Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-07-21

SOLOMON BEN AzzIz, who they, found on
the back steps, munching raisins and figs,
and making eyes at one of the Calipa's
hours. The pious SOLOMON, who thought
the Caliph had seen his politeness to the
hours from the window, Immediately
dropped his raisins and showing his figs in
to his turban commenced swearing he was
innocent, until it was explained that it was
the dancing he was wanted about. The
terrible Caliph was standing on his throne,
and his eye was rapidly changing to a
frightful pea green. "What is this 1 hear,''
he thundered; and pious SOLOMON and all
the courtiers fell on their faces. Not that
they knew: but it is the way of the world,
that whenever a man in authority inquiries
what it is he hears, all those under him
think he has heard something about them,
and fall to the ground and get ready to
swear out of it. ''The young men will not
Dance" said the trembling BEN ASST,
shading his face with his pocket handker-
chief to prevent seeing the terrible eye of
the Caliph. s'Bring them hither,'' said the
Eye, and they were brought. wv hat is
this I hear?" And the young men fell flat
on their faces, and used their pocket-hand-
kerchiefs, but one of them made. few re-
marks: "Most Illustrious Sovereign and
Vice Regent of Mahomet, we cannot dance.
We have wanted to say something Of this
kind to your Double Breasted tsxcellency
before. The hours come for the summer
season, and they dance every night till
the hour of two is struck from the mosque,
and it is time for prayers. We are worn
down and worn out. Between the dances
they tlirt with us in the piazza. We are
but men, most Hlustrious Sovereign, and
have the hearts Of men. and these houris
break them. When their PAS come up
from the cities, Saturday nights, they stop
the Irritation and make out as if they had
only seen us once or twice before. Our
hebdominal honorariums, Most Illustrious
Vice Regent. are limited-onlY about six
piastres week, and we cannot afford to
wear out our dress tunics and pumps will
no prospect of recompense. And So All
L OWcllul lCdL VI 1AIlOluCu3 WO Will Ioe
dance. We can die, but we cannot dance.'
The eye of the Caliph turned to Il deep
turtle green, and the young men were ia.
ken out and buried in the back yard, ard
doubtless to-day, though the history does
not say so, are in place where they would
find dancing relief.
And now in another column our readers
+. will find an advertisement of Ualiph CAL
HoUN AL HEIzER; of the Crawford
Springs, for ten beaux. If it is read
in the light of the. foregoing narrative
it will be answered promptly. We
do not vouch for the truth of the Persian
legend we have given, but we do state it
by authority that a young man who is not
willing to rush to the relief of lovely and
suffering woman, is just no man atall, and
deserves that both his Here and Hereafter
shall be wretched.
THE OPENING OF THE COLLEGEs.-Tht
next session of Roanoke College opens OF
the first Wednesday Of September. Thi.
College last session ranked fourth in the
number ofits students among the Virginia
IT, stitutions of learning, and, if the State
institutions are omitted it ranks second
being only excelled by the University Of
Virginia. It had students from Texas
Mississippi, West Virginia, Tennessee
Maryland, Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky
Georgia. South Carolina, Illinois, North
Carolina and Ohio. This college has made
the strongest effort to put collegiate
course in reach Of the Southern people and
the expense of an entire session of ten
months, including board, tuition and all
ranges from $3.50 to $240. 1t takes steE
forward every year and so quietly that it is
now the second In strength in the State OF
Virginia, and has high reputation at both
the South and the North. The course OF
study is thorough, the morals and discip,
line good and the expenses moderate.
The State Agricultural and Mechanical
College commences its next session on
Monday the 14th of August and the ap-
pointment of State students should be
made at least two weeks before that date.
The students from Augusta last year were
Ed. Frazier and Wallace P. Whitmore. An
experimental farm is attached to the Insti.
tuition, mechanical department supplied
with steam pc wer and ample apparatus for
the illustration of Chemistry and physics
has been purchased. There is a military
department of the college. A student may
be educated there at $119 so, including
board, of which $50 is needed at the time
of entrance. The college had 255 students
at the last session. The institution has
exceeded the hopeg of its warmest friends.
under the Presidency of Chas. L. G. Mi
nor.
The Polytechnic Institute at New Mar
ket. Shenandoah county, Va, of which
President Ben Hyde Benton is the head
commences it's next session September LIST
1t is designed for young men who desire a
thorough practical education in the short
est time and at the least cost. Among the
students who were there last session were
Theo. Coiner, W. P. Crickenbarger and A
F. and H. p. Todd of Augusta. The full
conr$e Of tuition with board is only $40
Civil Engineering, Telegraphing and Me
chanieal drawing are !aaFns9long the branches
taught. The moral training at this insti-
tuition is excecellent.
WHEN Mr.. Grant became President, the
civil list held 81, POI names; in 1877. it helt