Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-02
AT A GIRLS COLLEGE.
same Points rhst Might ne Copied 10
Advantage by the noyA.

Same Points That Might lie Copied 20
Advantage hy the noys.
II wasn't altogether an agreeable expert.
enco, that ilrst nlsht at college. but lis
events stand out clearly. Golng TO college
ss a Freeman is an epoch IN nlri'A liio.
Oh the excitement OF geltlng out when.
after long days travel. the welcome sta
ton was called at last, And the double
excitement OF seeing how many eirla len
.Ao treln. Why how they spring up. Tho
station seemed tull o. thom all Of a sudden,
They hAin't hoan 80 noticeable on tho train
amons tho other passrnEers,
Men on the platform were shoutnx "rhls
way for the colloeo" aud great s,Ases with
The colieeo name on their Sides stood ready.
We rave up our fares and baggage checks
On gct.lng in. and Cd rolled the most uu-
wielly. the most ,error.insplrihg vehicles
ever Invented. Why Is Il that stages have
to % swunx 10 hishs Every lureh makes
one hold nno's breath. tor fear the whole
J huge body VIII tumble over. Round cornere
/ and w hill aud down we were CARRIED.
1 After The grates With their pretty English
I looking lodge were entered. the rad wound
80 there was no keeping any clear idca q
| direction. Most Of VA wore new and green.
4 We stared solemnly at each other and spec
ulated.
My sensations. on reaching the big en-
/ trance doors, were etrango ones. Behlai
the portals lay nov world. whose meaning
aud experiences could not possibly iihom.
wha; would meet thcreg Whom would
mect' Would life be grind or a pleasure,
or hothf Would the fricnhn o. lifeumo
| DO found among those hltlng nguree2
Would over ieel at homo IN suon = big
/ placer Would there DO amy hazinE, auch
AZ boys had to oudurcg
Well the questions We're all answered In
/ time. but the last ono was uNltlrd Ia a week.
Tho nrst touch Of frendlncss met US
when NO entered the doors. such plrasanl'
looking girls came ~ TO meet Us. They
aakod our names, consulted big HIST ana
eamo back soon TO take US to our rooins
! My guide chatted pleasantly AZ We went.
/ This reception was surprise. II made the
place more homclike At once. u was q
| touch Of balm to api4tA already begun 10
| be sore with humoackncss,
AZ the end OF q long corridor the young
1 woman throw open door and left me.
| The room entered had duli.colofed
| carpet. two atudy tables, loathor-torppl,
several bureaus and chairs. all black wal.
nut. and fow wtckor chairn besides. The
one window was very hlsh, TO match the
lofty ceiling, sTho hare bureaus were
straight against tho walls, In tho corners,
| Nothing was GRACEFUL homeliko or ntirao-
tive on that FIRST aiEht
Tho loom also contained Girl She cor.
| responded with the place, she whA anme-
| what severe lookiug, with a atrong. featured
face and light hair, erlmpei, old.lady fash
ion. on each slide o. a part She proved TO
be rather severe IN Der whole character,
/ but was me schUlh suppose she was
~ good az she know how to be those frst
days, but when people don't attract each
other that Is an there "a 70 II, roommate
that you can't choose youraoli ii a good
dcal NO lottery Ticket
Two bedrooms opened our OF this sitiing.
room. aud oHnh held two nunllko beds, Just
+ tNrn unmadc Nuluridly | had to have
thrOg rpummalea thrnat upon mo. 30 did
tho others The next 10 arrive was very
y0ung mug. who wore her hair Juvenile
fashion. tiod with ribbon. and had no
many elegant clothes that tho limited
weEdroha would not hold thon. Tho fourth
WA very common girl, who dldn't ap-
noar 10 belong In such place. Both the
Inst dropped quietly out IN q few weeks.
They were among tho flflnKa that foil
through the moNr Of scholarship, which,
for ama. whe used thoroughly ON ~ all
The ringing Of a big gong took Nv out
to the Hrcat dining ball, who're four times
$50 chair iern Bcrapcd on toe door with an
awful din AZ we Aat dogn' it was a
lonely monll Whore Il one lonelier than IN
biH crowd OF niranNefs7 When II was
over a Barlour situation confronted mo. No
truntn that night, had not known enough
10 bring c0nycniencet. aud We Furnished
our own bed linen nnl towels. hcrp earc
! tue NfNNNN NlNAM VI AiNNN Ni Wv fAfNNW
.aoo N a senior yea Eeulorl think u ~
who came 10 Offer Al0lhlnE she hhh
Thania to her. tho nlgpt passed cont
f0rtabiy.
Radiant raiso Ions 10 ma thar TIM girls
who had greeted us On our efrsoi lhpt
oyantfui night were alphonurla tho olaba
Of all ciaiaeg that hy The common rule %
ooilogas, should have bcQn our onenina
and tormoltois Those tonhs had actually
come back four % hyo days hirad 81 the
tlmo they were due for rcciiatlon1 "a fn-
roiyo us freshmen because We Wete Htrln.
Rora b was not uattcr f1nu To be- for-
Potter lheir friondlnrrs w ofery DlnoH
wa needed r. They directed ny as wo
rlrnyod through unknown corridors; they
told o. whore % lnd claaHfo1ml we were
in eearrn oi' ihgY wefo pA hand 20 nh.
fold the myGtorIcl - the faraul bella, and
smal3. aud the inrleacios Of library IN
Ana NJ Tor haqng' Yes, they ala marc
40. ana I'm tel you hos tley did Il II
u rrii on fcrou la a nYnnpaa al u lecture
on Ito frorhmnn flagH, rlft1ntfd on ono
eyeuirg ~ uur clsfs historian, AZ a BIT az
fun tndrf "Tiha hma, cians-Organiga-
ti0ur-~mosulng, ~ goiusa that carly timo
whcn Yn Wefe uuuiifFbly yordant. ~
thlM "Ityents n Importance, Haslng
lI1wora Safenade. Reception"
ThF flowers came. ia the shape Of tiny
nosagdyA, lit at otr plates one oy.ninr
carly IN tias hnno~'rh Ntak Contrary
to the natural law o. howcrs their nag
faaoe lasted many months. Tho seronAde
was also gwen ~ iho7r elder ulaterly sophg
on another night very Holn after Then,
lust ~ the week GUIDED th0y crowned all
these gracious dolngq by gYlnr ~ fe-
coption No Rrosp psiat. no duekinga. no
stealing tho nisna banquet but an all
around go5si time
veil Tho VIII ferm vfry tame and
stupld 70 the ayeraro COLLEGIATE, bul W. took
10 ID very kindly and such Ia tho power
Of custpHi-ne9t fall dd tho very uaine
thing 70 the entering freshman clans
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