The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-18

up, and the freshman Captain challenged them
They, weren't looking for q race, their husky
voiced stroke said. hut anything 10 obnge Inc
Mli3w gave the word, and the freshmen imme'
diately went half a dozen yards into the lead
! As before, each man In the other boat was rowing
ms own stroke and splashing terribly ne
t~snh,en took II easy at about iwenty-asm, "
back.
Hurry or you'll b. latr. 49,
10 Which h. Of the husky voice replied h~i
your eyes in your own boat, sonny 49,.
The freshmen laughed again, Then ueS
hu,ppNd laughing. In some mysterious WnS
curing The last dozen strokes, the other crew pa.
crept up IN them n yard or 81. The freshmen
showed their stroke up 10 thiriy,-tour th.lse -
Wlrlyoight and forty, and finally to iorty- lon,
and shut their teeth on II, while their coNswain
one Boggs, howled AT them like a steam H'rn
Meanwhile the nondascripu- were Spla'hing along
AZ about ihirty.siN and gaining al every spiasn
As the Widow had said, their form as an siSns
car crew wa not pleasing. but nevertheless
after the first lew strokes, in spit, of thrir va'Sing
styles, they we've in some weird fashion MANAGING
10 catch and swing their power INTO ,hsir Ve W
elghtoared shell.
Hall way " the Harvard Bridge the boats
Wrt' on even terms, Master boggS wa hoMnn y
valiantly and the freshmen were plugging hS u
the eyes. Then the hroken back boat began u
draw ahead, and after that The freshmen VEN "
pieces, They came under the bridge about iOni
lengths behind, To an accompaniment ol hoouS
ana waving handkerChi Is from above ana re-
marks II All insulting nature from the olii,r boat
| The Widow AT that moment was inNlsiDir ron
the river, although his launch was pulhnE a lew
wards away. Sonr one who had viewed IN,
scene from The bridge, however, SAID altrr"atl
that from that position he was 10 b, deScrlrd Ii,
thu bottom Of tn aunch. hi members diSpoS'o
IN the form Of a true lovers knot, 4 little later
IN n greatly shaNrn condition, h. came aiUligsii,
a." freshmen and said he realized what n dispa,
AT their top straps dumbly; mud In n spirit OF
decency h" took them far Up strcam, OUT OF range
OF thuS' eyes on IN" bridge.
That night there was a knock Al the Wldo" ;
door and nIn' long facal young men nleu inlh
his study aud ranged themselves against ''
wall.
Hello, said the Widow, what are you fellows
ni,rr'
The freshman Captain lost no time They
didn't hope for any thing after thu, ailernv"h'
but they wanted the Widows honest olihion
HAD they lost every chance at N"W l.ondnl- u
they observed reli"ipuSly his slightest Surd ana
wurNri a. no eight Dared crew had worked
THE Widow assured them that they neelh
feel in the least worried, that il they meant VIVA
They Sald they had learned a lesson beside whi'l
tho mere BEATING If \ He or being beaten, became
Insignificant To tAi- the freshmen arrrrd
Widow. they wanted 10 brat ale, too
'lhaiNa- another question, the Nid"w thought
{ was prtty late IN The day Bat, on the othei
hand, honest work. did wonders And so taI
n hc was concerned, he would do what he could
10 help them ont
The freshmen overfowrd with gratitude
l'0N, two and seven wrpt slightly Ana ehcf
man, as he went out. wrung the Widow 5 hand
Then the Widow picked up his book again, AND
smiled al " hat he read
81 he strange parl Of this story" continued
The d2Npei III. is that the freshmen kept thei'
word The college bgHn to ask what had IL
como n them he spectators on Harvard Britgf
saw Thorn no moro, except perhaps, far down the
river, th"ir oars cleaning industriously. AND
Whom toy went g. New London they became
known Is the most feithiul crew on the Thames,
"Npt Il wasn't until the night of the dav they
bat y abe That any Of them found courag" u
refer To- IN" rriN"tc that had turned their career
" bal de- You ,!ppoN" vas the matter with rs
that day, an? way the freshman Captain asked
the Widow
"liGn'l yuu know oil along, answered III,
! Nl'u'. that there was rol.g To- W. a ndtluna
r'rHl'g IN Boston on tho Fourth Of July
'fhr + ,hmHu Caotain looked mystified
\ud that ten or twelve Of the biggest proieS
/ -iu"Hl scull'r, In TIE world were traiUing at The
| Bradford boat club
" \nd trey were the chaps, said the fresh
man Cautain. coming III, mouth
"in-, .iid the Widow, in the f|radfords, ole
| eight JARED shpll They weren't used 10 pulling
: together bat h,wArr instinct A. Fals'afT says
Well III b. hanged, said The freshman Cap
iHiG SO th,F- want any need Of our being
frlEh'cned after all "
"'}ut huw. a.Lcd the deepchested Young MAI
%! N" dysur' 'ir, cid you hapnen to be- So int
mul"ly acquainted with this rshman crow"
"I.hsu mid ~" dysp'ptlC, ! ruwrd ,troke NJ
that ,rrv, aud four On the VARSITY next wear
But tia' NJ. before you Young gentlemen has
any lhr"-i-- about oiEhtuarrd crews"