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...supreme state of deadness, seems to show some signs of life, and it is no uncommon thing to see long, lean and lanky looking individuals parading our so-called campus, seeking for recruits. The freshmen, always anxious to identify themselves with something, it matters not what, fall an easy prey to these prowlers, and before long we may expect to hear of the budding Columbia College Lacrosse Team, warranted harmless and safe to lose as many goals as there are to be lost. Mass meetings will then be called, and the Lacrosse Association will be squelched, only, Phoenix-like...
...Birds of prey sit aloft and watch with eager eyes the appearance of the sportsman that they may pursue their nefarious practices upon the carcasses left as useless by the nobler huntsman...
...paper not long ago, which on careful examination we found to be the identical paper shown last year, in which a subscription was asked to enable the bearer to erect a tombstone to the memory of his loved sister. This class of people have looked upon students as legitimate prey. The notices have been posted to protect us from the intolerable nuisances, and somebody should see that the warnings are heeded. The janitors might make a wholesome example by handing one of these impostors over to the police. We feel sure that if the janitors would incommode themselves to such...
...with maidenly tact. We took the steamboat Hippolyta to Boston, and went at once to Hotel Br-nsw-ck. We were shown, - how can I say it! - we were shown to Suite 16. Adelinda went into the next room to unpack her trunk, and I was left alone, the prey of conflicting emotions. Being torn in different directions, I could not breathe freely. I rose, and paced quickly up and down the room. Suddenly I espied a scrap of paper in the corner. I went for it at once. It was a mere fragment, old and yellow; but I thought...
...watching for prey every night at the time