The morning news., 1897-08-29


as the insignia of manhood, he called at
Miss Aliis' boarding house with such fire.
quency that the landlady wGs fain to re-
move the door bell. which maneuver fall
ed TO thWart him. as he thereaf er an
] nounced his presence by whistlng In the
yard.
In the course Of time Miss Alis went to
Harrisburg Pa. TO teach. and last fail
young Payne went to Lafayette College
70 learn. He took with him las whis-
kers, which had grown until they resem-
oled cross between "A misplaced aureole
and boNwood hedge. Among his col
lege mates they aroused astonishment
first then disapproval, and finally resent
ment A committee from his own class
called upon him to offer disinterestod ad-
vice. The advice was that he pour lSero-
sene on the whiskers and make bonfire
OF them, Strange to say. Harry declined
TO adopt this measure. 1t might be pain.
full he said.
Not so painful as the sight OF the whis-
kers is TO US" said the committee. BE
| sides, we will cut them off for YOU before
the application Of the kerosene"
No, replied the youth Il need those
whiskers for a purpose"
An right" said the committeeman.
"YOu viii live TO be sorry for this"
Then they called a class meeting. II was
the sense o. the meeting that the growth
| y
and hbellously termed Whlsllers was a
disgrace to the class, college, community,
| country and human race, and should be
removed promptly. Action followed close
upon this decision. The youth was taken
from his room, escorted to a barber shop.
placed in the chair, lathered and shaved.
All was done good-naturedy. Everybody
laughed including Harry. He did not
seem TO mourn his loss, but on the follow
ing day he gave information regarding the
ringleaders and took steps to have them
arrested for assault, whereby he achieved
such brilliant unpopularity that an escort
of police was necessary 10 conduct him to
and from recitations The matter was
brought before the faculty, and the Of
| Tending couegians set forth that Payne
had gone TO the barber's Of his own free
will and without being forced, which he
did not deny. None of the men were sus-
pended, although several received five de-
merit marks each; but Payne was forced
by pubic sentiment TO leave college. This
performance attracted much attention in
the newspapers.
Harry, who meantime had been in con-
atant communication with his schoolmis-
! tress returned 10 this place, and soon aft
erward went to Montreal Here he en-
countered on the street a specimen of the
deadly banana peel which SO injured his
feelings that he sued the city for dam
ages. and always Contended that he got
| $500 Several months ago he returned here
and Joined the Pres byterian church choir
While he wasn't singing he spent his time
IN the choir loft reading Tom Paine s
Age Of Reason" This came to the ears
| of the elders who demonstrated with the
! young man. 1t was not proper, they said
| TO read during service, but II he must
read they begged that he would choose
something in accord with the place. Re
! bellion surged in The soul Of Payne. He
! declared that he would read what he
! pleased. Then he was requested to leave
the choir, and he left It. A little later
he left this village, going back TO Mon
! treal, as his parents supposed, TO com
! plete his education. But first, without
| letting them know about It, he went C
! Harrisburg, Pa, and married Miss Alis
on Aug. H. They went to Montreal to-
! gether and the bride will stay there II is
! understood while the bridegroom finishes
| his studies. When last seen here Harry
| Payne's whiskers were OF sturdy growth
| and increasing in volume daily.