Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-21

"A FLAT -
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A College Story.

Arthur Hoyat looked at himself in the
glass seriously, and without self-love or
seif-prejudice. He saw there frank,
good natured,, face. pair Of blue eyes,
and mass of curly brown hair. AS far
as be could judge there was nothing par
tcularly out of the way with his counte-
nance.
"Say, Dick" he began, to his room
mate, who was puzzling over a page of
Xenophon, GIVE been taking account of
stock, and I don't see anything unpar-
donably wrong abont MY features. They
are not angular enough to be called sharp,
nor level enough to be justly styled fiat;
SO can't exactly see the suitableness of
the expression which has somehow come
to be my college cognomen."
"Don't be tool!" growled Dick, with
out looking up from his book. -
II have always been great stickler
for the fitness of things, eternal and tenn
poral,' continued Arthur; ssand if to be
"A Flat is really applicable as correct
description Of the impression my person
al appearance makes on my companions,
all right! I'd as soon respond to that
name as any other; but il its not mine,
then, old fellow, it's got to be stoppedv'
eff you'd rob hen's-roosts, and steal
the housekeeper's preserves, and lay traps
to trip up old men and women, and raise
Cain generally, you'd be the most popu-
lar fellow in college, said Dick, with a
disdainful grimace, still with his eyes
fixed onshis book "They let me alone,
you see, because don't care hang for
'em, and because they know I'm as poor
as poverty and as dull as a hard-shell
clam. You get ahead Of 'em in class.
I'm always in the rear. You have money
to subscribe to every thing there is going,
! and you refuse to spend It in riotols liv-
ing. I hayn't any money, and therefore
| L IN OF no consequence. Whoever says
that there isn't compensation forx every,
thing don Z know what they are talking
about"
| sYou'rc patient old soldier said
Arthur, with merry laugh, "and I wish
| = had something Of your philosophy
But, the fact is, every time Pm called "A
Flat feel the fight, tingling all t,ye1
INC. l am afraid that some time my fist
will become unmanageable."
| S"e'o Ao'' A1Ch ItplAtu' AOu
only get yourself in worse muss, beside
having something to be, sorry for all the
days of your life, perhaps! But there's
the bell, and Pm out Of the bolt-ropes
as usual" Il Sg~zszs. ,.,=...
| There's a row in the camp!" said Ar
thurs right-hand neighbor, as the youns
men took their seats in class. Some Of
the boys scared old Mrs. Allen into fit
last night, and they say it is q liner.
Nobody thinks she'll pull through. On,
Of the fellows dressed up in white, ant
rode the OLD woman's cow clear into. til,
d kitchen. They etout the pig, and stonct
the house and broke the windows, AMI
i goodness knows what they didn't do
4 There won't be any show for the boy
! that cut up those capers.n VI
4 "Wen, there oughtn't to be!n said Ar
thur, Indignantly. ,.ts ..s $50 . :.
4 just then the Greek Professor entere,
4 the classroom, and, after surveying tn
4 students a moment, said with great serrii
q ousness:
4 81 am requested by the President t
say to Arthur Hoyt and Richard Denhan
! that they were to repair at once to tn