The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15
Attention All
Must Have Two Tickets for Concert.
Will Pay Double Price.
Will Pay Anything.
Room l2l Dewey House

The sign is glazing with red ink, skull ana
crossbones and other signs OF distress. There
are many students in the same plight as she and
the small ante-room of the gymnasium is plas-
tered over with urgent notices, some of which are
ingenious and even beautiful. She fiunks all her
lessons the following day and makes frequent
visits 10 the sign. At last she sees Call at No o.
Hatfield" written on IL But many other signs
say the same thing and another girl may have
called first After several such false alarms she
manages TO secure two poor seats in the last row
in the balcony
Now, that she has conquered, she becomes sud
denly tired of the whole thing, and wishes there
were no men and no concerts But when she
tries on her gown, and is pronounced the "deafes.
thing, don't you know, she grows enthusiastic
again. Now she has given her man" emphatic
orders not TO appear until the afternoon Of the
great day: Then recitations will be over and
there will be plenty Of teas with which to entertain
him He has planned 70 give her deilghliui
surprise, however, and, blight and early, on the
morning of the concert he appears, smiling and
cannot help but make his reception rather cool
for she is busily thinking what in the world she
do n dix not 10 hm alb hs
eddy while she runs over her list Of friends who
have certain OF the morning hours vacant She
finally leaves her man to stare at three OF touI
other men who are sitting around the paror and
bursts into her chum's room with the words, Men
are 40 stupid"
Yes know dear" responds her chum. your
man has arrived several hours before time, sup.
pose. Well, III tote him around the second and
him the third and you have nothing TO do the
first period. He can Just look out for himself the
This programme is carried out and the man
is taken TO the greenhouse; but not caring for
botany he does not appreciate the rare plants
The different campus houses are pointed out 10
him, but he inCurs the maidens Scorn by caring
more for the upto-date Plymouth Hall than the
old fashioned comfortable, historic Dewey; He
goes into the Science Building and heroically
breathes the air laden with hydrogen sulphide
and visits the morgue, where he sees reserved
,.,laxy and TNiR nj ~ Ia
From the music building comes forth a medley
Of sounds and he asks II 1t Is a lunatic asylum.
wtticsm, but she has heard il so many times
Finally his hostess appears and takes him to
walk in Paradise He feels a. his ease for the
and his fair entertainer does her best TO be charm
ing. AS they come across the campus she shows
mock and he nsinuates that a hammock party
would please him better than a concert He Is
cmphadcally told that college girls do not
spoon.
In the afternoon he is taken TO a round Of teas,
where there is delightful informa lily and num-
Der Of pretty girls SomGhow thsy are re; ,e
impressed with his masculine superiority. but
they are, very Jolly and he enjoys himself His
chose to invite the handsome man. and he looks
extremely well in his frock coat, and one OF the
son enye
in the window seat with the man she did not in
vite much better but she is achieving much
Dressing for tho evening CONCERT fol lows tho
teas This is slow process The college girl
color so she pncbss and slaps her cheeks until
they have the right glow Then her hair must
be made fluffy This lis brought about by holding
her head over basin OF hot water and letting the
steam curl the little loose strands. II sends all
the blood 70 her head but this only increases her
her appearance and tell her whether the stiff bow
is most becoming on the right side or left. Then
she opens his box Of flowers" and finds that they
10 Hrhil a haF lie NJ lean H..
sputters about the blind belief Of men that any
thing in the way Of flowers will do, provided they
im rI Her chum Suggests "t that she
huns the Red, White and Blue and accepts the
RHer man" Iesplendent in evening dress, he's
been awaiting for her half an hour, but he finds
many companions in the parlor doing the same
thing When she does arrive he thinks his escort
we'll worth waiting for The Academy OF Music
is crowded with gihs and his companion laughs
mischievouSly as she pushes unconccrnedly
ahead and sees him struggling after, his mas.
culinity being for once a drawback. as he cannot
jostle rudely the mass Of girls
Il have, been waiting nearly fifteen minutes
for you" she says sweety when he al last energies
from the crush. You were awfully slow All
you needed to do was push with your knees We
all do IL and no one minds"
He growls something about its being a pretty
thing for man To push in such a crowd, and she
finds him entertaining for the first time She
also ENJOYS taking matters into her own hands
keeping the seat checks. asking the young woman
usher TO find seats. and she enjoys seeing him
staining helplessy aside with that bewildered
look on his face.
The concert is a success She sees many young
women gazing at her man." and he is sufficiently
impressed with the novelty OF il all. To be sure
he asks to meet some Of the most stunning girls
and cares little for those she knows are particu-
larry nice, but then tho stunning girls are more
than willing to be introduced for he is pronounced
so distinguished looking" The next morning
she takes him to chapel and then cuts all her rect
tations To take him driving. Now she liz perfectly
ready for him 10 go home, but he has decided 10
stay until an evening train. There is absolutely
no new way Of entertaining him. No she YEARLY
walks him all over camp" and florence and is
heartily glad when he Is gone,
She confides to her chum that evening that she
will 60 TO tho next concert stag and she does moi
| want to set eyes on another man for two years
His Valuable Time Wasted.
From he OLicd0o Daily NswS.