The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-25
WHEREIN Ne LIED,

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grammar school. the farm in some
cases. were unpacking their ward
robes and setting, themselves for bard
study. Three upper class men were
assembled in a room OF one Of the dor
mitories, among them a single fresh
man. He walked about as IL treading
Oh e~ggshells. and if there was one
thing he dreaded il was being made |
game Of Tile senior and tile Junior
treated rim us unwu tls or any espe-
riii notice, the sopionore as an In
ielior order VI anihal.
Talking Of surprises" said the jun
ior, 81 met With one this summer that
knocked me cold"
Lets have It." said the senior.
You know that | was chosen to rep
| resent our class in the university ex-
pedition to the Yellowstone park this
summer?s
"You? Yellowstone park? oh, yes!
Now 7 remember. + had forgotten that
you took every scientific prize last
term He removed his pipe from his
mouth and glanced significantly at the
freshman.
Everybody knows" the,1unior went
on. who knows anything that the
geysers out there are impregnated with
caicareous and ~siliceous. matter"
"Caicareous ana siliceous matter is
good" said the sophomore, with mock
reverence.
Don't interrupt the speaker" inter
posed the senior severely. This expe-
dition has brought about some remark
able discoveries, and we want to hear
about them"
This calcareous and %siliceous mat
ter resumed the narrator, INSTANTLY
incrustates whatever it falls upon. We
found any quantity Of things from
which when we knocked or the coat
ing there was the original article. good
as ever. But we found one thing we
hadn't counted on. One Of the fellows.
picking up a piece OF stone about ten
inches long and quite slender, began
to hammer 1t, and after an extra hard
knock the thing broke up, and out
wriggled a live lizard
Il didn't know" said the freshman
in establishment. that life could exist
inside of a stone"
shut up, freshman" said the soph-
omore. what do you know about
scicnce?"
Life may exist inside of ice said
the senior by way Of explanation.
"Why not inside OF stone as well?"
"lt occurred to me- the narrator
went on, ITO separate from the rest Of
2 the party and look for other live speei.
a mems. so | took my outfit and went on
1 a still hunt, | spent ten days picking
e up different articles without finding
anything better than a chipmunk and
began to get discouraged. | wa'
u standing one day by one OF the big
' sest geysers, admiring the way 1t sho
10 into the air. and was so intenI
/, upon It that | didn't notice that | WA
gradually being covered with ~
spray. 1t occurred to ME that il
stood there long enough ! would be
come incrrsted and turn out 81 living
statue. SO | moved farther away, Jus
: above was another geFser. spoutinl
: for all it was worth. ! went TO 1t ant
leaned against a stone, a sort OF pillaI
: about ten feet high, over which TIN
, spray was constantly falling. | don
know what put it into my head, but
! began to chop Mt the thing with m,
NIX. The first thing | knew ! broke OF
a big chunk and laid bare q piece o
gray cloth. Examining It, I found
K TO be a mans coattail.'
Lean hardly believe that" said tn
g freshman. with increasing surprise
Go on" said the senior. with
i whitening g!Ance at the doubtcr.
Y went round to the opposite side o
the stone and after hammerfng awhil
exposed a bit OF light summer sill
| began 10 get interested. There wa
! an e~minence-~0r,% rather, one OF tbos
terraces they have In the park-besid
II the big stone, and. mounting II,
u swung the ak over my head, just as
IS throw the hammer at athletic show
le and, bringing the blade down on III
e. top Of the stone, cleft 1t in twain.
IN and found said both upper elias
ID men, with n fine show Of interest.
a. Il found said the speaker impre
sively, "a young man and a girl stan
ing side by side. the mans arm aroun
the girls waist. They had been thel
o. since the last party had visited Il
geysers, a week before, thus furnishin
=. admirable data as to the time a pair
"a lovers can spend In that enjoyable pos
ton. They had stood together by u
geyser. admiring 1t and each otherar
were so intent upon their spoonins tn
they didn't realize they were beconir
g incrusted till 1t was too late"
\ You don't mean it," cried the fires
~ man. ePshsw! It's ndlcui6ds"
"Freshman," said the senior stern
"you are doubling the word or the 81
entifc prodigy Of this college"
e. what did they doY' asked the soy
RS omore
I'm 40? The glrl blushed rosy red
I'd being caught in such a position. al
~ the follow marched her OF, remark
that they must bury or their par
lc- would leave the park without them
&c The freshman departed more unco
% Portable than when he entered. ]
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