The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-06-01
For the Sumter watchmAn.1
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A TRUE HISTORY OF HARRY G.

n, you must hcip me on 70 olgnt, the
case has gone against me. I will be
expelled to morrow and cannot stand
the modification. 1 have never told a
lie before in my life, but I thought if I
could get clear by positive denial OF
the charges against me, aud clear N.Y.
self, that J. would make desperate ef-
fort at reforming my life but the proof
was positive, ] have been convicted,
end must get away tonight" Thess
words we're spoken by Harry G. to his
bosom friond H. as he returned from the
Presidents room where he had just
undergone trial under the charge of
"habitual inebriation," before the Trus.
tees Of the A. college. :,
Harry g. was as noble youth as
ever entered the doors Of college. A
little below tho medium size, with ercct
statue, jet black eyes aud hair, and
the swarthy complexion usual to our
low country, with a high forehead, open
and generous couutenance, he at onoe
impressed you as person of unusual
brilliancy, nauliness, aud refinement,
aud his character was true to the model
which his countenance presented.-
Though not in the graduating class, yet
the Professors agreed in saying, that
for his advancement, he was the best
educated youth in the college, and
decidedly the best orator and what was
little strange, with the most graceful
gestures, he invariably used the LIFT
hand. ii. whom he addressed, was
about his own age, in the same class,
and his most intimate friend aud oom-
panion.
Harry 9. had been at college a year
and had won the respect of the students
and Professors, and had gained many
warm friends and admirers. The College
was under the patronage of the Metho-
dist Church, and the whole community
were Methodists. Harry @ had q few
weeks before entering college, taken
upon himself the vows Of religion,
and though not himself Methodist,
had preferred this institution and com.
munity as best suited to assist him 10 q
religious course. AS soon US he arrived,
he reported himself as professor of
religion, and was at onoe received into
the band Of religious students, as one of
them, and though Of q different de-
nomination, neither he nor they knew
any difference, forming truly band of
brothers. Harry G. attended punctually
the services of the church, always at
tended the prayer meetings, had on
interesting class in the Sabbath School,
and for one year, amidst all the entice-
ments of College life, main taiued a
pure aud consistent Christian deport-
mcnt, and uncontaminatcd, returned
home to spend the. summer vacation,
about ten weeks, with brothers, sisters,
and parents.
On his return to College, Harry G.
at once showed marked change 10 his
conduct, declared he had abandoned the
idea Of graduating, gave up the classics,
in which he was especially proficient,
took up only few English studies,
seemed not to enjoy the companionship
of his former religious associates, and
was found constantly in the company Of
the smaller students. Every body was
astonished, none could divine the reason
of the extraordinary change. II. stuck
to his friend and tho intimacy between
them continued as before. Every one
had his own solution for the problem
exhibited in Harry C.'s conduct, when
the difficult question was suddenly
unraveled by Harry C.'s coming into
II 3 room very much intoxicated. He
had n troop of the Freshmen with him,
for whose amusement he sang, danced
and gesticulated amidst the most voeifer.
Gus laughter of the crowd. Fl. tried to
quiet him, but all to no purpose. The
next night he came again, and the sext,
and the next, until it became his place
Of constant resort, where he remained
until late hour in the night. ii. was
at great loss what to do. Argument
and persuasion were all lost on him,
and finally ono night the President who
came round to inspect the rooms, found
him with his morry crowd in HIS
room very much intoxicated. He was
man Of unusual discretion and diguity,
and he used no severity of language,
but in tho most paternal and affeotiouato
strains, addressed the company, cspe.
cially those in whose room the disorder
was found, and begged them to offer nc
inducement to students, to visit their