Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-01-09

now nerre from the south, and of these
were twenty-four who Joined
.hah i'Snfederacy. Among these were
upon tE Il. Lee. Albert Sidney John
a,;oe eJoe e. Johnston, Hardee Van-
Kirby. Smith, Hood and F'itz-
who ar Lee What galaxy of traitors
~ a., there But Thomas was not
'' them. If there was any trea-
only the was traitor to his state. AS
erv;,,ogan, let the old veterans of Vim
es tell. Saw Il recent letter from
tuenlsof them narrating how he tried to
time regiment in Kentucky to fight
3ur side. but could not get but
draWe sickly companies and gave it UP.
come forbear. Let me stop n while
II give my Indignation rest Ii it
vi WI not raining | would go out and
and some or chop some wood. God on
u;,. Counfourd' ON.
'iciA t | was considering this hazinp
! chlldness this drinking tabasco and
cara er sauae and going through con-
ons until the poo- victim faints
: WA' has commissions. The dictionary
calls 1t physical persecution. and
, George w. Curtis, the editor OF uar-
: per's Weekly. denounces the whole
system rs a brutal and conference.-the
, denial OF fair play. And yet i. Is al
r lnNed and winked at by the Offices in
|
of the BooZ case will all blow over and
end in smoke. | wonder if our south
, ern cadets join in it. We have never
had any haZing in southern colleges
, that know of. | remember when the
SophomoreS and juniors used TO play
some little tricks on the freshmen, but
I, they were not cruel or dangerous. |
, ! remember when young Wkatley came
TO Athens from Talladega, Ala, with
his fathers wagon and canped ont at
, night while on the journey He WAS 4
! country boy and had on suit OF home
, made jeans outside and plenty of grit
, inside. One evening after study hours
: tho Sophs and juniors combined TO
scare the freshmen who were timed
and green and homesick, and so one
big fellow pretended to take laughing
gas or ether and after sucking a while
on n handkerchief he got maniacal and
threw his arms about in wild frenzy
and distorted his countenance-su
D, denly he drew n big long butcher
= knife from his bosom and the know
: ing ones shouted. Run. boys. run:
. he's got a knife" and they all ran ex-
= cept Whatley. He boldly stood his
: ground and seized good sized stone
= and as g crazy hoy got within "A few
teCt OF him and was brandishing his
, knife young Whatley let fly with the
= stone and knocked the breath ont OF
him. We thought he was dead and a
doctor was sent for in Il hurry That
, WAS the last trick played on the fresh
: men while | was in college WhatIcy
: never put on any airs about al. D.. he
!, took first honor all the same and be
!, ctnc colonel of Il regiment during The
war. and, l think. was KILLED in battle.
: wish we had some aouthern Whatey4
\ al West Point
After all. it is the officers Of an in
/, etitut.cn who mold the character OF
O., the ho-s aud as that man Mills can't
, mold it he ought 10 resign. WAS
greatly s,atihcd 10 read that resident
Hardy, who is at the head o. the Agri-
c1lrural and Mechanical college in
NJ iss.ppi. where there are 100 stu
drni.i. made u request OF them some
months ago that they would Gait
smoking. ANA all Of them said yes.
,, wo w!ll-wc VIII ID anything ynn ask
: us TO do And s.nce then not a cigar
: or cigarette has been seen in that
splendid institution. Those young
. men are gentlemen, and we are proud
,, OF them.-Bill Arp in Atlanta Constl-
. hutton.