Word: suddenly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...while speaking of freshman base-ball matters, we must say a word more in behalf of the manager of the nine. No sooner has this gentleman procured the expensive posters and had them placed upon the bulletin boards than they mysteriously disappear. And yet the mystery attending this sudden disappearance is not so very deep after all, for it is certain that they are taken by no one except freshmen. Has it not yet been made plain to eighty-eight that the old-time practice of "ragging" signs and posters has fallen into disrepute...
...delay in the delivery of the CRIMSON, Saturday morning, was due to the sudden illness of one of our regular paper carriers; and possibly there may be some slight delay this morning, owing to the inexperience of the boys who take the route...
...time sped rapidly, and we soon saw darkness creep around us. We took tea at Stone Hall, in a room with twenty girls governed by matrons. They have a pleasant little custom at Wellesley meals. All are obliged to stand until every one has arrived, when there is a sudden and systematic pulling out of chairs, and then all take their seats at the same time. A blessing is asked, and after that it is necessary to wait until all are helped before eating. After tea, we had the good fortune to meet some young ladies who were willing...
...reeled from the bridge at midnight and went down with a sullen plunge into the cold, dark waters which rush beneath the granite arches. This man was lured by his deadly enemy to a quiet place at a quiet hour and murdered. Can we not picture the sudden grapple and the terrible struggle, upon which the cold stars gazed down so unpityingly? No eye saw the savage blow, no ear heard the victim's shriek, as he was flung from the parapet. The night was deaf, and the darkness was blind, and nothing remained to tell the story...
...place referred to is Lasell Seminary, in Auburndale. The building occupies the acropolis of the town, and, in case of siege resulting from any sudden exposure of its charms, can be strongly defended...