The Republican journal., 1903-05-14
N THE COMFORTER.
,, Jean wEBsTER's
, PATTY Went to College"

The conscientious ones who
.Il the year were working
.yer. and the frivolous ones
we'd all the year were work
iaspe1ate frenzy calculated
sr minds a blank when the
-hould have arrived. But
~ working. 1t was a canon
ZEE philosophy, gained by
Tait wears of personal ex-
AZ the day before examina-
tip time to begin to study.
,.+ssed the instructor with
,snt interest in the subject,
Mt. and the result is as sure
,rEs we're already down in
0itf i'll the college archives.
Vno at least lived up to
with the exception of a
lirh she intended to learn
mod only, conscientiously
Ae Judiclous review rec
he faculty.
+, However, who, though
.AIly philosophlc, were less
, ere Subjecting themselves
.noWn as a regular fresh
nd as no one had any time
~. or to make anything to
.f il an Improbable period.
Innate even drove her
tiv because she laughed
rtae book she was reading;
+, she wandered around to
ler friends, and was con-
pngaged" on every door.
., on a window sill i'll the
'm9ug on the general bar
ups. when she suddenly
.sT friends the freshmen
she had not visited them
and freshmen are usually
r. Mis- period. She accord
..Wn the corridor that led
and a POSITIVELY EN-
tfrY 0NEi,"' in letters
rh. across the door. This
HAness of entertainment
atty heaved a disappoint-
ough to carry through
pt leaves and rustling of
Violently they were lis
N.ry gave no sign. Patty
sil the door-block with
ruuetuation-points. and
Wsily. and tiptoed back a
and leaned against the
.ty prevailed; the door
81 face wearing a hunted
Wyatt. was that you?"
We thought it was Fran
,miug down to have ge-
.Hd. and SO we kept still.
.n. | would MT come III
.rJ' ike that for anything.
U re busy
.a grasped her by the arm.
pVe us come in ana cheer
SD scared we don't t know
ated to he drawn across
| don't want to inter
- demonstrated, "lf you
by. I'D do" The study was
see girls. Patty smiled
s two haggard faces be
Where 5 Lady Clara We're
size asked. 'She surely is
.r,r precious last moments
riyolous."
ri bedroom, with Il geom-
and and a Greek grammar
irving TO learn them both
.5 come out here; | want to
la good advice and Patty
lI the divan and surveyed
rN-hestrewn room with an
smile.
H. I'm so glad to see you,,'
-yctaimed, appearing in the
Tie sophomores have been
la most dreadful stories
atoms. They are Mt true,
a Don't believe a word
roIes tell you. They were
-.uetlves last year, and II
Ions were as bad as they
uldn't have passed them,
expression stole over the
Il comfort, Patty. Up
take things easily, don't
nQred to almost anything
4d Patty. Examinations
ertaining, if you know the
WON'T know the rig lit an
OF the freshmen walled,
Jpturning. 1--WE simply
anything, and Latin comes
md geometry the next day
IA that case you can't get
way, so don't worry. You
it philosophically, you
tty settled herself among
and smiled upon her
aaditors with easy non
rs an example of the use
Studying at the eleventh
yea. have MT done anything
term, l will tell you my ex-
H. freshmen Greek. | was
red when l came, | didn't
Eli the term, and, without
81. ! didn't know anything.
before examinations / sud
blended the situation, and
blowing that grammar In
frank black coffee to keep
worked till two in the morn
rrIy stopped cramming ire
tor meals. | simply thought
lpd, if you will believe it,
I work | tlunked i'll Greek.
faith in studying for ex-
I've never done it since,
'er funked since. | believe
4 matter of fate whether
'ough or not, SO | never
more"
men looked at one another
.ly. IF it's all decided be-
r're lost"
led reassuringly.
now and then
'-u to the best of men"
2 heard they send people
them Won know. if they