The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-14
His Majesty Bob. of Yale.

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Mr.. Robert Westenmark, ST., looked
across the table at his wife reproachfully.
My dear, I can't see what possible
harm it could do the youngster"
We'll, if you would stop TO consider
the fact that the thermometer will in
all probability stand at 30 degrees in the
shade all week, that a hotel is not the
best place in the world for baby. that
there are about forty summer diseases
especially designed for infants, and that
your son is only months old. you might
see''
THE evidence is certainly crushing. but
IL we took Maggie and half a dozen
trunks full of preventives I confess
don't see why it would hurt him bit
and just think how it would please the
fellows
Il don't think you have any right to
run risks with your own child even to
please the fellows
My love, you seem to forget that your
son is the class baby-Yale, '97!''
well, he's my baby, first, last, and all
together, and I'm not going to have
whole lot of fellows handling him and
bouncing him around"
One might suppose, from your tone,
Mrs. Westenmark, that they intended to
play football with him. I've been count
ing on showing him to the fellows for
weeks-but of course If you feel this way
about it we won't go; I'll telegraph the
boys this morning that we won't come"
Mr.. Westenmark then gave his wife
a chilly kiss and departed for the office,
leaving Mrs. Westenmark lost in thought
until his Highness came in and demand
ed audience.
Later in the day. when his Highness,
&no fhn- NTH &c ~ orT%f 81 he
the air, a short halt was made at his
Highness' maternal grandmothers's,
where Mrs. Westenmark, with tears in
her eyes, explained the unreasonable de-
sire of Robert Westenmark, ST., to expose
his Highness to the dangers of New Ha-
wen during commencement week, 'just
because he happens to be the class ba-
by" she concluded.
well. and why not take him? 1t would
be fun for you, and think how 1t would
please Robert"
But. mamma, he might catch COLOR
something, and then I'd never forgive
myself
Catch, nonsense, He. won't catch any,
thing there that he couldn't catch here.
Take Maggie along, she knows what to
do for him, and CO.
81 think it would be a foolish thing
Dear child, don't make Robert feel
that the baby is always first
But this is a question of exposing
him.
with the faithful Maggie along there
is little danger of that. Be careful that
it isn't a question of selhshness on your
part"
Mrs. Westenmark decided that the cold
hearted world was against her, and went
home aggrieved She found four tele-
grams there directed to Robert, and with
in the next hour six others arrived. Mrs.
WeStenmark became alarmed and called
her husband up on the telephone to in
quire anxiously what 1t all meant. He
laughed and told her she had better open
them and see. The ten kilograms all
read the same, only the signatures were
different:
On it, we must have the boy. Bring
him on the APO, or delegation of fifty
will call for him."
| At first Mrs. Westenmark was indig-
nant, then she laughed, and that night
when Mr.. Westenmark came home and
! said he had received forty kilograms du-
! ring the day she gave In, and that was
| how it happened that his Highness and
| the suite started to New Haven on the
4:2O train.
Such a racket "as never was on land
| or sea" greeted the 4:20 train as il rolled
into New Haven on Friday afternoon.
| His Highness and his suite descended
! from the train to the accompaniment of
'Rah! rah! rah! 'N!' which made his
| Highness' eyes almost pop out of his
! head with establishment. Mrs. Weston
mark was surrounded for moment and
when she turned to speak to Maggie she
/ = fa t. hot r., Il
| ed-Hayworth. '97, the famous center
rush, making his way through the crowd
! with his Highness held above his head.
! Before him went a man with horn, and
| behind him came '97, hundred strong,
! lock-step, yelling:
! 'Brickety kax, coax, coax; brickety
kax, coax; hoo-rah, hoo-rah, hullabaloo
Valet"
Maggie, GREATNESS and irate, with pill
| low and blanket. brought up the rear.
His Highness' mother, with fear on every
feature, dragged her grinning husband
after them, only to see Hayworth climb
| to the top seat of a taly-ho, the baby
still in his arms The trumpeter blew a
blast, 81 took hold of the shafts, and
the triumphal procession began. His
| Highness had evidently forgotten HIS
suite, and there he sat, holding on 10
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appreciation of the whole affair The
yelling was fast and furious-everywhere
they met other crowds, which We'd with
them in lung power and .enthusiasm-and
still his Highness smiled.
He was finally handed over to his
mother, who had never expected to see
! him alive again, and who, by the way
| had already registered a vow to take
him home the first thing in the morning
She was a wise little woman however
and said nothing, but just put him 10 bed
early and followed soon herself. while
mis- Highness' father went to the class
supper.
About II o'clock man tiptoed into the
| Westenmarks room, pinned a piece oil
paper on the crib bearing these words
"Win bring him back in a minute.-Bob'
Noiselessly he wrapped Robert, Jr, in g
blanket and departed. a few blocks ir
a cab and then this man burst into a
brilliantly lighted dining-room with tbs
bundle in his arms. He was greeted with
cheer, and then father, his Highnes:
and all, were lifted on to the shoulders
of the crowd and borne TO the place Of
honor at the head OF the table. On q
raised platform was a high chair. and
before II was huge gold loving cup witt
Yale, 49," inscribed on it. His High.
ness, who, by this time, was thoroughly
aroused to the jo,lity Of the occasion, wa.
sravely seated on the throne. Somebody
offered a toast-his Highness grinned
Somebody else filed up the loving cup
his Highness gurgled and plunged n his
fist.
"A toast, old man, a toasti' said nj,
proud father to him. Then his High
ness wrinkled up his face and sneezed-
coax. coax" And with one accord g
finished il up
''HooTah, hoorahi Hullabaleo-Yale -