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...alone could appreciate how even these were harmonious and beautiful to a really kindred soul. He wrapped himself up in a sort of mosquito netting of melancholy, that afforded him a deep satisfaction. In fact, he was in clover, and enjoyed it as would any other of his (y)ears...
...acquaintance with the writer; and it is not absolutely necessary that this acquaintance be a personal one. The knowledge that we are reading an author of whose merits we have formed a previous judgment imparts zest, even if that author presents himself to our imagination only as X, Y, or Z. It is, therefore, to be regretted that articles are not more systematically signed with initials real or assumed. A writer should not be either too modest or too proud to acknowledge his productions, - unless they are, as sometimes happens, of a private nature, - and the pleasure thus afforded...
...Y. A. C. Games on Monday last at Mott Haven, Mr. E. J. Wendell, '82, won the 120-yards scratch race in 12 3-5 sec., easily beating L. A. Stuart of the Knickerbocker A. C. Mr. T. J. Coolidge, '84 (8 yds. start), took second in the half-mile run handicap. The race was won by Montgomery (70 yds. start), of the Manhattan A. C. in 2 min. 2-5 sec., Coolidge finishing 12 yards behind...
...Y. Evening Post prints a very sensible editorial article upon Dr. Brooks's call to Harvard...
...GIFFORD, Irish-American A. C., at the games of the N. Y. A. C. on March 18 last, ran 3 miles in 15 m. 38 s., 4 miles in 21 m. 13 s., and 5 miles in 26 m. 44 s., in each case bettering the best previous American amateur record...