THE GRADUATE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2224, 9 October 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE GRADUATE.

He could quote from musty page*, delve in geologic ages and relax himself on aynflifM"* and such ; Could construct an exegesis, startle with a subtle thesis, and iiwolve a tortured subject overmuch He was great, in mathematics as applied to hydrostatics or enternal revolution of the spheres ; Hb chronology wai reckoned from the minimum of second to the undiscovered maximum of years. He was constantly amazing- with philology and phrasing, with vocabulistic plenitude and ea«e ; He was by his fellows quoted, as a lexicon was noted, his attainments were iuperlative degrees. On commencement his oration was received with an ovation ; oh, his temporary trlory was immense • While the complimenting 1 flower? fell around in fragrant showers, and the fever of the moment was intense. But behold the fellow later from his Alma Afnter reach hi» educated finder-; for some necessary cash. All the wisdom he m.iy utter doesn't turn to bread rind butter; and his theses da not count for du!v hash.

(Joim. to MAruy Yrw-YrM. — "When President (.'lev eland entered Secretary Whitneys eanii^e after reviewing the Grand Army puvossion in New York, the OKI (Juaid Huiil, says a local report, struck up tli.it appropriate air from " The Mikado," "He's goincj to marry Yum- Yum." Everybody roared, and the President joined in the general merriment—Liverpool Post. I\ unloading a ve>sel at Chioago a barrel of kerosene was dropped and burst and the oil spread over the surface of the water clear across the river. After th» ve^cl left the dock a stevedore threw a lighted match iuto the stieam just "to 6ee i l the shitf would burn. ' There was a fli^h and u shpet of flame, and smoke rolled !iero«.s the stream toward Clarke and State street bridge*. An excursion boat was ia the midst of the fire, and eveiybody in the vicinity set up the cry thfiMho river was afire. The oil burned out w ithciut doing any damage beyond Miii'oiug the piling of the docks on each. hi I'" 1 the river.