Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-03-11
THE PROFESSOR, rIARHYIsG
COOK.

Some years since, when was in ctll"gc
We had amongst our faculty" cur:ou,
prrsonage, whom every one regarded will
considerable respect, and yet rs a charac
ter sui geneTis He had lived many years
without wife, and expected TO live SC
always. Indeed. as he wns the profe>so,
OF mathematics, the abstraction of his
science forbade his irdu!eine in the idea
OF getting married. To the !i,inaI" sex,
therefore he showed no other r>gnrd lLau
common poitencss required. His char.
acter was purely negative. OF course, he
was not popular with the ladies, AID they
| kept themselves at a Distance from hlu.
But circumstances that often bring about
a match in other cases. placed him IN n
peculiar dilemma 1t seemed q whim ,hat
"A necessity was laid ni,on him to ,,ct mar.
rlc3.. He was one Of thy faru.ty of ,In
college-ali the ot..cr professors "cr" n."..
rled and Obliged to entertain tAc ul>'in.
s"tcbcl ''SiRVS OF lne -lhsItujiGh lie
had always bourdcd OF course, it WIS
never expected of him that be Should
give party or dinner. Rnt it began to
be regarded ~ rather inean III tim to
shirk off this matter from year 10 wear
and, "we'! off rs be was p~cuniari,v.' TO
throw npon tire other mcmbcrs OF the fac
ul'y the cost and trouble OF entertaining
special friends and patrons Of the college.
The question was, therefore Frequently
asked:
Why doesn', The old miser entertain
some of the distinguished visitors tina,
visit Us 2
NV, our professor wasn't miser at
all, and it often troubled him to think h.
was SO -sisnstsd that he couldHI bear his
par. Of the burden. And yet, wha, could
be do? Mus, he get married.? AID if
80, to whom? lie had no special regard
fer any one in the vicinity of the college.
aud no one had any special regard for
him. In his younger days he had seen IA:
school young lady, in the city Of New
York, in whom he had felt peculiar in
,trcs'. Bat Of ker he hadn't heard for
years. Douht|t s. before this time she wa4
married or in her grave. Possibly, how
ever, she was still living and waiting for
him ! Glorious thought! lie was qui'e
rel eyed a. it, though, indeed, there might
be no foundation for his relef. Neyer'he.
less he could make due inquiry. Nor
could he long delay, ior commence
day was at hand, only few weeks IF /,
was bis turn, or rather would be If he was
distinguished pereonages who would be
on the occasion. There would he tie
Governor Of the State, and nis l,tv~th"
trustees of the insIitu,io" and their tri"nd>,
and others # equal rcpute. Bat who
should grace the tahle ? lie coul! square
the circle perhaps. but such circle As
this. what cou't he DO with? /. he were
only married whata h@!rmrrt Would his
wife be at such Ia lime. Aud yrt, IT. ,i'~
must he ct su~:I time. Aud yet, hi
wife must be u good ltoring. intelligent
aud accomplished indy; otherwise the
blank would be btoll ~.
Now there was o young lady in the
neehborhood that the professor thought
might answer. He bal seen her at his
boarding house., aud spoken 70 her once
or twice..
But, she may cay nov ana if she did,
"whers ii creation" though. lie, i" con'd
/ hide ny head? And then what would
become of the diaing ?" The Governor
must have dinner and he muss have a
wife. And hence no lay awake about it
oil night. At last ss the morning broke
lie cried out to himself, Contempt! She
will say no, will she What .hen7 Other
men have lived through il, and | shall |:
not, | shall have q clsar conscience about
the dinner, and clear conscience is the
main thing, after oil! will write Il note
| to Miss 4. anyway, L. may be she will
regard it lavorably. So the professor 81,
down and wrote II note to Miss A, Sta,
| a miuute,' said he 10 himself what viii
the Governor think Of the lady? She il
! handsome and polite. but can she con.
verse? Can she entor1aia company -
Doubtful said ho to himself, very
doubtful! and so he tore up the note -
! Alas | for man on the verge Of matri
mony! In an hour or two. however, ia,
Professor called on the President and said
g should like to be absen, few days?'
All said the President, "iusl as lhi
time p
"Ics. sir, have my clnsses in readiness
for the examination, and wish to 20 t,
Now York
| HAS any death occurred in the fami