cho?

27 A college telegraph--A servant of a college, who carries
an account of every trifling offence committed, either by
gentlemen or servants, to the college officers.

28 Well-known characters in Christ Church.

29 Knocking in--Going into college after half-past ten at
night. The names of the gentlemen who knock in are entered
by the porter in a book kept for that purpose, and the next
morning it is carried to the dean and censors, who generally
call upon the parties so offending to account for being out
of college at so late an hour. A frequent recurrence of this
practice will sometimes draw from the dean a very severe
reprimand.

Knocking in money--Fines levied for knocking into college at
improper hours: the first fine is fixed at half-past ten,
and increased every half hour afterwards. These fines are
entered on the batter book, and charged among the battels
and decrements,* a portion of which is paid to the porter
quarterly, for being knocked up.

30 Cold tankard--A summer beverage, used at dinner, made of
brandy, cider, or perry, lemons cut in slices, cold water,
sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and the herbs balm and burridge.
Sometimes sherry or port wine is substituted for cider. The
tankard is put into a pitcher, which is iced in a tub,
procured from the confectioners.

* Decrements.--The use of knives, folks, spoons, and other
necessaries, with the firing, &c. for the hall and chapel.

~139~~ We must give our old _con_, Blackmantle, a warm reception."
"Sure, that's a Paddyism"{31} said a young Irish student. "Nothing of
the sort," replied Horace: "are we not all here the sons of Isis (Ices)?
and tell me where will you find a group of warmer hearted souls?"
"Bravo! bravo!" shouted the party. "That fellow Eglantine will create
another _Pun_-ic war," said Sparkle. "I move that we have him crossed in
the buttery{32} for making us laugh during dinner, to the great injury
of our digestive organs, and the danger of suffocation." "What! deprive
an Englishman of his right to battel{33}" said Echo: "No; I would
sooner inflict the orthodox fine of a double bumper of _bishop_."
"Bravo!" said Horace: "then I plead guilty, and swallow the imposition."
"I'll thank you for a cut out of the back of that _lion_,"{34} tittered
a man opposite. With all the natural timidity of the hare whom he