Show fun for the college noys boys some of tho the residents of that portion 0 of tho the ity city near the red bridge were treated d to a ovel novel sight tho the other evening they saw a party of about twenty young men drive down to the seekonk in hacks backs and as soon as they ali alighted gh seven of them were taken in hand a and nd escorted to the top ot of the sand bank there the seven had their hands bands tied behind them arid and hoods w m ere placed over their heads it then became apparent that the party camo came from brown university and that the seven unfortunates v H ero candidates tor for admission to one of the secret orders of the college when all was ready the victims were asked it if they were bravo men one ot of them avowed that ho he had a leaning toward that direction dire tio n but ho he did not make known that fact with any remarkable do degree gree of vociferousness the others looked as though they were ere afraid someone some one would say rats at a given signal the seven were sent spinning down the sand bank like so many barrels and when at the bottom of the incline they were picked pick ed up placed on their feet and but in so low a tone ot of v voice ace that that fort portion ion 1 of the mysterious rites was lost to tile the spectators when satisfactory answers were g given iven the candidates were led to the very edge of the river and given a shove which sell sent t the them P a sprawling into the water fortunately thero there was but little depth of water and tho the victims after splutter fluttering spluttering ing and plunging about were brought ablio ashore re next they were taken to a place near the boathouse where here they were backed up to a faucet their pantaloon waists then stretched bed out a and li d tho the fan faucet cc t slip slipped ed in i n and before they could realize tile the itt intent of the degree team their backs were fairly swimming with cold pawtuxet water there were other steps toward tho the throne ot of the mystic brotherhood such fuch as having water poured down their necks being fastened fasi fastened ened to stakes and told to remain there until the tide came up and washed tho the freshman seeds off their garments and lastly being located on a curbstone with instructions to wait for further orders one of the young fel fellows lovis had a trick played on him not down in the ritual of east providence man mail came along saw sa the blindfolded candidates candidate standing like ix agars with ilan hails ls open as it if for al abins ms and 91 gracing appl the situation calmly call removed a quid coir tor which ho he had no urther further use and lett left it in tho the victims hands ilav ing thus led the candidates through the mysterious gates of the society tho the degree team bundled thorn into hacks backs and the party drove off to the college in pursuit of 0 other in intellectual telice divertissements reports of cases ot of pneumonia pleurisy typhoid fever and 0 other sequences of shower baths and deluges in the cool of a late autumn night ore are now in ill order providence journal |