Word: vagabonde
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Ever so many romantic ones have been publishing their memoris of late, and the Vagabond by force of example finds his own thoughts winging their way back a few evenings ago to live again a leaf from his own carefree yet, he hopes, not too unfruitful life. We learn only as we amuse ourselves--even if the form of amusement turns out to be a Deb party. So the happy Vagabond girded up his lions, got out his topper, and was off for the dance...
...unctuous and important with gardenias. There was the music of an orchestra, and the husky crone of a singer: There was "Ah, Sweet Mystery Of Life", there was, "The Lady In Red". There were loud voices, there were louder glances. There were immaculate dress shirts, and there was the Vagabond's. There were laughing faces, and cracking smiles. There were great cascading bouquets, there were wall flowers and pansies. There were tinkling glasses and the dull thud of a bass drum. There were broken hearts, there was the boredom of a thousand. There was a moonlite terrace, there were also...
Have you seen the Autumn foliage? The Vagabond just returned from a short jaunt to the New Hampshire country. It is thus with joy that he leaves his Tower this morning at 12 for the Fogg Museum and a lecture by the kindly Professor Lake. At 11 in the X-Ray room Mr. Burroughts will talk informally on 17th century painting in New England. On second thought it does seem that the Vagabond is a victim of what is popularly known as the system. Other lectures follow...
...fathers are alarmed; politicians revengeful. The youth are being corrupted; the Gods defamed. "Socrates is making the worse appear the better and the better the worse." There is no place for this man who slums riches and seeks only the truth. The conclusion, gentlemen, is well known. But the Vagabond will listen to Professor Demos in Emerson D at 10 this morning tell the story of Socrates again...
...Vagabond is glad to have this opportunity to welcome Springfield. All he knows about them is what his Sunday-school teacher told him. And for that, for everything he wishes them a nice time. It was from Springfield, he recalls, that a psychologist not so long ago broke into print by breaking the ice in the local lake and saving a drowning terrier. Gentlemen, Welcome to Harvard...