Princeton University - Nassau Herald Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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4 THE NASSA U HERALD. dance on whom he thought he had made a terrible impreg- sion. The fact is, 'C Shelley is very much giyen to making mistakes of this kind, for he has thedeluded idea that he is a great society man and that the ladies find him irresistible. During the course of the evening, Shelley found himself alone in the balcony with the young lady in question. He made use of all his fascinating little ways--among which I may mention that U sickly grin of his. When he talks to a girl, he always wears a forced smile like this-and has the general appearance of a man who has been sent for and couldn't come. Finally, he wound up by asking this young lady if she wouldn't give him just H one little kiss before he left. She looked at him in amazement for a moment, and then replied, ft You will have to excuse me, Mr. Shella- barger, but I have decided to give up this foolish habit of kiss- ing children? Another society butterfly is Duke Burleigh, and he is very fond of returning calls. In fact, calls are the only things the Duke ever does return. Yes, the Duke is very fond of making calls-'4Reddy Parker says the Duke called one night on four queens. And when the Duke does make a call he believes in doing it thoroughly. He once called on a young lady in Princeton, and after a short time took his departure. A few minutes later the young lady happened to go out to the kitchen for something, and there found the festive Dukelet, with his feet propped up on a table, engaged in earnest conversation with the cook. Tableau, and re- markable paucity of ideas experienced by the Duke. . George Washington was of an inventive turn of mind-4-S0 13 Billy Stump. Everybody knows of the game of foot-ball 'ome two 'or three years ago Billy invented P Ve c icken coop, but he had to tear it down to get he invented. S an im ro d h out. But that isn't a circumstance to 'C Zwei Beer 7' Betts. ff Zwei room late one night evidently laboring went down to his 9 Under some strong mental excitement. There certainly 9 lf' ..f',,.' .ha ' l li 1 . 4 la. I 3 431 . X M it-'if '.., Wiz' ' - Wide 2' , gpg' ' wtf in slllll' ' audlrf 'X till 'D will U i gilt: ' r let llieia' upit 'L sob' jx 1 r starsatlf i' Sheyij.: loin' I A- line-'- ' I ltlllltij 4 ' Kill lj- l-- it .l'l'lr,rf i tail. thier, lag Halo-5 llilh lliljgl 2 lllllai i Him i dlllli .8 lllgli . lt 't html A Flu 5 llm .ia-5 11, Ei

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george Cfaaslqingtorfs liaasl HI-Dania. XV. VV. SINIITH, Pennsyh ania. E. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND' GENT-Oh MAGIEI Ainit you 'shamed? Ain't you ,shamed,'Magie'? As I Was saying,--LAD1Es AND GENTLEMEN: .Iust one hundred and sixty years ago to-day there occurred in a Virginian village an event of some importance. Need I tell you what it Was? Yes, I suppose I must, tor I see Billy Shick over there, and he never sees through anything. Bill has a head like a tack-it is a very good head to pound, but it isn't vvorth much for anything else. The event of which I speak vvas the birth of Washington. George was a very ordinary sort of baby. When he wanted anything, which was most of the time, he hollered. When he didn't want anything he hollered, because he felt blase and rather ashamed ot himself. Whenever he was the least bit hungry he 4' hollered vvildly till his nurse brought him his bottle of milk--then, vvhen he got it, he hollered because he didn't have ten feet of neck to put it dovvn, so that he could enjoy it to the fullest possible extent. Like Dick Woods, he Was always hungry, and ready for a square meal any time. George grevv but slovvly and vvasn't any taller than Stevie until he was four years old. It was just about this time that he got his tirst pair of 4' pants, and little did he dream, as he slid into these his first pair ot' nether garments, what a his- tory his last pair would leave behind them. We next hear of George as a youth, and very much of a ladies' man. In this respect he isstrongly resembled by '4 Shelleyf' But 4' Shelley has very hard luck in his dealings with the fair sex. On the Glee Club trip this year, he met a girl at a

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GEORGE WASHINGTONUS LAST PANTS 5 was something wrong with him, for he very gravely climbed in over the transom, although his room door was standing wide open. Ariat-it-toons-just--about this time that Corpse ''-Huston-motde-Athe--ctwfut-a'iscovery-that-there was-a-dead --body-concealed --irt-the--BioZogicaZ-Lctbor- cttory. We have some funny fellows in our class, for in- stance, Martie Bergen, the man of infantile questions and the expressive countenance. ,ttSay, Fellows, do you think it will rain? Wake up, H. Ah! I thought that would arouse him. 'Shep's toot-ball ability sometimes gives him strange experiences.. Miss Maggie Murphy, of New York, was so struck with his modest appearance on the field that she sent him a charming scented note all tied up in orange and black, and containing these tender lines-- - Uh! Sheppy, Sheppy, Sheppy Love-I love you as the stars above, and I will be your Turtle Dove, Oh! Sheppy, Sheppy, Sheppy Love! Notice in this poetical eflusion how smooth and flowing is the versitication. Take that line-it Oh! Sheppy, Sheppy, Sheppy Love. Hear its tender, plaintive ripple--very much like buttermilk running out of a jug. Arid' it was just at s this point-that 4' Corpse ''--Iiuston--wept--oiriol-said--4' Why, fellows, we canit bury this dead bodyg the dogs would dig it up and go this way with it Cgesticulatingj. I am glad to see that we have Brother Mc Williams with us to-day. McWilliams is our twenty thousand dollar beauty. Mr. Pach says he is the handsomest man in the class, and he ought to know. McVVilliams is so good-looking that it actually makes him tired to think about it. He is not only adorned, but he is positively loaded, burdened, weighed down by good looks. t'Mac, close your eyes and show the ladies how long your eye-lashes are. Now McKinney's mad. ' McKinney thinks that he is the handsornest man in the class. Well,,you are rather prettyg you have such a dainty, rosebud sort ot beauty, I should think you would be afraid someone might steal you.