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THE UNIVERSITY COURIER.
It is rumored that there will be some changes on the staff of the Students Journal.
Faulkner was summoned to Topeka Wednesday to testify in the Wm. Rogers investigation. The boys now call him "Lexow."
Next Sunday at 12:30 the colored people of the Warren street Baptist church are to hold a "cleansing," at which over 200 will be washed of their sins. The dipping will take place near Bowersock's mill. Don't miss it.
The "Gold Cure" company which was to have plaed in Lawrence on Thursday evening, failed to arrive in the city.
Any one desiring to attend a dental college can secure a scholarship at a discount by applying to the business managers of the Courier.
The law students are rejoicing over the fact that the three men chosen to represent the University in the coming Nebraska-Kansas joint debate, are laws.
Charlie Williams plays tennis every evening till seven o'clock. As a result he can't get to bed till he makes up for lost time in the morning.
For the accomodation of the student body at large, it may be said that the proper way to pronounce the name of Lawrence's swell hotel is to make the "s" silent. Thus: Vi(s)count.
A Summer Episode.
In every town there is a certain locality in which a gang dwells which rules it as thoroughly as any despot does his domain.
The gang is composed of several of "the boys," and for any other fellow to venture into the sacred territory governed by it, is an act carrying with it more danger than is healthful.
Not nearly so dangerous would it be for a man to go among the Indians or even to Armenia as to attempt to woo a young lady who is a resident of such a part of the town
Topeka, beautiful Topeka, with her broad avenues, handsome homes, and her two prospective dams, is unfortunate enough to be infested with such a ferocious band of young gallants, that when a stranger shows any of "de girls' any attention, he is lifted with brickbats, clubs, etc.
Now Will Reed lives in Topeka. So does Earnest Carter.
Will, or as he is generally called, "Weewee," and Carter room together up on the hill.
One strange fact in regard to these gentlemen is that they are extremely fond of the girls and herein lies the tale. One evening last summer "Wee-wee" and Carter planned a call on a sweet young girl who lived in North Topeka. As it happened, the particular part of the city in which they were to go was Redmondville, the home of the "gang," in the true sense of the word.
It was yet light when they reached the parental residence of the young lady. However, "Wee-wee" noticed, as they passed a crowd of loungers, at the corner grocery, that their presence did not seem to be exactly agreeable
The evening was spent very pleasantly; for both these gentlemen are capital entertainers. The clock on the stairs had struck eleven and the pair were making their "goodnight talk," when there was a crash. "Wee-wee" reached for his trusted Smith & Wesson, only to find that he had neglected to put it in the pocket of his "store clothes."
Carter crouched behind a chair. It was not until then they realized their dangerous position: for the house was literally surrounded by fiends, each armed with a club and a brickbat, The crash was their first volley-seventeen brickbats. "Wee-wee" and Carter hugged each other in fright.
Finally one of the gang announced that his company would give them just two minutes to get out of the neighborhood.
This was indeed a liberal offer, and they siezed the opportunity.
Their coat tails stood out perfectly horizontal and they touched only the high places. "Wee-wee" was the speedier, and he made the record of a mile and a half in just eleven minutes. Carter got tangled up with a barbed wire fence which delayed him a little but both made remarkable time. All it is necessary to say to bring a blush to the cheeks of either of these students is to mention "Redmondville" Long will they remember their call and their hasty departure.
Wm. M. Lyons.