The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-21

| IT.. SAID the Sell-made man 10 the com
panion OF his early years. Don't 20,
ever feel the lack of it?'
Cant say do replied the com
panion. I've had liberal allowance
Of hard knocks, If that's what you
mean"
THAT don't help you out" said the
self.made man. I've had them, too
but they haven't fitted me for intel
lectual society. You put me down In
an atmosphere of culture and refine
ment and get choked up right away
| Can't stand the elevation, I've got 70
come around and see you to get good
deep breath, Whew."
AS bad as that?'
Worse You get a collection OF
| high.browed young men soaked to the
eartips in the Pierian spring discus
| ing the classics together and making
| you realize your own ignorance and
| you'll want to leave
Some Of Bills friends?"
Some of Williams collegiate asso-
| ciates. He alludes to them as the
bunch They are a bunch Of sweet
violets, II you ask me. ] used to have
some doubts about the advantages Of
college for the young man. haven't
any now. None whatever"
You don't have to give them the
whole house, do your"
by no means. They're mostly
in the music room now. They've got
the piano and a banjo and a mandolin
and their own lungs No, they don't
require the whole house, but they can
fill 1t all right. Ever hear any of the
dear old college songs"
Don't believe | have"
They're gems. Ever hear Mother
Goose nursery rhymes Hickory, dick
Dry. dock the mouse ran up the clock,
and SO on?"
I've heard them
The college songs remind me OF
them to great extent, although the
morals Of Mother Goose are more
wholesome
That's quite likely"
Quite likely, as YOU say. There
really are passages that are undenia
bly, suggestive of bad habits. When
you're invited as Jolly good fellow
to fill up your glass yfve la com
pagnie whatever that Island drink
down a health TO our glorious class,
for instance, 1t makes me feel little
uneasy
hn civ xyaaf, nr
OF that sort" suggested the compan
ion OF early years.
Il fear not" said the self-made man
IF that was the only one | might try
to believe so, but there's an allusion
in another ditty TO a tavern In ouf
town, in which somebody sits him
down and drinks his vino the liyelone
day--unmistakably wine"
THAT does sound bad"
Il was assured by the president that
nothing of that sort was couItenanced
by the faculty, and my approximations
may not be well grounded. ! hope
they aren't, but there's too much
drink her down and meerschaum
pipes and things to suit me. OF course
| know they smoke. and II they'd con |
fine themselves to meerschaum pipes. |
| wouldn't mind 1t so much, but it will
take week TO get the smell Of the |
cigarettes out of the house Still con |
sidering the advantages, ] suppose
oughtn't TO complain. Did you ever
hear Billy McGee McGaw?"
Il knew James MCGEE once"
II don't suppose It's the same per
son. This ones last name Is McGaw
and he had some connection with
three crows on a tree. cant make !
out what IT is exactly, but these schol-
arly young men seem to understand II |
perfectly. That's where my lack OF
classical education handicaps me. az
said. They all tapped their wings
and cried. Cav, Cawi" Billy MCGEE.
McGaw. Doesn't suggest anything to
you. eh?"
NO. I don't seem to get IT,
Il feel a little afraid to ask vii |
liam about t. ! sat down there for !
little while this evening when they
started, just to be polite. and o!
course tried to look as If under
stood. but didn't, to tell you the hon.
est truth"
"A college education is great
thing, there's no doubt about that"
said the companion of early days.
William is working hard and con.
scientiously, I'll say that for him.
pursued Williams father. II know
some young fellows just go and loaf
around and have good time. vii.
lam isn't one OF that sort at least.
That's encouraging, I'm sure
I'm told that there hasn't been
day that he missed attendance at the
gym" said the self-msde man. proud
~ He's trained faithfully and he
hasn't let any temptations Of classes
and lectures seduce him from the prsc-
tice games. He thinks that If any va
caEcy occurs in the team he'll be
picked TO al H. He's certainly
worker is William ! wish. though.
could enter into his pursuits and am
billions more thoroughly and sympa-
thize with him in them. ] wish. for
instance. that could understand his
college songs"