Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-16


- rrSNY STORY " A.PEMALE oOLLEGE.
I.mnuv wears ago, and not far from the
u., uI " mira at locality known a. "IAe fe-
m.le fu,t1r,' tho circumstances we are about
tf,.n.y took place. 1t seems that the Prnci-
ialo tIe College overheard a plan among
ii.auer Ut hi, yOdng lady students for drawing
Young gentleman mp to one of the third story
Ioums III q basket at night" as no gentlemen
sltfIr- were permitted to visit their college lady
hle-, and rec them alone, under the strict
fines of t.e institution. The Principal a'ted
accordingly and at the appointed time was on
Tie designated spot, and when the basket was
rt down took the lovers place, gave the 'sig
tal'"ltrh,' aud commenced going mp, towards
Lca,en, drawn by trinity or TWO of angels.
Wnin t@O-thirds up, the angel expeatant; on
lu'M down from the window, discovered 10
lar ,uilur and dismay that instead OF her
lover she had another mau in the basket aud
heaty fughjeued out OF her wits, made the
fat known to her fair helpers in mischief with
Tie pertinent inquiry OF "What shall we doi
WA s'.atl we d1i Oh girls. what shall We dof
ND'fc upon one of their number noted for her
cnuutrs "nd presence OF mind IN trying emer-
gvncies. sad
HIRE you hold on to this cord, nov, do just
as tell You, aud / II take care OF the man, no
n4 ter @lo ha is, nor where he comes from"
lh'n, taking out her pocket kuife and open
lne i su leaned ont Of the window and IN
10" hnt iirm voice said, "whO are you in that
basket
N1terponee.
say, who are you there in that basket p
lyon hear have a knife in my hand, and
unle-- you answer this in less than ten Seconds.
"ill cnt this rope J.,
Why, its yonr Principal don't you know
n' Don't, for mercy's sake cut the rope r.
Ne. your knife further away from it
We'll You are in pretty iix. professor,
lir''F hA, indeed. and hanging between heaven
an eirtn. between life and death. What do ytu
VA ought to bo dohe with you principal
u' lemie college, who Thus endsavors at night
70 'lAhdeatlnely reach the room OF lady stu
H1'"' ought to be severely punished, and alse
eAtnsrl
On! beg Of you not to harm me nor expose
me but let me down again carefully, and don
let the rope slip -
"ltaty 4pr!" said the shrewed beauty, " On
pN' 'o.eluou only, will we comply with you
Name it name it"
N mast sulemuly promise that none OF II
"hn nave been engaged Ia TINS little romance
Sian be disciplined for 1t, and that you Will max
no mention OF it to living soul, while we ar
l"i"ates Of the college, with the understanding
th't We -aIe to observe the same solemn prom
I7o' what say yOui"
promise, solemnly promise"
very we'll. Hold up your right hand No
u' 7uemnly swear that you will faithfully kee
@"u observe that promise, 80 help you God
lowrraNSy
Tue professor Vgls soon carefully an
SaI'E landed on terra filma, greatly to his ow
10 'ei and greatly To the joy, no doubt, of Il
e'h.I party to the compromise; and he lived Il
TO Alh oath In after years, however, whe
u,ha hll aDsoyed him from it, and the loy'
whose basket he "mouopolized' on that even
iul u'sht Lld, as the story goes, married IL
bn-Mho On that occasion was 80 ''far abov'
the professor used to tell the adventure
ms particular friel ds, aud lau b o, OR 1t Ii Il
tears ran down his cheeks as the most ludicroI
te'@pe he ever got into in all his college life; al
a. The only one he was let OF from under
oath administered