man who entertains such sentiments as above quoted can feel himself true to the govern ment under which he lives. If the cause was righteous can it sleep ? And if righteous, can those who entertain it be considered Safe citi zens ? To both questions I would say, no ! When the writer speaks from a philanthropic point of view, we echo his sentiments, but when he eulogises the fallen cause, we can only condemn. The Vidette comes to us for the first time. It has a very neat appearance, and from a lit erary stand- point it is very well gotten-up. Taking it as a college journal, we would hesi tate to pronounce it entirely a success. It lacks real college news. It takes up a good part of its editorial space to call attention to its literary articles. These are two faults which should not appear in any college paper. LANCELETS. A FABLE " Oh, you're a hard case," said the ostrich to the tortoise. " May be I am, but I am not as fast as you," replied the tortoise, " You're tougher, though," returned the ostrich " Yes, but I am no bird," retorted the tortoise. And for once, iEsop had to scratch his beard and didn't know who had the best of the argument. ON RECEIVING A VALENTINE In your soft and tender verses Cupid still his talc rehearses ; But, ah, I fear Your words were dear— To the sender, who, 1 find, Bought and sent you were unsigned. Whether not or thoughts most tender Wer the motives of the sander; From whom you came 'T is all the same; This sweet feet I plainly see There is one who thinks of Inc.—Exchange THE FREE LANCE. Professor Y.—" If I should tell you that ice could be heated so hot that it could not be held in the hand, what would you say ? " Unsurprised soph.—"Well, Professor, know ing you as I do, I should ask you to prove it." The following question is recommended as a good one for Literary Societies —"Resolved, That the idiosyncracies of the incorrigible denizens of the second corridor, transcends in collidity, panurgy and duplicity, the meritori ous proclivities of the übiquitarians of the clearestory," with alterations.— Vidette, '\Vay back in those archaic days when time forming got ripe A tailless ape sat on a tree and smoked a penny pipe, And as he smoked, 10, thought began. He knew that he enjoyed. 13e not surprised at this, You see this ape was anthropoid. Thus thought began, and thought is all that makes a man So be it known that thus in smoke the human race began But mark how in a circle move all sublimary things, Events, like smoke, resolve themselves into expanding rings , And as the monkey's pipe made thought, thought created man, The cigarette shall take him back to just where he began. —Exchange We had hoped to see a good game of ball here on the 3oth of April, with Altoona, but on some account they did not come. It would no doubt have been a hotly contested game, as our club was in good trim. Our newly adopted colors, white and navy blue, look well. They had a quarrel and she sent, His letters back next clay; His ring and all his letters went, To him without delay. "Pray send my kisses back to me!" He wrote; " could you forget them ?" She answered speedily, that he Must come and get them.—Puck. A THEORY OF EVOLUTION Of all the evils here below There's nothing we can scan That sickens like n mannish girl, Or worse—a girlish man.—Exchange, The June-bug flies away in June, The lightning-bug in May, The bed-bug takes its bonnet oft, And snys " I've come to stny."—Exchange
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