Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-09-08

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and Iiskfe hfafEs.
Our vfiIsxs had I'D brave, as ail svval
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! Ites- Bis nasss waa JoasshaR RREka
though neTeg heaEd hjm called ion
athAn, bua once, and tbaE Rda before
15ussleo's eshrt. Jaek sBnrks was hi
mama, ssthe world oyer,v p as hs ofae
tNsids he wAs q BIG harlg fellQBs aii
kses and two inchas tsll with bEeal
massive shoulders, great long arms,
head like q amMll pumkzn. Ills 3ace wa
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head, and smsll pag nesas shisk hsay.
laps, and broad, deep chin. his eye
were of light greys verging upon . cat
like green, while his kair, wkich VA
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b dark hne.. The only fsa5nrs az kha
whole man which tended 10 dekrAes fron
I his hafcnlean proportions was ths aAs,
+1T rather bOai0w appearance OF hfs bFsast
1 70 aaa skilled in aa&toEay eE physiolagy,
it would hare been sc once apparent thai
be had but little what Ia genaraiIy dc.
nominated asbostom,s xnd that : long
Oontinasd physieal saoEt weald have re-
aacad bis ssEiRd1 10 psak. g
! Jack Burke was born and reared in
| our village, and ever since he had begun
| 10 70 TO school he hAd been the terror Of
ali anluOky wighss who had ehanssa Ec
sFoss bis path. he beat hia oampanioRs
without mercy, aud Gook great delight in
being feared AZ he grew older be be-
came more insoleuE and ovsrbeasing,
and at the time Of which We write be was
dialiksd by sll ths dsssut people pf the
place. Hla voice was loud and coarse,
and It broke IN on al circles Whch might
be gathered near him. z E9iEssst -
And then thas bravo did not possesses
Tbs spirit Of generosity usually betrayed
bg those who happen 20 be giants IN
strength. lie was, On the contrary, low
and mean, taking delight in tormen&ing
the weak and even laying out his whole
strength Oh those net half ais sixe, Ia
abort, he vas o coward a& wall "a brave
He forced himself upon all our little
gatherings, and seemed to take delight
In stalking aboasa and FealisiHg Ehst nons
Of as could pas him Out. HS was now
twenty-five, and forgetting all useful
knowledge he had ever gained at school
Among the recent aooessions TO the
populBtion Of eur village, was ayouRg
doctor named William GFaaby. He Was
. small, pals-looklng mRn, not over fEe
feet ten inches tall and quite slim in
frame, but the man who studied him
closely woHid As=a sseu thai his pale
ness Was the result Of long eeRGnaaeHs
10 bis atudies, and Was more, after ali, 3
delicate fairness Of skin, than want Of
health. And il would also have been
sees shat bis slighs frame was very
EaEsenisT one, and moss admirably maal-
ded And pat togsthsr. ..-.. .~-
WiIliam CRANKY was what the giris OF
our village called handsome man, and
none Of the youth Of eur village enEied
him Ehs A&tseEing enoomiaaa he Fsoeiv-
I'd from that portion Of our community,
for as We became acquainted with him
we loved him for the manly and gener.
tus qualities we found i'm him. he wRs
d warm fTisnd and n0bleoppeneBt.
And CRANKY had proved himself an
able physician, too fors thopgh he had
been in our village but year and fnsnth
yet she confidence reposed In ais skill
was far greater than had been rsp0sad Ia
Ihe ancient blisteger and phlebotonist
who preceded him. .
One day some Of as went into his
study he was unmarried, bat being on
" three and-twsnty, Of course was not
. bsehsloE-Ws we're invited in a. We
walked by his boarding place, aud were
pleased 70 accept the Invitation. His
study was gem Of place for comfort,
and among The articles nus absolutely
necessary Tar the study Of his profess
ion, We deteatsd a ride, set Of boxing
gloves, q pair Of foils, pair Of heavy
wooden broad-swoFds, while ap0n the,
hour were q pair Of dumb-hells. l Won
dersd what these l&ttaE were for /; sarely
not foE the doctors uss, for could do
nothing with them, save Ia hold them in
my hands, and swing them about 81 an
Rngia Of about foFky.fTe degrees, and /
was much heavier than hs was,
asked him what be did With theH1.--
f0h," said be, smiling, 'HI exercise nay
muscles with them," and as hs spoke be
took than up and raisad them kf arms
length, aad there hsld them for some mo-
meats, his fne bgsast rounded out like 3
Roman euirass. Then he Ahrew them ND
and out, and around, hahdling thean -
though they we're mare toys. q seemed
impossible that 30 aHaaA . hadT oonla
contain 30 much strength, but he assur-
| cd ma be had gained Il ell by practice,
lie had lahared for years 20 develop a
muscular system, Ia which DO hAd been
| lacking when child.
| And be also said tbaE keeping has
muscles well hardened and developed,
be was bsstsr able 70 bear the fatigue Of
hls profession, which called him from
bis rpzt ettsa for ssysral night in sac-
| eeaslon. ra ...-
We were making arrangements feR q
/ grand pie in eur village. The RiFis
were busy making pios &ad sakas af MI
suxta aud shapes, whila we yoaths Warc
preparing two tables aud clearing up sha
i grove, which was inst outside Of the vii.
EAge On the bank Of the river.
i The day aa lengsh earns, and tbs Sus
smiled frnm sloazalasa sky, and frssl
breeze eazae sweeping ap the riTsrs heAs
iRg q grasagul eoolueas Upcn ita nasoEa
we eeSehsd tAe ground Ii due aaason
and anly ons thing s&ans 10 aaAs ID,
Ill ,3% s5m a&ansxa mssnra IMn& EkssmA
made his apeaSanse upon tho groand. d
shabby, dirty salt and With an inse
lent swagger. A chill ran through tf
!. whoIs crowd. Many Of n woala gladl,
hngs kelpsa put aim away, bat w
shsank tram msddling VIA eRs wh0 MA
4 40 ssgoRg and gigantse, and wikhal b
4 reckless and nasgniless In Ais SsKash
j We saw the thin, delicate lips 81 "a
. dooGur aaiTax ss h nnaicca hssAlthy Gsa
! low swsggering about but be said netA
one os the party Waa yoatA aams
4 nayfd Ringaetam. HN was D QNieas Re0
haarsed tsllow, azd hsaossA by Al =
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4 pic-nics MaRy was pretty blna-aye
maiden 0k ssghtsaxAs sod thAt che love
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Ikp0 happassa that JAek RHRka Ia
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