. Bobashela. s brass than anyman in his class. Out in that little townof the wilderness, he is content to spendhs long life tickling the fancy of all whoknow him, by his cheerful chuckle whenhe drops his chubby chin. John Weemswill be surprised when the only girl heever loved awakes him to the lolly ofmatrimony and to the fate of a Old Blaze Williams worked so hard on his man speeches will nevercease to be a wonder to those with whomlie i^• acquainted. Wirt wanted to becomea lawyer, and became bald-headed in theattempt to equip himself for this profes-sion. He finds that his love
. Bobashela. s brass than anyman in his class. Out in that little townof the wilderness, he is content to spendhs long life tickling the fancy of all whoknow him, by his cheerful chuckle whenhe drops his chubby chin. John Weemswill be surprised when the only girl heever loved awakes him to the lolly ofmatrimony and to the fate of a Old Blaze Williams worked so hard on his man speeches will nevercease to be a wonder to those with whomlie i^• acquainted. Wirt wanted to becomea lawyer, and became bald-headed in theattempt to equip himself for this profes-sion. He finds that his love for the coun-try and the attractions of farm life aretoo strong for him to resist. He seemsto enjoy farming, but his impracticalmethods are the source of much laughteramong his jolly neighbors. In a scien-tific attempt to revolutionize the art ofimile shearing, he was unconsciouslyhurled into oblivion by the more scientificmanner in which Old Maud had learn-ed to use her only weapon of defense. The 46 A RETROSPECT. We ve been at College now some time, for sure. We know the ins and outs of College life, Its ups and downs, its joys and pleasures, too, Because we ve been at scho(;)l for quite a while. We came here strangers, timid, rough, unknown— Mere boys who neer had wise nor earnest thought Nor spoke except to say some foolish word. The folks, who saw those boys four years ago, Who laughed because their pants were too short— In other words, because of city dress And city manners knew they naught at all. Also because there were a score or more Of things that modern city folks do use Of which they had not even heard before— Those folks, I say, thought not what dormant strength There lay behind that stupid stare, unwaked. They little thought the campus eer would mourn Because their faces were not seen again; That they would bring old Millsaps fame and honor, ,d to the college heart endear themselves. But of all that we ve done and more besides. We will not tell
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