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 growled the sergeant. "This don't seem to be a laughing matter."

"No," said Jere, "they don't seem to be enjoying it," looking around at the crowd; "but this is the way they get their fun. They'll probably settle your bill—for the enjoyment of their leg pull. Preston, I warned you not to try to deceive me. Billy, I told you you'd stop laughing, but—oh, my! I don't believe I'll ever stop," and again he laughed loud and all alone.

The crowd were now beginning to understand. They were explaining to each other. Some of them shouted "leg pull" as they moved away talking about it.

But the pall-bearers did not join in. They had found Lengthy Ferris, and were demanding an explanation. "Oh, don't get so hot," said Ferris, grinning; "it isn't so much fun to pull one leg as it is to pull several hundred. The old man got on to me the time he stuck me. And we thought it was a shame to spoil the fun for the whole college. You fellows will feel better to-morrow."

I may add, however, that Jeremiah