Room-Mate "Gone Up"
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Title
Room-Mate "Gone Up"
Subject
Women Distract from Studies
Creator
Keiser
Source
http://addison.vt.edu/record=b1775388~S1
Publisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Date
May 1876
Contributor
Jennifer Schrauth, Britt Hoskins
Format
Text
Language
English
Type
Short Story
Identifier
LD5655.V8 L4, ser.1, v.1, no.7 (May 1876), p.6
Coverage
Blacksburg, Virginia
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This dignified senior has lately been unfortunate enough to fall in love with one of our town belles, whom he declares to be the most angelic of the "fair sex." I say unfortunate, because I am fully sensible of the fact that no student should allow one of these influential creatures to usurp his attention while at school. It hinders his progress; not only his, but the progress of others. I speak partly from experience, and, as I am naturally a hard student, I shall surely be benefitted materially when this young fellow receives a yes or no, for no one can meditate upon metaphyzical subjects or explore the depths of mathematics while his room-mate is continually singing love songs of a sad nature, and exclaiming, occasionally, "Oh, if I only had Miss—, forty acres and a mule, I should be the happiest man in the world." Thus he goes on, from morn till night, and really I think, sometimes, I will kick him out and get another room-mate. But I trust I shall experience some peace now, as there has been a considerable change in his conduct. A few nights ago, he had a remarkable dream, which I will not repeat here, it being of a serious nature; but feeling somewhat uneasy, he asked me if I could interpret the meaning of his dream. I told him I thought it was the forerunner of something good; at any rate, he consoled himself with that impression, and not until he called on her again did he find out the "true meaning" of this dream. The consequence was, she gave him his "walking papers."
Poor fellow, he came back to College completely soft-soaped, declaring there was no honesty in women, and he never intended to trust another one as far as he could "throw a cat by the tail." I could but sympathize with him, but at the same time I thought it was a good thing, though he did not look at it in the same light. See what results follow from fickleness and belief in dreams.
Poor fellow, he came back to College completely soft-soaped, declaring there was no honesty in women, and he never intended to trust another one as far as he could "throw a cat by the tail." I could but sympathize with him, but at the same time I thought it was a good thing, though he did not look at it in the same light. See what results follow from fickleness and belief in dreams.