The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-05-11

o"-"Sci "ouII no longer De restrained
Starting back step or two, his proud ey e
flashing indignant lightning, he hastily
rolled up his cuffs, singing ont his man !;
aud darting forward, with every vein
swollen, and every cord drawn to its at.
most tension with fierce, unappeasing fu-
ry, smote the roaring Redhair between
the ewes blow that feIled him to the
! ground, gasPing and quivering, as if he
had received his death wound lie had
scarcely touched the sod, when another,
struck 10y the same nerve strung arm, iell
across hun, head first, his head striking
The earth with force that left dent
visible for DAYS after. A third followed
ant then fourth, TO keep him company :;
and then there was scampering in all
directions Of the rest of the cowardly
/ lEIScreantS-wEo,cr crowding, jostiing, and
. upsetlng one another IN their flight, did
not deem themselves safe till they had
/ put either their homes, the neighboring
/ streets, or the walls Of the Semln ary be,
tween them and the young spriugal whose
unreIenung fury they had at length
/ aroused. One, a coarse wIt:ed, low. brow
ed, thin Tipped lomt--the son of the pres
ident OF the bank-he caught, AS he was
brushing after his companions through
the door o! the seminary, and pushing
/ HIM up against the side Of the bui,diny,
! punished HIM Till he roared, like a sick
caiutf, for mercy.
! JOBS victory was complete for that day.
In the afternoon session, the teacher on
hearing his statement Of the facts, preten
! dcd TO be very indignant, and severely
feprImsnded him for forgetting himself
/ But II was easy TO be seen that he was
not so indignant As he wished to appear,
and job felt satisfied that he had Lu, liz
! tie TO fear from that quarter; though he
dreaded the consequences when he should
! get home, and had laiG the particulars
like truthful, honest boy, before hie
! grandmother and parents.
Suil, he felt that he had done right
/ Flesh and bInOd, he said to himself. cant
stand everything; and there is a point
where It seems as II feiler hadn't ought
to be sen; 10 he bad place for standing
/ up for himself, when nobody else will =
His father, mother, and grandmother
( were very much distressed when he rep
resented the atfray. lie told them all,
/ just as II occurred, from the first to last
/ honestly detailing every particular
hravely determined that, if he had to 90
/ To- the bad place, il should rot he for any
departure tr"m the truth, at All events.
His parents left it all to grandmother,
TO say what she though, Of the transac.
ton. Grandmother, who was very much
disturbed, sorrnwfully shook her head
/ and SAID, 1t would be necessary for her to
take time TO consider. The good Old soul
! did take time-for she never afterwards
/ aliuded to it, at all.
On going to Meadowville, the next
morning, job was surprised to see mum
her OF the oldest of the boys waiting for
. him, on the road leading 10 the green :;
among them Rednair, accompanied by
his big brother, who had bis cuffs rolled
up, AS !: he intended to do something
! very terrible.
Fight" was in the faces of all the par
ty; and job concluded that they had
come out to meet him on his way and lick
/ him. Bat as grandmother had not vet
pronounced agains. lin for what he had
! djne Yesterday, he fancied that she did
not ex"ctIy disapproVe of fighting, when
It ls necessary; and AS one ought to fight
/ when he is wayInid, job regarded the
/ present AS case Of real necessity, which
grandmother would not even think Of
censuring, and he decided to stand his
/ ground.
AS he approached, the cowardIy crew
-some Of whom bore tokens OF the ac.
tion of the preceding day-adyanced up.
/ on him in u body.
Job. confident that it WASN'T wicked,
met them with An undaunted eve, on per
ceiving which, few prudenty halted and
looked on, as if uncertain.
What do you want = lie said TO the
foremost, Redhair's brother, dealing him
at the same time, under the chin, a blow
that made him reel back against his friends
who were taken all aback at the sudden.
ness OF this incident-for which, count.
! ing confidently on their numbers, they
certainly had not looked; and on perceiv.
ing which, they retreated hastily to the
road side, looking at one another in sur
| prise, and also for aid ana comfort, which
they appeared seriously TO doubt that
they should obtain.
Or you z added Job, drawing off al
Redhair himself-who, startled at the
/ question. and perhaps. not yet wholly
over his shock OF the day before, took to
his heels, and dsued towards the village,
followed by the uncertain who, with so
iIIustrious an example set before them,
thought it no disgrace to try the virtue in
/ their heels.
/ Redhair's brother, on recovering Vim.
self, rushed forward, though still not with,
out some surprise on his countenance,
and also with not a little Of mistrust in
his own powers, to gtapple according to
preconcerted arrangemenO with Clo-
vervile, and thereby give his compan.
ions sn opportunity TO fall upon him.
! But he was met, so much sooner than
he expected, by second blow, this time
straight between the eyes, from that young
| gentleman. that he lost his presence of