The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-12
Z NEw KIND OF .enApuATE.
Mr.. Selvedge Learns that He Has Drawn Some
Erroneous Ideas from the Newspapers.

Mr.. Selvedge Learns that He Has Drawn Some
Erroneous Ideas from the Newspapers.
Burdette, in Brooklyn Eagle
tAnd So . said Mr.. Selyedge, the tailor. shak-
ing hands with his young friend, ssand so you
are home from colleges Graduated with honors,
reckon?r
Young Mr. Bookby admitted that he carried
off some of the honors but not the highest
Pulled stroke in the winning boat ] reekenp'
Mr.. Selvedge said, winking at the bystanders
NO" young Mr. Bookby said, 1--WE had no
crews at Yarmouth. There used to be some in
terest in boating but for some years it has been
neglected and there isn't crew in the college.
Some of the men row for pleasure and exercise,
but they have to hire boats in the village
'sYou go in for base ball, / supposeP
No, not very much. There are several mines
in the college and we have had some pretty
good games but only between our own mines.
We had no ball club that travelled, and 1t hap
pened that none Of the other college clubs came
to play with us, except the BoWdoins, and we
beat them 27to0 But we didn't pay much at
tention to the game, except as a pleasant recrea-
ton. | never played; was too slow"
How are you on the bicgeleP asked Mr.. Sci
wedge, anXiously
Young Bookby laughed ~ never was mount
ed but once,n he said, and then didn't stay on
long enough to learn how to get down. / will
never know Just how l did dismount but did
it."
Didn't you box a great dealF'
and then, just as the other boys did but our fell
lows didn't seem to care much for sparring or
fencing
Guess you want much of an athleter sug-
gested Mr.. Selvedge, rather rritably.
'Oh, i don't know, replied the young man.
Il was considered the strongest man in my class;
Icould put up heavier weights than any other
man in college, and never had sick day in my
four years Ill tell you what I'll do; you put up
the heaviest weights you can handle, then I'll
md If auJlh hold thoTn "
''You must have lived in the gymnasium
mo; only practiced regularly one hour day "
Played lawn tennisg
t'0h, yes; quite frequently. I was rather
fond of it. played q little every week, in good
weather.
charge of the government or drive a drayN
Young Mr.. Bookby laughed again. Il don't
believe could drive dray. he said. I'm a
poor whip and rather afraid of horses. / am in
the city engineers Office now, and just came
around here to tell you that you are setting the
wall of your new store four inches over the side
walk line, and it must come down before it goes
any higher Luckily discovered it before the
men got more than a foot above the ground
with it. Come around and we'll look at it.
But Mr. Selvedge stopped to say word to his
book keeper. How many newspapers are taken
in this store2n he demanded
-Four daily and six weekly
Stop emf he said, savagely. Stop EN-. Cut
em off on the spot, every last, solitary, lying
one of EN-! Stop EN- and take out every adver-
tisement we have in all the universe. Cut this
establishment clear loose from the newspapers
and keep her loose. If you have any adyertis-
ing to do send man out topaint it on the fences;
but don't want any newspaper business about
this shop
And the man who had gathered all his ideas of
college education from the funny papers Went
out exceeding sorrowful, for he had been taught
from his youth up to believe everything the
papers said.