Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-02-05

The Battalion. Feb. 1.

Flyer when everybody was goir
home for the holidays, that aero
The aisle from the hero Of this stor
st sn unusually attractive girl.
The moment he saw her b
heart underwent a change; II b,
gan to throb violently, and fee
ing crept over him similar to tn
one experienced by speaker VIII
addresses an audience for the frs
time. This mysterious behavio
OF heart has not been explained b,
medical men, but recent writers o
fiction claim that itais due Il
peculiar sensations experienced
brought on by the sudden disease
klaspmoDia or literally case Of
love at first sight.
She evidently too, was on her
way home and by her airs he
judged her to be a college girl. II
he could only get acquainted. He
was tempted to ask her il che knew
Mics Smith who attended Baylor,
but We remembered in reading in
Webb's latest book on "How to
Love Successfully" the author states
il would be against the rules Of
etiquette and a simple case of but.
ting in, a crime Of which Fresh.
men aud Sophomores only are
guilty Of committing. lie even
half way wished for a wreck 80 that
he could prove himself hero,
and at least become something in
her estimation. But alasl he had
to be contented by gazing at her.
She was reading a book IN which
she became less aud less interested
as the train nearcd It's destination.
The train had whistled and the
porter called out the name Of the
station in u tone tAat gave evil
dence that he was either in a bad
hnmor or something was wrong
with his voca! organs. II was the
young mans station, and as he
rose she looked up. Their eyes
met for only one moment They
must have dazed him for as he left l
The car he seemed TO play tackle
with the seats and tried to button
bis already buttoned coat. He
knew only one thing and that was :
eaving a real girl whom he had t
heretofore seen only in dreams. c
Not knowing her name or where /
he lived he would probably never a
zee her again. Fortune had been r
lind but fate was against him.
While walking home from the g
tation with his brother he dropped d
ii into pensive mood. His ,
rother seeing that he was not as a,
heerful and laxative as usual,
sid to him: "Cheer up lad. |
now those professors at A. and NJ. -,
elieve in giving hard examina-
ons, but just think Of it you are .,
,ing to dine at home for the next
Felve days and mother has made :.
uit cake for you herself. By ;.
% way who was that young lady
at got off the train after your She
ftninly was a sumner" He had
en- no one get III. The thought
Nv flashed through his mind -,
'uld il be possible that she got off
re? He know that this was not
= home town, a. he was &C.
ainted with every one in the lii. -
burg, but yet she might be Wis.
ng some one. o,
Night came aud the clock an
unced the hour Of twelve; he =.
$ still awake tossing in his own -.
IT bed. Though tired from the ~,
Us ride, with no mosquitoes
sent prospecting, and no shoe 20 20
ish TO fear, yet he slept..not. Per- ',.o
Is the reader would think he =,
worrying about bis me- u
mic examination or that con. -
nded equation for a back water -.
We which had caused him no
III amount Of trouble; but, nay, .I
thoughts ran along another g
mel.
exs morning found him glanc ~,
over the pages of the hotel reg