Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-08-02

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Arthur H0yt.lOoked at himself in the
glass seriously, and without self-loye OF
self-prejudice. He saw there a frank,
good-natured face, 9 pair OF blue eyes,
and mass Of curly brown hair. AS far
as he could Judge there was nothing
particularly out of the way with his
cOuntenance.
"Say, Dick" he began, to his room.
mate, who was puzzling over page OF
XenOphOl, "Fye been taking an account
of stock, and don't see anything unpar-
donably wrong about my features. They
are not angular enough to be called
sharp, nor level enough, to be justly
STYLED fat; so can't exactly see the suit
a6leness of the expression which has
somehow come to be my college cogno7
men," -,
sDont be foolF' growled Dick, with
out looking up from his book.
Il have always been great stickler
for the fitness Of things, eternal and
temporal" continued Arthur; 'and If to
be "A Flat is really applicable to cor
rect description Of The impression 9 my
uers0nal appearance makes on my com
pani0ns, all right! I'd as soon respond
to that name as any other; but it's not
mine, then, old fellow, it's got to be stop
pedr'
yhousekeeper's preserves, and lay traps to
L trip up old men and women, and raise
Cain generally, you'd be the most pOpu-
lar fellow in the college," said Dick
; with q disdainful grimace, still with his
eyes fixed on his book. "They let me
alone, YOU see, because / don't care a
hang for 'em, and because they know
I'm as poor as poverty and as dull ass
hard-shen clam. You get ahead OF EN-
in class. Pm always in the rear. You
3 have money to subscribe to everything
= there is going, and you refuse to Spend
it in riotOus living. haven't any money
and therefore I'm Of no consequence
Whoever says that there isn't cOmpensa
;, ton for everything don't know wha
they are talking about"
.yzs" You're q patient old soldier" said Ar
thur. with a merry laugh, l"and / wish
had some of your philosophy! But, tn,
fact is, every time I'm called "A Flat,
feel the fight tingling all over me. i an
afraid that some time my fists will be
come unmanageable."
II guess notp Dick replied. "YOu't
only get Yourself in a worse muss, be
= side having something to be sorry for al
the days Of your life, perhapsl But there
the bell, and I'm out of the bolt-ropes, a
, usual ,8e cnT1F Tergn
: :. There's q row in camp said Arthur
e riRht-hand neighbOr, as the young mel
: took their seats in class. Some OF tn
= boys scared old Mrs. Allen into q TT las
night, and they say its q liner: Nobod
thinks she'll pull through. One OF Tn
! fellows dressed up inrwhite and rode tn
J cid woman scow clear into the Kitchen
They let out the. Pig and stoned In
-. n6 broke her windows, and goOo
nUSS 1--we 80. shn.., ~ didn't DO. liner
w ~ $1,000 11~ -. ~ s1' ".-s Gu
up W v1 49, St, crtrhtrY g. hap cold A,
4h, ~ ;5d; tnD ~ ssn' W D'' 0''u a.
~ ~ 49, ~ H..os1 profoesor ontoro
sks g. ,rc,,, ~ o 49, eftar s"rvov;nn tn
+oSn.,tS a~,osr esa, sa;S nth oroet ue
s;uuUm ioln ~ = 'o1u' "''n '" .
Aiu 81 a. ,,t al hr tba President Z
.sav to Ar asef HoVt ~ and Richard DeniaI
tney are % IsPa Of tSis co1eo
w rS y r. " soo them ~ -
" All y;oht sirn. resnonded Artbu,
,aoasa,tIy sc;ons intacritv mad
n, hcid D;rh-arose slowIv and wall
al a.. ont ~ hiS' nanal 'docced manner
sSav q FIaf, you're m for -itp' sal