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A COLLEGE EPISODE IN TWO PARTS.

One night I made resolve to speak,

So sported tight our oak;

And as the glowing fire burned

Its cheerful soul away,

I opened fire with these words,

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"Now Jack, old boy, I say,

What happened to your spirits, man,

For all this blessed while?

I'll bet my summons from the Dean

You scarce know how to smile."

He drew a deep and weary sigh,

And then, in accents low,

"What fellow, Dick, can comprehend

Another fellow's woe?

You may remember that I went

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