Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-06-25

shower OF blows skllfully, which Jim
aimed at him.
"Friend James," said Nathan, in the
: heat of the contest, ':This is mere child s
play. 1t grieves me that thou hast forced
me into resistance, but l must defend N.Y.
.elf from bodily harm, l gee there is but
one way of bringing this scandalous and
wicked affair to close, and that is by
conquering thee in order to do this,
will inhict hesvy blow between thine
eyes, which will PROSTATE thee" Follow
ing out the suggestion, Nathan struck
Jim a tremendous blow on his forehead,
which brought him ssnseless to the ground
"NOw,' said Nathan, 81 will teach thee
a lesson, and hope it will be wholesome
lesson, too. l will seat myself astraddle
of thy breast-I will place my knees upon
thy arms thus, so that thou can not injure
me when thou returnest to consciousness
l hope may be the humble instrument
of tanning thy fierce, war-like nature, and
make better and more respectable man
| of thee"
AS the Quaker concluded, Jim began to
show some signs of returning life. The
first impulse of jim, when he fairly saw
his condition, was to turn Nathan off.
lie struggled desperately, but he was in
vice-his effort was unavailing.
"Friend, thou must keep still until l
am done with thee" said Nathan. 81
believe am an humble instrument in the
hands of Providence to chastise thee, and
l trust when l am done with thee, thou
wilt be changed man. Friend James,
does thee not repent attacking me ?"
"No," said Jim, 'let me up and III
show you"
81 will not let thee up, thou imriou.
wretch" replied Nathan, "darest thou
profane the name Of thy Maker-I will
punish thee for that will check thy
respiration for moment"
Nathan, as good as his word, clutched
him by the throat. He compressed his
grip; gurgling sound could be heard
Jim's face became distorted tremor ran
through his frame. He was evidently
undergoing process Of strangulation. The
Quaker relaxed his hold, but not until the
choking process had sufficiently, as he
thought, tanned the perverse spirit of Jim.
1t took some moments for Jim to inhale
sufficient air to address the Quaker
81 will knock under, said Jim, ,"enough,
let me up"
"No, thou hast not got half enough
replied Nathan. "Thou art now under
going a process of moral publication, and
thou must be contentsd to remain where
thou lyest until l am done with thee.
Thou just profansd the name of thy
Maker, friend James," co ntinued Nathan,
"confess, dost thou repent thy wiekod-
ness"
"No, hanged if I do" growled Jim.
"Thou pervsrse man." replied Nathan,
in an imploring tone, "say that thou
repentest thy wickedness p
"I'll be hanged if do growled Jim.
"Wilt thou not" replied the Quaker
"must use compulsory means? l will
compress thy windpipe again unless thou
givest me an answer in the affirmative
say quick, art thou sorry?'
"No, I-y-e-s," shrieked Jim in a
gurgling tone, as the Quaker's grip tight
ened, "ycs, am sorry?"
81. thy sorrow a godly SORROW" in
quired Nathan.
jim rather demurrsd giving an af6rma-
tive answer to this question, but a gentle
squeeze admonished him he had better
yield.
"Yes,' replied jim, 81 do, now let me
up
"I am not done with thee yet" said
Nathan.
Thou hast been disturber of the
peace of this neighborhood time out OF
memory-thy hand has been raised
against every man-thou art a brawler.
Wilt thou promise me that, in future, thee
will lead more peaceabls life, that thou
wilt love thy neighbor as thyself!"
"Yes," answered Jim, hesitatingly,
0all but the Ouakers."
"Thou must make no exceptions"
replied Nathan; 81 insist on an affirmative
answer"
"If l say yes to that-I'll die frst.'
A struggle now cnsued between the
two, but J i'm had his match.
"TbOu must yieli, James" said Nathan,
II insist on it," and he again grasped
Jim by the throat. 81 will choke thee
into submission; thou must answer atiir-
matively-say after me, 81 promise to
love my neighbors as myself, including
the Quskers."
81 promise that 2" said Jim; "Pu be
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