The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-12-06
The boys were just ahead, running
and lai1nhinn At Ia kill

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and laughing fit to kill.
"Ill teach you to come ringing
my door bell,' shouted the foam,
ing pursuer. The utter absurdity Of
the whole performance was just get
ting through Harry's brain. He was
laughing so hard that he forgot to
run at his level best and the hatless,
coatless professor grabbed him by
the coat tails.
"I1l put a etop to such work "a
this, young man, and teach you to
frighten Kate again, that I will"
We had all stopped and had come
back to where the professor was so
loudly berating our luckless compan-
ion, and I never shall forget the look
Of anger and CONSERVATION on the
mans face when he saw who the mis-
creants were. We were all SO taken
aback by the unexpected turn mat
tiers had taken that not one of US
ventured a word until the professor
had exhausted his vocabulary of in
vectives.
Alvah rose to the emergency as
usual. Stepping around to the pro-
lessor he laid a hand on his shoulder
and remarked in his usual, calm
voice: Predecessor c., wouldn't it be
just as we'll to look onyour doorknob
before anything more is said?"
If a thunderbolt had struck the
man he could not have changed
quicker. Tt flashed through him that
we had meant him a kindness and
he had literally made an ass OF him
self. You should have seen him. He
was completely broken up and shiv-
ering like an aspen leaf. l wrapped
my overcoat about his shoulders,
and, placing his hand upon my arm,
said: Come, Professor c., you had
better go home, you will get cold"
II ought to for my Internal blum
DER" he exclaimed vehemently.
He had turned to go as I directed,
and I took a couple of steps; the
boys were in line, too. He stopped,
faced about, held out both hands to
us. "Boys, can you ever forgive me,
and forget this nights mistake? I
thought you were all my friends and
it ~exasperated me to find that you
had turned against me, as I believed
you had when l caught Lancaster
and recognized the rest of you"
We assured him that we appreciat-
ed all the circumstances and laid the
whole blame upon our too abundant
eagerness to have him know that we
had brought him a Thanksgiving
turkey.
W. knew, too, just as we'll as he did,
that the opportunity for which he
had watched, to catch somebody at
FRANKS that would lessen his dignity
and possible usefulness, had come,
and that he was a good deal worsted
in the encounter and terribly cut up
over it. Years afterward he confessed
to me that whenever he became
suspicious of hostile intentions of
others he had only to say turkey"
to himself to be in the most gracious
humor with all mankind and students
in particular.
Before we were out of bed Thanks
giving morning Prof. C. was knocking
vigorously at our door. Alvah adj
mitted him. He forgot his precious
dignity long enough to land out Of
bed in a very unceremonious fashion,
When he could recover his breath
he proceeded to the business that
brought him. MADAME Kate sent
me over early to say that she will be
most happy to see both of youat hel
Thanksgiving dinner at 4 o'clock,
and she wants to invite, as an especial
favor to her, every member of the
junior class in town. l will see Jones
and Lancaster" Before we had time
to accept or return our thanks to
Mistress Kate he had disappeared.
There were just q dozen Juniors left
in the university town and they all
obeyed the summons to dine at Pro.
lessor C.'s: None of us ever forgot
that Thanksgiving dinner, and to
newell, it still stands as one of the
white days of my existence, for be.
fore I quilted that %hospitable home
Sadie D., the Professors lovely sis
t%er-in-law, had promised to return
with me to my home in Kentucky az
my wife when my college days were