Page 40 - The Adventures of a Freshman

"Come on, Lucky," he said, "we'll have to hurry to meet those other fellows on the way from Trenton."

Lee tried to help him up; Young would not allow it. But as they started off Lee insisted on putting his arm
about him.

"What! that big, awkward-looking chap?" Young heard a new arrival ask one of the others. Then just as they
reached the corner Lee and Young suddenly heard:

"Ray, ray, ray! Tiger, siss, boom, ah! 'Meek butt of all classes!'" It was the Juniors giving a cheer for him in
the early dawn.

Lee turned around and waved his hand at them. Young blushed, but did not turn his head. Lee reached up and
lifted Young's hat to them, which made the others laugh. It made Young laugh a little, too. Then they turned
the corner and were out of the crowd.

[Illustration: MEEK BUTT OF ALL CLASSES!

Before curfew rang in Old North at the close of that day the whole college was talking about it.]

Before curfew rang in Old North at the close of that day the whole college was talking about it: "Big green
Freshman ... thought he didn't dare say his soul was his own.... That irrepressible little Channing, first ... worm
turned ... yes, on the third floor of University--Bob Ellis saw the whole thing himself ... caught big Freshman
this morning with Lee--yes, that nice little fellow.... Sophs undertook to make him paste procs--no, Lee first....
Little one was game.... Big Bally--yes, went at Lee.... Big Freshman turned on Bally--Bally punched him--um,
right up here, under eye, a nasty one--then big, meek Freshman.... Oh, my! lovely!— "

Only in the telling it became twenty or thirty Sophomores, and it was over a fence that Ballard was thrown.

Deacon Young was a hero now.