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ADVEUTIS  ,~IEl\"~S. 
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lincs or  less, at t.hree  cents  PCI'  line  for each 
i nsCl'tloll, 

EDITORIAL. 

Once  more we  make  om'  nppeara 
ance  umong  you, our  deal'  readers, 
hoping we are a welcome visitor, but 
altering  our  courso not un iot-a,  be it 
ever 80 much otherwise. 

to  ·estimate  aright 

When  ,,,e  sent out our first  Bubble 
'Ve 
we  were  hut  experimenting. 
scarce knew bow great was the turpi 
tude  of the ago,  hence  we  wero  not 
prepared 
the 
amount of counsel tho world stood in 
need  of,-llor  indeed  could  we  toll 
how much good advice she  could pa 
tiently benr.  We  have  been  disap 
pOihted in but two particulars:  !first, 
the  enormity  of tho  world's  trans 
gressions is much  beyond our anticia 
patlon j  and,  secondly,  she  accepts 
our wholesome  corrections with infia 
nitely  better  grace  than :we  had ill 
dulged any hope for j  so that, instead 
of coming  among  you  occasionally 
and  at  long  intervals as we  at  first , 
inten~ed, we not  only promise to apa 
peal'  many  times, at  stated  periods, 
but assure you that  onr times of viSa 
iting shall not be far assunder. 

Since  the  issne ot'  No.1  we  have 
talked with many  persons, and  have 
received communications from  many 
others relativefo our great enterprise 
of reforming society.  We have been 
much amused oftentimes as  we  have 
listened to the strictures of our friends 
upon ourself and the Bubble, and fre 
quently havo we been obliged to turn 
aside to conceal a smile as sage advice 
has  beon  given  to us,  as  to  what in 
our  paper  it  were  best  to  alter  or 
amend, 01' in our  manner  were  best 
thus or so. 

Some  have.  complained  that  the 

'Ve 
tone of our paper was  too grave. 
were  ruther  plensed  than otherwis.o 
to  hear  this  objection  urged, as  we 
feared  somewhat  lest,  in  spite of all 
OUf  vigi1ance,  tho younger  members 
of the  Society,  whose  ligh t.ness  has 
been elsewhere  alluded to, might  in· 
troduce ~om~thing into the  paper In· 
consistent both with our dignity and 
the best interests of. t he causo we  ad 
vo<!nte.  That  tone of sober  earnest 
ness,  amounting 
some  places 
almost  to  sadness, that runs through 
our two papers, is much as  we wished 
it to  be. 

in 

But some one calUe up and objected 
that  we  were  not  grave  enough t 
'Vhell we  first  hearel  this  proposition 
advanced,  we  ran  hurriedly  to  our 
sanctum and read  the Bubble carefula 
ly through ;,gain, to ascertain wheth· 
or ,  or  not  such  an  .. objection  had 
grounds which before escaped our nOa 
!.ice.  But  we  could  discover  none 
even then, and at last we came to the 
conclusion that people would grumble 
any'how.  We  }mve  'been  confirmed 
in this belief as w~ have since listened 
to the many  mil,lOt  c~IU'plaints made 
against us.  Oue ad vises us to put ad· 
vert:isements in our paper in order  to 
be up with the times j  another asserts 
that if wo put  in a single  line of ada 
vertisement  he  will  have  nothing 
wimtever  to  do  with us,  One COffi 
plains  because  we  have  no  motto, 
und  snggests for  our  use "Bubble  or 
burst," to let  people  know what  we 
in tend to do;  another says we let the 
people know altogether  too  much ot 
our affairs now, and advises us to disa 
penso  with  editOlials,  One  decrie~ 
all  personalities  and 
localisms  of 
whatever  sort j  another  urges  us  to 
make the Bubble strictly R  local news 
paper. 

" 

Our  vcry  d efl.~  friends, spare  your 
words;  we  came  not to  hear advice 
but to give it.  We propose to correct 
the world, and not to be ourselves cor 
rected,  Complaint  is  u50less,  We 
are not to  bo turned asi,ie  byentroa 
ties 7  discouraged  by  opposition, nor 
intimidated  by  threats  of  violence, 
The conrse  we  marked out at first is 
still the  one  we  are l'esolved to pm'· 
sue,  and  nothing'  shall  prevent  us 
fronl  doing our duty. 

EDI'l'On., 

If you  shonldn!;k liS, "What's the Uf:iO 
Of  t·h esa (our lines 1"  h ere'f;  om' ex cuse : 
(Don' t.  laugh, it is a  matter solemn !) 
It n eeded  'em to  flll  t hlscoillmll, 

STUDENT'S  EXCURSION  SONG. 

1. 

Om' bOOKS we now have ensL ns lde, 
And every care wIth th em  allied, 
A.ud It:mn eh ed nrc we on  llicasnre!;'  tide : 
\Vhn.t. thoughts hn,v e we of s')rrow '! 

