Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-05
HOW HAzERS WERE HALED.
THE TABLES WE'RE TURNED
MOST EFFECTIVELY.
Neat Manner in which the Would-Be
Prosecutors Were Given Dose
Nearly as Bad as That In
tended For Their Victim.

Shortly after l had left college, q
number of us, of the class of 80, hap.
pened to meet at a reception. Almost
unconsciously we and few fellows
from other colleges strolled off into Q
corner and commenced telling college
jokes. Quite string of them were
told off, and among the number one N
particular, which was entirely new,
and, | believe, worth repeating. Here
1t is:
The narrator was Sam Shelton, a
promising young lawyer from the
South, and the yarn was substantially
as follows:
"As you know, boys, ! am a gradu,
ate of the University of Mississippi.
At the beginning of our 'Soph year,
we noticed a tall, lank and green
looking fellow among the Fresh and
he was Immediately spotted for a
haze His name was Davis, and he
hailed from the free State of Texas,
l believe he smelt mouse, however
for he began to display the butt of a
six-shooter, TO boast that he wasn't
afraid of any man in college, and that
he'd shoot the first one who fooled
with himr This only made the boys
worse, and they hunted eagerly for an
opportunity to initiate him.
I'm the meantime, / had met DAYS
in his ROOM and found him a first-rate.
whole-souled gentleman. determined
to take sides with him, and see for
once If the tables couldn't be turned.
The holidays were drawing near, and
he had managed to keep the 'Sophs' nj
bay all this time, when at last
thought | saw our chance.
"Going to some of the class, | told
them that Davis. the brag,' was lit
tie too fresh. and we had better bring
him down. Now this was the plan
agreed upon. Out in the direction of
the cemetery there was a long dark,
gloomy road. About dozen of the
boys were to 90 out there, covered III
sheets and armed, place themselves
behind trees at some distance apart;
then | was to go in an propose a
walk to Davis.
when we had gotten beyond the
last posted man, he was to jump out
and cry halt. l would then fire in the
air, turn and run, and each man was
TO step from his hiding place and fire
as we fled past. Davis, thinking them
robbers, would no doubt run, and this
would ffy fba lanOh nm him
"Well, one cold night in December
the boys took their stations On the
road, and went in for Davis. A half
hour passed, and we did not come.
an hour, and still no Davis. 1t was
bitter cold. The fellows began "a
SILVER and chatter. Then one called
to another, and at last, half-frozen and
wondering, they started in to see what
had become of us. Tramp, tramp, we
heard them coming down the dormity
hall, halt in front of Davis door, a
knock, and in response to his CHEEKY
Come in,' the door swung open, and
this is what they saw:
'The Texan and me- sitting by a
comfortable, cozy fire, enjoying Ia
yanas, and on the table smoking re-
mains of a flrst-class oyster supper
They 'tumbled, and a madden set
never saw.
"That was the first and last time
they meddled with Davis, and the af-
fair almost cost me my place in the
class, but after awhile the feeling
wore off, and it did not prevent my
getting the Glass Cup on final com
mencement"-Go Days.