The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-08-22
HOW HAzlNG WAS STOPPED.
SUllivan's Appearance as q Quaker
at Harvard College:

SUllivan's Appearance as q Quaker
at Harvard College:
Many have wondered why there has
not been any hszng at Harvard for the
past three months In all that lime there
has not been case of haz ng reported,
and some have come to tue conclusion
that the haz RS have met with change
of heart. 1t is not exactly change OF
heart, but change OF clothes that ails
them. We are informed that the hszing
has been effectually broken up. just
after Sullivan whipped RYan he was
called to Harvard, and plan of break
ing up hazng was unfolded to him by
the Faculty, and he fell into it readily
He was 10 attire himself as a Quaker
young man, and apply for admission as
a Freshman, and let nature take its
course. Ol the lst day of April Nj
Sullivan appeared at the college unier
the name of Abba Watson, AMI was as
signed to room, and placed on the roll
OF Freshmen. His appearance was com
mented On, aud as he passed through
the college grounds with his peculiar
garb, young fellows shouted, "Shoot the
hat" "Get on his nihs," AMI other COL
leglate literature. 1t was all Mr. Sulli
van could do to restrain him self from
whipping couple of dozen of the boys
then and there, but he decided TO wall
until the proper time, when he would he
able to get enough for a mess. That
evening he was approached by young
man who pretended to be his friend. and
invited TO accompany him to room
where few boys were going to open
few bottles of wine Abba said verify
he didn't 90 much On the sinful bever
age, but to obige his friend be went with
him to a>large room where seventy
smart young fellows were cnngregated
with all OF the appliances for haz ng =
the Faculty only found sixfy-6ve smart
Alecks when the door was opened, but
Sullivan thinks few may have jumped
ont Of the window, ana took to the
woods. 1t seems that when they go,
the 20 laker" into the room they locked
the door, and the ring-leader told the
peaceful man to strip off his coat. vast
and shirt. He objected, but finally took
them off.
S pme of the fellows who have since
got ou of the hospital say thev noticed,
when lie removed his shirt, that he was
put up like hired man, and they
thought it queer that Q laker should
have an arm as big as canvassed ham
Thew then told him to ''prepare to meet
his Cod" and got out the iron to brand
him on The back. He told them that he
knew he was in their power, and was
willing to submit to any thing that was
right, but he asked as a favor not to
bear on too hard, as he was Of ner
vons temperament, aId might faint
Then they decided not to brand him rn-
| til later. but would throw him up in a
blanket first. SO they got the blanket
and tipped Sullivan over in it, and ahou
twenty OF the smartest hsZ3rs took hold
of the sides and tossed him up. When
he came down he knocked four fellows
senseess with his fists, kicked four more
across the room, and then got on his
1feet and began to knock them right and
left He had knocked down about TWEEN
ty, and had stopped to spit on his hands,
when the rest of the hazers hu ldled in
a corner and pro posed 10 put an end to
the slaughter. Ole said: 30, good Mr.
@ Q,aker, please let us alone We belong
to respectable families, and won't do so
any MORE Sullivan looked at them
and said: at is haz'ng yez want. Well,
vez can have plintv," and he went at
them, and in about fifteen minutes be
corded up the whole gang, and hazing
was broken up in Harvard College. As
he threw his cpat and shirt across his
arm and walked out of the room, and
net the Faculty in the ball, he said -
"Throw water in their faces and they
will all regain consciousness in from ten
minutes TO half an hour" and he shook
hands with the Faculty, received his $500
AMI left for New York with his trainer.
! Billy Madden, who was sitting on the
fence outside waiting for him
"Fot kind of time did ytz have wild
de by's?" asked Mr. Madden as he
helped MIR. Sullivan on with his shirt,
and changed The Quaker hat for another
"Verily, friend William" said Quaker
Sullivan. as he counted the roll OF bills,
to see that the Faculty had not showed
any counlerteits on him, at was the
evint of the season. II is good exer-
cise." And they started for Cornell
University at Ithaca Ma,oaukee San