The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-28
THE BATTLE OF THE HORNS.
s,tpB1yG TINES AMONG TIE WILL
IItNS COLLEGE B0IS.

If
.,noth the sophs and our class sad
,.s,h, voung freshman OF "ilnams Oohege,
.,cnnsider horns an essential part Vi oui ah"u"'
match game OF base OIl-no' ''0 ao'' VI nV'"''
'''''0 ,'-,or,t,nd. that the professional fellows
you w. ~, into consultation so mysteri-
"H', w. ,ho progrcss " game, but tin horns
-" ,,,.,,,,s of the rat1's horns that brought
-, terirno ~ ruins. The rams horns
W t,pst tho proper things to blow down
~ work with. but we only want to blow
L., the fellows on the other side OF the game,
w.. Tin slbstitnte does for US. We have
nm NJ all Sizes from six inches up to six feet
long and pretty chorus they make when
there's a good run or good catch, tell you.
we'll thet Is where all the trouble pegan-about
those horns"
The base ball match was to come on on the
afternoon Of Saturday, May 20 and, In anticipa-
zion thereof the freshmen had laid in n full
stock OF horns, In unassorted sizes, for the
forty-scven members OF their class This nice
bundle Of tinware was put in charge OF one OF
their members, Mr.. Munro who carefully slowed
II under his bed, where he boarded, at the house
OF the Rev. Mr.. Sewell, the Congregational min
lister, and II was supposed to be safe there until
khe time for Its distribution to the class should
arrive hut the sophs had designs upon the
Treshmen's horns, and went cunningly to work
In their wicked sCneme OF bpOuatlOn Iney
procured tho services OF two disreputable fell
lows, a white man named Pierce, and negro
named Nicholas Milo, and between nine and ten
O'Clock In the forenoon OF the eventfu Satur-
day, while the freshmen were nj recitation,
these persons visited Mr.. sewells house with an
order apparently In MIR. Munro's writing, aud
signed by him, Tor the delivery to them OF the
o,eted horns. Mrs. sewell. supposing the order
minutes thereafter howl arose from the entire
fresh class, tar in that brief time the loss was
discovered. Meanwhile the horns were carried
by a roundabout way TO MilO's house, where the
Horhs received them. The big ones, five or six
feet long, being too large to smuRge back TO the
college. were buried. but OF the remainder each
soph took one or two, which he hid under his
cot. and started for his room.
Tie freshmen were prompt not only In taking
measures to End their lost property butte replace
g. N acts we're thrown out ON all the roads
anu about tue entrances OF tho college build
inl-, AID orders were AZ once despatched TO all
Ihe tinsmitns Of Willamstown and North
seven more horns. bigger, brighter, and holster
than tue ones which mad been stolen.
CHARGE oS TUE soPHs.
The aonhmore-. coming from Mios house
with II err booty. marched In body as far
the Post once and there separated, the larger
numor gong to the East AMI south Colleges,
few 90 their rooms IN private houses, and one
Rroup. consisting II Messrs. BRIGGS. Mills Leake.
ami CluNtiJ. toward the West College. IL was
This group that WAS FIRST sighted by the fresh
rneu 800 eunri, WHO raised a shout, " Here are
The souts who have orr horns.' and charged
upon them. The freshmen were then four TO
Vii,l 'c".edet ia ony an, rsarhed his roa,n ~
thc college. and hil hls morn. Tue others lnd.
,nsir s.4.s .t-si o, 80 fit In tron,r, rosr"rsa
~ the summons, sopns came running 20 the
rescue rom 40 dlrecuons. 4 hen the freshmen
Shouted, 20. 20. aud their fellows appeared
WITH al llst inl- G. % rap iitY upon the scene.
nstse, .,r,s " ttns hefvee, tac VS. T,l vas
nnitie' r5,o. at Tie f,,t Of ,Siirh ia a tsrr,-e
about i9ur feet uisn. All along In the road
be-. vIer.t, ,,.uls Xxx. ttri mi t,r tI
Fofllt-at. o. iurnls over when they rolled
Ir ... va. VIZ uy'"Jen ,re so dae a.
A.. r.. .s. %, Diows we,o struck. but the
% li = 49,. ani pGshins were
unrn- ntld Nv l. axe ana Garfield were
'''' '.'ee-' ana tHe ltesnineh secured
.i'-, ~ . - 'n ~, "nt !ne mart
iicr w,a - '. r .'o "a - 80 a. 49, =
tgan.. ,,i,i'v ,c, ,,,',n =. ,.r a. ~ -
ss Y LII ' ,,,o q, &c t'a .fs,p ,is
hi ,v t - ~ ''v ,,e',s 1'u toFs
f5 M 'ne , uo a ani b 11s mg 5 yeTe
10. f.r %. ,..,t-t. IN or ,.tstfi,,r f,r go.
Ha' VS. t'tr '.,h Ahd s'Ie Ri''uI niooi ne passed
pefr a. 1r cr.., The $40 t,o,norra Dwrtry H. a.
Biting contest about nfty cia.smsn m A g,riis-
e n's7 rj an H0w ,NT ''' 'llSyh oses
Eafer i.iy,ns' In ia, r.sl Tf., ,rare .o ~ "a
Ip that no loo ,rr-on could I'D positively {,
.nrl-t Old vi Inc .yrl'-y.liy tI "a l.lon..sd ~
IL III, hest If lie cout.st DR. Rriusen pro
les ~ lAysic.. win more zeal than ai.cre-
Ion. plunged Into rue m-ise o. stop ID, blt
lefl.e De ct4lI have told the difference between
pill and % uowdcr, ma excited lreshfn H. v1iiur
no.al I'm, tie a,d ' was sbas,n ,s
SUI ,olt VI Aiu. Dr. T.. a. ChldOourn, a4d
Prof FIrn.ld, Professor II Gr-.k a. Itd IN :
az. Itr % seniors, ef tits iInctlr- came 10 thr
et lee 'nd qseiled tne disturbance. DR.. u-
Bir. Ll, eli4s FOR what ,vas ie { OF hi. collar
Rl4s..I 10. otlef pui el aowl lis, ~
Dti ie ~ t'id to-w-ile 10 sail vi Ia cOncrn-