Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-23
INVADED DR.. FAL IS { ROOM.

The discreet and etudious gentlemen who
inhabit Memorial Hall, at Richmond Col
lege, especially those on the second floor,
have been startled rudely from their
slumbers in the small hours OF the night
regularly. once in the twenty four hours.
! for more than week now. The sound
which has wrought such havoc with their
i sleep resembles the smashing of window
panes, and the fallsof broken glass. some
times enlivened with the dull plash Of
scattered liquids.
AT first these gentlemen attributed these
untimely disturbances to some belated
ceremonies of the Booze Artists cub
| but such was found not to be the case
Indeed. a careful investfgat ton, brought
about by the frequent and regular recur-
! renee Of the attacks. has revealed a most
distressing state Of affairs Stripped OF
ordinary English. the story which has
leaked out and is going the rounds,
Is this: So
II seems that on one quiet afternoon
last week. President Gillian. of the Mu
Sigma Rho Literary Society, and Left
End Hudgins. OF the football team, in
playful mood, entered the room OF Dr.
Falls, on the second floor and having
dragged the gentleman's bed into the
-N->AiS ~ SAACttaOS p4!Cds LIE lOIdI
Of his earthly college property in medals
res. It 1s needless to say that the doc
tor was absent on this occasion, and that
when he returned, he was filled with
consterna ton.
POWERS HELD.A MEETING.
Forthwith meeting Of the powers
that be" at the Institution. In conjunction
with the students was called in solemn
conclave. In order that the culprits might
be detected. The honor system prevails
at the venerable old seat Of learning at
the end Of Grace street, and the perpe-
traitors Of the deed made no denial OF
their action. or the playfulness aforesaid,
In which It was done. But amazement
and horror were depicted. on every face
when 1t was learned from the doctors
statement OF the. case. that $3.50 in yellow
gold had disa ppeared, and could neither,
be found nor accounted for. or course,
It might have been lost in thousand
ways, but the gentlemen little relished
the idea OF being the foremost figures IN
drama. on the scene of which,. md at
colncident time. the lamented two and
half had disappeared
This was easily remedIed, however. for
the two marched up side by side and ten
dered reimbursement to the outraged
unfortunate. and he. meeting them upon
an even ground Of conciliatory feeling,
accepted the offering In the same kindly
spirit in which it was profTered. The
meeting adjoul ned. the offenders were for
given by all concerned. and the incident
became a thing OF history.
So far so good. but here It seems that
the spirits took a hand, and ever since
that evcntful night, strange to relate,
from some unknown point. q whiskey
bottle. a beer bottle. a phial. ticker.
or a decanter. all curiousIy and daintily
carved have era shed through the window
Of DR.. Falls room. and fallen in frag-
ments on his table or his bed. Every
night. at the mysterious hour OF l. some
strange and unwelcone visitor, comes
briskly In. to be like its predecessors S.
swept down tho hall by the janitor in
the morning. Sometimes. stone has
come. but never without it's attendant
vase Of nectar.
INVESTIGATION PROVES FUTILE
Investigations have proved futile. guards
and sentries have been IN Vain: detec-
tives Of the first order have wandered on
the campus halfway through the night.
Only to be disappointed once again. Dame
Rumor. who has kindly told these things,
always whispers at parting, though soft
ly, that no detective or sentry will avail
untilsit comes within the province of the
faculty, and that they alone will be able
to suppress the peculiar demonstrations.
This. 1t is said. they will do, if the
demonstration OF spiritual phenomena
takes leading form. but SO long as gen.
crosby is it's leading feature who can OBJ
ject?
5 Re this as 1t may, like Patsy in the
fable. everything falls on DR.. Falls
floor, and those who sleep in Memorial
Hall. nightly start from their slumbers to
visitors.