the lockers as Sam ordered—‘some Grandpa’s Wonder soap
and a big - bundle of clean waste or a towel—quick!’ Then I
kept a watch for her aunt while Sam and the Wonder soap
were doing - good work. The girl was a pretty sight as she
stood back in a little offset by the big Corliss, but I only
looked once or twice as Sam was busy making his peace of
ferings. When Aunty and Bob finally appeared on the
scene, the former very much excited, Sam was hard at work
explaining with one breath the wonders of the machinery
aud praying for pardon with the next.' ’
After the uproar stopped and Sam had dodged all the
pillows and several other pieces of moveable furniture, some
body yelled “Next!”
“The next is ‘Reddy,’ ” said the impromptu chairman,
leaning back on a Morris and lighting a cigar.
After some severe prompting the called-for gentleman
blew a cloud of smoke into the face of his neighbor on the
bed and then began.
“This is one I heard from, a graduate of a certain well
known Eastern college, which, I think, will bear repetition.
“After one of the big games in the metropolis, the stu
dents proceeded ‘to do’ the town. The police were extra
ordinarily good-natured and the streets and avenues
were crowded with partisans bedecked' with the colors of the
contesting colleges.
“Victors aud vanquished mingled with joys and sorrows
together with many wonderful mixtures while all the places
of amusement were crowded to their utmost capacity.
“Down the avenue toward a well known hostelry came
a crowd of victors, each endeavoring to outdo the other in
the way of noise in ‘celebrating.’ Into the brilliantly lighted
lobby of the hotel, noted for its celebrated aquarium, the
noisy band entered and soon the corridors were ringiug with
songs and yells. The aquarium, surrounded by costly
plauts aud beautiful ferns, with the finest of fish sporting