Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-23

life, perhaps! But there's the bell,
and I'm all out of the bolt.ropes, as
usual
There's row in camp said Ar.
ihur's right hand neighbOr, as the
Young uvU tool. their seats in class.
"SoHc uf the boys scared old Mrs.
.hllcn into II fit last night, aud they
shy it's liner Nobody thinks she
will pull through. One of the feel.
lows dressed up in white, and rode
the Oh woman's COW clear into the
| Kitchen. They let ont the pig, and
>,oucd the house, and broke her
windows, and goodness knows what
;ncy didn't do. There won't he any
snow for the boys that cut up those
caperS."
WEI, there ouGhn't to be- said
Arthur, Indignantly. ~
just then the Greek Professor
entered the claSsTOUm, aud after
surveying the students moment,
said, with great seriousness;
Il am requested hy the President
To say To Arthur llolt and Richard
Dcnham that they are to repair at
once to the library, where the Fac
ulty of this college wait to see
them
IAN right, sir" responded Ar.
thur, pleasantly, Conscious integ-
rity made him bold. Dick arose
slowly. and walked ont in his usual
doggcd manner.
"Say, ~ flat you're in for it!'
said one of the class. III n low tone,
as the Young man passed him.
Your turn has come now, a Hat!
said another. "Mcbbe you won't he
SO high and mighty now you're
found out at last"
What do you suppose 1t Is.
Dick inquired, as he came up with
Arthur.
"Somc -contcmptiblc trick of the
boys" said Arthur; "but we shall
soon know. Brace up, old fellow
for here we are"
4 few words suf1iced to put tho
visitors in possession of all they
wanted to know. After a few pre-
liminary remarks, such as having
been led to expect better things
from the young men before him
the President produced larg'
silk handkerchief, with "Arthu
Hoyt" plainly marked in one corner
"Does this belong to you, Hoyt!
the President inquired.
at docs, SIR replied Arthur
pleasantly.
"And this yoHrsl" the gentlema
asked of Dick, presenting n crooke
stick or cane, which the young ma
was accusi omcd to carry Oh Ion
walks.
"That's mine. sir" said Dick.
III "And here is a cuff with :!
u IIovt' marked on it," the Presidci
W continued. "torn from the wri'
q probably in the pleasant cxcitemeI
VI of frightening an innocent old w
IL man into fit shall he compel
=; ed to hold your property. sirs, unit
10 such time az the law Of the colleg
or the law of the State, shall
Us passed upon You. Mrs. Allen
~ not expected to live"
III II am very sorry. sir, said y
j. thur. respectfully: land am sn
~ Dick is, too; but what soF OF u
~ ticc is this that takes onr guilt
~ entirely for granted! Your eN
W dcncc is simply circumcanStial, s
oe and wish to say here that "
Oh never on Mrs. Aliens premises
ny my life. and | am quite sure DE
!, ham never was
'N' Il never was" said Dick, wi
: characteristic doggcdncss, land
az never expect To be.
-, "What would You say, lloyt, II
eu were to tell you that one of t
~ Professors saw yon there Il
'c night." inquired tue President.
vi Il should say, sir, Arthur
my sponded, quickly, "that the =
'oll fcssor was greatly mistaken; but
Ic,' Won were To tell me that one OF
'''' students saw me there, sho'
,nd say that student lied.
.os There was straightforward
,on in the attitude of these suspect
,er. Young men that was irreslstl'
lar still everything was against th'
IA a The old woman had testified {
his morning that she had heard
let names of Iloyt and Dcnham !
,n.t nounccd more than once the nj
usc before. The conspiracy was
rty arranged, nothing, so far as kno'
am. having been lett out IN It's caic'
I'm ton. Arthur was in his room al
non. all the previous evening, but, as
nero thought it over, there was al
"A il lutely no one to testify to this |