The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1892-10-22

last ten minutes, and its close found my
self and the other hazers battered and
bruised and out in the hall,
RAISING THE HORSE,
1.-The Vermonter did not even attempt to
close the door after us, such was his con.
tempt for our prowess. lie went over TO
washstand while we consulted in the hall,
We did not 20 back in his room. We could,
of course, but we saw it would consume a
great deal of time aud the hour was late.
So we gave it up
Say. you Vermont mani said as we
were about to leave, 4 trust you are not
mean enough to report this TO the fac.
ultyr
"'Not at ALL he said with CHEEKY
laugh 4 like it, Come again any time YOU
please. Your attentions are very crafty
ing to my pride"
"Where was" said the listener, eve
had a little fun one night-perfectly blood.
less, however-whiCh in its results always
rose an insolvable mystery to the profound
head of the institution. The professor had
an old, fat, sluggish horse, which abode in
a small pasture or paddock close to the col
lege One night party of us repaired
thither and proceeded by means of rails
laid square, just rs children build cob
houses, all decked over or tloored with
some two inch planes which lay conye
nient, to build a platform, We raised II
at first perhaps eighteen inches from the
ground. Then we built n second close be
side the first and made il three feet high,
THE horse was led up on the first and
from there to the second. Then, taking of
the plank floor, we added about four rails
to each of the four sides and carried the
first platform to about eighteen inches
higher than the one on which the horse
stood. This was planked over and the old
horse invited to climb on it, which he did
in docile, oppositionlessw way very winning
to our Young hearts. Well, we continued
this alteration business, leading the old
war horse from one pedestal TO the othet
until he was twelve feet in the air, perched
on an eminence of rails and planks.
This suited the most fastidious of the
party, and we tore away the rail and plank
construction the horse had no further use
for and piled it carefully back in its sever.
al parts just where we got it. The old
horse, who seemed to realize his position
didn't stroll about any, but made the best
of it, lying down and going to sleep. The
professors were much astounded in the
morning and never were able to figure it
out. They sent to n neighboring town for
help and got the horse down with II der
rick.
PRAYING AGAINST FIRE.
Another time" continued the racon.
teur, "a party of us had been out on that
sacred night Halloween tearing off gates
and signs and otherwise disporting our.
selves after the fashion Of college youth
the world around. We had brought about
a cord of broken store signs up to Jim
Martins room, and were merrily burning
them in his big fireplace. The ceremonies
were at their height when two or three
professors, excited to the movement by in
dignant townspeople, whose signs being
ravished had followed us to the college
gates, raped loudly at the door for admis'
sion. Something had to be done, as ii
would never do to let in the professors and
those broken evidences of our guilt around
"a man by the name of Jack Nesbit was
equal to the pinch, however. 1t was a rule
of the college that no professor should be
denied entrance to a room, no matter the
hour, unless the occupant was engaged III
prayer. In event of the present progress oi
this religious exercise the professor was
unable to wait until the 'amen,' and coulG
in nowise complain. At the first rap Mes
bit broke into prayer. In loud, sonorous
tone he sought mercy for himself and his
ha hal ri O.
the throne Of grace in behalf of the col
lege, as well as the professors, singly anC
in body. Next the students came in fol
note by name and in bulk, as well as every
attache of the place to the small person
who cleaned knives and forks in the
kitchen. No one was sighted or over
looked. Then Nesbit went for the govern
ment and prayed for the nation at large
then the president and his pressing needs
were named, and divinity was pleaded will
for their fulfllment; then all the depart
ments and various officers of state, ant
when they were exhausted all the states
beginning with Maine and ending will
California, were interceded for.
"After this Jack went to Europe, and
beginning with England, related the neces
sites of each government and sought thei
satisfaction. From there he went to Asia
to Africa, then to South America, and s.
on until he was drifting among the island
which dot the southern seas. Meanwhile
the rest of us turned stOkers and crowded
the signs into the fireplace, where the
roasted and leaped almost to the limits
general confagration. Just as Jack wa
landing at Auckland the last splinter wen
I'D in smoke and the disgusted professor
were let in. The prayer was almost thre
hours long, and as the teachers filed il
Nesbit closed with some quotation iron
st. Mark which refers to those who, seek
ing a sign, shall find it not. "-Kansas Git
Star