For we nre s tudents, bold fl.nd  gity, 
" ' 0 Cam not whut out-slders sny, 

,  ,\ro'll hnve 0111'  spod wbile 'tis to-day, 

And reck not Of  the morrow, 

2. 

Oil,  humallllfo Is I$hod'nt bes t! 
We soon enough Shf;t ll bo at res t; 
But thIs  shall never mar 0111'  zes L, 
Nor will wo tl'outilc borrow, 

FOl"  we nre students, bold nnd gny. 
'Vo c.nro not who.t  outsider!; l-;ny, 
'Vo'll have om fiport  while 'Wi  to-dllY, 

And reck not of the  morrow, 

3. 

\Ve dcelll l~ hal)l)Y. smlliug  fnce, 
Aud merry volco (\l·0  no disgrace, 
Aud wo nrc bound to give no place 

Nor thuo to useless sonow; 

For wo nro f:ltudonts,  bold and gn.y. 
'Yo caN not wl1l\i ontsiders s ny, 
'Yo'Uluwe OUl" sport whlIe 'tIs to-day, 
And reck not of to-morrow. 

4. 

Our student-lifo will soon bo o'e1", 
'fhose merry times will como no morc, 
'fhen chorus louder than before, 

'Varmth from old mem'des borrow. 

Oh, wo am students, bold and gay, 
W'o orl.rO  uot what outsiders aay, 
\Vc'll have our sport while 'lois to-dl\Y, 
And l'eek  not of the morrow, 

THE  BEAUTIFUL. 

DY  I.E JEUNl!:. 

t. PI,"  ' 

f},J.) 

Man  was made to  love  tho  beauti 
fill.  To him was given  the privilego 
of knowing  and  appreCiating  the 
beauties which are about him.  Most 
of t.he lower animals can see and hear 
as  \vell  ns  man, and  in  many cases 
ove n bettor;  but thel'e  is good reRSon 
to believe that the spnse of the beau· 
tiful is given to  them to but 1\ limIted 
extent,  if at  all. 
'fheir  Sight  and 
hearing  serve  a useful  purpose,  and 
for  this  were  given  to  them;  but 
whether  beauty  or  deformity, har 
mony or discord, be  around them, 'it 
matters little, if only  food  and shel 
ter  be  provided.  With  man,  how-
ever, it  is  not  so j  even  before  food 
aud  shelter  he  looks  for  beauty. 
Young or old, savage Ot civilized,  he 
still  shows  his  natural  love  for  the 
bealltiful. 
the 
brightest  toy j  t,he sn.vage ornaments 
his robe with  the  gayest colors;  the 
old man thinks with  plensure  of the 
beautiful  things  of  his  youth;  the 
cuI ti vated man evel'yw here surrounds 
himself  with  all  the  beauties  his 
wealth can command, 

'I.'ho  child  chooses 

..,. 

,  Nature  teache.":I  him  to  love  the 
beautiful  by  surrounding  him with 
things of beauty.  Flowers approach 
perfection in  beauty.  The foliage  of 
a  plant, whnther  it  be  a  moss  or  a 
giant  cedar,  combines  all  the  ele 
ments of beauty in its structure.  The 
sky, with its variolls  shades of  bluc, 
and  its  vast  hemispherical  dome 
the clouds with ever-chenging colors, 
from the inky  blackness of th e com 
ing storm,  ond  the  flaming crimson 
of the  dawn,  to  the  intense  bright 
ness  of thc  summer's cumulus-the 
mighty  array  of bright,  sparkling 
stars-nrc scenes of nlmoRt  unrivaled 
beauty.  Amidst  these  scenes  man 
was  made  to  dwell. 
'l'hey  seem  to 
point him  to  higher  things-to  lift 
11im  up from  low  thoughts  and  ac 
tions  to  be  a man, such  ns  God in 
tended him to be. 

JILTED. 

l. 

JIll:!  ft\CO  tCIllpCStuOU81'UgO did bent" 
lio ground  his tcct.h und tore his h ntr, 
And mcdltnted somo big swonr, 

But thus burst forth: 

o. 

Oh, Gods of lo\'o!  enn  It bo thus? 
'£hat tbnt vllojUt ho.s mude this muss '} 
1'00 t,l'UO I  ains I  'tIs so,  Oh goSh! 

Thon fell to musing, he, 

3. 

Long tnusell h e thul:!, while wmth nll(lll'e 
Burnell In hil5  eyca 1I1to l)ent up tIre, 
AJ; if Inaph'cd by evillyro' 

On 1I01l  n otes pitched, 

4. 

Ontmgcous  kno ts  his brow dhllmlt; 
Ho stnmllel) nnd cursed , he gno.OJhed  ulld spit, 
' TllI n  new thought his couut'nncc m, 

And thUB hc swore: 

G. 

