Jesse Lynch Williams

“ Because he was small, and ugly, and mischievous, and witty, and generous to excess, and quick to think and act, and everything else that red-headed Freshmen are expected to be, he was well known and liked in the class, from the first night of the term, when he turned his trustful blue eyes toward the Sophomore standing over him in the corner, and said in sweet, sad, Southern tones: "I declare, I'm mighty sorry I can't sing. But that big fellow over there can." ”

“ But when they referred the matter to Red and Runt, they did not agree, and therefore betted on it themselves. But Mrs. Glynn, who took care of the rooms, was not certain, and they finally appealed to the Assistant Treasurer of the college to decide it.
On Saturdays of the racing season they used to come to morning recitations dressed in loud linen and broad strap-seamed top-coats, and then steal out as soon as the roll was called and take the train for Guttenberg. ”

“ He told himself that what it meant was simply the removing of Something which bothered his free enjoyment of life. He was carrying too much weight for so young a horse; that was all.
When Runt Ramsay came in, after luncheon, he found a notice on the tobacco jar, stating that his roommate had gone to New York on an invitation from his bachelor lawyer cousin, and that, as he was coming back on the "Owl," he expected Runt to put something to eat on the bookcase, and some matches in the matchsafe by the door, as he had none, and it was Runt's turn to buy them, anyway. ”

“ You and I are going to be lawyers, and we've got to be more or less honest when we become lawyers, merely from a business standpoint, you know. Playing poker and spending a day or two every week at the races are not the proper training for that. ”