Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-08-24
Female ,oll.se Girl Rasc ais.

Female tOllege Girl RaSc ais.
/ Two citizens, not very old, were Sit.
ting IN a railroad office a few weeks
ago. talking about coming entertain.
ments, when one said, Lets go up to
the female college tonight, and witness
the commencement exercises. There
Is nothing l like better than to see
girls who are just budding into woman.
hood. and to listen to the ideas they
advance IN their addresses, which are
far beyond their years.
The other man pulled on his cigar a
few times. while there was a far-away
look in his eyes, and he finally said
"Not any female college for George
Augustus. Not none! l guess 1 new
er told you my experience at female
college. Several years ago lived in
Chicago. and had cousin who was
attending female College short dis
ten"e from the city. and on Saturday l
went up to the college to see her, and
put in the day You wouldn't think it,
to see me now, but In those days ]
was regular masher was no. ex.
actly dude, but l was got up regard.
less, with white linen pants, white fan
mel coat and vest, panama hat, linen
over-gaiters, a high standing collar,
and cuffs that came clear down to :he
ends Of my fingers. My cousin was
glad to see me, and she was a daisy,
and it would be well for you not to for
get it. The other girls were all glad
to See ME, for it was not often that a
live male man was allowed to visit
them. 1t seems that The teachers had
all gone to Chicago on shopping ex-
pedltion, and the girls were On tear
That is they were in for fun, and l was
a godsend to them. l met my cousin
in the reception room, and the girls
came in, two or three at time, 10 be
introduced, 4 and before l knew it there
were fifty o them around me, and l
never felt so good IN all my life. 1
felt good deal like the dude in the
opera of Patience where all the girls
yearn for him, and wouldn't have
sold out my chance that beautiful Sat-
urday for the wealth of Vanderbilt.
Before alght would have sold out for
fifty cents or would have even gwen
myself away.
First beautiful blonde girl wanted
me to allow her to draw picture Of
herselfon one ofmy cuffs land l thought
it would be all right to have her picture
there, where l could see it constantly
and gave her a commission to pain:
it, and then another suggested that
they blindfold me and and fix me up
for company. l thought it would be
all right, and so they tied handkerchief
around my eyes, and made me promise
not to take it off until they gave me
permission. Well. for an hour l sat
there and allowed them to do rha, they
pleased with me, until l got nervous
could hardly sit still. l could feel the
touch OF gentle hands on my neck,
while there was an occasional smoker
among the girls, and after while they
took the bandages off my eyes, and
looked atmyself in mirror. Well, |
was mad enough to bite every girl in
the room. About dozen girls stood
around with paint brushes and these
boards that painters run their thumbs
through, and mix paints on, and they had
painted designs all over me First
one of them had painted black NOUS
tache on my lips, with terra Gotta ends,
and sky blue imperial On my chin,
poined with yellow. They had painted
a picture ola golden haired girl on my
white shirt bosom, my high standing
color had mule drawing a dog. cart,
my cuffs were ornamented with two
fighting roosters, and nay white pants
looked like circus bill representing
Daniel in the lions den. But my white
coat was the worst. You have seen
the door OF a country pant shop, where
they try all the colors of paint. Well,
the back of my coat looked like the
doorcf a paint shop, only the artist had
got the colors on in the shape OF a
PLAGUE, in the center of which seemed
to be a lost dude, looking around for
wagon track to follow off O, if l could
have got out Of there IN all the purity
which entered, l would have been
glad. They wanted to take me out on
the grass and play with me, and swing
mein the hammock, but l wouldn't go,
and just then one of the girls looked
out Of the window, and gave the grand
hailing sign of distress and they all
rushed out of the room, leaving me-
alone, and before l could look at N.Y.
self twice, four of the female teachers
came into the room. They had return
cd from Chicago before they had been
expected. Did they look at mes Well.
| should remark. l tried to explain,
but they would not hear to any explana-
ton and l had to go away.
The cousin l spoke Of was only
cousin in my mind, and she had made
other arrangements about relatives and
didn't want me no more. and l went