The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-11-24
Nos.
8ein 81 Cut
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lin his hat as he serged upon tie Indian that
stands in front Of Van Colts tobacco stSre.
IN Broadway. with a bunch Of cast-iron SO.
gars in his hand. I'll take one, / smoke
sometimes, and he reached out to take the
protfered weed, but the Indian wouldn't give
itsup He hung on to the cigar like grim,
death. "Look here old copperhead,n y said
the fast young man, ''none oi that no tricks
upon travellers, or therell be muss, and YOU
aud Iii fall ont somebody'll get Il punch ia
tho head The lndian said never a word,
but held on to the east iron segars. He was
calm dignifed, nnmoved, as an Indian should
be, looking his assailant straightin the face,
and no muscle moving single hair. Yes,
yes, look al me, old leatherhead Pm one of
'em,Pm around, Pm full weight, potato meas !
ure,neaped up, and he placed himself in 4 p5. !
sitiou, threw back his coat, ann squared off,
for a fight All the time the Indian never
said a word, looked without the least alarm.
nnwinkiugy straight into the face Of thefsst
Young man, still holding out the cigars in a
mighty friendly sort Of way. The Young
man was plucky, aud just in condition 10
resent any sort ofinsultat all He was ready
to .go in,'' but the calmness and impertura-
bility ofthe Indian rather cowed him and he
was disposed torelsonthe matter s.Illtake
one" said he, "certainly;T said so before
Pm one Of the smokers. Nv father was one
OF the smokers, he was one OF the old sort.
and Pm edition two, revised and corrected
with notes, authors handwriting on the IL
t!epage, and copyright secured. Yes, I'll,
take one. All right old red skin. IHtaEe'
one" But the Indian said not a word, all
the time booking straight in the face of tile
fast young man, and holding on to the cigars.
Look here, old gimlet eye, I'm getting iiled. /,
my backs coming up, and you and I'll have
a turn, smell of that old copperhead, )" and he
thrust his fist under the nose Of the cast iron
lndiap, who said not word, moved not a
muscle, but kept right OH, looking straight
into tue face of the fast young man, as if
not caring a fig for his threats, or taking in
all theodor ofhis fist "Very well,r said The
fast young man. @I'm agreeable, I'm
around, look to your ugly mng, old pump
kln-head," and he let go a right-hander,
square against the nose of the nose of the
cast iron Indian, whoneyer moved an inch.
nor stirred a muscle, looking with calm, un-
changed dignity, as before, in the face of the
enemy. "Hallo," cried the fast young man.
in utter, bewilderment, as he reeled back halt.
way across the sidewalk, with the blood
dripping from his SIX nned knuekles "HalIo:
heres go, here's an eye-opener, here's a
thing to hunt for round a corner. Tn sati,-
lied, old iron-face, am. Enough said be-
tween gentlemen" just then he caught
sight. of the tomahawk and scalping knife,in
the Deit of the savage and his hair began TO
rise. The Indian seemed to be making up
his mind to use them. "Hold on, !" cried the
ffa<t young ma,, as he lodged around the
awning post. Hold on, none of that. III
apologize, lsquat, knock under. Hold on,
say" he continued, as the Indian seemed
to scowl with peculiar fierceness, Hold on
Very well, I'm off, I've business down the
street, people at home waiting for me,p and
he bolted like aquarter horse down Broad
way, and his cry ''liold on" died away as he
vanished beyond the lamp,lghts up Colum-
bia-street. -4lbang Register.
COOP RuLE.-It is always good rule to
follow, to step into no path, speak no word,
to commit no act, when conscience appears
to whisper beware You had better wait
twelve'nonth, and learn your duty, than to
take hasty step, and bring tears and re-
pentance to dying dav. How many a lost
man might have been saved, had he listened
to an inward monitor and resisted the first
inclination to deyiate from the holy path of
rectltude. See far away before you, and on
either side, the ground wbitened with the
bones and sinews Of millions who have per-
ished ignobly in The march of life. They
resisted the spirit Of truth. and fell. They
trusted to themselves, and sunk at the onset.
Take warning by them. Could their bones
live, breathe and speak, how earnestly would
they appeal to you'll They would compel
you. as it were, to pursue virtuous course,
that your end might be joyous and not de-,
graded. n
Tns HEALTHFuLxEss OF SMcKE. - a wri.s
Ter IN the London Times discoursess arpo,,
the properties Of smoke. He thinks London.
and alllarge cities would bemuch less heal.
thy but for the artificial atnosphcre created
by the conbustion Of mood and coal, descri.
bmg smoke as nothing more than niipute
flakes Of carbon or charcoal, which absorb
tlie.poisonoas gases ernanating from the sew
ers and from works where animal substances
are under manipulation If this theory be
true, Pittsburg ought TO be the healthiest city
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