By Rip Vun Winkle's lasting sleep! 
By great Snm l'o.tch's awful  leap! 
And by th e J11'es  In Pluto's keep, 

I'll do't. by d ud , 

O. 

His plnn wns thus:  hu'd  wed the first" 
~'bnt on  his m nddcn e(l  vision burst 
Of Evo'a fmilmce-If bost or  worst.-
Ho'd bo l'cyengcd, h e would, 

7. 

~'hen wenL ho fvl'Lh  with stl'ldes most long, 
~'Iu"ol1gh evenin g ahu(\esjust eomiu g  011, 
'Till fnr nhcnd discerned, anon, 

A  femalo form, 

s. 

Uevel1go it. ..  sh'cllgUt  his podnlslcut. 
Ho hOI' o'ertook nud stmlghtwo.y sent 
Hla question;  she, without rolent, 

Snlcl YC8 !  b u t  lookccl most queer. 

O. 

Then to the pnl'son's h e her led; 
'.rhe purSOllsoon  th o words hud said, 
'fJ:n.t mado them ono, '(,Ill ono wns dend, 

Allin balf (L  JW', 

10. 

'fhe parson  then hil:!Ught did gct 
'1'0 make out t ho cel'tltlco..te; 
Eut whell lie saw " cr, now v ou jllst bet. 
Surprised:  ngnst, b e wns ! 

11. 

• 

Ob, slIMcs or 1I18ht. !  Oth ello's skIn! 
Hndcs, OrellB, 'l'ortalUB and Bin! 
A  wcnch! by t.hunder I  I'll euvc in! 
He up nnd gnt nm1  got! 

The Monthly  Exercises  of  the  'Senior 
Class. 

MI<.  EDITOI<:  As t·he Bubble comes 
out upon th e 20th, and the Rhetorical 
Exercise  of the  Senior  Class  for  this 
month  does  not  come  off until  tho 
24th,  it  is,  ot conrse,  impossible  for 
m o  to  give  any  description  of th e 
afisil',  or to criticize  the  various pro· 
dactions  in the present number;  bu t 
being somewhat acquainted with the 
different  members of the class, I  can 
give  your  renders  something ' of an 
idea of what the exercise will  proba 
bly be like. 

A,  whose  subj ect  most  likely  is 
"'Vomnn's Rights,"  walks with pre 
cise stops to the rostrulD, bows stiffi:y, 
and  with  ministerial  tones nnd  nil', 
accompanied  with  looks  of defiance 
at all around, hurls  his  thunderbolts 
down  upon  th o  hends of those  who 
oppose  bis  dogma,  that  suffrage 
should  bo  made  u'niversnl. 
I-fe r e 
sumes  silence  and  his  sea.t, amidst 
faint applause and some laug htp.r. 

B  takes  t,he  stand,  and,  in  feeble 
voice, l)l'ocInims  nbrond the  beauties 
of the vegetahleworldas exemplified 
in  th o  Rymploca.:l'pU8  f retidus.  He 
pursues  his  subj ect  earnestly,  only 
pausing occasionally  to allude to cer 
tnin  animals , Umt  nrc  continually 
b1'caking down, etc., and  winds ' up  in 
"  blazo  of  enthusiasm  for  equal 
ri ght~ and the  AmerIcan Eagle. 
C  tumbles  nw)r.nrdly  upon 

th e 
stage, then  rearing  aloft  his manly 
form,  proceeds  to  give  utternnce to 
his splrlt·stirrin g  thoughts  upon th e 
"Big Ox," leading out  with thnt ex 
quisitely poetical verse: 
"I wonder 1f It h urt.OJ  yon much to be so  blg, ' ~ 

Notwithst,nndin g  the  size  of  his' 

subj ect,  he  handles 
it  excellent 
ly, and  seems to  ca.rry  the hearts  of 
his hearers with him. 

n Is  expecte!l that D will  hurry to 
the  stage, beginning  to  speak  with 
immenso volubility long ere he rE'ach 
es  th e  stand j  enforcing  by  precept 
what  SJ  long  he  has  enforced  by 
r1~i[J!tlful  example,  tho  necessity  and 
benefits ofINDuS'ru.v.  He cOJlcludes 
before  the nuuience  nt e prepared  to 
listen  to his oration. 

' 
E  is  cnlled, and" comes fast  with 
horrid  stl'ides."  He  plnnts  him self 
upon the dins, but ever and  anon  be 
changes  his  pOSition,  and  finally 
launches  out.  His  subject, it is pre 
sum ed,  will  be  either  "Matrimony" 
or  the  "Immortality  of tho  Soul;" 
whichever it Is be sure it will be ably 
treated.  He  lakes  his  sea t,  while 
the company cheer  hearf.ily, and  we 
nrc relieved with music by the "bras-
X . 
sy  band." 

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KBEi>  COOL!  1. e. 'if YO H  cern: 

CORRESPONDENCE. 

.. 

