The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08

Therefore given mp 10 the boys
aud young men, and a large
number Of girls occupied cots
in The long hall
THE regular boys dormitory
was reached by separate
stairway from the lower floor
The two others. both usually
occupied by the girls, opened
upon a spacious landing con
Meeting with the hall of the
main binding.
''sn giving up one of these
wings to the boys, the young
people were necessarily brought
into rather close quarters: aud
arrangements were made for
night monitors, who vera
selected from the assistant
teachers, and were stationed in
the hall. They had regular
watch-hours, and relieved each
other at stated intervals. In
this way check was kept upon
the gamesome youngsters lest
they should forget or ignore
some Of the proprieties of life
There were no doors TO the
entrances to the dormitory
halls, and, as the occupancy by
the boys was to be but tenn
porary, it was not thought best
to put them UP, especially as
the halls were wide and high
and the entrances handsomely
finished in arches that would
necessarily be much disfigured
by the process. Screens were
therefore provided and placed
at each entrance, and it was
taken for granted that this was
all that was necessary.
"The graduating class of the
year previous had been more
than ordinarily large; and sc
much had been said by out.
aiLaeerrs aiLaers in favor of the school
that au unusual number OF
strangers had presented them.
selves. The opening days were
formal, and there was an air OF
constrained about the place
quite out Of accord with the
usual order of things. Many
members OF the graduating
class had been students there
for several years, the teacher;
had continued in their places
and the seminary had beer
much mure like largo family
circle than such institutions are
wont to be.
"But now everything wa:
changed. There were severa
new teachers, the few remain
ing pupils from the old classe;
were late in coming, as they
would drop readily into theil
places, and the regular teachers
were too much engaged il
arranging the details of the
new work, TO be able to give
more that general attention tt
what was going Oh about them
The older and more sedats
boys and young men were pu
into the new dormitory, while
the youngsters and madcaps
always plenty in such institu
tions, were left in the Old wing
Zone night toward the enc
of the first week OF the term
Albert West, one of the olde
of the new pupils, was alone il
his room in the new dormitory
The retiring-bell had sounded
some time before, and havin.
extinguished the light he wa
sitting by the window ant
looking out over the village
He was quite homesick, bu
was trying to reason himsel
| out Of state of mind whicl
he knew would be fs tai to h
progress in his studies, and
stumbling-block in the way o
his ambition
But it was useless; and II
declared to himself he was Il
danger of forgetting his estat
of manhood, and crying like
girl, Indeed, there was som
suspicion of moisture in hi
eyes and a decided lump in hi
throat, when, like a fash, int
the room popped a slender figur
in a long, loose garment tba
trailed on the floor, and Lowell
flowing hair that fell owe
the shoulders. The door wa
carefully closed aud the ke
turned, and before the youn
man could speak, came in
whisper the words:
"sPvo got *, girls but such
risk! DO you know | nearly ra
over old dragon? She must hay
heard me, for she came into tll
room with a light; but | droppe
behind an armchair, aud sh
: didn't see me, Say, girls, whel
are you2 Well, hide if You wal
| to, you hateful things! I'll new
, do any more of your old errand
J was near getting lost, too.
tried every door down the ha
before / found the room
"Aibert West was not only
young man of nerve, coolnes
, and judgment, but he was in a
} respects. a gentleman, and pos
| es5ed the generosity, and d
) licacy which are OCCASIONAL
; found in such natures in the
) fgreatest perfection. He instant
, commandments al the comDrOm