Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-01
MILD BOYISH TRICKS
CRAZY FRANKS PERPETRATED BY
COLLEGE STUDENTS.

Yor n Statue of Justice.
-7n all ages" said the man who OBJ
xrves, boys have been boys. and II
Xxi dimes their play may smack of bru-
ns&ty, at others it is amusing and even
txA%yr. Some years ago at Harvard
a. rwt containing bricks broke down in
1rrxmt of Memorial hall. 1t being then
gars. the driver left it there for the
sassnt. The next morning, securely
yya1irlg on the ridge Of the roof OF
Memorial hall. was that self same load
nc bricks, although how it got there
II - this day a mystery. The scuttle
To- The roof was far too small to admit
lie. body Of the cart. On the other
ixsCd, the cart was too heavy, 1t seemed,
~ Aaye been pulled up by hand from
eEe outside, and besides neither wall
rsr roof showed any sign Of its pas
ange. Yet there it was. and there 1t
rxauained until at considerable expense
To- pockets and temper the college au-
@igaities had it removed and restored
10 its clamoring owner.
'".yhe preparatory school to which
LIZ MEIL way VI Il oiiAAAA NoN''I 'A"o~
II Ere was looked upon as a great
Efair and was attended by the stu
sIeuts in a body. Once there our GUS
iam was to hurl ribald remarks and adj
NICE at the various firemen by name.
70 ret even 1t was their habit. at I'M
expected moments, to turn the hose
sron' us. A few duckings taught us
caution. and we at length were usually
.'5is to scamper away without u wet
E41g.
"One bitter winter afternoon we
ss.itcred ut a fire and engaged in OF
tru.is occupation of batting the fire.
rnn. At length :lry tried to reach
- With the hose. tut having aEtici-
f.3Reth the move We were without its
rfs1.e. BIT unnOticpd behind us had
Tarn standing the principal of the
school. On his august person the
wA1eam of water descended like an
EEsnging fate. and before the panic
s7rseken tiremcn could turn it away he
'x.xs wet to his respectable skin. The
'r2ser froze as it struck. and we were
presently gazing upon a human icicle.
AT length we recovered sufficiently
m 20 to his aid and. wrapping him
lAs coats, drove him rapidly to his
l4au1e, during which the entire schOol
ssssaak in its shoes. while the wretched
MrpnBen were for resigning in a body.
lHzs he was Il thorough good fellow,
apa beyond a few words as to the
vgrvng we were doing in interfering
with a public servant in the discharge
VII his duty he allowed the incident
", piss by unnoticed.
'-yhe town hall was one of those
Vicious and bleak structures so COM
n0rr1 In the New England towns of 20
gears ago, where the only attempt at
decoration was a funereaf cupola in the
Mact center of the roof. on top of
which was a large figure of Justice.
10 che horror of the Srlectmen the
5owp awoke one morning to gaze upon
a Exunsfigured Justice. A light blue
sraoaafine skirt and red shawl enwrap-
sE.2 her figure. and she looked coquet-
gsessay out from beneath the shadow
GM+ M immense poke bonnet. AS a
zsxrticularly happy thought. she was
Weighing two babies in the scales.
As.Tnen came an awful row. The
Nwn had no hook and ladder truck,
WITHOUT the aid Of which no n could
sss 1,und to remove the garments. The
NEAREST hook and ladder company was
e. miles distant and required not only
Hsmission of the town council but the
expenditure Of cash to bring it over.
lie sclectmcn declared that as 1t was
granifostly q trick of the students the
@~ssculty should pay. The faculty firm
~ tefused. holding that there was no
vv,yaf that such was the case. For
Enu days the controversy ragged, and
Nzsa the selectmen gave way II paid
t6r- she hook and ladder truck. The
sExs the hook and ladder company was
~ come a storm sprang up which
fasrcd for three days. When the god
eisss was finally stripped of her cloth
Gssgs. the dyes had run and she emery
vi tinted with all the colors of the
zaslnAow. She had to he painted afresh,
Sc selectmen footing the cost with
Ezi1en faces.
1.-The secret was successfully kept
to how the goddess was decorated.
The night previous to the occurrence
sxere had been a show In the town
Nxa2 When it was over, the captain
M HE football team and two fellow
aA~3sDdrators had sneaked beneath the
nhixe fronted stage. When all was
assseh, they had assembled to the roof.
eanes' there one end of a long rope had
EAeza attached to the captains waist
asssA the other to that Of one Of the
s,tness. The third man accompanied
tks~ climber to the base Of the figure
with the BUNDLE Of clothes. The skirt
md babies We're easily placed. but
fHe- shawl and bonnet came as harder
wurk, the figure rocking fearfully on
It's base. The Idea Of the rope was
saat. in case the dresser fell he would
10 saved from rolling to the ground.
TIT such an accident had happened,
when be bounded from the sloping
ailles Of the roof he undoubtedly would
lInvr carried the football captain to the
sround with him. They didn't think