OKEMOS,  Jun o  18,1868. 

EDJ 'l'OR OF'  BURBLE: 

SIR:  Perhaps some  account  of  the 

l\ietropolis would  not  be  uninteresta 
iug  to  many  of your  readers  WhD 
have not had  the  pleasure of (\ stroll 
through  her streets and parks, or who 
hnye never  enjoyed  n.  ramble in  the 
delightful  g roves that  covel'  her  su-
. 
burbs. 

Leaving  t·he  Agricultural  College 

and  going  toward  the  rising sun, 
passing by fnrm  and  through  wood~­
land,- passing  n  cemetery so  beauti 
fully situated  and  so  exquisitely, or 
namented,  both by nature and art, us 
to  make one  almost long to  die  that 
he  may  be  laid  thero,-on  across  a 
bridge  which  spans the dark waters 
of  Crawling  Creek, and you fire fair 
ly  within  limits .of the  CI'l'Y.  You 
would not su"pett  the fnct from what 
you behold around  you,  but so  it is. 
You  proceed  onward- pass  down 
Grand street,  tU1'1l  to  the  right  an'd 
walk  through  Implicated  avenue, 
cross  the Bridge of Size,  (smnll size), 
above which  you  view  the  Thomp 
son inn  Falls, nnd  even  yet  it  will 
never  once  O.:!CUl' 
to  you,  "from 
things that do appear,"  thnt  you  are 
treading  the  streets  of  a  populous 
city.  Strange  paradox!  here  in her 
very  hearts  of hen rts,-whel'e  trade 
(liquor)  flourishes,  and  f)t l'en ms  of 
nectar  (?)  flow  whero  men and  wo 
m en  come  nnd  go  (quickly);  even 
here it is very probable you will turn 
to ask, as  many  have do before you: 
"'Vhcre's  Ok'emos?"  And  why  is 
this?  By  what  un explained necro 
thing!!  brought 
mancy  nre 
about?  How  can  it  be  that  while 
walking  theso bro.,\  thoroughfares, I 
seem 
to  behold  the  wildnesses  of 
"forests  prlmeval,"-I seem  to scent 
the delectable ef)}uvia from  dozen s of 
nature's most original frog-ponds? 

th ese 

Nature is worshipped  here! 
Ah, yo Okemo.r:iscl's!  Careful  have 
ye been of nature's  works !  apprecia 
tive  nre ye of nnture's  beauties  thus 
to  preserve  th em  aU,  marred  only 
here  and  th ere  by  tho  hand  of so-
, called Improvement!  In preserving 
your  town  from  the  appenrance of 
ha-ving  been  vieited  by the disturb· 
ing spirit of modern Civilization, your 
success has indeed beon perfect I Thou 
Okemos!  Trees  of  gigantic  stature 
and  lux uriant  foliage  stand  in  th e 
very center of thy  principal  streets; 
the  agreeable  divers !t1 e~ of hill  and 
valley  nre  seen  and  Jelt  in  all  thy 
walks and drives;  clouds of  mosqui~ 
tics rise like incense from thy various 
ponds and sloughs, and t.h e  croaking 
of mIllions  of frogs aro  heard in thy' 
commons! 

· Happy Okemossers!  ill  tilY native 

wilds live 011  in security nnd  bliss I 

In my next  letter  I  shnll  give you 
some  account  of the  inhabitants  of 
this wonderful city, of the state or so 
ciety, of education, of trade,  &c.,  &c. 
Hoping you will not be offended  at 
the l'hetoricnl flights  into  which  my 
subject  nnturnlly lends me, 
I  remain, ever, 

PEDESTHIANUS . 

THE  VOYAGE  OF  THE  PILGRIMS. 

