Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-06-22

knew better way than that but he die
not want to be wicked, and yielding to thu
! pious advice Of the old folks, he PRAYED
for the Meadowvilleans, the sred-hairec
feller," and all. Still the persecution,
continued; and Job concluded that pray.
ing did not do near so much good as he was
satisfied his own Plan would
Nevertheless, he obeyed grandmother
and his parents, who, finding him one eve
ming on his return home, strongly tempted
to rebel, told him that, if he wanted to be
~as bad as the rest, and 90 down forever
to the bad place, he had better try it
There p -
This was enough; and Job, sitting an
indignant sob, made up his mind firmly to
forbear.
And he did
But 1t seemed only to invite the Mead
oWvilleans to bolder ageressions.
One day at noon, while sitting down ON
the green and eating his dinner which, to
secure from the thieves, he now carried in
hls pockets, be was suddenly startled by a
number of boisterous voices laughineIv
shouting behind him:
'Dicky, Dicky, don't
Conscious, from the newness and sound
ness Of his trowscrs that this taunt could
not be applied to him, he sprang to his
feet to see for whom it was meant, but
was Immediately greeted with loud roar
OF screaming laughter, which caused him
instantly to put his hand to that part of his
person to which the vociferating thronr
headed by the red haired feller, were hoot-
ingly pointing.
On doing so, he discovered long white
article dangling comically from the rear of
his body to the ground. jerking it away
and glancing att, be, in a moment, like a
flash, comprehended ALL
Redhair had stealthily crept behind
him, and slyly abstracting his handker-
chief from his jacket pocket, had adroitly
pinned it to his pantaloons in such way,
that when he rose, it should hang down and
provoke an outburst that would rouse him
with humiliation.
For few moments, the boy, with a
proper regard for the bad place, struggled
to withstand even this indignity. But his
spirit, stung to madness at the outrage,
would no longer be restrained. Starting
back a step or two, bis proud eye flashing
indignant lightning, he hastily rolled up his
cults, singing out his man and darting
forward, with every vein swollen, and
every cord drawn to its utmost tension
with fierce, unappeasing fury, smote the
roaring Redhair between the eyes blow
that felled him to the ground, gasping and
qulvering, as if he had received his death
wound, He had scarcely touche1 the sod,
when another, struck by the. same nerve
strung arm, fell across him, head first, his
head striking the earth with force that
left dent visible for days after. A third
followed and then a fourth, to keep han,
company; and then there was scamper-
iftess-in all oircctiou5~eyf the rest OF the COW
ardly miscreants-who, crowding, iostline,
and upsetting one another in their flight,
did not deem themselves safe till they had
put either their homes, the noighborino
streets, or the walls of the seminary be-
tween them and the young springal whose
un-clenting fury they had at length aroused.
One, a coarse-Witted, low browed, thin-lip-
ped lout-the son of the president of the
bank-he caught, as he was brushing after
his companions through the door of the
seminary, and pushing him against the
side Of the building, punished him till he
roarcd, like a-sick caitiff: for mercy.
Jobs victory was complete for that day.
In the afternoon session, the teacher, on
hearing bis statement Of the facts, pretend
ed to be very indignant, and severely rep
rimanded him for +" forgetting himself"
But it was easy to be seen that he was not
so indignant as he wished to appear, and
Job felt satisfied that he had but little to
fear from that quarter though he dreaded
the consequences when he should get home,
and had laid the particulars, like truth
ful honest boy, before his grandmother and
parents.
Still, he felt that be had done right.
" Flesh and Blood he said to himself,
g can't stand ere1ytAing and there as a
point where it seems as if a feIler hadn't
ought to be sent to the bad place for stand
ing up for himself when nobody else will p
His father, mother, and grandmother
were very much distressed when he repre-
sented the afray. He told them all Just
as it occurred, from first to last-honestly
detailing every particular -bravely deter
mined that, if he had to 90 to the bad
place. it should not be for any departure
from the truth, at all events
His parents left it all to grandmother.
what she thought of the transaction
Grandmother, who was very much disturb
ed, sorrowfully shook her head, aad said,
it would be necessary for her to take time
to consider. The good old soul did take
tlme-for she never afterwards alluded to
it. at all.
On going to Meadowville, the next morn
ing, Job was surprised to see number Of
the Oldest boys waiting for him, on the road
leading to the green; among them was
Redhair, accompanied by his big brother,
who had his cuffs rolled, as if he intended
to do something very terrible.
Fight ~ was in the faces Of all the
party and Job concluded that they had
come out to meet him on his way to school,
and lick him. But as grandmother had
not yet pronounced against him for what
he had done yesterday, he fancied that she
did not exactly disapprove Of fighting, when
1t was necessary and as one ought to fight
when he is waylaid, Job regarded the pres
ent as Tease of real necessity, which grand
mother would not even think of censuring,
and he decided to stand his ground
As he approached the coVardly crew