Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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"SOME MARRIAGE." Soon after the close of the Civil War Captain X was appointed a Justice of the Peace in a couln try place near Raleigh, N. C. Beyond the management of real estate, drawing up ldeeds, etc., lie had no legal knowledge; Indeed, his entire stock of "book lear n ing" was suall and poorly select ed, but any lack in general infor Imation was fully made up, for his uses, by Self-assertion. Late one afternoon, while rid ing home, lie met a young woman and two Young lien. The young woman and one of the young men) wished to be married at once. They procured the necessary li cense, but an irate father was oi their path and lie had vowed that they never would marry. Now, the Captain had never witnessed a marriage. IIe remneibered having seen a book around tie house years ago with a form for marriage in it; but where it was lie cotild not remember. "Why," said lie, when lie told the story afterwards, "I knew the Apostles' Creed and the Ten Commandments, and at first I thought I'd use theim to begin' onl; but then I reckoned, oi the whole, they was too solemn." A less assured ma11n 11wold have been sorely perplexed, but not lie. lie lost 1no time in removing lis hat and renarking: "Iats ofi in tie presence of the Court." All being uncovered, lie said: "I'll Swear yot inl fust. IIold i) your right hands." "Me too?" asked the friend of the grooi. "Of course," said the captain, "all witnesses mu111st be sworn." "You and each of you (10 solemilv swear that all the evidence that you shall give in this case shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so he'p you God. You John Marvin, do sol ennly swear that to the best of your knowledge and belief that you take this woman to have andl to hold fer yourself, your heirs, executors, adminlistrators and as signs, for you and their use for ever an' behioof forever?" "I (1," solemnly said the groom. "You, Alice Lake, take this mian for your humsb)andl, to have and to hold forevei; an you do0 solemn ly sweair that you are lawfully seized in fee simiple and aire free fr'om all encuimbra nce, and( have good1 right to sell, bargain and convey to the said grantee your self, yer heirs, adIministrators and assigns?" "I do," saidl the blushing bride, dloubtfully. "Well, John," said the caiptainl, "That'll be about one dlollar and fifty cents." "Are we mnarried1?" queried John. "Not yet, ye ain't," said1 the (captain, with emphasis, "but the fee comes in here." A fter some fumbl1mg it was produced and handect over to the court who examined it to imake sure that it was 0. K., and after being satisfied, continued: "Know all men by these pres ents, that I, Captain X, of Ral eigh, N. C., being in good health and of sound and disposing mind, in consideration of $1.50 to me in hiand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do and by these presents have declared you man and wife during good be havior, and until otherwise or dered by the court." Hats were donned once more; hands were shaken, and the young couple turned to meet an irate. father, and the Captain went oIl far richer in experienee. THERE LITTLE BOY DON'T CRY Tiere, Little Boy, don't cry, You've broken your dollar I know But there's 110 ulse to croak, 'Catuse you're almost broke And she always eats after the show For even such troubles will all pass by, So there Little Boy, don't cry, dont cry. There, Little Boy, dlont cry, Dad's usinl tile calr I know, And it's nice to ride With her it your side And a big moon all aglow; But the old moon sometime again will be high, So there Little Boy, don't cry, don't cry. 'Ihere, Little Boy, don't cry, Sie's broken the date, T know, But why fuss and fume, 'Ihen submerge into gloom O'er the fate of that new beaul, Some day too, she'll pass him by. So there Little Boy, dolont cry, don't cr.y. In all due respect to 'Thiere Lit tie (irl Don't Cry.' -Wildcat BACK TO NORMALCY Now the election is over and won, And we're back to the "normal cy" r.ut; We think we will study; we think we will grind Aid get all our lessolls; but We go to our eight o'clock Wed nesday A. M. Andl find thalt we on't knowv a thing; We rtun to otur nine o'clock wVish lng 'twere tell, Or at 11a11f p)ast we'dl hear the hell rin1g. WVe bluff through our Frenchl and in Physics wve sleep, "If only I'd studied, we say But the time-taking, jaw-breaking college life Is just too infernally gay. In English and History, in Lit. and in Math. We bluff, and1( stay in 0our rut And we find at thle end of our four year course, We wishI that we'd studied, but Daily Nebrnska. B. D. G.'s The attendance for the last week in the B. D. G.'s was the largest reported so far this year. The total attendance being *183. There has been maliv changes in the rank of the various classes partly on account of the fact that some of the classes failed to have class on the occasion of our little trip to Furman. Two classes are working hard for the leading place. Tenement 22, lead by Mr. Johnson, hais had perfect attend ance now for several weeks and the number of men they have has given them a large lead. How ever Tenement 6 and Harper are still in striking distance and mtay yet pass the leaders. Tenement 7 is making a splendid record. While they have not as many men to draw from as some of the larger classes, still the spirit of this class is good and they have been ringing up a perfect score every week. Tihe standings of the classes are as follows: Tenement 22. Tenement 6. Harper. Tenement 7. Elliott. East Des. Temenivt 23. West Des. 