Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-24

Every time that Wilson took up his
Horace to study his eye caught sight
Of "Aiary" or "Mollie" or Name"
One day. in looking over the notes in
the back of the book Wilson made q
discovery. Down in tho corner Of q
page In the same handwriting was an ,
Mary"
I'D like to know who that fellow wa
and what became of Mary" thought
Wilson. "What nice little plot for =
true story! I could make out whole
love affair from these names in tie
book. Let's see. Something like this:
"Chapter l. Student comes to New
aaven from Western home, is hazed,
meets a pretty girl, name Mary some.
thing or other: tries to study Horace
and finds himself writing Mary In his
book.
"Chapter II. Takes her to glee clul
concert, borrows money for the tickets
and gets uncomfortably in debt. be
comes absent-minded and begins ia
write 'MOllie' and Name
"Chapter III. Scene-A beautiful
parlor; Mary, beautiful and collected
seated on a sofa. Student. with one
hand In coat packet, standing by CRATE
| fire, with one elbow on mantel. He com
plains of his hard luck in Horace; is
sure to funk on exam. Mary consoles
him tenderly. Student goes over to
sofa, looks into Mary's dark eyes, tells
her the trouble is that his Horace sings
of no one but Mary, and that the rest of
his fellows and the professor don't
translate that way. Mary blushes
beautifully. He takes her hand and
they are very happy.
"Chapter w. The fellow goes to hil
room and writes My Mary in his Hor-
ace and funks on the exam."
Suddenly another idea struck him
He turned around and started for his
room. On reaching it he took a trien.
nial catalogue and looked through to
see what names in the class of '55 had
the initials w. B. To his perplexity
initials.
"Well, II there isn't Billie Hender
sons name! / never thought Of 1t, but
l suppose his name is really William"
said Wilson to himself. He could
never have owned this book, though,
for he must have been q regular
grind."'
The term was drawing to a close
when one day Prof. Henderson an
nounced to his class that they should
bring their own copies Of Horace to
the classroom on the next day. They
would do some reading at sight, he eX.
planned, and the class would be allowed
TO use what notes were to be found in
their books. The next day, therefore
Wilson took his Horace to class.
The passage which was assigned t.
aim was the one which the former own
er had found so difficult and had sought
Name" and "Mollie" on the margin
of the page. Wilson, however, buckled
In manfully, and when called on
translated with some huency and sat
down.
The professor looked over the top o.
ais glasses and said, rather sternly: Il
do not understand, Mr.. Wilson, how
you obtain the meanings that you give
to some of the words"
Wilson hesitated a moment. and thel
happy thought struck him. Something
that he had seen in the notes came to
his mind.
II think. professor" he said. that m,
text must differ from yours"
"Ahv' said the professor. "Let mo
see your text"
The professor took the book ant
glanced over the page. His expression
changed in a moment. Old memories
seemed to come up. and he leaned his
head on his hand and looked steadily at
the book.
Finally he raised his eyes, and, hand
ing the book to Wilson. said: "You are
quite right. Mr.. Wilson"
After the recitation was over Prof
Henderson called Wilson to his desk.
81 should like, Mr.. Wilson," he said
"to obtain that copy Of Horace from
you when you are through with 1t, If
you have no objection to parting with
it. It's an odd edition. you know" he
added, in explanation, "and IL should
like to have it to compare with other
texts"
"Well. I'll be blowed!' exclaimed VII
son. as soon as he was well away from
the recitation-room. "Who would have
thought it!'
And he buttoned up his coat and hur
ried to his room to tell the story to
Johnson.-Chicago News.