Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-06-30
Hazins the Hazers.

the hearing of a Kansas City Star
reporter, "I'm here with some en-
phasis and accent to say it is not al
ways a success. 1 was with party of
students once who, having set their
academic hearts on hazing rough
and uncoutn specimen from Vermont,
repaired to his room about 11o'clock
one night to perform these rites.
There were seven of the invaders, in
Guiding myself, and we collected ia
the corridor outside the freshman's
door. In order to be impressive in
our entrance, at a given signal we
hurled ourselves against the portal
and burst it in. I recall feeling of
pride as the door went in at the sue
cess of this Grst step, but nothing
distinctly afterwards.
"In the din religious light that
sifted through the curtains from the
swinging moon We beheld a long,
sparse, and meager being who few
out of bed and fell upon US. He was
silent as bulldog, bat quick and
ferocious as cat. / never saw such
creature. The whole affair did not
last 10 minutes, and its close found
myself and the other hazers battered
and bruised and out in the hall.
II thought only one man inhabited
that room," said a sorrowful sopho-
more as he felt of his various feat
ures in an effort to measure the dis
lance so far as he, personally, was
affected. "There are at least 10, for
1 counted them, to say nothing of
the large African gorilla which threw
me out, and which take it they
maintain as pet"
"There was no one in there, how
ever, except that one Vermonter, and
he did not even attempt to close the
door after us, such was his contempt
for our prowess.
ave did not go back into his room.
We could have gone, of course, but
we saw that it would consume
great deal of time and the hours was
late.
"Say, you Vermont manp l said
as we were about to leave, 4 trust
you are not mean enough to report
this to the faculty?'
"Not at ALL he said. i like it.
Come again any time you please.
another tiIne," continued the
raconte1r. ga party of us had been
out on that sacred night, Halloween,
tearing of gates and signs, and ether
wise disporting ourselves after the
fashion of college youth the world
around. We had brought about a
cord of broken store signs up to Jim
| Martins room and were merrily
burning them in his big fireplace
The ceremonies were at their height
when two or three professors, excited
to the movcmen by indignant towns
people, whose signs being rayished
had followed us to the college gates,
raped loudly for admission. Some
thing had to be done, as it would
never do to let in the professors and
those broken evidence of our guilt
around.
GA man by the name OF Jack Mes
bit, now state senator in Nebraska
was equal to the pinch, however.
" 1t was rule Of the college that
no professor should be denied en-
trance to room, no matter the hour
unless the occupant was engaged in
prayer. In event Of the present pro-
gress of this religious exercise, the
| professor was made to wait until the
amen and could in nowise COM
plain.
" At the first rap Nesbit broke in
to prayer. In a loud sonorous tone
he sought mercy for himself and his
companions. Continuing, he beleag-
uered the Throne of grace in behalf
of the college, as we'll as The profes-
sors, singly and in body. Next
the students all came in for notice
by name, and in bulk, as well as
every attache CT the place 10 the
small person who cleaned knives and
forks in the kitchen. No one was
sighted or overlooked. Then Nesbit
went for the Government, and pray
ed for the nation at large; then the
President and his pressing needs
were named, and Divinity was plead
ed with for their fulfillment; then
all the departments ard various off
GERS of State, and wien they were
exhausted ali the States beginning
with Maine and ending with Cali
fornia were interceded for. After
this Jack went to Europe, and be-
ginning with England related the
necessities of each government, and
sought their satisfaction. From
there he went to Asia, to Africa, then
to South America, and so on, until
he was drifting among the islands
which dot the Southern seas. Mean
| while the rest OF US TUNED stokers
and crowded the signs into the fire.
place, where they roared and leaped
almost to the limits of a general
conffagration. Just as Jack was
landing at Auckland the last splinter
went up in smoke and the disguised
| professors were let in. The PRAYER