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Show BROKE THE IC. "Some years ai;." said the kcii-pm!, kcii-pm!, "I went down Into Vnitluta on a Butter of Importance to tho govern-a.-iit, and In the couiko of events railed on (Ion. Ilenjaniln Htoddert Cwell, then proslilont of William and Vary coIIoko. ICwoll hud been nppoKcd tu seccssloti In Ihiil. hut went Willi his uto and foimht to the end. After the war he advocated thn election of (on. (Irnnt to the pri Kbleiicy, and ho ind hla brother, captured In thn last jear of the war by (ion. Hhorldan. ro highly rPKanled by (irant. "Kwell hnd been piel,lent of William Wil-liam and Mary rolli-ne before tho war. Hid took up Iho work attain at the cIom) of the war. I was sure nf a welcome wel-come from l:vell. hut when saw that the fiiruliy was larcely composed of wounded I ',, life, 1, 'iiilc officers I waa In doubt as tu their f.-ellnii toward mo. When wo nut at dinner, Kwell Introduced Intro-duced mo to thn protehsors aa a friend fit.nk 1'oiinsylvanln, and one of the prufciHors said cheerily, 'I sin rory Hind to ace you, sir. I am pint I'enn-sylvanlan I'enn-sylvanlan myself. 1 left tho vholo of ono Iik at CctiyshuiK.' 'Iliat waa an Ice breaker, oi.d there wua no trouble aftor that." |