Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-29

that is as often as the trustees meet, and
under such unfavorable firSumstanees
to transact business, during the CONF
mencement season. The university must
and ought to prosper, but it must change
its tack. If not, it will be asked to take
a PACK seat II =
Our friend"-He was a popular fellow
at college. The boys loved him and the
girls they admired him. The faculty
honored him and when he left, and en-
tered the battle of life his alma mater
was proud of him. He travelled a great
deal in this country and spent year
abroad, which made him very inter
esting and attractive parsonage. Yet,
he was not vain with it all. In his pro-
fession he was not long in making his
way to a deserved and prominent posi-
ton. Society claimed him always as
a welcomed guest, and while he with
stood the charms of the fair sex for sew
eral years, he was not slow in surrender
ing to lovely graces, charming manners,
and cultivated intellect possessed by
a strikingly beautiful woman in neigh
boring city. A lovely home was built on
a southern hill, where this couple passed
away the happiest days of their we'd
ded life. Sunshine, prosperity and
friends, and the happy clapping of baby
hands seemed to crown their very life.
Oh what a change, and one the least ex-
pectedi Friends were slow to observe II,
relatives We're equally slow to know 1t.
The change from sunny, happy life, to
a sad, sad retired one. How true it is,
it's sad, tits true, our friend" Is not
to be with us much longer as the anchor
to his life boat was hosted several
months ago, and his bark is slowly, but
surely, drifting into the harbor of eter-
nal rest.
I've just been thinking of some of the
good times that the Alabama Press used
to have. am forcibly reminded of their
annual meeting in Eufaula, away back
in the SOS. Everybody, his sweetheart,
married ladies, mothers and mother-in-
laws went on that trip The city just
quit business and said boys and girls we
are yours" The local press, headed by
Mr.. VIII Jelks, stayed right with the
boys either in person, or by substitute
Cory was the orator of the occasion
and the way he did speak, and just cords
of good things tumbled over on him, the
effects of which are still to be seen, as he
is somewhat bald. Tom Balm was the
funny man of the press; l don't think
he has been married very long. Walker
was very quiet until the night of Mayor
Corners banquet. But then we all got
jolly. Charlie Ferguson did some rash
things there that night. He made love to
a girl from Columbus, and was 50 sue
cessful that he insisted on calling on her
next morning before breakfast, and
think he went. Frank McCan tried to
see that each and all were acquainted
with each other, in fact about p. m. he
wanted TO make it generally unanimous.
During this time champagne corks were
flying in the air and SO was the band-so
some of us thought Dr. Grubbs played
tricks galore, and ground out puns by the
peck Hood was sober and serious, and
he and Vandeveer were on committee
together, the report of which has never
been heard. Skaggs was there and made
a fine talk before and after the banquet.
But Jelxs and Walker. they were also on
al committee and they fired in their report
next morning, saying that they had been
unable to find the owner of a certain
ring, with three intials-that each and
every man was convinced that he had a
headache-that all the ladies were happy
over their conquests, although they were
so easy made; that headache medicine
was at a premium, although Weldon G.
Dent were giving it away to the editors
This report was sworn to before Wilker-
son & Meeks, and is ON file to this good
day. After it was all over and we were
kissing everybody good bye at the depot,
Bill Jelks set up the crowd to good cigars
and on the train Skaggs got up purse
and bought Jelks gold headed cane. I'll
tell you that was great trip, and the
boys in their papers said some powerful
nice things about Eufaula and her Guilt
waited people. know did and am not
varying yet.
People on entering places of public
worship or amusement where the seats
are free should never drop down in the
first vacant seat in a pew. Always take
the seat furthest from the aisle, as 1t is
very disagreeable to have one step on
your feet and muss up your skirts in at
tempting to pass by. See II you cannot
recollect this, Again. it is annoying to
the congregation to see the members of
the choir smiling and talking during the
service IT is never proper at church or
elsewhere to talk and giggle while SER