St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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1 Am, , . . wo.: , ..,- vw .mr The result was even greater than he expected. The German immediately came to this country and became a millionaire. Professor Pusey became so Very German and acquired such a knowledge of the language that at one time he Was on the point of demanding a part of the blood back. But the other refused to part with it, so Professor Pusey became the head of the German department of this College, for there was no law in his rather unusual case. He served his country Well in the Spanish-American War, being a captain in one of the Maryland regiments. ff Wm I0 . f i, 7 7:1 . QV c K' I t el X -1 XX gif f i l lclzo-433 Y, -EE,-Eng? -+- -l--0 164 -H A --f -ral? .:p'::-.: -Lf.-..,.-,-K .T ,H ,Y ,V V V -'inn I' if 1 I l 1 l, 1 l I l 1 i-l l l 1 r I .'l '1 i l l w i i rg: fi. E I. 5 if

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l I A , I s i f - .,..,.,-.,.,, ..,,. ,, ,. ,. , . - . , . A.,.. , . , AA ,M , , , x, - - .. ,,.,, , ,,, ,.,,,,,L,. ., , .. f':T'f1'fZfT l-on 4-4 ...gsua--.,...,..4,, f.,.--JLkS..'2.i.ILfl.Lll.Lg'l....' 'Qf....g -:,.'IL...-. -I-.F ' 375- 'Y H' 'L ' '- - , . Y ...L . - ,V ,,.-, 1 .--V .Z Y , f , , l a l '+- 3, t ' E11 S T ' L , es ont ouyours es Memes. 1 . is J L l I commencement de notre ere, eixistait un puissant royaume aux bords de la E Mediterranee, qu1 devait sa prosperite en premier lieu a la sagesse et aux vertus de son roi. Ce monarque modele avait un Ells unique de dix-huit ans, qui devait 2 lui succeder un jour. Il lui avait fait donner la meilleure education en vue de sa 'Q haute vocation future. Mais, sachant que rien n'est plus apte a elargir les vues , et a former le caractere que les voyages at l' etranger, il resolut de le faire Voyager pour quelques annees. A son grand regret, les circonstances n'avaient jamais f permis au roi de visiter les pays etrangers, et c'etait pour lui une raison de plus 5 de donner cet avantage a son successeur. l Un grand vaisseau fut immediatement equipe sur l'ordre du roi, et le commande- L ment en fut confie au meilleur capitaine at long cours. l Le depart du prince heritier fut une occasion solennelle. On avait construit sur 5 une hauteur pres de la plage une estrade, au centre de laquelle le roi etait assis sur l son trone, entoure des grand dignitaires du royaume et de ses gardes. Le prince vint s'agenouiller devant san pere, et apres avoir recu la benediction du vieillard, 'l il se rendit, accompagne d'acclamations enthousiastes, at bord du vaisseau, qui mit i immediatement a la Voile. 2 A peine le vaisseau se fut il eloigne du rivage de quelques centaines de pas, que le roi se leva subitement de son siege, et, laissant de cote les regles de l'etiquette l aussi bien que la dignite royale, se mit a courir Ei toutes jambes vers le rivage, avec Q une Vitesse etonnante pour son age. La, il s'arreta, et, se servant de ses deux 6 mains comme porte-voix: I-Elles sont toujours les memes, s,ecria-t-il, Une, l'oublie jamais, mon cher Els. L Ces paroles lancees d'une voix sonore et claire, furent entendues par le prince, I mais il n'en put saisir le sens. Il pria donc le capitaine de virer de bord et de se l rapprocher du rivage, afin de pouvoir demander des explications ri son pere. j Mais celui-la refusa net, alleguant l'ordre stricte du roi de ne pas pointer le cap sur la cote de la patrie avant deux annees de croisee dans les mers. Le prince I dut donc se resignerg mais il restait longtemps debout sur la poupe, le regard 1 fixe sur la cote, qui disparraissait de plus en plus at l'horizon, et ruminant les der- Ql nieres paroles de son pere, sanscependant parvenir at en comprendre le sens. I? Cette derniere exhortation etrange du roi preoccupait le prince beaucoup les 1 premiers, temps du voyage. Mais peu a peu, les impressions toujours nouvelles et 165 Ax 4 l l