The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-08-09
! cANTAB'S STORY.

| DSu -as were in eXcellenb CoL4ulUlOu, anu
i've nI Irod along with college chum, to
resOi' o,,aontoa long concerted scheme
put IL ~; no, to London tandem. We sentour
ddf' t faTrryard, got others at Cambridge,
horse' ~ l;rr, ALGEBRA and Anacharsis ''to the
Snd tos s5arfed in high spirits. We ran up
dogs 9an in stvle, went to the theater, and
4 n a quiet breakfast next morning al our
sll tI q lst ont with my own horses on dash
hOtei i've ~ through the west end of the town.
i1g ul Lore turning down the HaymarKet,
We WON ION TO my utter horror and con-
Vpsn ,tion should l see crossing over to
FeEli",' but nv old warm hearted but Sc
nee' o ~ oeppery uncle, Sir William Tres
sder ;ronossihle A cart before
IL 10 o~ carriages behind made us station
SDu o '0 mentally resigned all idea ofever
an.,oading to his 900 per annum. Up he
ca nT,bat Can | believe my eyes? George!
u,ot do you here? Tandem tool"
' I~tI1 not mention the significant accom-
..,nonts that dropped from his mouth,
rn llI nearIs and rubies in the fairy tale,
INV NJ he was in passion. Il have il"
Tn1n l as an idea crossed my mind
'rbcR resolved to follow. looked right
,nd left, as if it were not possible it could
I 81 lnI mo whom he was addressing.
- aWbat YOU don't know me-, you youEg
IN, Don't you know your uncles"
sWhv, sir, in the name of common
Up apsbawl Have done with that. Why
o,pn,t YOU at Cambridge"
\ sAt Cambridge, sir?" said l.
y AT cambridge" he repeated, mimicking
nv affected establishment. why, sup
ao =! Won never were at Cambridge? Oh,
I'm vonng spendthrift, is this the manner
8 4 which YOU dispose of my allowance? Is
bs the way you read hard, you young prof
i laate. YOU young-you -
SEEING that he was getting energetic, ]
{ began to be apprehensive of scene and
resolved to drop the curtain at once.
Really, sir" said l, with as brazen a
Ink as | could summon upon an emer
cency, Il have not the honor of your
aQuaintance
His large eyes assumed fixed stare of
astonishment.
& unjust confess you have the advantage
Ome. Excuse me, but to my knowledge
81 never saw your face before"
8 torrent, | perceived, was coming.
& "Nake no apologies; they are unneces-
sar. Your next reconter will, | hope, be
more fortunate, though your finding your
#eOuptry cousin in London is like looking
tr needle in bundle of hay BY by,
bid buck!'
The cart was removed, and drove off, yet
bot without seeing him in a paroxysm of
haze, half frightful, half ridiculous, toss
bis hat on the ground and hearing him ex-
claim, HE disowns me, the jackanapes,
lSowns his own uncler'
Poor Philip Chichester's look of amaze
ment at this finished stroke of impudence
present at this instant to my memory.
well, you've done it, Dished complete
II What could induce you to be such
blOckheadY said he
Without settling the bill at the hotel or
making single arrangement we dashed
back to Cambridge. Never shall forget
he mental anxiety endured on my way
Where Everything was against us. A
heavy rain had fallen in the night, and the
Oads were wretched; the traces broke,
turnpike gates were shut, droves of sheep
md carts impeded our progress, but in
pite Of all these obstacles we reached the
EOllege in less than six hours.
Has Sir William been hereP" said to
be porter, with an agitation could not
Onceal
mo, sir"
ii ne does come, tell him so and So"
aid /, giving veracious Thomas his instruc-
ions and putting a guinea into his hand
sharpen his memory. Phil, my dear
GLOW, don't show your face out of college
~ this fortnight. You twigs"
81 mad hardly time to get to my own room,
sSo nave my toga and trencher beside me,
ageWton and Aristotle before me, optics.
lathematics and hydrostatics strewed
round in learned confusion, when my uncle
rove up to the gate.
Porter, wish to see Mr.. Tressider," said
is he in his rooms?"
Yes, sir. | saw him take heap of books
nere lOminutes ago."
lllS was not the first bouncer the Es-
uce OF Iruth-as Thomas was known
lUugh the college-had told for me. nor
W last he had got well paid for
aye very likely. Reads very hard,
are say"
NO doubt of that, | believe, SIR" said
uOmas as bold as brass.
lou audacious fellowl How dare you
Va IN my face and tell me such deliber-
ASehood? You know he's not in col.
an Not in college? Sir, as hope"-
none Of your hopes or fears to me. Show
us rooms. If six hours ago did not
see him! Yes, I've seen him, and he's
" the last of me-"
~ I I no" reached my rooms, and never
i forget his look of establishment, of
es 11eilepJ bordering on incredulity, when
s 1,ully came forward, took his hand and
,S SpllIa lm to Cam bridge.
a ~ ue"' r. how are you? What lucky
t IN naS blown you here?"
49,, tpa'' eeorgel Who-what-why-I
~ ~ bel.e, my eyesp'
~" H2pDY am to see voup'lT contin-