118. Cap. John W. Chadwick.
A retired sea-captain. Father of “Poz,” “Boog,” “Whack,” and “Willie,” “Whack’s little brother.” A most cultivated gentleman, whose heart was kind, but whose word was law. Deceased.
119. “Zee” Smith: Frank Smith.
Deceased in Lowell.
120. Miss Pratt.
A laundress much patronized by students. She accumulated much property by practising the gentle art of polishing shirts.
121. “Old Durgin”: Me. Ezra Durgin.
A rather quick-tempered but worthy policeman, contemporary
with “Old
Swain” and “Old Kize.”
122. Various “stewdcats.”
Who have played their parts and gone.
123. “Plupy,” “Skinny,” “Polelegs”: The author.
De minimis non curat lex.