The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-04

Frenchman Of pnrts. He was formerly in
structor in military school, and maintains
wall. a anT in this ren,ote and rural region Sis
and Imperial arc trained Ia Napoleon; his
cut. Is carried Oret. He u recogniz,d as n gen
tlenan and a scholar Prof Prud'homIno IL
verq fond II shooting. and often sprnia his
afternoons on the adjoining mountains in pur-
SUIT OF the fleet rabbit and the nimbe SOU rrcl.
Ons day he aston shed tho class Of rs by APP
p'nring at recitation In complete bunting COS
tuirc. "" wore n suit Of white corduroy. stain
ed uy weather and other csiuscs HIS trousers
were the baggicst Oi the lnggy. and wcr tn 'kcd
lhi low boots. Ihcre ~ NO DOUBT thnt the gc4l
Professor looked peculiar, ard there If no doubt
TINT tie lass laughod NJ him. Ine laughter
did not str kc a responsive chord in the iroi,s-
sOr's breast On the contrary, he frOwncl. grew
worry nngry. md srd something IN French.
which the class could not be nxpoctod To under
stand. Then ho leu the room,
H. did not forget u. insult soon, and whom.
AMI another man stumbled over 1t, he looked
upon 1t as conspiracy. anu iofba,.n any one
bringing cane into tie lass room. II - ~ It,, TO
a4s brought cane to rociuiiOn, and every
! cane seemed endnW sd With u vast capH ~ Tor
| noise making. The Professor seulded I'M
| rlorcd and said things in French, hut to no
! purpose. The fa'uiiy at length took tho matter
IN 9@pH AMI "t every mgD a1S S' , i,y , sn on
| paper agreeing that they would neuhcr AIRY
ctnos to nor cut Prof. Prud'homme's rcclta-
| tons. When the class of rs cnInO ba rs Ju-
| niors last fnll the Professor did not entertain
| amy great loVu for them and the Juniors say
| TINT he openly said that he should make II very
| unpleasant for thcm NJ the ncxt examination;
lie won't so far. they say ~ to read oit list 81
| the clnss names. and make audible comment
en- ea IA name distastciul TO him.
Eutthe Juniors determined that the trcnrh-
man" rs they irrevcrcnty call their tor
should not funk them" So each member
rr pared IA crib in the form of II small book
which could easily be con .oalod in the coat
slecve. A strip Of India rubber was alta nod tu
the book and to the upper part OF tho cont
sleeve. small cord permitted IN. student 1,
| null the little volume down into his hand, but AZ
the first sign IT danger. the cord being released
the elastic rubber caused tho BOOK To disnrpeal
up the cont sleeve. Armed with these cr IS
the Juniors laughed at the Professor and ~
, passed remarkably nnr eNnmtnatl ous. -
. Iut there was more difficulty in store, IN,
Juniors began the pres mt term with u Frencl
. tsNt book called Greut Inventions. preHlrh
Q tory book 10 the study OF physics 1hc'
4 | tho trouble began anew. The Professor mai no
. a sum lent command OF uic English lnnguag
q | to eAplain technical terms. The student
= made poor progress. and iearnd III"
the next examination would result in
z | Z, lernl funk md separation Coise
a queAtly, three weeks nko they hNiI class meet
: ing. and drew up revolutions express ng thri
4 dis-Ntisfat on " tn Prof. irud huWme and ASK
I inl for agood tea her. The faculty prom so
1 t. soc about it," hut the Professor saw aluu
q IL" himself. A few days after he went Inv
class and told them, the Juniors that he had
S "leetle comp = ton 10 read; Ilie cOnposllio
n with the declaration that he would never hca
i them rcrite again. With these wor,is the lrui
Il Prof, ssor left the ROOM and has not been then
Y sine. He even refuses y rncuyL.lo NJ ubci
i. Of the class the street. Prof.. husSlcS no
l. touches the cass.
n He * lust giving us hell" said a JUNO
\ but W. can learn sonnet ning. There l
4 warm tines at examination"