The Red Cloud chief., 1881-01-06

p~anions just at dusk came upon . hui
with q little clearing about il.
And there he sits at the door,
smoking his evening pipe" said Bnn.
ley.
welcome, thrice welcome. my
young friends" said the hermit. when
no saw the boys coming up the we'll
worn foot-path. "Shall we 90 within.
or shall we sit here under the ligh; OF
the stars"
"Oat here, by all MEANS" said one.
10 which all agreed.
BE seated, them" said their host.
with a hospitable wave OF his hand to-
ward the rocks and stumps which sur
rounded his dwelling. And seated thus.
they listened 10 the story.
Boys. / wasn't always Oh Billings.
/ was once as young and CAV as you
are, and If you'll believe IL. I was called
good looking. too. l wa, an only son.
and had all the advantages that wealth
and position could furnish.
Il didn't know how to prize them.
though. / Just took them as a matter
of course. Bows are apt TO, o know
or, if you don't know il now you will
by-and-by.
"As q rule. people value most VIVA,
they have TO fight for. whether it's
liberty, wealth, or education. aud thai.
| take it, is why so many Of our great
men come of poor parents.
IL never had any difficulty in keep
ing up with my classes. because l
learned easily; but | lever led them.
The fellows who did. | and my com
panions called 'prigs.' and book
worms and 'pedants.'
"My ambition lay in a different di-
r~ection, and / soon achieved the dis
tinction of being leader among the
fast men of the college. If the fac
ulty awoke some morning TO lind their
gates of the hinges. if the undertaker's
sign was found over the doctors office,
or a jackass in she ch~aperdesk, | was at
once suspected of being at the bottom
of the mischief, and usually with reason.
THAT was n part Of the curriculum
in which | was thoroughly versed.
Then there were our clubs and our con-
vivial meetings, harmless enough to
begin with. but you know what Burn.
SAYS in his Address of the Unco' Guid:'
"'See social life AMI glec sit dowa,
All Joyous and unthinking,
TIL, quite tranSmOgrifici, they We grown
Debauchery and drinking.
"Sometimes we went farther than we
meant to. IL was one night when we
had taken more wine than was good for
us that We undertook the hazing Of a
student whose name was Langforth.
"He was a 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
a milksop. and said to each other that
a little rough handling would do him
good.
We set out ut 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 SD well, that
no one arrested US in our course. We
called that good luck at the time.
..All was still ands dark when we
reached the house. We called that a
piece of good luck, too. And Lang
forth's room was On the first floor.
SO there was another point in u favor.
Not a word was spoken except In
whispers. We approached the window
steaithily. 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 tour of u.s. first of all.
lit was burglary. and a State-prison
~Oflense, but we called il fun.
"All the noise we had made had not
awakened Langforth, as we discovered
by striking a match. There he lay. his
head a Little on one side, his arms
folded on his breast.
"He had a pink and white complex
ion. like a girls, and light hair, which
he wore a little longer than was the
tom even then, though no n wore it
prize-fighting style. rs 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, It's a shame to wake
him.
".Nonsense!' said one of the others.
and bent owe Langforth, and shook
him rudely. He started up, bewiidercd,
asking what Was wanted.
.fOu are wanted!' said /, in a
feigned voice.
"'What for? What's the matter?:'
he asked.
".Come with us, and you'll find OUT
said /; and two or three of us began
dragging him out of bed. At this, he
cried '.Murder!!' and l clapped nv
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.
1--WE got him IL 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 a frosty night, and he was in his
~night-clothes; but when he complained
of this, we laughed. and told him not
to be a 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. l seized
the handle. 20 fellowship began;
but whatever he was going to say was
drowned in a stream Of water. He
gasped and struggled, but did not try to
speak any more.
".Come. let him up said Strong.
releasing his hold.
lone dose more said /. A little
cold water won't hurt him.
There, now he takes it like a
man. said some one, as Langforth
ceased t o struggle. Il guess we've
given him enough
$50 be it, said 1. You NAV 60
back to bed now. Langforth, and We
wish you a very pleasant night
He neither spoke nor moved.
81 believe my soul he's tainted"
said one.
".He's only shamming.' said another.
Wants to turn the fables on us by
making us carry him back to his room
"'Yes. and get found u by the
means.' said L.
..StiE we dared not leave him there.
for feXr he really had fainted; so, after
some elaboration, a bright thought oc-
CURED to us. 1t was to leave him with
tte Professor of Dust and Ashes old