, 1877-12-25

been heard lit wAA too dark TO sce) moving
SLOWLY arross the prairie; Ihe party hsd
nutsklrts Of tt,c village. There were no signs Of
pursuit 1r danger of any kind, while tho sue
cts@ Of tiIcir ucrlous adventure seemed assured.
co9.s9Gsn.,,. tc oy. were ,n lgn ;p1iiss,
Suddenly, while thcIr merrlment was 1t It's
height. from out tho midnight gloom thclr
startled ears were salutcd with deep, feroctous
Rro~l. Tic three ynung men who hal been
seated IN triumph upon the bear will never
knuw how thcv got nut Of thnt wagon. while
their companions were equally "rnttlcd." ns
they Expressed It, and hastily r"treated to
4 hurried consultation rcvca1ed tho fact Tint
the xesuof1s ha'1 all been left lschind A SPORT
Ire NcstcEnus, however, produced hunting
knife. aud s:"wart aspirant for leeal lnnors
volunteered IT, Use It. resnarkfnE that lie had
often stuck pigs before leayfnY tho farm, and
thought he Guild put an injunction ou "par-
sons' pct" that would prevent him from growl-
There seemed something eat.n!c about the
hear, /, wns 70 hard to Kill, and lie left h!s com.
ra1lea trembling With tscpitlatton as. with w1u.
dcrfnl bravery, tic climbed iuto the wagon anu
Br'sn "elinf,esl tue golden stair.a Convinced
that the obstinate brute had finally given up
tlln xlsost "for keeps,a The march was resumed
tn the tune Of "Duwn Among thc 1lend Num-
fcw miles fro,n tewn, heavy ptecc Of tim
bor WAS reached, III the depths ot which . halt
rnse was spbdvislctl, and tho wrartcd coflcEians
refreshed their bodies and strengthened their
fntel'tsts by goraing themselves With luscious
bear stcaks.
There was seductive novelty In eating
Eatncy Thanksgiving dinner. under such peculiar
| circumstances, beIora daylight In tha nlornin0.
| Stir"cka having crDwncl their efforts, tho many
tla.lgcrs wh1.lt had attended the undertaking,
a.id the InspIrtng surroundings OF the seem, al
ruynbne1, Us cau readily he Imagined, to
render tho occasion one ot UNUSUAL enjoyment
| to party ut young, hIglr.pritrd college stu-
Aette. Thcv celebrated their succrss with a
tull appreciation, Of tho spirit OF the affair. and
that nights work vii. never be forgotten by
ttlosn who participated In tts dangers and
pirastftct.
The party returned to tho village about day
break. During the day thcy began to perceive
that their "Inkc " might he attended with se-
rious oonsequc,ccs, especially when they learned
| that tMr. ralao,isn u TaA making the most
strenuous efForta to discover what hal t,ecs,me
send the persuns who had stotrn s,ls hear 10 tle
penItentiarY.. THIS scared the boyt who atrict-
ly maintained piOus silence in rtgnnl to thu
affair. an,l tho story pnty decame known among
q sclect few. Tho po.lcc iatorcd for several
months to unrayeI thu mystery Of httiln's dfA-
appearance, but In valn. md the story has ncrcs
been generally known even annng this students
OF tlIe institution. Now, huHovcr, that scvernl
years laya ELAPSED, antl those concerned have
scattered to new homes In various States, thert
can bc no harm IN explaining u MIR. rarsDn.
what Became Of his PET, ard making puhtlc fnI
the slrst time the details of one of the boldesi
hntf best college serapcs tbat II has ever tect
the privilege Of the press to rccorl. ss*