The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-08-31
VOLUME TO- NUMBER 10


Not mauy yeafs ago. ani moi iaf
from ths eity n Fimifn, st . locality
known as ths "Femals " College
tho circumstances We afe shont io
felaie took place. Il seems that ihe
prbeipal n M college overheard a
plan among q number oi his young
lady students for draving a young
gentleman up to one u the third
story rooms In basket ~ night,
as 10 gentlemen smtoFs were permit.
tel 20 visit their college lady loves,
aid aee them alone. under strict
rules oi the institution. The prih.
cipal acted accordingly and AZ the
appointed tine was on the designa.
Ted apot, aud when the basket was
let down, took the lovers place,
gave the "signsl switch" and com.
menced going up toward heaven,
drawn by a trinity Of two angels.
When two>thirds up. the angel
expcctant, on looking down from
the window, discovered to her terror
and dismay that instead OF her lover
she had another man in the basket
and, nearly frightened ont OF her
wits, made the fact known 70 her
fair helpers in mischief, with the
pertinent inquiry of " What shall we
doi What shall we do2 Oh girls,
girls, what shall we dor Where
upon one OF their number, noted tor
her coolness and presence of mind
in trying emergencies, said
"lIere you hold on to this cord,
now, do just ms | tell YOU, and III
take care of the man, no matter who
he IL, or where he comes from"
Then taking out her pocket knife
and opening it, she leaned out of the
window, aud in a loMvoice, said
Who are you there in that bas.
ket 7" @
No response.
81 say, who are you in that bas
ket ! DO you hearl ! have a knife
in my hand, aud 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
sake, cut the rope! Keep your knife
further away from I'll"
Well, you are in pretty fix,
professor, pretty fix, indeed, and
hanging between heaven and earth,
between life and death. What do
you think ought to be done with
your A principal Of a female col,
lege, who thus endeavors, at night,
to clandestinely reach the room of q
lady student, ought to be severely
punished, and also exposed"
"Oh! i beg of you not TO harm
me nor expose me but let me down
again carefully, and don't let the
rope Slip"
Professor" said the shrewd
beauty, "on one condition only will
we comply with your request"
Name it name itp' 6l
You must solemply promise
that none OF us who have been
engaged in this little romance shall
be deciplined for it, and that you
will make no mention of it TO a liv-
ing soul while we are inmates of the
college, with he understanding that
we are to observe the solemn prom
ise. What say you y
81 promise---solemnly PROMISE
I every well. Hold up your right
hand You do soIemnly swear that
you will faithfully keep and observe
that promise, so help you GodT'
81 do!'
Enough, girls ! He has taken
the oath. Lower awayp
The professor was soon carefully
and safely landed on terra frma,
greatly to his relief and greatly TO
the joy, no doubt, Of the other party
to the compromise; and he lived Up
to his oath. In after years, how
ever, when time had absolved him
from it, and the lover, whose basket
he monopolized on that eventful
night, had, as tie story goes, mar.
ried the girl-who, on that occasion,
was 80 tar above him--the professor
used to tell the adventure to his par
ticular friends and laugh over it un-
til the tears ran down bis cheeks, as
the most ludicrous scrape he ever
got INTO in all his college life; and
as the only one ke was let out Of
under an oath administered. cd.-Schuy-
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