The sun., 1897-12-05
CALL ONA COLLEGE GIRL.
WoMhN,S HIGHBR EDUCATION SEEN
BIZ "A HARVARD MAN.

iuine Liro Aendeuiic-An InyItnt,o, - n
Football Hantch and an Experience with It.
"Tho stories printed about Smith College
lately appeal to me very strongly" said n Har-
ward man. "Man ia Of 30 small part in Il ALL A
senior year experience OF mine will illustrate
when met the girl didn't know sbo was
college girl at all. The front OF her waist
was decorated with crazy shaped jewclry of
various sorts. but l was not sufficiently on.
ightened at tho time to know that they denoted
The feminine life academic. She was a mighty
nice girl. She wasn't afraid to wet her bath.
ing suit. Sho didn't mind chasing around in
tho mud after her own fiddler crabs and
moro wonderful still, she wouldn't oven shudder
when they crunched as she ran tho hook
through them. She was no stern, analytical,
cold. blooded thing either. You ought to have
heard her yell when n fish bit. Also she knew
enough when her hand was squeezed to squeeze
back. l had very interesting summer of it.
In the course Of tho season learned of course.
that she was Smith girl, just as learned
where she lived and who her folks were and
what her first name was and that she wasn't
engaged to anybody and never meant to bel.
and all that sort Of thing. The Smith part of
it didn't bother mo at all. began to feel that
she was type. The higher education was the
thing woman had needed all these years to
make her n little more, rather than u little
less, than the angels
AT tho end Of the summer my goose was
cooked all right. but lacked sand / wanted
time to think it over. l also had a sneaking
idea that perhaps after We had been sepa-
rated for n while the girl wouldn't be so all
fired Indifferent to personal considerations and
my passing tentative expressions of interest in
our future existence. l asked her II couldn't
como UP to Northampton to. see her. and il
CDuldn't kp hprt IN hc nj yord h,I
game at Springfield. She fairly grabbed at
tho chance to go to the game. She had never
been to n Springfield game. she said, except
with an Amherst man, and that, of course,
didn't count. 1t would be too awfully jolly
for any use to go with Harvard man. sug-
gcsted that | would like to 60 over to North
ampton week or two before the game. OF
course. she said. / must. Just al the timc of
the game. there were So many men in tho chapel
every morning that there was no particular
glory IN having one there. But about two or
three weeks before the game it would be glori-
by his lonesome.
Somehow this sort Of response was not alto
gcther satisfying; but was too enthusiastic to
inquire TOO curiously. In the fulness of elapsed
nrsiy e dsnn doh nina nan telling y9n that had some
ampton. In meditative moments l had pleas
ing ideas about certain condolences l would
girl at the game.
II went to Northampton. arrived on
where she ved waited half an hour SGbeaage before
she came down. Then she appeared with her
" I'm SO glad you've come. she said. and I'm
SO sorry have a voice club meeting to attend
to. The President is sick and I'm the Vice
President. so really have to go. I'm really
awfully late now. You may walk over with
Inc il you like
me in that time how to come to chapel the next
morning.
hny in hn has tlotf fl,n
cafe. and contemplated things. After awhile
the things cont tenlplated became less gloomy.
them my experience and disappointment. They
looked at each other and laughed a good deal
that 1 was not an Amherst man. They were
rather bitter about it and not altogether polite,
and went TO bed.
81 went to chapel in the morning. The girl
was waiting for me in the vestibule. / was
looked over impcrsonally by 600 or more criti-
they went out. Then was told to hurry away
Ke b good BOY and come .n back after dinner
We've hours in Norths]@pton ] '"sisasep Was lonely @
prospect. She was awfuily sorry. of course.
but but there W was va. an especially important basket;
away, she wouldn't be allowed to play in the
match game the next day. Might come, to
We're never allowed except ut match games
and then only the very Oldest and marriedcst
Il went over to Amherst and saw some fell
lows | knew over there. The man knew best
was going TO have a beautiful time in. his
rooms that night. The window seat bulgcd
with beer bottles. He wanted me to stay. But
| rcEretfully broke away and went back to
minutes after s. The girl was in the reception
room waiting for me.
"'Goodness, but you are late! said she. 4
Astronomy, lecture this morning was post
poned until tonight, so that we could have tho
it isL't my fault. / know you don't want to
wander around town tonight, SO have asked
''Shc went out into the hall and called the
roommate. who was short and globular and
Of woman She wanted to know also what
that dear Prof, James of Harvard was like
and whether had ever heard him explain
what he meant by certain passages in his
blamed old text book She went TO her room
and brought down the text book to show me ex.
half fled to the cafe Of the Norwood
b., Next s morning 31in l. ! went to chapel again, as
man before she trotted away to look at the
stars; Then she went away to the basketball
match mate o game; She said that il wanted to
OF fun hearing them cheer. l thanked her
She told me to come around at about o'clock,
didn't go down to the gymnasium to hear the
girls yell but my dropping spirits revived.
only settlement really, and was five or six
miles out in the country.
A,.a was w at the eottsSs promptly at o'clock
tent at quarter past A. said she was awfully put
out, but tho board of editors of some blamed
magazine or other had had meeting and she
didn't dare to stay away minute for fear they
would vote to print an article by girl she Just
simply hated. They had been trying to get 1t
printed against her will,fo two months and she
didn't intend that they should take advantage
OF the fact she had man in town TO slip it in.
so there!
I'VE got on the trolley car. So did eighteen
girls who seemed most interested In us. Tho
car swung its rattling way out into the country.
We talked about the scenery. saw lots OF
groves and shady lanes along the way. ] spoke
of them once or twice.
Its ever 30 much prettier near Florence
she said.
'N q ran off on n siding, and the eighteen
girls climbed out and began seeking asters and
things beside the track.
Goodness said the girl. they are getting
their botany specimens. l had forgotten all
about mine; Won't you get some for Inc, that's
II did. Tho car started ana sailed away
while ! was picking the lovely things. 1
chased. quarter OF u mile. The eighteen young
ladies back near the siding were amused.
After n while we ran up on sand plateau
crowned with a corrugated iron shed. The
conductor and motorman changed around.
Look at your watch. please, said the girl,