'Twas morn on Jlrltu.lll'li lonely Islo. 
'l'he s nn put. on n. gcnlnl s m ile, 
And  smiling:  Hope wenL flitting  by; 
His Illmp ahone bright \n OV'ry  eye. 
A  fow stron g hearts llnd hands wero then:', 
.AntI  knees nccustomed bowed)l! pmycr. 
A. few aged locks as white us allOW, 
Hung o'er t he 110ulo pilgrhn'6 brow. 
all proml old AIlJlo n 'Sl>hol'o thoy ~t.ood. 
A  bmHl of J)ntl'iots, hl'l\vO I\lld good, 
Sighing fOl'  morc congen ia l spheres, 
'fa livo through Hfe's decllnlng years, 
The 1)n.st:.rcmcmbercd full of woe ; 
'1'he futl1l'c, God nlone could know, 
]~'(J n death In  t\  till' wes tern  Wild, 
'Vh(Jl'e  jOYolU~ }i'reedom )at1ghe{land  smiled, 
'Vould bo n. f:l.to less har(l  to shure, 
1'hall foul InJustice's chlllus to wcar. 
Such we re th'  rofl actlons of 0 111'  s ires ; 
Such  when they l it:.  t h eir paldol fires. 
But 6carce the hlnshln g m ,II'11  began, 
Or Io.!"l( WI\8  up 1.00  meet thO S\\Il, 
Doforo fi bIrd of plumnge gay , 
li'lo.pped  li s gmy wl n gsal1(l  fl ew nWl\y, 
'.rh ejoyous bird (l'om s in "I'll. (roo, 
Laughed tHI  she bounded o'er the !:len. 
~-\.nd ,  lIko n.  boy closo k e pt o.t home, 
H~OtCC8 when  h e'" free to l'oam. 
Full mo.ny a l)l"fLyor  arose to SONe 
i'ho good ship from  Ull 0001\11 gl"fLve. 
For mllllons on  tho eo.storll s hore, 
AWo.1t t.ho shl ))' Ji  rct.llrn Ollila ))l.ON, 
}I~un 10llg lind Drltn.ln 's noblest. s tcel, 
Bowed t9 the justice tyraut'6 deal. 
80 long o}lpl'eSHcd , so lon g confin ed, 
Now burst t h o ch oins w hich eurlt the mind . 
No s ighIng Mter pleruml'es fled, 
No yeorn lng aft,or j oys long dead. 
Hut for I\lalHl on  ell.l't.h '~ whlo plnin, 
'Vhol'o fr eGmen  wors hip without pain. 
Dill' UftCl'  day  tho shIp sulled on, 
Dl'l\ving tho storms, t.ho  wind oud SUll, 
Tossed In t he nngry oceun's foam, 
They j ourneyed  towunl tholr unlrnown home. 
'rho music of tho so{\.  bird'!;  note, 
Cheers  thom us 0'01'  tho WfiVes  they fl ont, 
'Vlt.h engel' oyes t.hat ch osen  baud, 
'Vatch for Ii0ll10 certain sIgn of lruuf. 
Not tholrs  th o joy to hnil at Ben. 
SomOfrlcndly BhIp, nor thoh's to bo 
Til  fenl' of SOUle fonl pirate's prow, 
'Vhero mrn had novel' been  ' till now. 
'fhe ocean  demon dured not croo.~, 
'1'h olr mailllllMt wUh his albotross. 
Those h eM'I-s  gavo IUUe h eM to fears, 
Wh~ro prnyer 11M  m ade ita home for yenTs 
And I  should wrong them not to sny: 
Om' PJlgr lm  Fathe r loved te Ill'fLy. 
But to l'etUl'll:  a clond fippeared 
Just as the sun the morning cleared . 
From out. Its folds It Beeme<1  to say : 
"Conrage, ltrnve hearts I I  bring to·llny 
J oy to YOIll'l:louls ;  a  now doUght., 
h_ 
Ii'Ql'laud l S ll0W  within you r High t., 
Go,  taka t hat la nd! and live to  be 
Forover more unfottered, free.>! 
'rhe clond passed on;  thoy thon descried , 
A  forestdeu se spr~ad far and wIdo, 
And as thoy neared the l'ooJ[·bound coa-st, 
Their's was  tho s ilent h opeful bOMt 
Of a  fl'ce land ;  theIr e{\.rthly homo, 
'Vi th freedom everywhere to roam. 
W'1th throbbIng beal'tn.nd C(l.rewornfuce 
'fhey sought. o.n  eMY 13udlng-plneo. 
But one nppcured-n. fl tern 01<1 rock; 

" 

'Uprose upon tho wave washed Hhol'e, 
'Vhlch whlto mau scarce hn{l trod betore-, 
'1'h ey  n on-red  tho ship rejoiced to seo 
Such  frlelll11n  tholl' calamity, 
Fourth from tho el"ew a maJden  Ihil' 
Cn,tno wIth eltlstlostep and nil". 
llehlnd he r  lorwing all tho  rest., 
.l\.11d  wu.Lt  h('r duint.y foot s he pl'e'SsCd 
The r ock which evel'moro will be 
Sung ns th otl'oclc of LIberty. 
She seemed n. fllbled  goddcss-I'lt;en 
'1'0 guide tho lll lgrims home to h CfLVCU. 
And, as she led  tho nanow WI\Y, 
'l'hey followed up the steep to lll"rly. 
o wbata COVelll\ut with God ! 
There In  their wll deruefls abode. 
With God's bl'lghtcanopy IIbo\"e, 
Aud h earts lHudo tender wllh  his lovo ! 
Inured to htu'dl:lhl p, toil, and pnln, 
Long subjcet to oppression's l'clgn, 
'fhey cnlllO n ot 111m  tile (}110rl'y  61n.vo, 
To crouch nnd  cowel";  ltut to bmvo 
Tho 111s of IIfu,  stcadfllst oud flUl'C; 
Al~d thUls the gou l of life seCUl"C. 
o glorloue bl\ud I  no hllo schemo 
01' wild fanatic's  mhlnlght dl'enm 
Iml>olled t.hoe  fro m  thy native homo, 
O'er f\. wild trnoldess sen.  to roam , 
Dlest Pilgrims I m /ty thy ch lldrcn be 
lo'orev(!r mora unfettered, fre o. 
And may t·bo still" which l ed theo on, 
~rh otraeldctis ocean  be Ball" suu! 
May tho wholo worM uniWd Hee, 
How gl',~t(!fl1t children honol' thee. 

