The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1890-03-18

midst.
"He's one of them," I thought, and
resolving not to bs partial at all I made
my way to his side, and by the aid OF a
syringe, sent about "a, gill Of ice-Water
to the innermost recesses OF his ear.
From the uproar around me con-
cludel that my companions we're as
successful as myself with their selected
victims. There was a scattering to the
right and left, and cry arose at the
top Of the stairs:
s'The freshmen are fighting in the
halll''
''Duette Dayton struck the first
blow!" I cried, as Professor Hadley
came from one of the class-rooms, fol-
lowed by the Latin class. which he had
been organizing.
"What. Professor Dayton? do not
believe it!'' he said, as he hurried to
the scene of the disturbance.
''What are you about, Flood? Day
toms the new professor. You'll get
suspended now, y said one Of the seniors.
fully believed him, but everything
quieted down without anything being
said and when the regular routtse at
the college was established, I was
obliged to reeite four classes to Pro.
fessor Dayton daily.
1 never could think how the man
reached the position. AS far as / could
judge he had bst one qualification for
the place, and that was brass" But
that's the metal that helps nowadays,
and 1t helped him, 100, for not one Of
the college fellows could get a seminary:
lglrl to GO Walking SIth H Hs'saa,y con-
- 3 Ite Dayton and Miss
s:s5z.z. s;ch together every
- 80: s.. =. Is that I had Of her
at church made me ten times more in
love than ever. felt pretty sure from
the glances which she gave me, that she
did not care very much for her escort.
either.
Once contriVed to meet them as
they were going home from church,
and presuming upon the reply She had
given me when met her near the de-
pot, I lifted my hat to her; but Dayton
glared at me like a hyena, while a
CLEAN Of amusement came to her lips
and eyes.
I started after them when they had
passed, and caught them in the ILL
hammered act of laughing heartily at
my expense.
That did it. After that, gore was
my only resource. I laid plans for re-
Yenge until the rules Of the college
forced me into bed. Nature overcame
me there, and I fell asleep and dreamed
that I was making hash for Professor
Dayton, and that it's Ingredients was
rat poison, cold lead, and ground glass.
The happiness which this dream af-
forded awoke me, and I stole out Of
bed at midnight and wrote letter to
Miss May, confessing my heart-rending,
terrible and deathless affection; pro-
posed marriage to her, and charged
Professor Dayton with every crime
which was ever committed in this
world or any other, and offered to
swear to the entire list before any bar
in Chico. I then threatened to stran-
gle or shoot him If ever saw them
together again. or commit suicide In
the attempt.
I signed my full name to the efu-
sion, with all my initials. and then
contrived to get outside the college
walls at four O'Clock in the morning,
and gave the milkman Eve dollars to
deliver it to Miss May at the seminary.
This was not as impossible as it may
seem, for the seminary girls did their
own cooking, and bought as much
milk as they pleased.
/ had several narrow escapes in get
ting back to my room again, and had
not reached it, before would have
given all my. possessions for that ri
diculous letter.
For two whole days I believe I be-
hayed like rational being, although I
felt like case-hardened criminal, and
wondered what the cost of a slander
suit would be apt to amount to; for I
was terribly afraid Miss May would
hand that foolish letter to her lover.
Toward evening of the second day, I
was summoned to Professor Dayton's S
room. The old feelings were revived in
full force. IresclYed to fight him with
teeth and nails If necessary.
ssMy kingdom for revolyer!' I said
half aloud as I entered the room.
s'What was that you said, Mr..
Flooda'' asked Professor Dayton, as he
handed me a chair.
81 have forgotten" replied inso.
lently. -