The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-12-17

Then there were our clubs and our con-
vivial meetings. harmless enough to
begin with, but you know what Burns
says in his Address of the Unco' Guid:'
"sSee social life and glee 81. down,
All Joyous and unthlnking,
Till. quite transmoyrided, they We grown
Debauchery and drinking.
"Sometimes we went farther than we
meant to. 1t was one night when we
had taken more wine than was good for
US that we undertook the hazing of q
student whose name was LangfOrth.
He was . freshman, and therefore
fair game, we thought, and he was very
shy. and never took any part in any of
our athletic sports. So we called him
milksop. and said to each other that
little rough handling would do him
good.
"We set out at midnight, just as you
did. but we had better luck--that is to
say, we had planned the thing so sud-
denly. and kept our secret SO well, that
no one arrested us in our course. We
called that good luck at the time.
''All was still and dark when we
reached the house. We called that q
piece of good luck. too. And Lang
fOrth's room was ON the first floor,
so there was another point in our favor.
Not word was spoken except in
whispers. We approached the window
stealthily. 1t was an old-fashioned
window, and the glass was small. We
broke two panes before we found the
spring: but we found it, and raised the
window and entered, one after another
the four of us--I first of all.
lit was burglary. and State-prison
ofense, but we called it fun.
"All the noise we had made had not
awakened LangfOrth, as we discovered
by striking match. There he lay. his
head little on one side, his arms
folded on his breast.
He had pink and white complex
ion, like a girls, and light hair, which
he wore little longer than was the Gus
tom even then, though no one wore it
prize-fighting style, as you do now.
"There was something so peaceful
and almost girlish in Langforth's APP
pearance that Strong. the youngest and
best of us, said, Its a shame to wake
him.
'Nonsense!' said one of the others.
and bent over Langforth, and shook
him rudely. He started up, bewildered,
asking what was wanted.
"' You are wanted!' said /, in a
feigned voice.
".What for? What's the matter?'
he asked.
"'Come with us, and you'll find OUT
said 1; and two or three of us began
dragging him out of bed. At this, he
cried 'Nurder!!' and l clapped my
hand over his mouth. telling him to
hush his noise. This. you see, was as
sault and battery. and punishable by
law, but still we thought it fun.
"We got him out the window with
out much trouble, for he offered little
resistance-where would have been the
use?
"He was shivering with cold, for il
was frosty night, and he was in his
night-clothes; but when he complained
of this, we laughed. and told him not
to be baby. He tried to say some
thing else, but we neither heard nor
needed him.
"Well, boys, we dragged him to the
pump and held him under. I seized
the handle. % fellows!'-he began;
but whatever he was going to say was
drowned in q stream of water. He
gasped and struggled. but did not try to
speak any more.
".Come, let him up said Strong,
releasing his hold.
"'One dose MORE said ]. "A little
cold water won't hurt him.
"'There, now he takes it like q
man. said some one, as Langforth
ceased to struggle. Il guess we've
given him enough
$50 be it, said I. You NAV 90
back to bed now, Langforth. and we
wish you very pleasant night
'He neither spoke nor moved.
eel believe my soul he's faintedn
said one.
"'He's only shamming. said another.
wants to turn the tables on us by
making US carry him back to his ROOM
"'Yes, and get found out by the
MEANS said l.
"Still VIC dared not leave him there,
for fear he really had tainted; so, after
some elaboration, bright thought &C.
Cured to us. It was to leave him with
the Professor of Dust and Ashes old
Moses, who lived in a small cottage in
the rear of the college buildings.
''We carried him there, laid him on
the doorstep, knocked loudly, and then
ran away; not so far, though, but that
we saw The old man come to the door.
and heard a colloquy between him and
his wife. Aunt Oman, in which dem
dere students were spoken of in no
very complimentary terms. This we
enjoyed hugely.
"Then we saw them lift up Lang
forth and take him into the house, and
went away feeling sure that, if he real
" had tainted the good old souls would
do all that was necessary for him.
"sWas LanofOrth true grit? Would