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...FRESHMAN having, before the Holidays, laid in a store of Red Tickets for the winter, returning to College from his Admiring Family (conspicuous by reason of a brightly varnished Cane), disembarked at Dana Street. The conductor, however, pointing at him the Finger of Scorn, exclaimed: "That Man was probably ignorant that by the new Rule his Ticket would convey him to The Square, Ha! Ha!" The Freshman, overhearing the low-minded Fellow, determined to overtake the Car, but slipped on the Ice and, falling, broke his Cane. "Alas!" cried he, blushing at his Discomfiture, "had I but formerly bought White...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CARMAN AND THE FRESHMAN. | 1/10/1879 | See Source »

...next after this succeeded the run of eight stadia; and one youth was somewhat ahead, but next followed a young man clothed in red as to his whole body; and last came another, excellent, indeed, as to other things, but not very swift of foot, far behind and running slowly; and applause arose up from among those assembled, as was fitting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: XENOPHON'S ACCOUNT OF THE GAMES. | 5/31/1878 | See Source »

...fossil bones dug up in the neighborhood, and a huge wasp's-nest presented by one of the students; on the third side was the library, consisting of about four hundred volumes, mostly publications of the American Tract Society; a large picture of the founder of the College, - a red-faced man gazing thoughtfully into the distance while an open volume of Plato rests on his knee (the founder made his money by selling mules to the government, and, it was currently reported, could not read, so the Plato, I fear, was an artistic fiction) - hung on the fourth side...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHY I DON'T ELECT CHEMISTRY. | 4/19/1878 | See Source »

...turned as red as a beet. "How could you?" said he to Jack, as he rose to pass...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LED ASTRAY. | 12/7/1877 | See Source »

...roses red...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ES IST NICHT WEIT HER! | 11/23/1877 | See Source »