Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-09-15
THE
STUDENT AND TIE BULLY {:
TIE COWARD UNMASKED.

,.r.llv sn.,kinc. A. Won moral Americana
~, ,.n,,lv s,,l, t,ese m alters with sword 4.
h.,,er mn,b,J bv the way. and more WORTHY Of
g., = ,'i;o, than your coli. inu-dnrous pistnl.6rnp.
Aur rol,ru,, ,n,r mil n ,r,gpnr. hut il rnn,ircs
,ha Fl m hand and :, alyr,cnf A msnt, m mage
Tho stool ucwpy,r. a. I va. at ,y,yi. ihey
call 4 eacb u,hor ont a. bcaux and bellies ,o a
dance II was bu, the ,rradnp on a ,o.--t,r
brushing of an el,uw. nav. AN accidental look
,ba, f.lj on them when they wished not obser.
v,,i,n. aud the mex, hour. there was the clash.
inn of steel and tho s,ampinu of feet umn the
green syard. and the kindliny and flashing of
f,.rv evcs-,nd plunpa and marry. cut and
thrust, lin one or both Law stretched at length
the skull cleft down. or hand off. and the blond
hubl ling and gushing firth like a rill of noun.
tain w,ter. Ter. was more than one of thn-e
,eIlows-1evils. I must sav-who when they
found among them some strange student. timiI
or retired. with whose character they were
unacouainted or whose couraue they doubted,
would PASS tie hint of mere snort brush his
skirt. charge the offnce upon hun, demand an
apology too humble tor A hare. and dismiss him
from the adventure only with NJ opened shout.
der mr. ,ia, LIGHT through his bod,.
There WAS among us n fpllnv named Mentz,
who assumed and wore with immunity the char.
acter of head bully. tie was foremost IN all his
dev'l'ry Ills pistol WAS death, and his broads-
word cut like the scissors ut tate u was curious
To see the fellow tire-nne. two, three, and good
bye to his antagonist. His friendship VA court.
cd by al: for TO he his enemy was 10 lie IN n
bondy grave. AT length. grown fearless OF be.
ing called to an account h. t"k pride in IN
sulting strangers. and even women His APP.
near,uce was formidable. "A ptaat Durly giant,
with shaggy black hair. huge whi.kcr., and
grim mu.taches three inches lenr. twirled un.
der his nose. A snrt of bea,ay he had, too :;
and amou, the wnmrn-beavpn help us
wherever those mn.taches showed themselves,
everv armament abandoned the vround II WAS
n, last really danrerous 10 Ia 20 a sweetheart
for ont Of pure brayado. Neu,z would pnsh for.
ward. and make love Ia +, l,dv triyL,en her
swain. and either ,errity or nscir,te herself.
Should the doomed lover ofE.r resistance. he
had no more IA do than IN call a surpeun and
h,rpv .nouu,, ne consid,r.J himself if he o..
cnued with the lo.s Of A ,onh or AN eve. lie
had killed fm,r men who had neyer injured him
wounJed seventeen. and fovht twenty ,ues
H.. once ch,lIrnveJ "A whole Climb. who had
bl,ckbaIled him ANONYMOUSLY. and was pscifipt
on,y nv heinz readmiiteJ thouvh all the Nom
Mrs Immediately resigned, and the club W.,
broken no.
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saI, ,,a, . n, haJ tao ', ,,, si,',, i'm,
,,,,, ~, h'',ora, ha,o1, I no W" 90, dawn :.
.,,,:.rJ,, o,o.,s,, ."I n,i,n. ,,ne rnr III,
.J,,;l. h,ot.. I"n.s, .s tho o.ng nf M.n,
80, ,,'...,,.s ~. o.,r v.,n,,. shmnn.d :.
,,,o II a.. and r,vels IF IN. Observation-Disclosures
NJ, nm. and if hi. mantle brushed a.ain,, I'M,
of another ap,nrZed 80 Immediately. 81 craze
fully. and 50 gently, thct the devil h,m.e
could not have iixe,, quarrel upon him. No,
il app,r,d too. tina, Gertrude, the 10, civ d,nyl
ter of the B ,rnn d, S.ale. the toast If all ii,
country. upon whom the mos, of us had gag
AS on som thing ouite alb we us-,t som app.a
cd tina, the pirl loved the youthful strange
, Now M.u,z had .inyled (;.rlrul,. on, fur h,u
.el. and avowed his preference pubry. A.
mold. fur TINS VA. the youuu student called. va
rarely, if ever. temptpd to nur f.s-ts-hut one
he c,,n. mex ,ectpJv IN "A casual iuviia'iu,
Ia ,,c great ,"rnrise and d,scu.t fine com y,
r ny. Nan,z himself was there. anl seated Ia,
, ..f un,h,.LeI al t,,,. ,,bI, ,h,uuh AN uubi,
den ruest Tine s,rm ,.,, curiosity at ono
} ,r,.. T., witness tina result. fnr Neu,z ha
, .,,,p thu, ho vonII = ,mnel Arnold an TN.
, 49,, ao,;,o D., no., n,,d IN an In. ku..s far n
, md ,r,,y IF h,ving addressed his mistress.
n h al M, .,,e.reJ tha, Amid knew any,hiny
4 No. ri,.r,c,., e., he So, ch,e,,,llv A.
: ,,iIy a, ,b, b,,,d viii, 50 ,nucb ,hc m,n,'ers
I :. L,rn harm oentl.m,n III It every one admit.
' a, ,u,e ,i. M In,ss hi. grace. and his b. .aut,
, .,d rsnr.,,rJ ,he ,hv.s IN Tin. brink of viii,
i ha ,,r,.',nc;,,,.Iv s,nnJ
: AVN, h,r =, l., ,,b sho,ted Nentz. as II
4 ov.n;n, h,I :, litl,. advanced and the wine b
}. ,,.,, Il, mn, Atus,t Cam drnki,;l "a,
>, la IVA, rp,,.e. il , nol,co,o and A coward.
:. or,,r ,n. ,,,hl.-ilI :, the brim-to the heal
II ,d ,,.nn,n..s ~, (;.rtrudc d.. ) ,al, Tin. iaire
# nt ,i., i,,r. VIM saws no knows ta,rer j.
/. nj ,ck liar and will writ. the word ON his fol
= head with A red hot brand
!, Ey.rv goblet was en- tied but one, WIN
: str Jun,,.t,d-uu,nnch.d On prc.vng III
- ,h. ruI,i an leaned forward. fixed his eve on !
r en-, .,ruck nj. b,awuy hand down ii .rcelv
:. IN. ,,hl,. winch returned laundering Ct ,s !,
Is rattle. and then repeated, in voice husky "
i, r..,.-
IL rherc il Gun fall; by st. Anthony, I "
- max. the owner swallow its maa sure ni mull
H. heal. If i, remain one instant lnnger.'
II Dunk il, Arm,l:-drink il, bov; keep
o. la I'd nut of useless brnils : whispered "a stud
I'd near him rather advanced in age.
" Drink friend. muttered another. dryly. 'or
~ will not be slow in doing his threat, prom
Is. thee
e Empty the cup, man = cried third N
IN er frown and turn pale, or thy young head v
d. liz lower than thy feet, ere ,o.m"frow'. s.