Contents of Series 1, Volume 1, Number 6

"Oh dear," a little boy once said,
One morning as he rose from bed;
"I do not see the reason why
Each day to school I have to hie;
I'm tired, too, of such plain fare,
While others have more than their share;
Old bread and butter every…

The Frog is a well-known amphibius animal.

The Frog lays eggs in the ponds in the spring;
the warm sun hatches them out into Tad-poles.

As they grow they loose their tails, and turn to
Frogs. Did you ever see a Tad-pole turning to a
Frog?…

" But, Paul how can the spirit be in us, and we in the spirit, at the same time," said the young man to the negro preacher. "Oh, dar's no puzzle about dat. It's like dat poker; I puts it in de fire, and it gets red hot. Now, de poker's in de…

On the 26th of February last, in company with a friend, we started from one of the valleys under-lying the Peaks of Otter, with the determination of scaling the heights of that majestic eminence.
Being well mounted, and fully equipped for the…

A few years ago on a hot summer's evening, as three young men were walking "through" from A— Station on the C. & 0. R. R., they came to the form of a man stretched out on the road side with his face upturned to the burning sun, his hands folded on…

LEAP YEAR. —In three years out of every four man has the privilege of "popping the question," and the annoyance of sometimes having a plain. spoken " No !" for a reply. On the fourth year "You shall have your private gig," woman may propose, if it…

Editor of the Gray Jacket—The last paper you sent out was so good that I thought I would give you a little praise for it, by writing to you and telling you how every one praised it to whom I showed it.

Editors of Gray Jacket—We have only one…

They were sitting side by side,
And he sighed, and then she sighed.
Said he : "My darling idol"
And he idled, and then she idled.
He said: "You are creation's belle."
And she bellowed, and then he bellowed,
"On my soul there's such a…

"I dearly luv the sing'n bird
And little buzzin bee,
But dearer far than all the world
Is thy sweet voice to me.
Oh, very deep is your daddy's well,
And deeper is the sea,
But deeper in my buzzum is
The luv I bear for thee.
Then smile on me,…

The Gray Jacket

Blacksburg, Virginia, Mar., 1876

Editors:

Lee Society
J.M. Bennett
S.M. McLaughlin

Maury Society
W.J. Lawrence
S.P. Witeers

Subscription Rates.
One copy one year 60 cts.
To town subscribers 50…

The beautiful brick residence of Col. Ronald will soon be completed, and is said to be one of the most conveniently arranged in town. A wood dwelling, to be occupied by Mrs. Emily Lybrook, is in course of erection in the suburbs of the…

Joint resolution adopted by the lox and Maury Literary Societies.

As a joint committee representing the Lee and Maury Literary Societies of this Institution, we respectfully submit the following resolutions with reference to the proposed…

Reader, have you ever asked yourself this question? Have you ever cast a moment's reflection on this little phrase, which speaks so forcibly to every heart? Where is thy home? Is it in a sequestered dell, where a little cottage you term your own is…

There is nothing which so forcibly impresses us with the nature of feelings with which certain persons are endowed, as shaking hands. In the fervent and friendly grasp, eagerness to do so, and reluctance to quit hold, we perceive without hesitation…

Monthly Musings is edited by the students of Richmond College. It is handsomely printed on tinted paper and well edited. We welcome it to our sanctum.

The Roanoke Collegian is a handsome journal, devoted to the interests of Roanoke College.

We…

I have seen a young man sell a good farm, turn merchant and die in an insane asylum.

I have seen a farmer travel about so much that there was nothing at home worth looking after.

I have seen a man spend more money in folly than would support…

We hope the time will come when new pants will be so folded by the manufacturer that they would show a ridge along the front of each leg when the wearer dons them.—Danbury News

Alexander Hamilton once said to an intimate friend: "Men give me…