BUGS  AND  HUMBUGS. 

llY OUR  llUGOr...OOIST. 

Among  the  productions  of  lluture 
in  the  animal  kingdom,  the  most 
numerous,  as well  us the most  nbhor~ 
ant,  are  bUi:s  an d  humbugs.  The 
former,  though  S:llatl  and in signtfi~ 
cant, seldom fnil  to  attract j  the lat 
ter,  which  are  equally  in si g nifica~t, 
though gigrtnt,ic ill statue, when  com~ 
pared wilih  t.he  formeI',  never fail  to 
detract.  In  treating  of theee  lowly 
creatures  of  nat ure,  (perhaps,  more 
properly speaking, ono  is  of (wt ,)  we 
will give  each  a  separate  and  just 
consideration. 

W e commence with the less import. 
aut  and  destructive,  namely,  bugs . . 
Theso  wo find  widely  and  profusely 
scattered  over  nature's  broad  do 
main;  the soil  beneath  our feet, find 
the  portion  of  tho  trees  over  our 
heade,  are  literally  swarming  with 
them;  the  herbage of th e fields,  and 
t he foliage of  t he forest wither,  when 
subj ect  to  th eir  violent  nttacks, and 
they taullt  us  during  the  day  and 
night wUh th ei r  incessanf humming 
and biting.  How exciting the  scene 
just  at  the  approach  of night,  the 
flash of lightning is seen  In  the west, 
th,o thunclors  peal over our heads, and 
the bugs  humming  about  us,  which 
dart over and anon at our  unprotect 
ed  heads I  We  cannot  but exclaim, 
oh, yo  Laclmostcl'na fusca,  cussed  be 
your  existence !  Their period  of ex ~ 
istence,  however, is short, and Whflll 
they  are  done,  "the  nation  again 
breathes fl'eely." 

Humbugs, on  the  other  hand, are 
fa r different creatures.  These do  not 
present  as  many diffel'ences in  their 

forms,  chnrac.tel':  habits,  &c.,. as  the 
above,  but  nro  more  uniform, aud 
usunlly  sont'  on  tho  same  level, or 
about  the  same  height.  Humbugs 
are numerous j  boware of them !  We 
enco unter  them  in  every  walk  of 
life.  They may be lik ~n ed to  wolve. 
dressed 
in  sheep's  clothing.  They 
st·rive  to  please, only  that  th ~y may 
~l'o  detect 
more  easily humbug you. 
th e  humbugs which are so  profusely 
scattered  among  liS,  we  need only to 
t:rnce  humbug  productions  to  their 
,;Ve  heal'  it  exclaimed 
originAtors. 
thnt "the Bubble is a  humbu g."  L et 
us see.  W e  first  look  to  the  object 
fo r  which our little paper is  printed. 
. What is i t?  rrhe  difl'usioh  of ideas, 
morals, and  a little  pl ensnt~t fun.  Is 
till S  :\  hum bug  object?  methinks  I 
hOl1r  it  nsked.  J.Yo!  Again:  who 
nro these  exclnmntiollites?  rrhere is 
A - - , E - -, and S--, whp all  say 
'Vhat is 
"the Bubble is n.  humbug." 
their stan ding in SOCiety, orany other  
place'/  Humbug  stauding.  What 
aro tho inevitable productions of their 
effeminate  geniuses?  H umbug pro 
ductions.  "Like produ c~ like," and 
for  this reason  we anticulnte such ex 
preSSions 
these  personages. 
'''Hence the triangle." 

from 

1'0  eoncludc  with,  wo  will  sa y  n 
word about th e  natural  classification 
of these  animals.  The  first  have 
been found  to belong to the great or 
OI',  (t he word is to large to give), and 
they serve  as  typical  species  of the 
same.  Of tho  second,  much  time in 
study find  toil  has been spent in their 
examination;  tho  last  reports  that 
w e have  received is,  all  h as  bj:len  to 
no purpose.  They  have  been  com 
pared with th e  highest,  down to  the 
lowest  nnd  most  microscopic  orders 
of creation .  No  l'esemblanco  has  as 
yet been discovered, and  the  snme is 
still a subj ect. of inquiry and  st udy. 

ADDRESS  TO  THE  OWL. 

