Lewis, what is
the matter?" "Well," he said with a mournful tone, "I laid
eaout to go into Boston."
I suppose there was more turbulence and what would be called
rowdyism in my day than now. At any rate I do not hear of
such things very often nowadays. But it was usually of a
harmless character. There were very few instances indeed
of what would be called dissipation, still fewer of actual
vice. The only game which was much in vogue was foot-ball.
There was a little attempt to start the English game of cricket
and occasionally, in the spring, an old-fashioned, simple
game which we called base was played. But the chief game
was foot-ball, which was played from the beginning of the
September term until the cold weather set in, and sometimes,
I believe, in the spring. It was very unlike the game as at
present carried on. After evening prayers, which were over
about five or ten minutes after six, the boys repaired to
the foot-ball ground and ranged themselves on sides nearly
equal in number. If one side thought they were not fairly
matched they would shout, "More, more," until enough went
over to them from the other side to make it about equal.
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