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of almost every name. Many others stand trembling in 

 "fearful looking for of fiery indignation" In short, there 

 appear to be more devils in college at present than were 

 cast out of Mary Magdalene. I have been honored by a 

 broadside at one of my windows, which popped off without 

 ceremony six squares of glass. No matter ; you were hon 

 ored in the same way. I congratulate myself on having 

 obtained the honor. " Fiat justitia mat ccelum" is my 

 maxim. But the devil does not extend his dominion over 

 students alone. The august body of tutors have occasion 

 ally acknowledged his power. Last evening they met at 

 the " Luxembourg " to read " Dialogues " for the January 

 exhibition. 



The letter proceeds to detail, in the same sportive 

 vein, the particulars of a harmless frolic such as 

 young men, even though clothed with tutorial dig 

 nity, sometimes indulge in, and in which a wrongly 

 directed missile "miserabile dictu" to quote the 

 writer's phrase shivered into a thousand pieces a 

 large mirror belonging to Mr. Silliman. 



This was the catastrophe : " Valete, Plaudite" The only 

 observation I have to make on the above is : I hope the 

 students will not discover it. " Dulce est desipere in loco" 

 is a sentiment we feel to be true, and I have only to regret 

 that you were not present to heighten and partake of our 

 festivity, hilarity, puerility, madness, pleasure, or whatever 

 name it may deserve. You will probably be occupied at 

 least two weeks in deciphering our " Gazette." I am 

 desired by our brethren to excuse our not sending it on 

 sooner. The reason was, we waited to send it by Morse, 

 the printer, who finally failed of going to Philadelphia as 

 he intended. 



Since I have been here, I have been paying some atten 

 tion to Italian, but I am not able to procure suitable books. 



