Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-10-30

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dead than alive, he found his way to
johannesburg. He here fell in with
an English captain and made bis way
to London and then to Liverpool. and
after four wears of adventure. trial and
sickness he landed once more in New
York.
Harvey was changed man -
changed this time In earnest. He had
learned a most valuable lesson. one 2
worth going all the way 20 Africa 20
learn. NV boy. lie had learned to
know the value Of dollar
Being a persevering fellow. he de- ,
sired 20 raise himself 20 a better posi- (
ton in society. Knowing that an edu- !
cation was necessary. he looked for a
school where his limited means would
hold ont for the longest time. and in
afew weeks after we find him enrolled
"a a student of law IN that greatest OF
all Western colleges at Ann Arbor.
North OF University Hall today still
stands a building that. had it tnmbled
down twenty years ago. would still
have been old. This building il owned
Nv some church corporation which
furnishes students with rooms IN the
old shack at miserabiy low rates.
But more miserable than all else are
the rooms: these are devoid of furni-
ture. save a rickety old table. a chair
aud rusty stove with crazy pipe.
some dry Goods boxes and broken
looking glass The decorations were
the work 81 spiders and tiies Of genera
tions gone The windows. for the
most part. were minus glass and stuffed
mp with copy books and old paper.
Here Harvey was located lust across
the way was the local chapter OF his
|. fraternity. Little did his wealthy
brothers think that the Tramp Law.
as they called him. possessed their
most sacred Of secrets, knew their grip.
/, had memorized their ritual and was
indeed a brother in good standing
II was the night of the junior hop.
Across the campus the gay young dan.
GERS assembled from all parts OF IN,
: country were whirling enmeshed IN TIA.
y mazes of the waltz.
IL was just midnight: Harvey hae
. put In a hard night over still harder
: lesson IN common law pleading H.
crossed the floor 70 the window. Tn,
- dingy old building shook in the win,
!, that moaned bitterly ont OF doors. II
brushed aside the frost from the pam
and looked m silent meditation towar'
- the scene Of gayety and grandeur. II
! reflected on his own position, though
~ of time when he was "a part Of a sImi
>, lar gay assemhlage. and how now h
was poor and more miserable than tn
=. coachmen thai we're knocking thei
+ heels together without
He sat down before hrs dim fire. an
- thoughts of another junior hop cam
- him. He was back again in th
/, good old days; Bessie was by his sid,
- he saw her tender ewes looking int
!, his. she seemed just As she did ths
!. night in the conservatory when. IL
~ the first time in his life. be felt tn
=, warm and gentle pressure of the han
M OF the woman he loved His heal
:. beat lively and has body thrille
- through and through.
=, Strange IL Is, be said 70 himsel
that beggar dares love. As Il
blaze dimmed and the Goals blackene
he thought OF his career. of his wealth
N his life. his adventure and, last of al
=, his poverty. such Is life, he sa
- 20 himself why not write stoi
=. about II alp IL seems more romant
than real anyway People would re'
II. II and be Interested IN the characte
= they can never know. and besides,
- need pair of shoes and new co
49, badly
EN- \ few weeks later IN Sunday p
ne per there appeared a most interestil
Id college romance about the junior he
Ds. IN Ann Arbor.
Pr: \ pale and sickly newsboy was val
he ly trying 20 sell his wares In crow
al Ell parlor car Travellers fatigu
If. with long and hard journey, a
ast chilled with the cold even IN the CT
m were not interested IL the paper, a.
". only one was affected by the pale 10
T." upon the face of the poor and thin
rit clad boy
This was very handsome you
es- lady; she was tired With her iourn
I'D and seemed weary of the world.
lis purchased all the papers because :
ISL pitied the boy She looked them ov
ny her eye Glanced upon a college eel
vas She read the story, for she used
TX. know college girls and fellows. e