrid bore, learning ones part
lisped the elegant Horace Leicester iiaii ~" TN
on the sofa. ,,,- A.. ,,or,, thing
Lam ms alive! We could make capital tle t
ire out of the hall; don't you thinh tic '''
v;ce-nrincipal would give us leaVe'
you had better ask for the chSPe' At ohco'-
WHY. don't YOU know, my dear ieilow' llle ~ =,
leee hall, in the opinion oil lhe SoIm an 81" 1uo9
,,;oe !, held rather more sacred oil lhe '"c'
No,rcome. moor devil, attempted to cut 20
f.T ~ b;oh table one Of the times he dined lhe
IT, he WAS elected, and he told me mat u
om .tared al him as if he had insuited them' a a
az. an 20 Yin confdence) explained to him u
such 'levity' was treason against 'i'' ''''' '"
loci H., al ,illoin So
mon, The porter, fined me ten shlI,iIsI
walking in there with spurs one DAY WIN. wnen aE
Ioto for dinner-that the dean always look Tl
when he went in there by himseli anu Wv y :
Pd I'D to turn off old Higgs, when ne hau o.
.cout FORTY wears, because he heard MN W., w"
I;nn one day while he was sweeping ou'
VIZ Xyssn continued Savile, you shall nave
I sbo'nt trouble them much now ,,,l
ZINC 10 mack all my books down to OLD WI
sxt yeek. 10 turn them into ready I'm; 50
r~n,, turn the study into a carpenters Shol
T'or Ike. Oh, it can be managed ianous'S
Go after few pros and cons, II was III
~ tbot Mr.. Savile's rooms should oe'
n,N Theotre ROval, -- College; and
Snnored with the responsible oihce 0t D
MaUooer. What the play was 10 oe
80 5;G;cult point to settle. saViie pro-
,pnu,o and Juliet,' and volunteered Tor III
70; but it passed the united suehs' nh, d.
many to get up decent Iuhe', R;cha,
Third was suggested, we hau s'A So, ,Lo
III. field at once. We soon g'"e up ',r ~,
;cs. and decided on comedy; Tor s'ncc W o,' =
enee would be sure 60 laugh we shou'u -
have chance of getting the laugh III 'e.
nlaoe. So, after long discussion VIC "I
Isle Stoops TO Conquer. we hau eoou
rc,.o,,s Tor this selection. Fust II was
r,.s,ssing that grand desideratum IN AZ
e, ivrr arces, that there were sever.