The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-10-06
HIGH JORDAN"

Tie was six feet two, and as clumsy
as he was tall. He would come into
recitations and lectures, take his seat
without a word or a sign of recognition
to any one, fall at work upon his notes
in perfect silence, and then shamble out
again. At first an amused smile went
around the class whenever he entered
the room, but the students soon got
used to his odd ways, and he came and
went without remarks.
His name was Hiram Jordan. "IIigh"
Jordan, big. good-natured Joe Stanley
called him one day, with laugh, and
the nickname STUCK like burr, as nick
names will.
No one seemed to know anything
about him. He was poor, that was evil
dent enough, for his ill-ftting clothes
were of the cheapest material. He as
ISOLATED with one of the boys, and sell
dom appeared on the campus.
There happened that year to be IN
usual interest in the class races. The
crews were very evenly matched, and it
was hard to say which of them stood
the better chance of winning.
'It's dollars aad pennies which comes
in first" gloomily said Joe Stanley.
captain of our crew. "lf l only had a
good seven l think l could make it,
but there doesn't seem to be a man in
the class fitted for the position" and,
try cur best, we could fad no better
man than Charley Harvey, who was a
good fellow, certainly, but not good
SEVEN"
On, afternoon, as the members OF
this crew were lying around on the
float, just before their usual daily pull,
High Jordan came up and asked for
Stanley. Joe was in the boat-house fix
ing his stretcher, and Jordan was told
to walk in. The two men did not come
out for some time, and when they did
finally appear, every one Yves surprised
to hear 10, say:
"Boys, Jordan has rowed good deal,
and wants to try SEVEN and l an
going to give him chance to pull there
today"
Poor Charley Ha,vey's face showed
his disappointment. He had beer
working very lard to keep his place il
the boat, aud now he was to be crowded
out, and of all men by High" Jordan
"Shan't l row today2" he asked, un
able to con zeal his chagrin.
II don't see how wc can work it
Charley" answered Joe, kindly
Hadn't you just as lief rest todayl'
Harvey watched the boat as she slit
of the float. His eyes were on one man
the new number seven. At the word
the men leaned forward, their oar
struck the water simultaneously, AM
the shell shot lightly ahead The tim
was perfect.
'1t's all up with me" murmure'
Charley. "Thats the man We hav
been looking for" aud he turned an
went off to his room.
Every man in the boat sympathize
strongly with Charley Harvey. Hig
Jordan's popularity was not increase
by his sudden cutting out of the hard
est workersn one of the most popul'
men of the class, and no little grumt
ling was heard from the crew, thong
they must have seen at once that Jorda
was the better man of the two.
"lts beastly shame to put Charlie
out, know" said Joe Stanley, WI
could not help noticing the prevaler
feeling. al would like to see him
the boat as we'll as any Of you. "
{ know that, for there is no man in CO
lege l like better. know Jordan do
not belong to our set, and is what y
: call muff, but he is q good fellow, fl
, all that, and the best oar in the boa
and as captain of the crew, / am bour
to keep the best man"
The weeks slipped by, and Confden