Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-09-11
A Mid-Air Compromise.


Not many years ago. and not far from
The city Of Elmira, at locality lno~,
as the Female College" the circum
stances we are about to relate took ;.lzcc
1t seems that the principal of the college
overheard plan ar1ons number OF biz
young lady students for drawing a young
gentleman up to one of the ,hird-story
rooms in basket at night" as no gen
tiemen suitora were permitted to visi,
their college lady loves, and see them
alone, under strict rules Of the institts-
;i-n The principal acted accordingly
aud at the appointed tine was on the
designated spot. and when the basket
wss let Gown took tie levers place. gave
The "sigaal Switch" and commenced &C
ing up toward heaven. drawn by trinity
of angels. When :wo-thirds up, the
angel cxpectaut, on looking down from
the win'low, discovered to her terror and
di-may that instead Of her lover sic had
another man in the basket, and neari7
frightened ont of her wits, made the fac,
known to her fair helpers in mischief
with the pertinent inquiry of What
sllall we 90 what shall we do? oh
girls, girls, what shall we do :" Where
upon one Of their number, noted for hel
coolres. and presence of mind in trying
emergencies. said L:
Here you hold on to this cord Now
do just as l tell you. and I'll take care oI
the man. no matter who he is or where
he comes from
Then. taking out her pocket knife and
fopening it, she leaned out of the window
and. in low voice, said WHO are you
there. in that basket"
No response.
81 say. who are you. thero, in tina,
basket Do you hear l have knife
in my hand. and unless you answer this
in less than ten seconds will cut this
rope"
why, it's your principal don't you
know me? Don't, for mercy's sake, cut
the rope. Keep your knife further away
from it ~
"Well, you are in a pretty fix, Profes
sor. pretty fix, indeed. and hanging be
tween heaven and earth, between life aud
death. What do you think ought to be
done with You? A principal of a fe.
male college. who thus endeavors. a,
night, to cIanlestinely reach the room ol
a lady student ought to be severely pun
ished and also exposed
"Oh beg of you not to harm me
nor expose me but let me down again
carefully, and don't let the rope slipi"
professor" said the shrewd beauty
ION one condition only will We comply
with ycu- request +"
Name it iiame it !"
You nlus; srlernnly promise that none
of is WHO have been engaged in this
little romance shall be disciplined ior II.
and that you will make no mention of it
to a living soul while we are inmates Of
the college. with the understanding that
we are to observe the solemn promise.
What say you p
II promise -solemnly promise"
Very well Hold up your right hand I,
You do so!emnly swear that you will
faithfully keep aud observe tina, promise
SO help you God :"
Il 40!
Enough. sirls lie has taken tie
oath Lower away"
Ths "Pr"lessor" was soon carefully
and safely landed on terra frma. greatly
to his relief and greatly to the joy, no
doub:, OF the other party to the coinpro-
mise. and he lived up to his oath. In
after years, however, when time had alb.
solved him from it, and the lover. whose
basket he "monopolized OH that event
ful night, had, as the story goes, married
the girl-who on hat occasion was -o
"iar above Kim the Professor used to
tell the adventure to his particular friends
and laugh over it till the tears ran down
his cheeks, is the most iuiicrous scraps
he ever got into in all his college life.
and as the only one he wss let out of
uudar an eaih adm;nis;ered.-ScAuy'e 'er
County Democrd.
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