The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-10
New York Sun.

When Beaumont b. Buck, Of Dallas,
Texas, was introduced to the students OF
Colonel Caleb Huse, at the preparatory acad-
envy in Highland Falls, just week ago last
evening, they saw a slender, bright-faced,
light haired youth, twenty years old, with
high cheek bones, thin lips, thin nostrils, and
quick, firm tread. They were inclined to
like him. He wore Prince Albert coat of
black, diagonal stuff and trousers of thesame
material. There was nothing especially
faulty about the cut, though the garments
fitted him loosely. The brm Of his black
felt hat was only triae wider than is custo-
marily worn in the North, but his boots were
box-toed. The students say that his garb was
not especially noticeable, and that in any
event they would not have permitted them
selves to be prejudiced against FELLOWSHIP
dent on account of his clothes. When Buck,
on formal intr duction, was greeted by
Student Il. 9. Mayhem, of jamestown, New
York, he said:
"Come, now, what are you giving me ?
I've met you before. You can't come it over
me-"
This was said in such a way as to affect
MAYHEM disagreeably. He assured Buck
that he had Just returned from trip up the
river, and that he had never met him before,
To his knowledge. Soon nfterward he helped
Buck carry his trunk to his room. His trunk
was small, and Mayhem remarked good-na.
turedly that he supposed in the State of
Texas such trunk woudn hold mans
weapons.
ooh that only holds my ammunition"
returned the Texan.
This was followed by other friendly con-
versation. Student Joseph L. Murphy ia
frank, broad-faced, friendly boy. In the
course of the evening, by way of making him.
self better acquainted with the new conner,
he said:
swell, Mr.. Buck, are you like the model
Texan? Do you carry pistol in your boot
like most of them in your State.
ayes; have pistol" was the reply. "Its
not Smith Il Wesson," he added to ques.
ton put student, j. l.. Aston, "but reg
ular common kind of pistol
swell, suppose you expect to be hazed
some after you enter West Point ?" said Muir
ply.
mo; | don't know as do" said Buck.
"Why? amt you going to take it"
"No; | don't intend to-" said Buck.
Bucks father was until lately principal of
o school in Dallss, which, under former
teacher was called Dallas College. In this
school Buck was teacher. lie had also
learned to set type, and at one time was
foreman of the Dallas Commercial. This
paper was subsequently consolidated with
the Dallas Herald, under the title of the
Commercial Herald, but at present it bears
the title of the Commercial on one side and
the Herald on another. Buck expressed him
self. freely at the table on general topics,
and it is said he talked in a loud tone. 1t
was also noticed that he entered Colonel
Huse's room and took paper from the desk
without asking permission, which was con-
trary to the usage of the students.
On Sunday evening student John G.
Thompson, IT,, of Columbus, Ohio, son of
the Sergeant at. arms of the House of Rep
resentatives ut Washington, went to Bucks
room in company with MAYHEM, and in the
course of conversation asked him why he
was so forward in his talk and manners.
Buck told Thompson that he was buffer
81 am no buffer" said Thompson, sand
want you TO take that back"
"Well," said Buck, II don't know as you
are buffer"
On that day student Dewitt found small
rope, and 1t was agreed that student Thomas
A. WALL who occupied room with Buck,
should tie one end Of the rope, after it had
been let down from Mayhew's window,
which was directly above that of Bucks,
and that then Mayhem and others should
pull on the rope and thus make Bucks bed.
clothes suddenly and mysterously disappear
from his bed and his room. Mayhew and
his friends, however, fell asleep, and while
Wall was pulling on the rope to awaken
them, Colonel Huse, hearing noise. entered
Buckle room, found the rope, and put stop
to the proceeding. This was the second
night Buck stayed in the house.
After the finding of the rope that day,
Aston, who proposed to befriend Buck,
warned him that an attempt might be made
to torment him in the evening, and gave him
white ash stick that had been used as a
towel roller with which to defend himself
Not contented with this, Aston entered his
room in the evening to warn him of the bed
cl,thes trick. Buck, who was up and in
readiness for hostile visitors, struck Aston
with the club.
Here, here" said Aston, you're hitting
fho wrong man."
The blow was not very serious. Aston