Griggs courier., 1898-09-08
Punishment Mcted Oue 70 . Dishonest
student BY Society and the Fsculty-A
Young Man Who Ksre Step with His
Not Brilliant Anssssds1ts.

they made Charlotteevill ana sur.
rounding Albemarle family hum. These
kindred spirits formed q society which
took the name of Eli Bananas.' {"
Here the speaker smiled at evidently
amusing "Reminiscences "There is no
telling what the Eli Bananas' didn't
do. For the quintessenca Of mischief
and devilment they took the laurels.
There was nothing downright bad about
them, but their antics were awful. Fan
tastio were the tricks they played and
grotesque their jokes. Between freaks
the Ellis were prone to poker; and twas
customary down there for the players
to assemble at this Or that students
room. That brings me to, my story. One
coterie Of poker players comprised sons
Of some Of the best known and wealth..
est men in the south, and into it was
introduced young Virginian who was
gifted with many attractive traits appar-
emily, but whose antecedents were not
particularly brilliant. I'lleal him Dick
Lurk, but that WASH 7 hia name
! ''Most Of the other fellows in the CO.
terie had roommatss, who were boning
up for the final examinations It was
we'll along in the spring, and Lurk had
quarters to himself on East Lawn. Con.
sequently the poker began to be played
exclusively in his; room. When the
evening seemed prnpitiouA the word
would be passed around at supper that
three Kentuok' would be in order, and
at 8.o'clock or thareahout the players
would assemble at Lurk'a Turks luck
was stupendous. He won steadily, and
as the game waA pretty stiff his win.
nings were substantial It was noticed
after awhile that he always passed out
when somebody had particularly big
hand on somebody else's deal, but that
he always held q top hand when there
were big ones. ont against each other ON
his own deal Then somebody noticed
that the seals were always broken on
the half dozen new decks Of cards pro.
vided each night before the game began
and that Laark in dealing always closely
scrutinized1the cards as he gave them
out.
- ''At, last one night the son of fa-
nous Confederate general who now
lives in Baltimore became convinced
that Lurk was cheating. Picking up the
deck that Lurk bad just dealt and out
Of which he had got a hand with four
queens against an ace full held by a
young Kentuckian the young man said
quietly:
Someone is cheating at this game,
and, Lurk, think it's you.'
'Now, at the Unisersity Of Virginia
such declaration, If improved, meant
somebody g death to certainty, and in
an instant the party was on it's feet.
just wait Q minute, gentlemen,
said the accuser quietly. tive been
watching this man. Let some one exam.
inc the backs Of these cards with this
magnifying glass;
"The Kentuokian took the glass and
closely scanned the geometrioal designs
on the backs Of the cards.
BY Cmsar!' he calculated. Every
court card is distinctly markedi' Exam
ination by the other players quickly
proved the truth Of this.
There was q consultation over what
should be done with Lurk, who stood
with head hung down, overwhelmed
with the proof against him. It was de.
cided that he was not worth calling out,
as he was not gentleman, and the yer.
dict was that he should make restitu-
tion of all the money he had won since
his participation in the game and suffer
ostracism in the university. He was
compelled to sit down and write out q
check for all tho money he had won,
the memorandum books Of the other
players showing the amounts they had
lost at various times, and he was kept
under surveillance until the Charlottes.
vile hank, in which he kept heavy
account, opened next morning. One Of
the party rode down to Charlo lottesville
and Dashed the check, and then the sem
tence Of ostracism went into effect.
"That fellow had the unheard Of ef.
frontery to remain at the university un-
til the finals were completed. We was
there six weeks. No student or professor
or servant or townsman, no man or wo.
man, white or black, spoke to him OF
took any notice Of him. He attended the
final balls. and no one recognized him.
He was not quizzed In q lecture room OF
addressed by u professor. Still he re-.
NAMED until the university closed for
the season. but he might as we'll have
been in the middle of the Sahara desert
60 far as intercourse with people was
concerned. ''-Wasbington Star.
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