Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-30

NIn-Ail CoNFRaMIsE-N5t many yesrs
ago, sui Rot iar from tie eify Of Elcirs, a.
locality kr0Wc es TIE Female college" the cir
cuus,sness We arc about 10 relate took place.
K tcems that Tie priac.qsl If the college over
heard plan lmcrg a nuubtr nj Lis young lady
s,ulen.s for drawing young gentleman up 20
one Of the tlir1-stdry ICONS, &c IN basket CT
night, - &C DC Gentleman sg.t0Ts we're permitted
to Wis. iheir co. eye ls5g.loFcs, and zee them
sloae, under the STREET Tglss Of the institution.
The principal seized scc-rl.uely; aua =; the .p-
pointed tine Ess ca the designated spoi, and
rhen the basket was Let down, took tie lovers
place, gave the 81 -ual witch and commenced
going up toward heaven drawn by trinity Of
angels. When two-tai.ls up, tie angel expect
ant, On locking down from The window, discoy-
cred to her terror ana dismay that instead CT
her lover she had another mar in the basket,
and nesrly frightened cut Of her wits, usde the
facts kuowu 10 her fair helpers in mischief with
the pertinent inquiry Of, " What shs.l we do
WHIST shsll We do, Oh girls, girls, what thsil
We do p Nhereupon one OF the nun
Der noted for her co0uess End presence
OF mind in trying emergencies, said
- Here You hold On 70 this cord, now, DO
iu,t ~ tell you, and III lake care Of the man,
no matter who be is, or where he comes from. -
Then taking cut her pocket knife snd opening
Il, shs leaned cat Of the window and in low
voice. sad, " 10 L-e you there in tia, bEs-
ket n' No Response. " | say, who are
you there in that basket D. you
hear / have knife in ray hand.
snd unltss YEA EIsEer this n les than
ten seconds viii cut this rope" Way, it's
your principal don't You knox ne? Don't
for I-ercy's rake cut the roue Keep your knife
farther aw.y frcm it go well, you are ina
pretty Gx. professor, q pretty tx indeed, and
hanging bo.weoa heaven and earth, between
life and death. Whist DO you think ought to he
done with you, 4 principal offs female college,
who thus endeavors, at night, to clsndestinely
reach the room If = lady student, ought to he
severely puniJhtl, snd also exported" ooh
beg OF you not 10 harm nc nor expose ne, bat
let ne j0w1 again carefully, sud don't let the
rope sip 90 " Professor said the shreEd
beauty. " On cne condition only viii We comply
with your request" " Name It : Name
it :" You must s3iemlly promise thst
none Of us who have been engaged
in this little romance shall be dig
ciplinei for il. sad that you will make GO men
ton Of it to > living soul while We are inmates
Of the college. with the understanding that We
are to observe the same pr0mite. What say
you - - promise - r0em1ly premise"
VERY well. Hold I'd your right hand. You
90 so.emnly swear that you will faithfully keep
and observe that premise, 60 help you Cod
" DO - Enough girls He hss taken the
oath Lower away" The Professor vas
sooa carefully snd safely landed on terrs frms,
greatly to his relief and greatly to the joy, no
doubt, Of the other party to the;compromife; and
he lived up his osth. In after yeart, how
ever, when time had sbsolvel him from it, and
the lover, whose basket be monopolized on the
eyentful night, hal, as the story goes, married
the girl-Who, on that occasion, va, 90 d" far
above him the professor used to tell the sd
venture TO his particular friends and laugh over
It till the tears ran down his cheeks, az the
most ludierous sorspe be ever got into in all bis
college life and SIS the only one he was let out
Of under an oath dminiEterei-Schuyler Coau- |
t. Democrat.