Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-02-26

IL went over to Amherst and saw
some fellows / knew over there. The
man / knew best was going to have
beautiful time IN his rooms that night.
The window seat bulged with beer bot
ties. He wanted me to stay, but / re-
gretfully broke away and went back to
Northampton. / reached the cottage at
1855. The girl was in the reception
room waiting for me.
Goodness, but You are latep said
she. j came very near going without
waiting for you. Astronomy lecture this
morning was postponed until tonight,
so that we could have the real stars,
you know. I'm sorry, but of course it
isn't my fault. know you don't want
to wander around town tonight, so !
have asked my roommate to come down
and talk to you.
"She went up into the hall and called
her roommate, who was short and glob-
ular and wanted to discuss Kant in re-
lation to the future Of woman. She
wanted to know also what that dear
Professor James of Harvard was like
and whether | had ever heard him ex-
plain what he meant by certain passages
III his blamed old textbook. She went
to her room and brought down the text
book to show exactly what she meant.
After an hour and half | fled to the
cafe of the Norwood.
next morning l went to chapel
again, as had been ordained by the
evanescent young woman before she
trotted away to look at the stars. Then
she went away TO the basket ball match
game She said that if | wanted to walk
down by the gymnasium could have
lots Of fun hearing them cheer. | thank
ed her She told me to come around at
about O'Clock and we would go for a
trolley ride to Florence. | didn't go
down to the gymnasium to hear the
girls yell, but my dropping spirits re-
vived. | found that Florence WASH t
much Of a town, only a settlement real
ly, and was five or six miles out in the
country.
81 was at the cottage promptly at 3
O'Clock, also at o'clock. She came
down very penitent at 4:15; said she
was awfully put out, but the board of
editors of some blamed magazine or
other had had "a meeting, and she didn't
dare to stay away a minute for fear
they would vote to print an article by a
girl she Just simply hated. They had
been trying to get it printed against her
will for two months, and she didn t in
tend that they should take advantage of
the fact she had man in town to slip
it in, so there
"We got on the car. So did Is girls
who seemed most interested in US. The
car swung its rafting way out into the
country We talked about scenery.
saw lots of groves and shady lanes along
the way. spoke about them once or
twice.
"'It's ever so much prettier near
Florence, she said
"We ran off on siding, and the Is
girls climbed out and began seeking as
ters and things beside the track,
"Goodnessi 7 said the girl. They arc
getting their botany specimens. | had
forgotten all about mine. Won't you
get some for me? That's nice boy 7
II did The car started and sailed
away while | was picking the lovely
things l chased quarter of mile
The IS young ladies back near the sid
ing were amused.
"'Look at your watch, please, said
the girl l did so, She saw it and was
much perturbed. I'm going to be late
for dinner, she said, and it will be the
third time this year.
why said I, aren't we going to
get otf?'
Goodness, moi We are going back
on this car as fast as it can go
But | haven't seen Florence, /
walled
"'silly goose, she said, this is
Florencer
eve only stopped once on the way
back. That once was at the siding, and
all the IS girls piled on again. They
remembered me, l saw.
"'Phi Kappa meets tonight, said tho
girl as we hurried into the campus,
and of course l have to go. Chapel to-
morrow
''She said a lot more, but l confess l
didn't hear her. She was very much
surprised when | told her | couldn't
possibly stay over.
Anyhow, perhaps it's just as well,
she said, because you couldn't como to
the house on Sunday.
ayes, l took her to the game ] be-
lieve she had good time. l have seen
her once or twice since. But | don't
think as much of the higher education
of women as | did. New York Sun.
He Wuuldn't.
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