Word: lateness
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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DIGGER sat grinding away in his room one night just before the Annuals. It was very late, but Digger's examinations came all in the first few days; and so he worked away, thinking remorsefully of his nights at the theatre and of his numerous "cuts." He was looking up the questions on old examination papers, and as he took up a Political Economy paper his head swam dizzily round, and he could hardly make out a question. "On what does the price of college rooms depend?" was the first that...
...Very much the same thing," replied the Pump. "Young man, I preach temperance in all things. Take my advice. Give up working late at night, and play lawn tennis...
...will fetter the summer gyrations of that amiable Freshman, the young Topham Lofters. He has been dropped, but is not discouraged. Topham's papa and mamma left him in circumstances which render parental care only a luxury. He has chartered a small, well-appointed sloop yacht, the "Go-lightly" (late the property of Mr. Bouncer, of the Morning News), and will enjoy the society on the cruise of his classmates and friends, Percy Leech and little Bob Tufts. Their cruise will be in such waters as do not interfere with the enjoyment of the labors of Cordon bleu, a legacy...
...with a stand of colors, is a sufficient proof of the sincerity and good feeling of Columbia. We are sorry that the crew, after having trained all the winter, will not have the pleasure of meeting their opponents at New London, especially since the men have improved wonderfully of late in stroke and form. The class, however, is to be congratulated that it will not pass into the Sophomore year burdened with a debt of several hundred dollars. We wish that it was possible for the crew to arrange some other race, even at this late date, but there does...
...gave me late; sure, sunshine can't compare...