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inpSS-cOVCrcd WallS-rcSted as before.
\ knock at twcuty-six, and Ralph
enters. He finds Waldo not a Ia hy-
Ierb'io and pipe at right angle, but
finds him testing the properties of
aroma and consulting mirror.
Come, Waldo no need to arrange
your dress with such faultlcss pre-
cls'on. | don't take you there to make
an impression, but merely to convince
you Of the validity of my doctrine o
conccption-a fling which, you re
member, failed to do last night As
for the impression, leave that to me
Ralph flatters himself that he has had
that felicity already"
Really, Ralph, I hope the mdllc.
is worthy of such a psychological
gcnius-but where is the beauty dom
icilcd, and by what means have you
the honor of her acquaintance ?"
The proprietor of the hotel where
she stops honorcd me with an intro
ductlon soon after her arrival ycstcr-
day. The md'llc. has an attcndant--a
girl whose beauty might win an cs-
tate if she were only dressed modish." +"
! Dressed modish You surprise
me, Ralph. 1t i'll becomes students
with thrcad-bare coats, pants ditto,
slouchcd hats and empty pockets, to
volunteer in defense of the costumes
Of the fastidious world.'
make 40 defense. Poets write
and sing of the destinations of beau
ty; I, unpoetical, talk about the fas-
cinations Of wealth. Do you under
stand ~
1t is a false standard which the
world has erected, of measuring a
mans excellence by the amount of
capital invested, or of"
" Determining students abilities
by his position in the class
You are sarcarcastic tonight,
Ralph but you mean nothing person
! al, else might bear the same relation
to you that Achilles did to Hector"
- Do let Homer rest peacefully, and
in the meantime, if you have succeed
cd III coaXing your hair into toupct,
we will make our dcJM. Shades Of
DOrsay and Brummcl-a Students
AeJut!@
/ loung's hotel, where the didiugoe'
lady was stopping, was an antiquatcd
structure modcrnzed. The elite al
ways stopped at Young's apiug
arletocrat always stopped at Young's
those seeking position in society
at an expense which they could i'll af-
ford, always stopped at loung's-
mdllc. and her attendant must, in or
der to maintain caste, stop at Young's
also. This they did, and thithcr the
students wcndcd their way; not a long
walk, surely, for the same moonbcam
that slumhered on North College slum-
bcrcd Oh Ioung's hotcl-thc former a
mental, the latter a physical rctccto-
ry. The introduction Of Waldo was
not very auSpicious. He blushcd
stammcrcd, grew excited, became con-
I fused.
Md'I!c. was sparkling, talked brill
iantly, played splendidly, sang sweet
ly. Her dress no wonder Ralph had
thought her attendants apparel nom
modjsh-was superb. Such rich bro
cadc, such Glittering jewels, Waldo
had never convcrscd with before. Her
companion no less communicative, no
less beautiful, was in simple attire
unadorncd.
= Beauty unalorncd is most adorned"
Mr. Waldo,7 the distingue lady
spoke, "has phrenology ever been in-
troduccd into your collegiate course!"
"No, md'lle., the So-callcd science
has never met with much favor from
our faculty. 1t is the offspring, |
think, Of fanaticsm like a meteor, it
may blaze for awhile, but it will even
tually go out in darkness"
- | should suppose, Mr.. Waldo, that
scientific phrenologist would be an
excellent rccogniZcc. Would not the
/ knowledge Of ones cerebral develop
ment and occipital construction assist
the act OF recognition !"
1t might possibly be so. should
have little faith, however, in the as
sistancc which the science could rem
der treacherous memory If the
mind fails to retain the features, |
should question the power Of phrenol-
ogy in recognition, from any knowl-
edge, however accurate, Of the crani-
um."
The eye and mind, then, arc your
/ dependencies -
Most certainly, md'llc. If the sci
cnce of phrcnology can only assist a
person i'll recognizing his friends, it
has, think, instead of rearing an en-
during monument, been but digging
an unhonored grave"
"What is your opinion, Mr.. Ralph p
Il was about to beg you, md'lle, to
! pardon Mr.. Waldo's expressions con-
corning the science of phrenology. |
know very well that novelty and thco-
| ~ always find i'll the gentleman
strong opponent"
" Novelty, not because it is new, or
theory, because it is theoretical, finds
in me an oppUncnt--lut novelty as
aggressive, and theory, as subversiye
OF truth, will always find in me an
uuyicldmg antagonist
The drowsy moonbca as were slum-
bcring sill when the students babe
the spiritueiie goodnight, and slowly
retracei their steps. Ralph was rap
turous in his eulosy over the md'llc--
declared her the goddess of beauty
the mother of lovc--the mistress of
the graces, ergo, Venus. Waldo was
reserved. meditative, and aroused on
ly from his dreaming by the stcreo-
typed "cail OVER
"Come with me, Ralph the neg
lected meerschauIns await u.s.
" Not tonight, Waldo. ! leave you
to your own reflections. If you en-
brace my doctrine of conception, or
discover the utility of phrenology be
man enough to confess it tomorrow.
Good-night--call over"
Like an automaton Waldo moved to
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