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THE RED ANI) BLACK.
A Fraternity Badge.
BY I.. I. II
It w»m only ii fraternity badge,
bedecked with jewelH, that sparkled
m ath the gaze of thoae two brown
eye*. She hail taken it fnnn its
place above her heart, ami as she
held it in her hand, her thoughts
were of another day of the day
she first met him their first eon-
versalion. It was love at first sight.
Then, the last evening they spent
together—that evening seemed to
her the moat blissful of her happy
young life. It was on the last night
that he took the badge from the
lapel of his coat and pinned it over
her heart.
“ You have m v heart, my love-
keep this badge until you cease to
loveme - until you wish to return my
heart. Its symbols are much to me.
Let them mean much to you."
Her i yes turned from the badge
to a ring on her finger. It was a
beautiful solitaire, and its sparkle
was more brilliant than that of tiir
smaller stones in the badge. It was
her engagement ring.
Which did she esteem the more
precious Her engagement ring?
Her badge of love? Only a moment
to decide. A glance at the ring
anil she presses the badge to her
lips.
‘The engagement may be broken,
but my love will never die.'
* * * *
More than a year had passed since
they saw each other last. He was
in business and doing well for his
first year out of •college. His fu
tine was bright.
Not a week passed that lett* rs
w ere not received ami sent, between
the lovers. In every one she de
clared devout love, and that she
w as looking forward with great an
ticipation to the time when he would
collie to cluim her. In the last let
ter received, only a few day* ago,
she Spoke of how precious the little
badge had become to her.
“ W lieu alone my thoughts are of
vou. My heart grows heavy. I take
toy little badge in my hands and
kiss its jewelled taee. It is my dear
est, most sacred treasure.”
She never spoke of the engage
ment ring. It was given her only
a few weeks before fir had given
her the badge, lie did not know
of it. Her father instated on the
marriage and to please him she con
sented. Her fiance was wealthy,
and this w as her only attraction.
* * ’* *
Tpou receipt of th. last letter hi*
love over powered hitu. He post
polled all of his engagements a
w e. k. ami prepared to spend «ev-
era I days with the sweetheart of
his college days, the love of hi*
manhood. Tomorrow lie would
surprise her. Iii the afternoon they
would go driving, in the evening to
the theatre. The second day—well,
they would arrange that together.
Seated at his desk with his few
unopened letters, and a paper from
where his thoughts were, we see a
person that feels the sting of Cu
pid's dart.
W ith a sigh he opens the newspa
per. lie had seen her name several
times in the society column, natu
rally his first glance is at that. Iler
name may lie in this edition. His
••ye* wandered over the short no
tices. Iler name was not there, lie
was about to east the paper aside
when the leading society notice
caught his eye. It read :
“Invitations are out for the mar
riage of Miss Beckwith, daughter
of Major Beckwith, to Mr. Hanlon
of this city. Miss Beckwith is a
young lady of
His eyes failed him. He care
fully, silently, fold) d the paper and
put it in iiis desk.
A little box that had not unroot
ed his attention before, was lying
in fiont of him. The hand-writing
was familiar. Iii an indifferent wav
lie unwrapped it.
It contained a fraternity badge.
“John. ’ (To Ins servant.)
“Yes, sir.”
“Take my valise hack to my room.
1 am not going to Atlanta to-night.”
MEMORIAL DAYt
The Ladies Memorial Society
seem Very anxious to have the Uni
versity Battalion attend this year's
exercises at the cemetery. This is
a matter which rest* with the hoys.
If they feel that they cannot en
dure some little personal ineonve-
nionoc in order to show a tribute of
love and respect to those brave
men who risked and lost all for
them, then shame oil the promt re
cord of Georgia * youthful citizen
ship! The beautiful old custom of
spreading (lowers on these almost
neglected graves of the brave Con
federate dead is one which deserves
the sympathy of every man at the
University. The Battalion should
go by all means. Georgia boys
must never he backward in perform
ing a duly so sacred to the men so
brave and true. It is the tendency
of tins matter of-faet age to look at
euerything fiont a coldly business
like standpoint, and in the mad
rush of every-day life traditions
and memories are forgotten, hut as
long as there shall lie a South sepa
rated from the North, by act of
God and not hv act of man, there
shall always be one historic page
bright and resplendent with the
fame of Dixie's heroes, and South
ern sous must aid in perpetuating
these grand memories of the glo
rious! Past. Ia-t us go to the ceme
tery on Memorial Day because we
love the dead and revere their bra
very and self-sacrifice; because we
sre Southerners, and because it is
right that we should.
THE BATHER S PLIGHT.
Thu river's gushing wnvel^s kiss her
pink-nailed toes
And the breeze wafts perfume from
her hair.
Ihr of this he recks not as lie thinks of
Ilia e lot hen
On the hank: Hitting time — threat'nd
death in Hooded lair.
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