The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-15

Stories OF Lieutenant Hobson are now
In order. and tho following one Is relat-
ed by a lady in Washington who attend
cd school with the hero OF the hour
when he was . pupil al Marion Aia.'
in the eighties. Marion, like most COL
lere towns, had two flourishing schools
one for each sex-the Judson seminary'
for the girls, and the Marion Military
institute, for their brothers. The iast
namod was where young Hobson ttend
ed. These schools were largely p~atroniz-
ed by the states surrounding Alabama
and the students boarded in M college
huildin9s. where q strict surveillance
was kept over thcm and anything like
= Irritation between tho boys and girls
was prohibited in the most rigid man
ner. Once q month, however, the liter
ary society Of the military school held
an open session ut tho church, to which
the girls were invited, and to which
they came under tie chaperonage OF
their teachers. They formed in a long
line in pairs and with two teachers IN
front and two in the rear they filed
from the Judson grounds across the
suuare to the church, which stood BACK
In the ward. and ON each side OF the ser-
pentine pathway leading to the door
were rows of elm trees. The boys were
accustomed at the close OF the open
meetings to rush from the church u
stand on each side Of the walk against
these elms and give q military salute to
the girls as they filed past them on their
way back to the seminary.
One evening after IA Of these enter
| tainments and just as the procession
| had started from the church there was
a piercing scream heard coming from
the center of the line, where the utmost
confusion was found to prevail. The
lady teachers from both ends hurried
forward to see what could be the trou'
BILE. The specialized professors OF tne
college also hurried forward and de
manded what had happened. One O
the prettiest girls of the school was IL
tears aud declared that Dick hobsor
had rushed out from the line OF boy
and Rugged her. That was a very serl
ous accusation, indeed, and shortly aft
erward the teachers of the Judson schoo
and several Of the pupils were asked u
appear against Richmond p. Hobson
who was to be tried by court martial
1t was an interesting trial, and niue
Interesting testimony was brought on
The girl in the case said that while SD
could not see the face OF the one WI
hugved her she was sure it was Dlci
because he had been slipping notes I
her at Sunday school Her companion
also agreed that they couldn't see tn
face Of the hugger in the darkness, br
from the way Dick had looked at the
when they were in the church they wei
sure he was the guilty party. Ever,
thing seemingly went to prove Il
Young mans guilt, and finally the gray
professor who was presiding over u
court asked the culprit if he had an.
thing to say in his own defense. ii
future hero of Santiago bay with gre
{ solemnity said, "Mr. Professor, l ha'
only n thing TO say, and that Is
+ the court will let me hug the your
lady now and if she says it's the san
: kind of a hug she received that evenll
: then / am willing to be expelled, al
( he took his seat amid a very audible t
ter. IL is hardly necessary to say tn
while he was not allowed the privile
Of the test Mr.. Richmond escaped Z
j, ~.1.;or -Wochinrton Post.