St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-03-04
changed things for a time.

| American revelation of what had
| lain so deep In hts own heart that
| often he had not realized it was there.
When the Germans hid in the sen and
sent down the great merchant ship,
with American babies and their moth
ers and CALAMITY dying American gen
tlemen, there came change even to
girls and boys and professors, until
then so preoccupied with their own
little aloof world thousands Of miles
from the murder.
Fred Mitchell, ever volatile and gen.
erous, was one Of those who went
quite Wild. No orator. he nevertheless
| made q frantic speech at the weeks
frat meetings. cursing the Germans
In the simple old English words that
their performance had demonstrated to
be applicable, and going On to demand
that the fraternity prepare for Its
share IN the action Of the country. II
don't care how Insignificant we few
fellows here tonight may SEEM" he
cried; I'VE can do our little, and II
S'Sl Sbobt III t1t1S Spti1tI y Ituuf W w
their own little, why, that'll be plenty
Brothers, don't You realize that ALL
over the United States tonight the peo-
pie are feeling just the way we are
here7 Millions and millions and MIL
lions Of them Wherever there's an
American he's with us-snd you bet
your bottom dollar there are just few
moro Americans In this country Of ours
than there are btg-mouthed Holsters
like that fellow Linskil I tell you. If
congress only gives the word, there
could be on army Of five million men
In this country tomorrow, and those
dirty baby-killin' dachshunds would
hear q word or two from your Uncle
Samuel! Brothers, I demand that some
thing be done right here and now, and
by US! I move we telegraph the sec
rotary Of war tonight and offer him a
regiment from this university to go
over and help hang their d-n kaiser"
The motion was hotly seconded and
instantly carried. Then followed
much f1ustered discussion OF the form
and phrasing Of the proposed tele-
gram but, after everything seemed to
have been settled, some one ascer-
tanned by telephone that the telegraph
company would not accept messages
containing words custonarily defined
as profane; SO the telegram had to be
rewritten. This led to further amend
ment, and 1t was finally decided to ad-
dress the senators from that state. in
stead Of the secretary Of war, and
thus In somewhat modified form the
message was finally dispatched.
Next day, news Of what the frat"
had done made great stir In the unl-
versity. Other "frats' sent kilograms
So die the "fiarbaiiu:1s," ,nters tXt!p
"frats" but joining them in this; while
students found 1t their duty to go be-
fore the faculty and report these
''breaches Of neutrality" They pro-
tested heavily, demanding the expul-
sion OF the "breachers" as dlsloyal cit
liens, therefore unfit Students but SUI
fered a disappointment, for the faculty
itself had been sending kilograms Of
similar spirit, addressing not only the
senators and congressman OF the state,
but the President OF the United States
Flabbergastad, the "German-Ameri-
cans retired; they were confused and
disguised by this higher-up outbreak
Of unneuti.ality--it overwhelmed them
that citizens Of the United States
should not remain neutral In the dis
pute between the United States and
Germany. All day the campus was in
fernent.
At twilight, Ramsey, was walking
the frat house." across the campus
from his apartment at Mrs. Meigs'.
Everything was quiet now both town
and gown; the students were at their
dinners and so were the burghers.
Ramsey was late, but did not quicken
his thoughtful steps, which were those
Of one lost in reverie. re had forgot
ten that springti1ne VAS sill about him
and, with his head down. walked I'M
regardful Of the rev gayeties flung
forth upon the air by great clusters of
Towering shrubs just come Into white
blossom and lavender. ~
He was unconscious that somebody
behind him, going the same way, came
fastening to oyertake him and called
his name, ramsey Ramsey Milhol-
land !" Not until he had been called
three times did he realize that he was
being hailed-and in a girls voice!
By that time the girl herself was be-
side him, and Ramsey halted, quite
taken ahack. The girl was Dora Yo-
cum.
Continued next week.