The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-04

] d t4tF paused lOr their Dedrlu IS beneath
/ the noble Cambridge elms
The directions given them by grave
/ young men in cap and gown; the instruct
| ors TO whom they were sent with curious
: ana consclentlOusly repeated messages of
/ student raillerY and cleer; the class
/ rooms they were bidlel TO enter on sober
/ assurances that the Gaping was await
/ ing them there; and the hearty invita-
/ tons they received 10 .oln the Varsity
/ crew remained pleasant "reminiscences
/ OF Harvard undergraduate life long after
/ the crew Of the Happy Thought had
/ departed; but they brought the three old
/ captains finally face 70 face with the dean
! IN no amiable frame Of mind.
! BE you tn Gaping. inquired Cap
| tam Ballast, with flashing eyes and
/ sweep Of his arm and sou wester as CON
/ pre- ensIve as the curriculum of Harvard
/ itself
u am the dean. What can I do for you
/ my dear fellows2"
He was a man Of mild speech. and
! seemed to mellituOus!y breathe his words
/ instead of utter them but he did no more
| than glance for an instant from his writ
! ing upon his desk.
No good fellers about it," roared
! Captain Ballast. bringing his companions
| into line. This 'ere's Capting Rudder
! This un's Capting Tdc6er; an I'm Cap
! ting Ballast schooner Happy Thought
>
| who we be, Capting Dean"
! Il presume you are in search Of the Gus
! tom house, returned the dean pleas
| antly
Not a bit of it. We're searchin' fur
! Whey Jetsum, an we're"
Coin ter have her too" exclaimed
! Captain Rudder, coming pointedly to the
| help of his friend
| "Ahi Quite right; quite right" re-
| piled the dean musingly
''See here, Captain Dean, none o. yer
! tackin and lo1nderin' Bring him right
! in; right afore US. Stan him right thar,
! on that ar SOU ster-"here Captain Bal
| last slammed his storm beaten head COW
! erlng INTO the middle of the room; sprang
| upon 1t; leaped back into line with his
friends; and fumingly awaited the turn
| of events.
Hes got ter git licked, right here!"
! hoarsely asserted Captain Rudder, as he
| grasped Captain Hackers hand.
why gentlemen, there must be some
mistake;" said the dean soothinglv, but
| rising from his chair in alarm. Who is
this party that has so offended you' And
what about the young woman you wish"
lie was now evidently so wholly disin-
| genuous and sincere that all three of the
captains pressed forward with fervid ex-
| plantations. Capt. Ballast waved them
| back with, Its fur me ter keep our com
! pau hGACf anu bu6u DuluOuSlN began.
II our gal, Whey, we're arter, Capt.
| Dean; one as US loves better n our very
| lives Your colleger cum canoein' m
| geologin down ter Pembroke two year
ago, July last
The dean here seated himself at his
desk and began turning over the leaves of
the university records.
Capt. Dean, that ar shark hadn't been
gone month, afore our Whey slipped her
/ y gfO ont ~ hon ,g,,.t'9
There was genuine sympathy in the
deans face now, as he asked the captains
! If they remembered the young gentle
mans name. They consulted in whispers
for moment, when Capt Ballast replied:
Not rightly, sir; but it had a Dick
an sunthn' like 'gearin, inter it."
| "G GU see, gentlemen, resumed the dean
| kindly, between mumbled repetitions
| OF "Rlchard" "Richard?' and Gear
! ing, "Geary," Gear, while running his
finger and eye carefully from top to bot
tom of the long, closely written pages
1T is very difficult indeed to get at mat
| ter like this in a moment amongt hou-
sands of graduates names.
"Thousandsl" echoed the three can
tains completely appalled,.
DEMONSTRATIONS like that crit
| ter turned outen here, to canoe it an geo.
logger it up an down the coast o. this ken
| tryl" shouted Capt Ballast. while the
three seafaring men began pacing the
| apartment deiectedly.
But at this moment their rueful faces
frightened at the deans methodic words.
All herew have it at last-Richard
| Tredgear."
There old grizzled and trembling heads
were beside the deans in an instant
Graduated with the highest honors
June, 50. Iwenty-six years of age.
| Father, manufacturer. Residence, New
orb Na ion,
| Think said the dean, relapsing into his
unrutf1ed manner and writing the name
and address upon a slip of paper, which
| Capt Ballast and his companions eagerly
exclaimed, that young Mr.. Tredgear is
! quite likely to be found in Newport at
this season of the year"
The little old men hurriedly clapped on
! their sons westers with cherry, 'Why
that's Charles port. He'll help US -
! and gruh Thank We, sirs ~ while hasten
ing to the door through which they
trundled away; but not until Capt. Bal
last had returned, pushed his shaggy
head inside the room, and given the Har-
ward tactotum parting brOadside of Wig
| orous speech.
| It'll jess chang tn lat'tood n long TODD
| O. tn disturbance, an We might as well
know that, Gaping Dean Don't We let
! loose emmy more o. them collegers down
our way. Pembroke's sick or EN- IF We
| do, n they're missin', an we're huntin'
/ on 'em up, Jess bring long grapplers an
| cum rugged out fur dredgin' in Cobscook
| Bay; fur thar's whar ye'll find what's lef'
on EN-, Capting Deanw With which,
| while the bland listener gently nodded
| his head and continued writing calmly
| and measuredly upon his desk sorely
| tried Capt. Ballast slammed the good
| deans door and pulled and snorted after
his companions beneath the shadowy
/ Cambridge elms.
! On the sunny morning of the third day
/ after the meeting of the three Pembroke
! captains, and the dean of Harvard Uni
| versiUy, a handsome little schooner was
seen rounding Sazomet Point, to the east
of the ancient seaport of Newport Like
bird with black body and white wings,
ii circled gracefully to the north and
/ around the dove-edge where throngs of
/ bathers disported in the waves Of the
most beautiful beach upon American
shores 1t seemed to hover and linger
near, while three little old sailors upon its
/ deck scanned the surf and bathcrs with
/ huge and ancient glasses.
Then the craft stood out past Ochre
| Point and Spouting Rock; crept here and
there almost inQGiringly, among launches.
yachts, cat-5odts and yawls; sailed
I slowly around past Graves Point, Castle
Hlll and Fort Adams, coming at last be-