The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-04-21
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Sky blue" with this Peters boy.
"Sky-Llue," was such a wee, white,
soft, dainty little lady! and Peters
was so big and brown. Sc he only
said
"Ahp
"Hilloa" said Peters again, when
he found that he could do nothing
with Sky blue"
"Well9' said Goggs again.
"What would you give to get a
grab at those Calculus papers this
weekY'
."rd give-ffty dollarsr' said
GOggs, thinking of his railroad
bonds. He brought his chair down
hard on its four legs.
'Would yOu, thoughY'' said Pc
ters, smiling peculiarly. "Just put
your name down here on this list
in cipher if you lite-it's safe
enough. Put Yourself down for if
ty dollars and I'll warra t you your
papers in three daysY'
''What's your securitv?" said
GOggs, meditatively winking at the
brown hoy.
"You may see for YOURSELF" said
Peters, take this paper and look it
over"
The paper which Peters put into
Goggs' hand was a curious and val
uahle specimen of certain phases of
that 'severe collegiate education"
of which the masculine mind alone
is considered capa, lie.
Ia this for your comfort, half
educated girls! There are ounces
IN college as well as out of it, and
many a young fellow does not know
as much as you do, when he pockets
his diploma, or applies for his A. NJ.
The paper which Peters put into
GOggs' hand was a subscription list
(in cipher amounting to three hun
dred dollars, collected for the com
mendable object of "borrowing," as
Peters said, the examination papers
prepared ny the Faculty for the stu
d ,nts in Gale s. These papers,
you understand, appointed to each
young man his part; and to be pos
sessed of them before hand, was to
insure yourself, by a little ''cIam-
ming" a safe, glib, and easy passage
over the horrible WhirlDOOl of ex
animation.
"But three hundred"
"And fifty dollars" interrupted
the brown boy, twill just do it,
"Do what2" said Goggs, with his
hand at his forehead at distraught
angle, 81 don't see it. Would you
bribe the Professor, or hire a clair
voyantY''
"See here" said Peters, abruptly,
draAing his chair nearer to Goggs,
"is that door lockedY'
"Yes, that door was locked"
swell, then, see here, On your
word and honorT"
"HOnor bright. "
"Filty dollars down."
Fifty dollarsr' said Goggs, ex-
cited.
"Well, then; doors locked, honor
bright, fifty down, see here. Those
Calculus papers are ali made out"
"Sure of it?'
"Sure of it-are all made out-are
in the TreaSurer's hands-are in the
Treasurer's office-are in the Treas
urer's safe-are coming out of the
Treasurers safe.'
How to thunderr' exclaimed
Goggs, very inelegantly. running his
ten fingers through his hair till il
stood up like rising sun all over
his head.
''Three - hundred-and - fifty
dollars" said Peters, slowly, and un-
der his breath, "will have two pro-
fessional gentlemen on here from
New Cork, Thursday night"
Two what." cried Goggs.
Two professional gentlemen.
said Peteas, softly, "two profession
al burglars, if you like it better.
from New Cork, will have those pa
pers in our hands on THURSDAY
night, put them back, and be out OF
Town before Friday morning, and no
living numskull bat ourselves the
wiser for it,"
eggs grimly smiled; but the
brown boy did not see what he had
said that was amusing, and only
stared.
you'll be on hand, you know"
she said, still staring. There are
three of us going with them to see
to it that they don't take anything
they shouldn't. Painter and Bur
nett, and l You'd better be on hand,
too"
Now, Goggs had never been any
where with Painter and Burnett in
his life; would have been ashamed by
daylight to be seen with either Of
them.
81 don't like the idea Of this" he
said, reluctantly see-sawing on his
chair.
you'll like the looks of the papers
when you get elew at them, fast |
enough said Peters.
81 am inclined to think" said |
Goggs, bringing his chair down again
on its four legs with a tremendous
crash, "that l shall not look at those
papers after they're gotP'
But you won't withdraw the cash?
suggested Peters, incredulously smi-
ling. THAT would be meanY'
"Well, n-n-no," said GOggs, not
quite brave enough to bear being
called mean.
"And you won't sneak out of the
fun Thursday night?"
N-no," said Goggs once more;
not quite brave enough to lose such
fun. Then the door was shut, and
Peters was gone, and the boy who
wouldn't chatter lightly about lit
tie wee white schoolgirl, in sky blue
dress had subscribed fifty dollars to
effect a burglary, and given his word |
that he would take part in it!
"That's just such fool as I am p |
thought Goggs, with a melancholy |
smile. But how could he help it
now? Ah, that was the worst of it. .
There is the folly of foolish thing,
end the wrong of a bad think; it is
so hard to help it! Folly and wrong
will go their own ways and do their
own work, generally, in spite Of
one.