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...House;" I returned to my pipe for consolation. I was miserably restless. The clock struck twelve, - hollow, resounding strokes, every one of which increased my nervous expectation. I felt that I must do something; I took up my hat and coat, and was about to start off myself in search of Steve, when I heard a brisk, firm step on the stair, and the missing man himself entered. He came in radiant and glowing with exercise...
...stately solidity of Boylston's Bleak Blocks is fast being changed, but into what no one has yet found out, though the surmises are many. Some think that the men who are hammering away day by day at the walls are men who take field work in geology, in search of specimens. Others say that a new mining company has been organized, called the Boylston Bonanza, and that there are millions in those stones...
...popularity of the course formerly conducted by Professor James would prove this, if proof were needed; but, when we consider the number of students whose special pursuits are connected with this study, and the still larger number who have a general interest in the subject, we need not search further for evidence that the course is desirable. As an aid to the intelligent appreciation of art and the more thorough knowledge of athletic development, the study of anatomy is of no little service; and even to those who have no special artistic or athletic bent, ignorance of the constitution...
...There was none, but Prince Charlie and the Buck of Dukingham, disguised as Tom and Jerry, started out in search of the golden fleas. They were arrested on suspicion of being students, but the Golden Buck clearly showed by his language that he had never studied, and Charlie said he was a "subby," so they released them. They then went to Spain. There one day they met the infatuating infanta, escorted by a large and pleasing bull...
...Note, too, that the burden or refrain should always be retained. To conclude, the enterprise calls for painstaking inquiry on the part of those who have at heart the interests of our folk-lore, and it is to be hoped that many persons will be found to prosecute the search, and that their efforts may be crowned with success. To those of our readers without the College, it is only necessary to add that these ballads, if obtained, should be forwarded to Professor FRANCIS J. CHILD, Cambridge, Mass. And any information that may be forthcoming about the origin or history...