Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-14

finally.
Yes" 1 gasped with difficulty, for
l had been face down for quite a while.
l was released, and. getting down on
my hands and knees, l Tapped up the
salt. while the assembly commented
with awful brutality on the perform
ance.
Does 1T we'll for a great man.
doesn't lle?'
He's not a bad fellow on his hands
and knees"
1T will take a barrel to make him
endurable."
You wouldn't think a little runt like
that could be SO oud.".
There was a lot of the salt. 1
gurgled, and gagged, and got sick, but
they didn't seem to MIND 1T. l finally
finished it and looked up, cold sweat
on my face and feeling more miser-
able n l ever had in my life.
ID you think that will help your
said Saunders severely.
Yes, sir" l said humbly.
You don't need any more?' he
asked anXiously.
NO." 1 said almost frantically. 81
can take a hint"
Because we've laid in a whole bar
rel" said Saunders, Just for your use.
Now, has any one else my complaint
against Simmons"
His head is swelled," said Hog
boom.
'Oh, awfully," said Allie Bangs, who
was a freshman himself, but had CON
valesced early.
He's afraid to so through anything
but q double door,
III talks about Us representative
men,"
II wonders if we appreciate his
coming here to school,
III patronizes the professors"
one by one they diagnosed my feel
lngs so accurately that l s%huddered.
Never had l heard what I thought put
into words In that Photographic fasn-
ion. When the indictment was finished
l wanted to take the first kick at my
self.
Are we agreed that Simmons head
is too large" asked Saunders finally.
we are" was the chorus.
Then soak it, said Saunders. A
large pail. the kind they used in
stables, was brought in filled with
water. l was appended and lowered
head first into this about a dozen times.
Then, while l sat and coughed and
wheezed and spattered water from my
aching lungs and nose, Saunders adj
dressed me severely.
he said, you are re-
garded as one of the college marvels.
Your head is so large that the faculty
doesn't know whether you are q human
being or a satellite on legs. You nave
oCt w iCuaSC ~ dOOul O,UOU SIZES, anu
we are going to help you all we can. We
won't charge You anything for our
services either. Now. what other COM
plants are there against Simmons?"
HI dresses too loud" said half a
dozen men at once
you caa't hear the college bell for
him." said Hogboom.
The clothiers buy horrible things
and bet on him whether he'll buy them
or not" said Wilbur.
HI buys shouting socks and rolls
his trousers up to show Them" said my
Very WE'LL" said Saunders, what
shall we do for it?"
Darrell, barrel" came the answer.
simmons, the frat thinks you'll look
better in a BARREL said Saunders.
Just step into the other room. take off
you'll find there"
felt my way out of the room with
cries of Hurry up!" and Lively, you!"
chasing me. l stripped to my under
clothes and got into the barrel. Come
out" called Saunders. 1 grabbed the
barrel by the edge and came %shivering
into the room. AS 1 stood there with
perspiration stains and salt on my face,
bare arms holding up my costume with
a death-like grip. and half a yard OF
bare legs protruding from the lower
end OF the barrel, l awakened more
IMAM i IL cN III uTtlTIltt
of creating. even in my most ambi-
tious flights of imagination. Shrieks,
yells and cheers. gasps, howls and hys-
terlcs came from my loving brethren.
AS they auieted dow they began to
comment on my appearance.
rs that the way q god looks in his
underwear"
Il thought he was mostly clothes"
H looks a lot better, though, with
out that vest"
He doesn't strut as much in that
barrel
He ought to wear 1T all the time.
He wouldn't be able to pound his ac-
quaintances on the back"
Nor smoke cigarets on the campus"
His young lady friends ought to see
him in this rig. 1t might save a lot
of broken hearts"
"All right, touch off the flashlight."
"Bang!"
Then they let me &c up to my room
n put on some old clothes. 1 wanted
to stay there and inhale Illuminating
gas, but when Hogboom called to me l
got out of that room in two jumps.
Somehow I couldn't bear to think Of
disappointing that crowd in anything
they might want.
When 1 returned there was a large
blackboard in n end Of the room.
Saunders was standing before it.
Brothers" said he. have you my
other fault to find with this fresh
man?"
He borrows Clothes" said Win
throp.
you bet he does" snorted Bailey,
who roomed with me. II can't keep a
tie to myself 10 minutes"
That's a bad fault" said Saunders.
'It ought to be worth FIVE"
NO. TO-" shouted Bailey.
Make 1t seven.' said Saunders.
"Freshman. get down over Hogboom's