New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-01-07
"a FLAT.@
A COLLEGE Story.


ARTHUR HORT looked at himself in
the glass seriously, and without self
love Or self-prejudice. He saw there a
frank, good-natured face, 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 q page of
Xenophon, $ I've been taking account
OF stock. and I don't see anything un-
Pardonably wrong about my features.
Ihey are not angular enough to bo
called sharp, nor level enough to be
Justly styled fiat; 80 I can't exactly sec
the suitableness of the expression which
mas somehow come to be my college
cognomen.''
Don't be . foolr' growled Dick.
without looking up from his book.
II have alway s been a great stickler
tor the fitness of things, eternal and
temporal" continued Arthur: ..and il
to be "A Flat is really applicable as q
correct description Of the impression
my personal appearance makes on nv
companions, all right! I'd a. soon
respond to that name a. any other; but
If it's not mine, then, old fellow, it's got
to be stoppedr'
If you'd rob hen-roosts, and steal
the housekeeper's preserves, and lay
traps to trip up old men and women.
and raise Cain generally, you'd be tho
most popular fellow in college, said
Dick, with q disdainful grimace. still
with his eyes fixed ON his book. ''They
let me alone, you see, because I don't
care hang for 'em, and because they
know I'm as poor as poverty and as
dull as q hard-sheu clam. You get
ahead Of 'em in class. I'm ALWAYS in
the rear. You have money to subscribe
to everything there is going, and Won
refuse to spend it in riotous living: I
haven't any money, and therefore I'm
OF no consequence. Whoever says that
there isn't compensation for everything
don't know what they are talking
sbout.''
"You're patient old soldier,' said
Arthur, with q merry laugh, "and l
wish I had some of your philosophyi
But, the fact is, every time I'm called
$ 4 Fat I feel tho tight tinglin9 al
over me- I am afraid that some time
my 6sts will become unmanaseahla.' y
~ guess notr' Dick replied. You'd,
only got yourself in worse mus. Sc
side having something to b sorry for
I'll the days Of your life, perhaps! But
there's the bell. and I'm out of the
boltcropos, as usual.''
There's row in campv' said Ar.
thurs right-hand neighbor, as the
young men took their seats in class.
" Some Of the boys scared old Mrs. Allen
into TT last night, and they say it's
elmer Nobody thinks she'll pull
through. One Of tho fellows dressed
up in white, and rode the old woman's
COW clear into the kitchen. Thew let
out the pig, and stoned the house, and
broke her windows, and goodness
knows what they didn't do. There
up those capers.'
well, there oughtn't to bev' said
Arthur, Indignantly.
just then the Greek Professor en-
tered the classroom, and, after survey
ing the students . moment, said, with
great seriousness:
$ am requested By the President to
say to Arthur Hoyt and Richard Dem
ham that they are to repair ct once to
TO the library, where tho Faculty Of
this college wait to eco them.''
:" All right, Dir. = responded Arthur.
pleasantly. Conscious integrity made
him bold. Dick arose slowly, and
walked out In his usual dogged man
ner =
.say, - Fiat you're in for itr'
said one Of the class, in ) low tone, @
the young man passed him. s. Your
turn hascome now, !. a Flair - said an
other. " 4ebbe you won't 10 60 hixh
and mighty now you're found ont It
lastl''
!. What do you suppose Il isf'' Dick
inquired, . he came up with Arthur.
: Some contemplate trick q tho
boys, said Arthur; 8 but No shall
soon know. Braoe up, old fellow, for
hero we are.' = ,5...3 $3.50 5ss
& 4 tew words sudlced g put ~ NJ.
tors In possession ol III they wanted
% know. Alters 1ew preliminary Is
marks, such = having been led q, &.
pect bettsr things from the Young men
before him, tho Ftesideat prullnced "a
large silk hand srchiel, Il III e rthurI,z
Hoyt'' plainly marked s. ono oe III,sr
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