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Updated: June 29, 2025
I have known Congressmen, when they were boning up on a subject, to study as they had not studied since they passed their final examinations, many large cups of black coffee, wet towels and all. They had to dig for information, sweat over arranging and verifying facts, which, in any consciously organized government, should have been easily available in a form suitable for decision.
All but the authorized lights in guard tent and O.C.'s tent were extinguished. The summer encampment was over. "Oh, dear!" sighed many a fair visitor as she returned to a sheltering roof. "The summer's fun is over. To-morrow these splendid young men will be back in barracks, grilling and boning for their very lives!" Yes, the good old summer time was over.
He became a "bone," and tried so hard to delight his instructors that he was suspected of boning bootlick with the Academic Board. For Prescott had dropped Laura out of his mind. That is to say, he had tried to do it, and Prescott was a young man with a strong will. Belle's words, instead of spurring him on to do something that his own peculiar sense of honor forbade, had killed his vague dream.
If it is to be kept some time, pack in little jars, and pour melted butter over the top. This is a delicate dish, and is usually regarded as an impossibility for any ordinary housekeeper; and unless one is getting up a supper or other entertainment, it is hardly worth while to undertake it. If the legs and wings are left on, the boning becomes much more difficult.
Instead of passing the summer months in an ocean voyage and a continental journey, he at last became content to settle down to work under a tutor, "boning up" for the examinations. His father returned to San Francisco in July. Vandover matriculated the September of the same year; on the first of October he signed the college rolls and became a Harvard freshman.
"It has been fearful work trying get the interest up this year," continued Brayton with a reminiscent sigh. "So many good man have been dodging the squad! Even Haynes, who is the best we have at left end, ducked this afternoon. Caesar's ghost may know what Haynes was doing with his time -I don't. But I don't believe he was boning."
Occasionally a cadet who wants cadet honors resorts to "boning bootlick" with the tactical officers stationed at the academy. "I'm not boning bootlick with cadets or with officers either," retorted Dick rather crisply. "I've never had the delight of wearing chevrons, you know." Haynes flushed a trifle. The year before he had worn a sergeant's chevrons.
Immediately after supper both midshipmen forfeited their few minutes of recreation, going at once back to their study tables. There they remained, boning hard until the brief release sounded before taps was due. Almost at the sound of the release there came a knock at the door. "I've got to say something, or I'll go daffy," cried Farley, rubbing his eyes.
"I don't believe, when I have no femme to drag to the hops, that it would make me any more popular with the fellows, either. A fellow who pirates at all should drag a spoony femme pretty often himself." "Why," asked Hayes, opening his eyes rather wide, "are you boning bootlick with any but officers?" "Boning bootlick" means to curry favor.
Frank whistled again. "Why, he has become very courageous since he took to bullying boys! He is really bloodthirsty." "He is determined to square accounts with you, sir. He says you have been boning military at his expense for some time, just to show your authority." "Which he knows is absolutely false," Frank flashed back.
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