| Show A back action joke A notable incident of hazing oc cu in iu bowdoin college ganv many years ago the hero of it was cyrus hamlin since the rev cyrus hamlin 11 amlin D D a leading missionary in turkey and now now president of middleburg arg vt college bowdoin hall had at that time a particularly liard hard reputation for classic and young i doting hamlin being a studious and n religious youth fell under the suspicion also a favorite of the faculty a sin not to bo be for forgiven giyen the case was brought before the chapter of the velim Geri Gc richt elit an in august augua and fearful court by which a unique punishment was devised and inflicted the roam room over hamlins hamkins Ham lins was vacant and while was detained late at a society meeting auger holes were bored directly over over his bed but not so as to break the plastering As soon however as he lie was supposed P 03 ed to be in a sound sleep th the puncture was completed and two gallons of molasses poured down upon him that was E before the era of lucifer matches and hamlin awakened in darkness and terror rushed into the halland finding there thero also carefully careful y prepared darkness fled into the ciliege college yard in in his night shirt there bonfires were inA instantly antly lighted and several masked and disguised figures seizing Z him placed him under the pump and plied the handle until lie suf really savero pain so far arthe the r donots had all the fun on their side bu but the wicked stand on slippery slipper places the victim failed faill A to recognize any of his tor mentors but though barm harmless less as a doye ho be was aa as wise as a mer pent and knowing full tull well that the perpetrators petra tors would consider the joke too good to keep he be watched them closely A few weeks sufficed to work up the case so that one fine morning several brilliant but fearfully scared young men found themselves escorted by unfeeling and grinning constables to squire dun laps office where they were glad to compromise by paying a sum which as the college tradition has it was sufficient to carry mr hamlin through college and the theological seminary and lie liazeed after that pittsfield Pitk field mass 31 ass jour mil |
