New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-07
A FTER THE GAME WAS OYER.
rpou THE NEW BOOK OF JOB.

into camp
2 And a certain man named Job came forth from
his habitatlon and walked abroad ne was OF the
tribe OF the Yaletes but not OF the iam'iy Oh the
cranks nor was ne a kicker OF leather.
g. And as he went his way, there was IN the hgn-
wav n merchant one Of a smaller tribe than the
strined ones the name whereof is not known save
TO the dweers in his own region Ana albeit ne
was of the Freshwater Colleges. yet ala ne exult
and make merry over job the Yaleite, soothing him
to his beard and saying:
4 Go to. now. for the Princetons have downed
thee
j. And job the Yaleite smiled humbly and made
answer:
G. Yea. verify For even the tribe Of the Yaeites
cannot win Away. And then JOB would nave gone
his way, at peace with all men, though not merry
at heart But the Fresh one caught MIN by MS
robe and made he would rub 1t In, saying;
I. I rejoice at the humbling OF the faictes' LOT
they do exalt themselves
8. But job answered had not heard OF IT, bu'
what is it to thee?
g. And the other was wroth with JOB, ana said'
The Yaleites cannot play little bit And jon.
though long suffering turned and made answer, III
indeed it be so. why rejoice that they were over
come? But again say, Art tnou OF the lrioe Vi
the Princetons?
10 And the other was silent for he wot not what
he should make reply. So Job went his way unto
the marketplacc
IT, Then came another to meet job and he was OF
the Crimson race and he spake unto JOB without
thought saying: Verify thy tribe had 1t In the neck
But Job smiled sourly upon him. speaking no word
and he of the Crimson tribe went his way sorrow
fully thinking Of the fate of his people
r. Thereupon arose another like unto the hrst
lob met a man from nowhere. who knew that
football was not egg, being browner, out OF the
game he had no knowledge. And he was puted up
exceedingly that the Yalees were in the pottage
SO he did cry aloud saying:
13 Io the Tigers did eat thee ana thy trlpe' Joo'
and made many home runs.
"A Then was Job sick within him at the folly or
the man from nowhere. and he put him by coun-
selling him to close his face, and he did So
10 But behold the end not yet. For there
came another and he a barbarian but whether
Of Cornelliyel or Of the tribe that sleep at home
In Manhattan Job knew not And the barbarian
disported himself saying unto Job:
1G Rehold Yaletes cannot beat all creation LOT
the Striped Ones have taken them into camp
II And Job said Thou sayest truth. Come again
and tell the tale another year; for years pack
have not had speech of any anent football. To- now
a,l are upon me- SO be II. What tribe art thou!
"a And the barbarian loath to make answer
hut after time he spoke in wee small voice. say
ing | am OF those who graduate from the william
d. Smallweed University.
10 And Job bowed his head and turned away his
face; for he wished not to put shame upon the
barbarian.
answer Verify, go in peace. for l know nausht
against thy tribe
% Now for a space did Job ply his VOCATION
thinking no evil OF any. But though none OF the
Princetons were by. there came yet more OF DIVERS
colors all the tribes that dwet thereabout. FOR IL
was their day to make merry that the faleltes were
fallen and few of those days had come unto them.
u And they cried unto job saying. what thnkest
thou of Yellow and Black? And Job was the
paentest of all his tribe. but they prosecuted him
until he spake. saying
o. Lo the Crimsonsltes are stu IN their 'eh'S'
and the Prncetons are gone into foreign lana 10
make merry. Why do ye make jamboree? Is
victory marked upon your shield? Go your ways,
and nlay skittles one with another. The faIeites
have made record that they have lost a day. let
that suffice ye.
q But they would not hold their peace. And one
he was a scribe that played football only with MS
mouth sat him down at Jobs side. saying Come
Job and | will prove to thee that fale main not
won all the football games since the Flood
"a Thou sayest truly. job said unto him. am
hut Young in the tribe OF Yaletes but my father
had 1t OF my grands'rc that they of the crimson
tents did once overcome our ancestors
g. And said the scribe. the laletes nave peeh
before il TIE hands of the Striped ones
70 Then Job arose and turned himself toward all
those that stood about and he said, Harken all we
people, will tell ye parable. And thls 10
the parable job spake upon them:
q \ certain man was named Ell ana ma" h'a"'
strong sons. And his sons strove with All 10
overcome them. Their garments were piue anu
they were exceeding good at all forms of sport ana
MAY And there came against them many III
divers colors And Els sons downed them, in all
The hues OF the rainbow. And 1t came to pass that
tho CrImsons strove nightly az the years went by'
yet their victories were but the ogness OF d sha''
while their defeats were as the dromeuary ioF
size And the Princetons also sent strong ones
against EMS sons. and did now and then sei
there in the years that were of years But the
Crimsons and the Princetons, though they reVied
one the other. spake we'll of ELS sons as strong
men and true for they had bucked against them
Is Howbet there were others. arrayed LOT tue
most part In motley, VINO came ana stoou py ds the
others strove nightly and these others were not
in IT, And they were veXed at this. so that they
said. How shall We, too, make a noise among 'he
tribes? Come now, let make unto ourselves
pelets of mud and when the playing of the sport
is over we will hur these missiles at the one VINO
is sore with the long combat, and we VIII shout
ourselves hoarse in praise OF the victor "hhe we
wave the color that is the winner. Ana they uid
So But no man regarded them but as the flies
that buzz about the wounded warrior
30 Then Job said am weary now ana would
repose for it is midday. Whoever is a Tiger, let
him cayort for It is his day Whoever weareth
crimson let him show himself unto the Quakers,
but whoever wcarcth motley. let him bethinK MINI
self of what is his funeral. For the sons of
ELL though patient men. have in their tents the
spoils OF many fields
80 Take heed. therefore, lest the Naleites shali
display the scalps of your fathers ana your iathers
fathers to shame ye!
81. | have spoken. Scat
81 Thus .pake job And they seated. every one
leaving the Yaleite to repose
80. Seah.