Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-01-02
REPRISALS.
llarpec, Bazar.

hEPRlSALS.
My parents, who believed that the
best fortune they could give their sons
was a good education, made many
sacrifices to keep me at college. i
shall not tell the name OF the special
seat OF learning, for obvious reasons.
but you may be able 10 guess it. Its
professors We're men OF renown. 1t
was a famous college for many reas.
ons, but there was more idiotic haz-
ing Of freshmen and more playing al
practical Jokes on persons whose
Years and positions ought to have
protected them than had ever been
dreamed Of n any college i'll exist
ence.
We had talked this matter over be.
lore ! LETT home, and had promised
my father not to be dragged into any
OF those affairs which had made the
gowns ot-Lollege tile terror OF the
town.
| had kept my promise pretty veil
not entirely; but still | felt that |
mad not been mixed mp in the most
dlsgracetul affairs that had been
oruited about by the papers since
entered college. | had nothing to do
with making the young freshman from
New Jersey eat soap, of which H.
nearly died. | had nothing to do
with hazing the young Texan, WHO
produced 9 pair OF pistols and
popped away at his tOrmentOr-
with results gratifying to himself
than TO them. | did not int the
stuffed monkey stolen from the case
IN the museum Of natural history. III
to the soup, nor had ANYTHING 10 do
with the old boots found one morning
in the COtfee-kettle. No townsnnu
had had his hat knocked over hi- eva,
by me, or his windows broken. or liz
door-bell handle twisted off. / did
not tack the butchers sign over thu
door Of Doctor Doseum, nor stuff the
chapel pulplt-cushlon with explosive,
which the emphatic fist OF tile preach
er would set otf-and did-nOr was ii
my brush that 50 touched up the port
ralt OF the respected founder oil the
college that he looked down upon the
dlnlng-hall one morning ADORNED by 4
white nlght-cap, Orange-rolored Wits
kers, q patch over his right eve and
smoking pipe OF the dudeen order.
Neither fellow-coIegians. professors
nsr toWHsmen ever suffered at nv
hands; but when it came to Bowles.
that was different BOwles was an old
n FNf Id. ali
it would be hard to define. lie did 4
little OF everything and seemed to be |
under the orders of no one III particu. I
lar lie was aS unpleasant All old feI. /
low as can well be imagined, and spied /,
upon rs very mallciously. His |
duties We're his excuse for being for |
ever where be- was not wanted, and he .
could neither be caIoied nor bribed 10 .
hold his tongue.
made an exception when it came .
to Bowles, and was ready TO help IN /
any practical Joke played upon him.
by the time | had been at college
four years ! had raised a very neat
and had lost nv heart to 4
young lady who was the admiration
81 the whole town. wilinOt attempt
to describe her; but she was Professor
Parry's only daughter, Gertrude. He
had the chair Of mathematics, and
was q iavOrite pupil OF his, having
leaning in the direction OF lis favorite
science. did him credit and | appre-
hated him. was often honored Nv
an invitation to take tea with the
amlly at their residence near the col
ege; and 1t was thus that learned to
know and love the professors dauph-
Ter. in TACT, We were engaged, though
IS yet We dared not speak Of il TO orr
'lders. and knew it must be a long
while before we thought OF marriage.
hoped this year to graduate and 10
AXE mathematical honors, If not 9th.
rs. was in a romantic aud serious
hood, ana never so little disposed to
ON IN pranks OF any sort AZ ! was
men. v hen It was resolved TO play
hat last trick on Bowles, | should
urely have washed my hands 81 it
'ut that he tormented Inc 50 III regard
o Gertrude.
v whenever ! cOntrIved to take a
walk with her, we were nlways sure to
meet Bowles. Whenever coaxed her
o come out upon the porch oil her
esldence and talk to me, Bowles came
'tobbIng up the path with what he
ways spoke OF a. 'an aren't To {
'roiessor. +" Ii she wrote to me. !
loves oiliciously took the letter ont j
] the place where he should have left J.
I. ana brought it to me with an AIR c
! knowing whence it came. II she
'ent alone to church and Joined her q
the pew, Bowles, suddenly grown
evout, was seen near US, his eyes n