New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-07
SOME FRANKS OF STUDENTS.
A LOAD OF BRICK ON THE HARVARD Mr-
MORTAL HALI-A STRANGE GARB


I'm all ages" said the man who observes. boys
have been boys. and If at times their play may
smack of brutality others IL Is amusing and even
clever. Some years ago at Harvard cart
tanning bricks broke down in front OF Memorial
Hall. 1t being then late the driver left II thers
for the night. The next morning securely resting
on the ridge OF the roof OF Memorial Hall that
selfsame load OF bricks. although how II got there
is to this day mystery The scuttIe to the root
was far too small 20 admit the body OF the cart.
On the other hand, the too heavy u
seemed to have been pulled up by hand from the
outside, and besides neither wall nor roof showed
any sign of its passage. Yet there 1t wss, and
there II remained, until considerable expense to
removed and restored to it's clamoring owner.
The preparatory school TO which went IN
a small country village A FIRE was lookss upon
as great AFFAIR. and was attended by the students
in body. Once there our custom was to hurt
rioad remarks and advice ct the various hreunen bs
name. To get even II was their habit. at unex-
pected moments, to turn the hose upon US A few
duckings taught US caution, and We at length were
usually able to scamper away without a vetttrr.
One bitter winter afternoon gathered at a
fire and engaged in usual occupation OF baittna
the hremen At length they tried to reach with
the nose, but having anticipated the move were
without its range But unnotieed behind US had
been standing the principal OF the school On his
august person the stream OF water descended Hka
an avenging fate, and before the pantcstricken
nremen could turn II away he wet to his re-
spectacle skin The water rroze as II struck and
we were presently gazing upon & human iccle.
AT length we recovered sufficiently TO go to hIs
aid, and. wrapping him in coats. drove him rap
idly TO his home. He confined there for several
days. during which the entire school shook in it,
shoes. while the wretched fremeu were for re-
signing in a body. But he was a thorough good
fellow; and beyond a few words to the wrong
IN the dseharse OF his duty he allowed the ncidens
The town hall one Of those hideous and
t p1eaS str9et9res SO common In the NewEnsiand
at decoration was a funereaI cUpOla In the exact
S Ssnre OF the roof on top OF which was large
the town awoke one morning TO gaze upon a
and red shawl enwrappsd her 4Ts Spne eS ss
eSo9ueteshly out from beneath the shadow OF an
thought she Weighing two babies In me scsYs
hook and ladder truck without the ala ~ h1 ,, no
no one could De found 70 remove the garments
n tbs distant T6 and required not only permission q
BRING ~ ov SounT oSs the expenditure Of cash
MAS manfesty trick Of the students the faeuty
that there proof that such was the sats
For ten days the controversy ragged and then ths
ladder truck The day the hook and ' a hSSA co ana
Tor three days Wsso rm ms sprsng up which Lasted
STRIPPED Of her clothing the dyes had run and sSs
She had TO be painted atresh the SeIectner footInx
the ssr cost with sullen faces,
seeurTenSs vas aseorssed The might previous 70 the
hail When Il was over Seen me es sSoM % ne foTa
pan team and two fellow consplrators had sneaksd
oshtsath me oaize rTonted stage. When all
quiet they mad assembled the roof Once there ons
enc OF a long rope had been attached TO ths cap
eails waist and the other 20 that OF one OF the
oths-s The third man accompanied the climber
70 he nase OF the figure with the bundle OF clothes
Inc skirt and babies easily placed but
the shawl and bonnet harder work the
nsere rocking fearfully it's base The idea OF
She rope was that in the dresser fell he would
oe saved from rolling to the ground. II such an
accident had happened. when he bounded from the
sioping sides OF the roof he undoubtedly would
nave carried the football captain to the ground
WITH MIN They didn't think of this. however and
IL gave them a greater feeling Of safety