Word: journey
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Qnite a party of western men started for home on Saturday in a body. They expect to make a very pleasant journey together...
...size of one and the diameter of another. And this person rode upon a horse, and his body was like a tangent to the curve of the horse's back. Behind him in the rear came the last, a mighty man, bringing the records and provisions of the journey. Now when they had reached the middle point of their journey they became thirsty, and not having the where-withal to purchase drinks, remained thirsty. But at last a happy thought occurred to the last man, and laying aside his toga, he jumped into the air and performed such wonderful tricks...
...conjecture at its nature, Judging, however, from sentiments let fall quite freely by members of Yale, '88, who were in New York on Thanksgiving, it looks more than ever as if their eleven would not come to time. In which case, as our freshmen were already to make the journey to New Haven on Saturday last, and Yale '88 was not ready to do battle on their own grounds, there can be no reason why the game should not be considered as forfeited to Harvard...
...number of men who will accompany the eleven on their trip to New Haven turns out to be but a mere handful. What a contrast is this with the enthusiasm which led over two hundred men to make a similar journey two years ago. Is the cause to be looked for in a decrease of interest among the students in inter-collegiate games? We think not. Rather let us ascribe the smallness of the number to the slimmer chances of success. Two years ago Harvard had played a tie game with Princeton, and when the game with Yale came...
...cost of a thorough soaking of the swell new uniforms, there worn for the first time. The next evening the band paraded in the Republican torchlight procession in Melrose. A barge conveyed the twenty-five members to Melrose and back, taking an hour and a half for the journey each way. It is said on excellent authority that the reportorie of the hand on this occasion included five tunes. The band reached Harvard square on their return from the parade about 2 A. M., voting unanimously that they had a fine time, and that they were a great success...