The citizen., 1901-05-17
BY j. C. GOULD.


know how | got that, do you?" said my
uncle in response to some questions |
had just asked him.
The loving cup in question was good
sized solid silver cup. beautifully CHASED
and ornamentcd. and bore the folloaiue
inscription: "'Our Mutual Friend mar
ried June 26, 1882; The Pirate. ma
ried Thanksgiving day, II m, lSS
'Tommie,' married Thanksgiving da,
12:3O p. m, lSS4."
'WeIl, Bessie, its story began mass
/ years ago, when was in my senior yva
in college, and, in fact. before that. whc.
first three freshmen became acquainted
who, as a result became the warmcst e..
college chums. Those three friends wcr
Our Mutual Friend The Pirate aui
myself"
Then you We're 'TommicT How fuu
/ ny" | cried.
Yes. they called me Tomme, althou-S
that was not my name. You see, the:
was n cousin of mine named Thomas At
college with me and in the same cla-.
] We looked SO much alike that | was ccg
tinually being called Thomas Dexter hr
the professors instead Of Richard nr&
ter. So the boys took it up and dubhud
.
Our Mutual Friend was a slim. :,
| dlous youth and was the last of the t2o
of us boys The Pirate and | were =
! friends and found in talking one d.
4 that we liked this chap, so we got so. .
with him and spoke of him as Our Nh
/ tual Friend, and the name clung to huu
The Pirate himself was a big football
/ player and got his name because he used
! to tell blood curding pirate stories at our
frat dining table. After we were w,.l
settled in our friendship we came
! spend nearly all of our leisure time to
/ gethcr.
Just after the Christmas holidays. N
our last year, the Pirate came to r,~
rooms looking happy and mysteriou-
/ Come down to the METROPOLITAN hash
house tonight, old man. he said. 4 have
something to tell you. Our Mutual FrieD /!
will he there
What's up| cried
That's all, Tomme' he replied. ~
sure and come
"And 20 | did, | met the Pirate at
the door, and going into little drcssla.
room we found Our Mutual Friend wal.
| ing for US We at once adjourned to the
| dining hall and the Pirate ordered uS Ii
dinner the like had not had for mans d
| day. We both saw something was in thr
wind, but neither Our Mutual Friend q
! myself vcntured remarks, nor did ihr
| Pirate. Through soup, fish. salad a&a
| meat we Went, and the Pirate did not Sa,
word about anything but the most ar
dinary topics Of the day. After our meat
| however, he spoke a word to the wai1rr.
and thereupon Il bowl of punch was pa,
ed before us, all wreathcd in nowc,~
| When the waiter had gone, the Pirate
solcmnly dipped out three glasses ANA
! giving one to each of us, kept the other .
y toast he cried, to the most bca.
tiful of women, to the future Mrs. iI
| rate Open eyed we looked at him. n
most forgetting to clinli glasses and driia
his toast.
Anticipating our questions, the pira.r
| proceeded to tell of his love affair, wh.,.
| had eliminated in his engagement in Z, b..
Christmas holidays. 1t WAS after thj.
divuscnce that Our Mutual Friend pr.
| posed the scheme that brought about tl.
existence of that loving cup.
Boys he said, i have a scheme i
move that the first one Of. US three mar
ried be presented with Il set Of sali4
silver spoons and that the last marll.3
be presented with a silver loving cup .-
wedding presents. This will save ;uy
| anxiety or doubt either on the part Di
! the giver or the recipient of the gift u..
will prove continual reminders of u.!
college friendship.
" Second the notion | asscnted
"'Carricd" cried the Pirate.
Here's to the health of our wlyu-
! that are to be- continued Our Mutr..