New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
GOING 10 H.iRJ1HD.

TIE AVERAGE EXPERIENCE or THE YOUNG
VISITOR
\ Young woman wearing an impressive New
York costume a ribbon Of Yale blue and help
less look. stood on the corner OF Tremont-st.. in
the town Of Boston. Her wcdisciplinei mother
was beside her Being an enthusiastic admirer Of
Yale this young woman with a couple ~ hours 10
spare wanted 10 see Harvard and sniff Car after
car rolled by. and no, - them seemed TO be-
for Cambridge Not far away was an elderly gen
tleman also engaged in studying the signs on the
carr.
Il beg pardon -" SAID the Vale girl. "bu,
You tell M which car will take me 10 Harvard
no my dear" said the old gentleman. Il can't.
I'm a hayseed myself"
And this 10 the wearer OF New-Nork costume
In the whirl Of Indignation which this outrageous
remark occasionel. the young woman swept her
mother into the next car. discovered that II vas
the right one. and found herself a. Cambridge.
Here n bcvy OF small bandits with tight hair. grlmy
hands and large mouths boarded the trolley and
demanded Of the passengers II they dMn want
guides round the colig~" wcely hos In his
earliest teens with % languid ana patronizng mlen.
engaged the attention Of the Yale grl. ana she
pressed him into her service.
II 'spose you've never been 49, Harvard bufor""
observed this youth they walked toward tn
university. rye taken quite number O peopl"
round-reople from the country" ne added with 4
sly glance and metropolitan air Now this
build' here X the cooperative co-opcrafivc that
means that the Harvard ieahs got mad ~ the
fancy prices the store-kcepers asked. they sar'"
np this buiidn' and they buy cveryihn' here. CO.
op-pcr-atlvc YOU understand" said tn" BOY. with a
fa,i,led sinile The Vale gin admitted that she
knew what cooperative meant. and they pas'"d
through the high entrance gate
These gates" continued the Boy these gates
were requested hy i gentleman. be said la lis
will they must be made TO look old. They're
hahnsomc And this IS the famous Pump Lots
o. people have drunk water out 81 that Pump Want
sOm"?'
The young lady was no, taken with the idea 81
Harvard bacilli and lcclincd She likewise init
mated In a casual way 10 her mother that she
thought Yale looked nicer than Harvard The Boy
gazcd at her with something akin to scorn She had
fallen several pegs in his estimation.
The nearest I come to Vale was Springfield
and Ncw-I. london" he observed loftly. II us'aIy
see the games and the races
"I,o Won expect to 20 20 collcge?' mecky asked
the young lady's mother
ION yes" said the urchn; 81 am rcadin French
and German now"
And Will you come to llarvarI"' asked the Yale
girl
"Vou. I'll tell YOU" answered the Boy with hls
condescerding manner strong upon him. THE truth
Is have been round here Ter the last -FOUR or nve
wears. and | have seen all there Is ter De seen AT
Harvard: ana think shall 80 I, Princeton
The young lady. and Incidentally her mamma. had
pronounced "hahnsOmc' 10y their young Sude-and
they drew the statue of John Harvard. Here
dropped into oratory This" he exclaimed. rs the
statue of that famous John Harvard. who this col
Gentlemen but sometimes They forgit thclrsclyrs.
am two years ago hey painted ms statue =, Rcd
young lady sufficiently TO satisfy her escort and he
There's the Hasty Pudding club. You'd ortcr see
'cm act, And they have dinners and pudding
made out Of any old eai-but they'll eat it thought
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