'Tenement 2. Tenement 5. Tenement 24. East Rutledge. Tenement 1. Woodrow. THE' SCRUB Not a hero in the game Or a winner of the fame; But yet a hero hidden from the sight Of admiring multitudes Whose enthusiastic moods Can only praise the hero in the fight. Joyful in the victory's hetat, Sharing every sad defeat, While fighting for the team who tights Wont to sacrifice his all If need be when sounds the call For his service ati his optinlistic vim! Scrubs, we're with you in the fight! You're not hidden front outr sight, And we'll back you to the limit every year Then when football season's (lone And the hattle's lost or wvon, You'll know we've backed you al wtays with a cheer. --Excha nge. Ehe~ Art 8'4ap. HOR INE'S, Inc. Picture Framers Artists' Supplies Art Goods 1517 Maim Street embla,. C. DEBATING COUNCIL ACTIVITIES. At a recent meeting' of the De bating Council it was decided to hold tle Rodde v debate on De cember 20. The query is, Re sol ved That the IUlnited States should recognize thie present Ibus sian governmient. The (luery for the debate with New York Un I i versity is, Re solved : That the terimls. imposed on (-ernumy lyby the pe'ace treaty were too harsh. The date for this debate has not been set. Easy Honors. We elect our officers too care lessly andl distriblute our honors too thoughtlessly, here at the Uni versity. We have a habit of noni nating menl, who, by reason of atiletic prominence or Social dis tilnctioi, are well known but not always well fitted for the posi tions we wish to thrust ulponl theml) UTn fortunaiutely, all of our govern ing officials are not like our stu dent-body president, men with executive ability. One is remind ed of the old days In the army when blacksniiiths became order lies and ribbon-clerks were put to driving trucks. No one more keen ly regrets a misplaced honor thanl the recipient of the honor himself. Aln inconpetent executive is the first to realize that he cannllot do himself, his office, or his electors justice. And if the mllan is deserv ing of honors, he vill be more gratefll, more appreciative if w bestow theml) upon himl) intelligent ly with a regard for hi'is capabili ties. It often happens that the lhohl ers of easily w honors, while enltirely competent nevertheless treat their offices too lightly, hold theiml with too little seriousiness. They are indiff'erent or insensible to their responsibilities. They nei ther put themselves whole-heart edly into the work, nor attempt to extract the most from their honors. Tl,his, however, is a fault the individuial officers, rather than the student-body, mullist correct. Fach 1111111 elected or appointed to i student positioln lust awakenl to the fact that his office is a meanls to ani end1, not an end in itself. --J. M. W. (Of the Scribblers.) "D)ont nurse op)portunuity too long---ta ke it inuto atctivye pa2rtner ship wvith you at once, lest it leave vout for other compJanly." Drawing Material, Picture Frame Auto Wind Head] Web b's / 1627 MWain Street COLLEGE DIRECTORY W. S. Currell, Ph. D., Presi dent. Senior Class. 11. M. Lightsey, President. 'Jol C. Buchanan, Secretary. Junior Clas. Fant Kelly, President. J. E. Millard, Secretary. ISophomore Class. J. T. Sparkman, President. W. C. Floyd, Secretary. Y. M. C. A. 11. M. Lightsey, President. L. B. Cox, Secretary. Garnet and Black. Ihlad E. Horton, Editor. John C. Buchanan, Business Manager. Carolinian. William J. Gaines, Editor. C. A. Sherrill, Business Mgr. Gamecock. Edgar T. Thompson, Editor. Juliaii A. Cave, Business Mgr. Athletic Association. Alex Waite, President. Robert Kern, Secretary. Law Association. W. 0. Godwin, President. W. Brantley Harvey, Secretary Senior Law 0lass. J1ulian Johnson, President. Ryan Moore, Secretary. Euphradian Society. W. Harris Thomas, President. Thad E. Horton, Secretary. Clariosophic Society. WV. J. Gaines, President. L. B. Cox, Secretary. Football. TA1tum1n W. IIressette, Captain. Allan C. Mimms, Manager. Basketball. (George Vaighan, Captain. .1. C. B1uclhanan. Manager. ionor Committee. W. A. Ciarke, Chairman. Co-ed Organization. Miss Mary B. Hieyward, Presi (dent. Mis.s Thelma Penland, Secre tary. YV. WI. C. A. Miss Cornelia Huigginis, Presi dent. Miss Edith Rice, Secretary. Engineers Supplies s, Wall Paper Shields and lights art Store Phones 640 A 801