A Sharp Freshman

In the early days of Yalc, say 1764, " fa-gging " was in voguc as of late "haaiu" haa been. The seniora and sophomores asuniod tho distinction of "superiors," and many and vigórous wws the exactions thcy were allowod to practico on defenecióos freshmen. One, however, tho grandfather of the narrator, was a í'rcshm.in, and seems when thus a lad, to have possessed much of the hard sense, indopendence, faarlessness, and dry humor that marke'd Iris cbaracter in lifo. Oiii! diiy, at a time pocuiiar'.y iOOBVeniont for him, a senior cailed him. Accoiding to law, he approachod liis "superior" wilh his hat olí'; for this was the rule, and he must keep it ort' until bidden to put it on. The groat man, giving him a dollar, told him to hurry oiï and get pipes and tobáceo with it, to be used in the cntui'taiiinicnt of a select cirole at the enior's room. Üiï went Mr. Freshman, thinking hard ; EUl ido:i c;mu; in his mind; he iojlowedit iu.stantly ; and it was nearly two hours beforo he knocked at the door of the .senior, and dutifully handed forth pipes and tobáceo. At what he saw the senior was furious. " Wnat made you so long, sir'r" " Why, sir," (mnocently.) " you didn't teil whieh shop, and I went down to Long Wharf " (at tho extreme end of the city). "But, you rascal, what did you get so many pipes for ? And where's tho tobaeco Í" " Why, sir," (pointing out a microscopio parool,) "you didn't teil me how mueh of each ; and I bought ninety-nine oents' worth of pipes and ono eeut's worth of tobáceo." The rage was dire ; but tho letter of the law protectod the sly fieshman, who was ncver knowu to be sent ou any