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...been grinding until late, and to rest my mind before retiring for the night, had taken up the "Verses from the Advocate." I could hear the wind blowing round the corner of the house, the snow beating against the window-panes, and the whistle of the draught in the chimney. In such a night and at that late hour I did not expect any one would drop in. I was therefore rather surprised when I heard a knock at my door, and saw a stranger come in. His appearance was certainly remarkable. He was young, but dressed in a very...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A MIDNIGHT VISITOR. | 12/15/1876 | See Source »

Should either of these alternatives be chosen, it would do but little to allay the existing ill-feeling. Those who look upon the last election as the result of a coalition will hardly feel satisfied while the present officers retain their positions; and those who pretend to regard the late fiasco as a fair election will not probably be appeased by the removal of their favorites. Harmony cannot be obtained in either case. There is, however, another course which in the present state of affairs forces itself upon the attention of the class. This course is to abolish Class...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A THIRD COURSE. | 12/4/1876 | See Source »

...bible terms "a temporary separation from College." I have been obliged, therefore, to make up this year some of the work which I lost by this absence, and, among other things, to write a theme on one of the following subjects: "A Personal Experience," or "A Criticism on the Late Discussion." I thought over my eventful career, but could not recall any episode which seemed likely to edify my instructor, and so, although not knowing what the "Late Discussion" was about, I decided to take the second alternative. But as I ground up on the subject, I became deeply interested...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE RESULT OF REFORM. | 12/4/1876 | See Source »

...late, too late...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MY TIMEPIECE. | 11/17/1876 | See Source »

Again, you may say with bitterness that my advice to you comes too late, - that you have already done several things of which you are ashamed. All right. Don't do any more; and if you can control yourself in the future you will have obtained experience that will be valuable to you as a man of the world. I have nothing left but to beg a thousand pardons for this long sermon from

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LETTERS TO A FRESHMAN. | 11/17/1876 | See Source »