Conspicuous  and 

l)l'edominaut 
among the noctivigant feathered ver 
tebrata  that  perambulate  cerulean 
blue) careering  though  the  etherial 
infinitude  of  circumambient  atmos· 
phere,  expanding  thine  ullbl'ageous 
pubescent members  in exuberant fe 
licity, while  scintillate  afar  thy noc 
tilucous  incandescent  optical  organs 
in resplenc1ent luminosity, thou mnin~ 
tainest  a  proponderating ascendency 
in  the  enlightened  imaginatiQns  of 
astronomy - investigatin g 
philoso· 
phers,  seriously 
interfering  with 
erudite  lucrubations,  oh,  thou  em 
blem and pCl'eonification of unexpres 
sed  and inexpressible wisdom I 

Solemnly  hast  thine  inarticulate 
ejaculations reverberated  with sonor 
ous replications in cavernous recesses 
from  extremity to extremity of some 
enormous contiguity  of overshad«?w-

'ing  vegetatioll, lacerating-the nul'lr.u 
lar  ~ppel1c1nges of the }1'l'esiding  my 
thologic divinity of that somniferous 
period ill  which thon fioul'ishest, and 
inconsiderately  frightening  and  in 
'commodillg  the  occupants  of  each 
j)lll'ticnhu'  horizontal  h Cll -roost  in 
thy vicinity. 

Pemdvent.ul'c thou dcscendest with 
precipitant  velocity  upon  those  bi 
}>odal  ol'ganisms,  situated  in vninJy 
fan cied  security,  and  impinging vio 
lently  in  a.  perpendiculur  direction 
upon  the  clevoted  cranium of so me 
unfortunate  individual , thou dep riv 
est th€ . corporosity of vitality through 
the instl'luneiltaHty of thy sa nguina 
ry  semi-prehensile posterior extremi 
ties, which  perform  r epeated  excru 
ciating mutilations UpOll it, and .then 
.  thon conveyest it away in triumphant 

ecstacy find self-gl'atnlaUon. 

Such  uppearest  thou  when Naturo 
is opnke.  Butwhcn th e enlightening 
principle omanating  from  tho  efful 
gent luminary that holds  uudisputed 
sovereignty over  tIle diurnal interval 
has  ex terminated , the  nocturnal ob 
SCurity how art  thou descended  from 
the sublime to the  ridiculous!  Gog 
gle-eyed,  winking,  blinking,  awk 
ward,  ullcouth,  despicable, thou  art 
nothing on earth but an owl! 

GOING  HOME. 

:F our  mouths  have  passed  away 
tdnoo  the  beginning  of  the  College 
year, and  we are  now  on  tho eve of 
our  shott  summ er  recess. 
l\fost  of 
o ur st udents  are  looking  forward to 
the  spending of a  happy  two-weel{s 
at  home. 
'1'he  hours  havo sped  on 
s wift win gs since the  opening' of  t he 
present term.  Plenty (0  do  has pre 
vented  IOllliness j  we have  not  lived 
without  sport  either,  find  few  stu 
dents win  leave  this  institution  the 
coming vacation who cannot say that 
while hE re their tim,e  hns been pleas 
antly  as well as profitably spent.  If 
any  do go  away  feeling  dissatisfied 
with what  they have  done or enjoy 
ed, they  are  pecuHal'ly  unfortunate, 
or  else  they are  not  themselves  on· 
tirely blameless. 

Yes, we  shall  go  home,  and  our 
dear frieuds will greet us  with  kind 
words  and  smiles  of welcome,  and 
we shall feel amply r epaid· for all  our 
toil and  trial  over  incorrigible alge 
gm,  , blind  geometry,  01' 
abstruse 
philosopby,  wllen  we 
InlOW  how 
deeply  iuterested  they  are  in  our 
work,  and  how  much  pleased thoy 
a re  that we  have gOllO On  so success 
fully.  How  we  will  eutertain  our 
friends,  telling·  them  of our  college 
life, stories  which  never  grow old  to 
them, of our walks, of our  readings, 
of our  various sports, nnd,  not  least., 

\' 

though  named  last,  of the.  Bubble, 
which  they have  nearly ail secn  be 
fore  this;  oh,  will  not the  time  pass 
gaily a way! 

. 

frum 

Our  fair  COUSins,  of the  neighbor 
ing college, fire looking  forward with 
the same  pleasitfg  anticipations that 
we are, anel  we  may  heartily sympa 
thize  with  Nl em.  MallY  of  them 
have  been  separated 
theil' 
friends  nt ' home  for  a  much longer 
period  than  we,  and  th eir eageriless 
to go  is  thel'efOl~ grea ter  than ours. 
Wo hope that everyone of (he young 
ladies  will lay down their books with 
dee p  satisfactioll ,  feeling  that  their 
College year has been  well  spent. 
.  And now, fellow students, good-byo 
for!\ time.  May you all  enjoy to the 
very uttermost  th e hours you  pass  at 
home, and  if you  return  to  College 
ouce more,  may it be  with  mind and 
body refreshed and  invigorated,  and 
with a.  purpose to persevere nobl y  in 
t.he glorious work of improvem ent. 

