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Page 27 text:
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IN the fifty-eighth year of the College of Mary Lyon came the Ninety- niners to that place. Now the College of Mary Lyon is in the city of Alma Mater. And in all the days of that college there were none like to the Ninety-niners, for they were strong and mighty and feared neither man nor woman. And the Ninety-niners made a league and covenant with each other after the manner of that city ; and they caused the scribe to write it in a book that the Ninety-niners every one should set her mark thereto. But the enemy came with craftiness and stole it away. Wherefore the children of that city mocked them, saying, “Where now is that constitution which ye have made?” But the reason of this thing was because of the wickedness of the children of that city. And the Ninety-niners took unto them elders which should be for guides unto them,—a certain bachelor whose surname was Merrick, and Abbe who was master of the arts, and a doctor of philosophy whose surname was Hamlin. And besides these took they unto them William, whose surname was McKinley, who was the chief ruler of all the land. And it was winter. And there was much snow in that place. And the Ninety-niners said one to another, “ Let us now go a-sleighing.” But when they arose in the morning the snow was gone up from the face of the earth, Wherefore they went not. 23
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Page 28 text:
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In the fifty-ninth year of the college there was a great burning, and the fire devoured the great dwelling of that city. Wherefore the child- ren of that house were driven forth to seek a shelter among the dwellers in the wilderness. And the doors were opened unto them. And they were scattered abroad throughout the wilderness. And while they did sojourn with the people of the wilderness they were grievously afflicted by stoves, both for coal and for oil, and for wood. For when they were made hot they were hot like to a fiery furnace, and the heat which they gave forth was as the heat of an oven where men bake beans. But when they were left they were cold even as frost is cold. Moreover when the summer began to draw nigh, the face of that land was covered with mud, even to a man’s ankles. But for all these things they ceased not to perform the task which was allotted unto them, for they were filled with the spirit of Alma Mater. In the same year came there snow upon the earth. And they looked and behold the earth was covered with snow. And they said one to another, “ Go to, now, let us go a-sleighing, and let us also break bread together.” And they rose up hastily while the snow was yet on the ground, and went a-sleighing and broke bread together in the city of Springfield. And after many days they gathered unto them all their friends and acquaintances; and they said, ‘‘ Let us now cast the ballot for the colleges of young men, and let us see which shall have the ascendency.” And they did so; but they caused every man which did cast a ballot to cast also the twentieth part of a shekel into the treasury. And the sons of Eli, called Yale, said among themselves, “ Shall the sons of Amherst now excel us? ” Wherefore they cast many ballots and surpassed the sons of Amherst. And when it was known that they had surpassed the sons of Amherst there went up a great shout. And much gold was gathered into the treasury on that day. Now it was the custom of the children of that city to contend with one another in throwing the ball. And the Ninety-niners met the children of the Century, and contended with them in throwing the ball; and they contended with great strength furiously, but neither prevailed, for the score was a tie. 24
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