The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-10-18
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The kuickerbockcr Mae:1nc, for
September. has the following relating
how a Professor was sold. i CORES
pondent relates how at a Mae and Fc
male AcademE sundry couples lad
broken the rule which prohibited the
Gagged birds to associate
And at length it had come to the ears
of the faculty that such was the case
and that on sundry occasions rairs, male
and female. had been observed to enter
the front gate Of the yard from the vii
lnGe street at unsecmly hours of the
night, in direct contravention of the sta,
tuie in such case made and provided
This was breach of discipline not to
be tolerated by DO manner Of means,
and, as a remedy, it was proposed in q
solemn convocation of the powers that
were, that one of their number, whose
room was conveniently situated for the
purpose, should keep careful watch aud
ward, and that when he should see Q
guilty pair approaching from their noe.
turnal violation of the law, he should
steahhily creep out, pounce upon them
and having caught them in Ragra1ttc dc
Hcto, they should, before the assem- blcd
school, be made to feel the terrors of the
law
This scheme soon became known to
some of these sinners, and no
sooner known than n counterplot
was hatched. 1t was determined that
one of the boys should array himself in
the dress Of lady, in so much of a la
dy's dress as he could get and he knew
how to get on that another young gen.
tlcman should accompany this counter
felt young lady upon an evenings walk
and that when they returned they should
take good care to be seen by the official
spy.
To obtain the necessary materials for
disguise, descent was made upon the
painting room, where the Young ladies
kept the garments which they used
while pursuing their studies there a
gown, shawl and hood were procured.
and with these we made what served our
turn for lady on the occfsion-not
worry graceful, certainly, nor calculated
for close inspection, but "she" did, as
the sequel showed. Thus cqaipped, the
lady and her attendant gentleman sailed
forth. '''''NN
1t was about | | o'clock, Of n beautiful
summers evening; the moon sbone
brightly in the mid.heayen. and not n
sound was to be heard save the faint
chlrp of the cricket, or the iar.off bark
OF some sleepless cur The iaiptest foot
fall was painfully distinct. The guilty
pair passed through the frut qate into
the village street, and in a few minutes
returned, as it had been aranped that
they should be detected at dis stage of
their crime.
As they entered the gate. signal was
made by one of the consInators to at
tract the attention of TIE oiTicial look
out.
He approached the window ofhis room.
looked out, when 10 to his eager paze in
plain sight, appeared the oficnding pair.
apparently unconscious of thoir danger
aud enjoying with great pusto their
stolen interview. He quietly slipped ont
of his room and passed down Ia ,he sters
in front, and there, in the shadow of tie
building, awaited their approach. The
pair stop about midway OF the ward and
seem to be gazing at the stars The
guardian of the night grow impatient
and saunters slowly towards them They
commence slow retreat iIe quickens
his step, aud they keep their distance
He grows furious at the audacious at
tempt to escape, aud breaks into a dcs-
porate run.
And now commenced a race, the like
of which l may never hope to see again.
The lady and her attendant take 10 fight
like startled deer. The steps Of the pur
suer and pursued rcsounded through the
deserted street like the charging of
squadron of horse, On, oD, they few