ROBBING THE PROFESSOR.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4786, 12 May 1884, Page 2

ROBBING THE PROFESSOR.

A story is told of a college president who suspected that some of the students had planned to rob his hen-roo?t. Near the enclosure were two large apple treas at the back of the house ; so he quietly went out and waited till they came. Of the two one ascended the tree, the other wait, i below.

When they were ready to commence operations, the doctor made a slight noise, and tbo one below started off with an ex» claination of surprise. The one in the tree asked in a whisper : "What's the matter?" To which the doctor replied, also in a whisper. ■ -

" All's right."

" Here, catch hold," said the upper one handing down a rooster, " here's Old Prex." And, handing down a hen, "Here's Mrs Prex." "And here." handing down, a chicken, •-' here's Miss Prex. I guess that'll do."

The doctor quietly got over the fence with the fowls, and went to his house.

The poor robber of the hen-roost das« cended to find his companion gone.' What they said when they met will probably never be known; but in the morning the two young gentleman received a politeinvitation to dine with the president, an honor which they could not very well decline.

Possibly they were embarrassed when, seated at the table, they saw three fowls roasted for dinner, and we may imagine their seusition when the doctor, said :

Now, young gentleman, will you hare a piece of "Old Prex, Mrs Prex, or Miss Prex." /

How the dinner pissed off, and how the youns deHncjiuehta got' off, deponent J sayeth not. On the theme history is ' dumb. But enough was heard of the escapade, the doctor thinking that the mortification was sufficient punishment.