. The Forester . - of college da^-s And praise of Ninety-four, A blessing on our coUegemates And classmates evermore.—Chorus. a IDision. jT was midnight of All Hallows Eve. The campus la}^ silent and deserted, in the clear light of the full moon. Only the dust on the roadway was blown in tiny spirals by the wandering autumn breeze, and the geraniums in the monumental flower vase,withered by an early frost, hung their blackened heads dejectedly. On either hand the buildings loomed up in gloomy desolation, save where a glimmering ray of moonlight was reflected from some shining window-pane. The
. The Forester . - of college da^-s And praise of Ninety-four, A blessing on our coUegemates And classmates evermore.—Chorus. a IDision. jT was midnight of All Hallows Eve. The campus la}^ silent and deserted, in the clear light of the full moon. Only the dust on the roadway was blown in tiny spirals by the wandering autumn breeze, and the geraniums in the monumental flower vase,withered by an early frost, hung their blackened heads dejectedly. On either hand the buildings loomed up in gloomy desolation, save where a glimmering ray of moonlight was reflected from some shining window-pane. The embankment leading across the ravine between the ArtInstitute and the College was forsaken. The clear, cold moonlightshowed in bright relief its rugged roadway and creviced sides,washed bj the recent rains. The trees in the ravine below rosetall and distinct from out the patches of underbrush, and their serefoliage ever and anon in the chill night breeze. The\ pebbles on the low engine-house roof glistened in the moonlight;-J;*, a dull, red glow gleamed faintly through its windows, while aslender wreath of smoke hovered o
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