Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-22

crowd. Nou know. nut we al came
from the same fitting school. and 50 az
Srst we saw a good deal of him. l
remember 1 went over 10 his room
that fsrst evening after be was settled
and found him sitting in his big arm
char before the open FIRE. He
Jumped mp quickly when | came IN
and laid something slvly on the man
teipiece. II looked Ikea photograph,
and l began 10 blow him about being
homeSick 50 soon and asked II he was
looking AZ mothers picture
He flushed up quickly and said Il
was norhing 20 be ashamed II II II had
been his mothers picture. but that IS
IL happened 1t was no snch thing.
Then he changed the subject and asked
how / liked the room.
Have YOU noticed my desk2' he
asked. pretty proudly. 4 bought II
OF Ihorne. the fellow who had tins
room last he wss first marshal last
ciaSs dan aud frst-rate fellow. TOO. 1
Judge. Great. isn't r.. Stockholm
IL ,t as handsome desk-mahoranv
roil-tor. With brass knobs and all that.
He unlocked and rolled mp the top for
my beneht.
s'Thorue gave me the key himself.
with has alamnus blessing. today. he
said. "ani when I asked Il hnding
was hsriug' he laughed and said l was
welcome 20 whatever / found IN the
ola AK. for he was pretty sure there
was nothing bat Undergraduate dust
IL the cracks.
But Won did fini something after
alls' I asked quickly. FOR though ne
y a good lawyer now. he never could
keep a secret in those days.
..Oh. well. not mach. lie said. care
lessly. bat ] saw him glance toward
the mantel I guessed IA a minute
what II was. and before he could stoI
ne srrang for the photograph al
which he had been looking when 1 en-
tered de jumped mp ansrily. GIVE
me that photograph
''Oh. no. So It's girxe An'
a mighty pretty one. too.
zhe eisi " srS--i1-n,ly tall and dark
with a splendid figure. a strong face
almost masculine. but perfectly feat
urei-and great big. dark ewes full %
fan she had o hlge shade hat hang
Ing bv ITS ribbons aud was smiling 81
a. 20 show the prettiest teeth j eve
saw.
'.Thorne was a lucky fellow.
wonder-ah. here's . name on IA
back. '' I went CA. composediv. " RIOS
Thorne.' Pshav, - she was onl
Lis sister, What a fake,"
Briarwooi hal the picture bv thi
tine and after putting Il away Ia th
desk turned upon me indignant
again
You hal m business 70 meddl
vith u. said he
shes sumner, 4 answered, ''an
i finding j. having, Iriarwoo1, ! ae
wise Won 20 Lnnt mp the original prett
quick. old man.
With this parting shot ! hurrie
out of the room, lodging the curve O
Greek lexicon that came tumblin
after me- After that saw more ,
less OF Briarwood. principally less, 4
be soon grew TOO popular 20 stay
our set. lie vas easily the man OF IA
class aud no wonder. for take HIM a
around. he Is about a. hDe chap a.
ever saw.
u WAS one evening along about q
fret 81 June, I thsnk. when one
the fe!lows-Goodrich, expelled Il
wear we gradn2tei--cAme runnii
into nv room all out Of breath 4
laughing and threw himself into n
char, 20 weak he could hardly spea
''Oh. its the rich joke on bria
wood, he gasped at last; its 4
photograph he always carries arouI
With hin-'Rose Thorne'- Oh. a
eye And be exploded again. ''Th
picture-it's ThOrDe's own photo, tax
last year IN the Fl Eta theatrical
Here's a duplicate 81 il. found IL
ysn Ruyter's room today" And
pulled ont II his pocket another lik
ness Of the fair Rose Thorne.
The Joke Was too good 20 keep. i
idea 81 dignifed old BrizrwOod bel
IN love With another fellow shaw,
a-d bewi2ged Rose" b!Ossorning
the Tborle tree
And be carried that thing arou
in his vest pocket next his heayi
roared Goodrich. II saw IL the otE
day ~ the gym oh, the soft. me
He'll never hear the last Of thisi'
Then we eOncOcted the fine schen
We agreed that the crowd should M
around az BriArwoOd's rooms so
evening, quite accidentally, and mi
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