News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-10-24

cue.
Uncle is queer in many ways. But
I'm sure he wouldn't print my verses
just on account of relationship"
Are you sure?' asked Edward, read
ing the verses. He began reciting
them aloud, and Miss Seton interrupted
the reading by suddenly, snatching the
paper away from him.
1T makes no difference, sir" she
said, holding the paper behind her and
still laughing at his apparent aston
ishment over the whole affair. The
promise you made Freeda was 81
apiece to any of us who had an article
accepted and paid for. There was
nothing said about the kind of paper,
or who owned it, or the price paid,
was there, Freeda"
mo. not a thing"
IL didn't say anything about verses,
though" said Edward, trying to be
bold.
"Fie, Ned! That isn't like you, try
ing to get out on a technicalityw
Anyhow, it seems to me like impos-
ing on me to make me pay 81 for so
cent poetry. Paid for in postage
stamps at that"
Poetry has gone up since | wrote
that. There's a trust been formed in
Hope, and we're going to buy out all
the little poets among the boys" said
Miss Seton, smiling.
IL don't believe in trusts, and shall
fight this one" replied Edward, grin
ming. "Pll pay the dollar all right. 1t
will serve you right to print the verses
in The College Journal and make peo-
pie read them"
'I'm sure it won't hurt them any
more than the reading of your article
in yesterdays issue. Miss Field had a
sick headache after reading it, and |
heard of several other girls who were
unable to attend afternoon classes on
account of it," she retorted.
Edward did not reply to this thrust
which was in keeping with the CONVEX
sational habits of many of the girls in
the hall.
II might as well pay now" he said
sOberly as he rose to go. He gave each
of the girls a dollar, and they accepted
with merry thanks.
When he had gone out, Miss Seton
sobered down quite suddenly.
do you think | hurt his feelings by
what | said about his article?" she
asked rather slowly and eyed Freeda
thoughtfully.
"Of course not. Ned understood your
nonsense"
81 don't think he did" replied Miss
Seton positively. He takes most ev-
erything seriously"
But he isn't slow in that sense"
said Freeda, somewhat sharply for her.
Maybe not, but he is very serious
about most everything. When told
him the other night that | had given
up the Sunday study he looked as sol
emn as if something dreadful had hap
pened. 1t would kill me to take every
thing as seriously as that"
There's no danger Of your dying
suddenly, Ida," said Freeda as they
went out of the parlor.
And STILL" persisted Ida as if trying
to defend her own lack Of seriousness,
II don't object to it in other people.
like your brother a good deal better
than the chattering, grinning kind, like
Willis Preston. think there is some
thing very nice in your brothers sober
face"
Freeda did not reply to this frank
admission, and, after staying in the
hall to chat with some newcomers |
little while, she went up stairs. j
she went into her room she wondered
for the first time how she would feel
If Ida and her brother should begin
to like each other. 1t was only a
momentary thought. The life of the
students at Hope college was remark
ably free from any foolish, sentimental
or harmful lovemaking. The students
had their social meetings frequently
they were constantly seeing one anoth-
er in chapel, in the classroom and
library and on the grounds, and, in
general, there was a healthy, natural
atmosphere about the relations that
existed between them that was the
best possible argument for the CO.
educational idea. so far as this particu-
lar part of it was concerned. Perhaps
President Royce expressed the truth
about It best when be said once, In
answer to a question put to him by a
visiting stranger who was u1HtFamillaF
with the student life of America '"Bhe
fact is, there is no more lovemaking
among the boys and girls in our CO.
educational schools than there is
among the same boys and girls as
they meet in one another's home out
side of college. And the fact is, also,
that most of them are too busy with
the regular work of the college course
to contract engagements or to act in
anyway so as to interfere seriously
with the purpose for which r. .
here. The association =" .-eS are
In the college &C. - the students
natural 80 passed Upon healthy
~ ,rAnE associations, exactly
~ Same that exist in any circle o.
I, neighborhood families in a Christian
community of the United States wher
boys and girls grow up together with
out restraint and in freedom whicl
is seldom abused" ..~--'-
NVbila all this was emnhatkcally true