May God  biess and  keep every one 

·of you . 

THE  SLEEPER. 
-_. 

P AUOD"\". 

I. 

o  th o bright and cheerCullnmplight ! 
o tho  denr nnd precious  lamplight! 
Seeming bl'lghe l',  brlgher, brlghel', 
As the cov'ring of  t_lle twilight 
Comes 011  darke r, da rker, dnrlter: 
And in rooms nil o'er the  Colll:'go 
Nj}ught.la henrd fro m  waking Idlor, 
Duricc\ now In  drows;)"  Iffi:lmbol', 
Scarcely from tho dl'yest  Logio 
Does tho learner's  mind n ow wandoI', 
\VUh his  book, nnd s in to, nlHi poncIl, 
Vainly  toll'(l h e In  Ule dny llgh t : 
Longht for  truth or cxpla naf.loll, 
Found 110 seu se or u se in  the'rem, 
Iil t h e dark nnd blind Legendre, 
In the l'nckct duri ng sunsh i ne; 
Only eve and early m Ol'll l n g 
Show him clea rly all fdo  beauty. 

2. 

o  Lilo loser  and t.he Id le'- ! 
o  tho foUy of t-ho s lceper ! 

o the l essons of the Idler! 
o  the th ing for next Noycmbor ! 
o the muddle(l brnln of  drenmer ! 
All th~ night scems  long and d roary, 
Horrid nre t.he spectres 'l-OllUd  them, 
Horrid are  tho thoughts that harm them; 
'Vhlle  the yery teeth  do clla.tter, 
Telling l)lainly  dreams  distress them. 

8. 

"Help!"  they cry, t h e  wonted sloepers, 
"Help,"  we fool  t_he tooth of almex; 
Henr t-he  hum of saynge Culcx; 
Feel the trend of LaclmO$tcrllU, 
If t h ere's one thero mllst bo tiny: 
See l\, fire-light Just above us,  "11 
Olnrlllg  wildly in Our window. 
Can it  be  t.he gods do child us 
For this d reamy, drowsy idling, 
For thJs  wasting precious tIme from 
Morning, and from evening twilight? 
01vo us , Morphells, gIve us s lumber, 
'Till the  bolls nre t hree in number; 
Dl'lve t.hese horrId thongllls  from out.us 
Banish  a ll t.he  sha.pes nbout us; 
, 
AIll WO  M it Is sleop (lud s lum ber, 
AU we ask Is  peace and sl umber, 
Ca.ro  we not to lcaru 01' lnbol', 
Not for man 01'  needy n elghbol'. 
All Olir mi nd  is  pont up  wHIl \IS ; 
'Live to-day  and die  to-morrow' 
Useless CMes we never borrow. 

)  • 

• .Ipc.  • 

THE LECTUuE.-The lecture deliv 
eted  by Rev. John Patchin,  of Ow os 
so,  on  Friday eve  of  Jun e  5th,  was 
well attended,  not only  by  the  stu 
dents, but by the Faculty and the·peo 
pIe  of the 5ul'l'oundingcountry. 

Mr.  Patchin speaks as  one  ex peri 
enced in th e field,  aud his lecture was 
listened to with thegrentcstattention. 
Ail seemed  to be  well  pleased,  and 
they  return ed 
their  rooms  and 
home1:l  wi th  the  impression that pub 
lic lectures are  not  always humbugs. 

t.o 

THE HON.  J. E.  'l'ENNEY, of  Lan 
Sing, read a.  lecture  upon  Geological 
History before the  Agricultural . Col 
lege  Lyceum,  OU  Friday  evenin g, 
June 19fh.  It  wns  a.  vcry  superior 
production, was well  delivered,  and 
being ttpon n subj ect of such  vast  in~ 
teres t as  t.he  formation of -the world, 
it could not fuil  to command the most 
earnest atten tion of the audi ence.  Mr. 
'fenney very d ecidedly is  not  a.  be· 
lieveF in the Darwinian Development 
HypothesiS,  us  he  took  occasion  to 
impress upon his hearol's in the course 
of his remarks.  Ma ny very  fine  re· 
flective  passages,  coming  naturally 
scattered 
subj ect,  were 
from  his 
throughout his lecture,  which  closed 
with !\ beautiful  and  feeling  tribute 
to woman.  Th e lecture  was well  at· 
tended, and everything passed  off in 
the pl ea sa n~ t manner. 

- - -

ELEC11ION.-'l'ho election of officers 
for 'the Agr'l College Lyceum,  which 
took place  at  the  regular  meeting, 
June 5th,  resulted as follows: 

President-Charles E. Bessey. 
Vice  P resident-Henry  G.  Re~--

Holds. 

Secretary-Ros.  Lillie. 
'rl'oasul'er-Fmnk  A. SessionH. 
J anitor- Benj. E . Benedict.