"'Freshman.'
"'What in the blankety-blank are you doing here?'
"'Lookin' on.'
"With that, of course, they began just leaping up and down for joy, hugging one another; and a couple of them started in to tackle the old locomotive. The fellow, who's as strong as an ox, just gives a cough and a sneeze, scatters a few little sophs on the floor, and in a twinkling is in the corner, barricaded behind a table, looking as big as a house.
"'Tom, look out; they're going to shampoo you,' says I.
"'Is it all right?' he says, with a grin.
"'It's etiquette,' says I.
"'Come on, then,' says he very affably, and he strips off his coat and tosses it across the room, saying, 'It's my only one; look out for it.'
"Well, when the sophs saw him standing there, licking his chops, arms as big as hams, they sort of stopped and scratched their heads."
"I bet they did!" cried a couple.