The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-01


Shakespeare, five on the Bible. ten on iruieM'
five In chemistry, five on American lls' Tas
live on botany. five on Greek, len on lhe 4 ar
mud five on political economy, ten OF aich'
lecture five on mathematics ana ten on lllanoe,
and am taking them ALL besides atte"H.u,s
Mr. Shawton's spe cial course on literary .up
iecls What has made il hard r for me IS tudI
many of these lectures were gwen out 81 toWI'
or in th- suburbs, and l always faithlu!iy al
tended them. ,,
disapproye of universe extension, ana WISH
me TO have nothing More to do win II, ana MAI
yOn DO not think the people / meel are III con
panions for lie. really do lot know what you
mean unless you mean that you dlsapprove OF
me, and that you wish 10 have nothing more 10
do with NE.
was stunned. felt like a brute. bul
still l could not help reading between the
lines of this litter. That fellow had been
dancing attendance uron her all winter,
and was using University Extension as a
pretext 10 make love to my Fanny. lcouio
see him with her q every lecture!
| lost no time in writing to Fanny; de-
piored anything that said that could be
construed into an expression or nor-ap-
prevail of U. L. | BADLY declared that all
my objections had heen meant as pleas
antries and that had no doubt that U.
L. was doing an enormous amount OF good.
L expressed my belief that new Phila-
doh hla composed entirely of University
Extension graduates was to be looked LOT
In the near future, aud that the ignorant
would be known no more. | even sug-
gested that before long we could imagine
ourselves away back in the classic ages,
since we might hear even the street cries
III the tongue If Homer In fact put
everything in this letter that | thought
would please Fanny.
After sending it lost no time in making
my arrangements so that | could leave for
visit to the East. | did not propose to
sacrifice Fanny to University Extension.
Before | left Colorado l received this
letter:
Dear Harry: What do you mean by such
an absurd letter? II Is perfectly Incompetent
dephia. am glad, however, that you really
approve of University Extension.
Now, Harry. you are entirely mistaken about
me. | am not doing TOO much. 1 am thor
oughy enjoying II. 1t Is very good of you to
say you are satisfied with me as ain, and that
| cannot be improved. You would not always
entire course in University Extension. study
every syllabus and write papers on every
lecture. Yours. FANNY.
l was frightened, for felt that no girl
could stand such mental strain, there
fore l started Immediately for Phila-
delphia.
aid not announce my coming because 1
wanted to give Fanny complete SURPRISE
and, moreover. | had fully determine ed to
use all my efforts 10 persuade her to marry
me at once and return with me to Colorado.
argued with myself that anything would
he better for her and me than University
Extension.
suppose it was unreasonable for me to
expect Fanny tn be AT home when | ar
rived from the West, especially as she did
not know that | was coming. Still it was
disheartening after travelling 1000 miles to
see the girl one loved, to find that she had
q al TOM q in
University Extension course.
1t did not take me long to follow her to
the lecture hall. | was little late, but
this enabled me to take back seat aud to
collect my senses. | was so amazed at
what ! saw that for moment | actually
forgot | was looking for Fanny. Every
part Of the honse was filed with fashion
ably women. There were only few men
present, and nowhere dd | see the carpen-
ters and plumbers and hodcarriers and
factory operatives about whom FAM had
been SO eloquent. l thought | had made a
mistake, but no. In few moments | saw
my dear girl herself, Just as beautiful "a
ever. There she sat with rapt express
sion on her face-Gith thoughts for no one
but the lecturer-and by her side was-I
needed no one TO tell me-that hypocri.I-
cal DR.. Gray field
felt like going over to him and kickin g
him out of the hall. but | was restrained
ny iub usdRcS Oh DOIllt society. OlVlllZa-
ton has its draw backs! even restrained
myself until the lecture was over before
present ted myself to Fanny.
Harry" she screamed, with delight
Here civilization and University Exten-
sion stepped in again and prevented Fanny
from throwing herself In my arms. She
quickly recovered herself and introduced
her companion.
Harry, you must know DR.. Grayfeld
lie Is perfectly devoted to University Ex-
tension. lie hardly ever misses a lecture
L know you will like each other i'm
mensely."
mumbled some conventionaIftv. but
we both exchanged glances OF hostility.
l have'baen home Just one week. and in
that time L havo learned many things.
know now what University Extension IL.
Carth0rseS could not drag Fanny away
from Philadelphia. She is simply meta
morphosed. IL l ask her to go to the the
alter she refuses, because she cannot ,1iss
one OF her lectures. II 1 ask her TO take
rice IN the park, she declines for the same
reason. She goes 10 20 more concerts or
dances. she thinks them frivolous. and I
go with her to every lecture, and help her
to read every syllabus, and say | like
them? If did not-there is that officious
DR.. Grayfield always hanging around.
Since no persuasionS of mine are strong
enough TO induce Fanny to 90 to Colorado.
ana since l am determined to marry her,
there Is nothing left for me 10 d. but to
transfer my business to PHILADELPHIA and
make the best of = iversity Extension.-
A. j. Arthur. in Woman's Progress.