The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-24

We will get him into II quarrel, and
then have him discharged"
"But," said |, ado you know anything
about his history? He may have some
all absorbing end to be accomplished
which is the cause ofhis untiring assidu.
ity. You should have little charity
for the fellow, and taking Croclctt's 5
motto, "bc sure you're right before YOU
go ahead"
"No, we know nothing him; and if
circumstances arc as we suppose, it will
be his own fault if they are discovered
too late, for we have tried often to
scrapc an acquaintance with him.. You
had better not take up on his side, if
you do not wish to incur the displeasure
Of the whole Office Good night"
! had some charity for the fellow, and
was resolved to see him rghtcd, should
he get into difficulty. soon saw he
was very unpopular, and that, as | felt
rather disposed to make allowances for
him, was considered his friend. Many
were the jokes cracked at his expense /;
whenever the "Quaker corner CAS- the
place by us had been dubbed was men
toned, an universal litter ran nround the
Office Those little things irritatcd me
some, but Us was not the principal OBJ
icct at whom those arrows were aimed,
| resolved to iorbcar, and let him be the
first one to speak.
81 say, fellow" said Il rowdy-looking
customer, who went by the name OF
Xekc, "do Quakcrs ever have camp
meetings y
"Ycs,' answered another, ",hcy have
camp-mccting over there in Quaker
corner every night. That fellow camp,
out upon the floor every nap he takes.
"Wcl',' said another, u have hoarc
Of boarding at the markct-housc, anc
sleeping on the bridge, but | never saw
an illustration oft before"
Wondcr if they wouldn't take in
boardcrs?" asked the first speaker, III
see itthcy don't want the raIcs and reg.
ulationa of the hoHssRrotcdj if they
do I'll board out the Tfl."
glanced at my ncighbor to see how
| he bore This ridculc. His face was
flushed, and his lips tightly compressed
as if to choke down the rising indigna
ton. But he said not a word | fan
cicd, however, that he picked up typ
| faster than usual.
Things could not go oon this way mocl
longer, for as god-IiIle II quality rs for
bcarancc is, it cannot hold out again
everything. saw that storm wa
! gathering, and prepared to act my par
rs q man when it burst forth.
II WAS Saturday afternoon; the hand'
were all arranged round the "stone'
with their bills, waiting TO be lad oil
| Quaker happened to be at one end o
the stone, and Immediately opposite t'
, him stood Zckc. As usual, Quaker wa
| the observed Of all Observers, and Sly
whispers, which were answered by !
litter or a nudge Of the elbow, passe'
around the group. As the foreman pait
Quaker the amount due he gave him
quarter Of Il dollar to make out th
change. This did not escape ZcIie'
eyes, and he said, in tone to be hear,
! by all:
"Ir the eagle on that quarter had life
and were II States prison convict,
wouldn't swap places with it, for my
confinement would be far more pretcra
bic than being squeezed to DEATH
This was the hair that broke the cam
/ els back. With the cxcIamation-"yol
scoundrcl,' he made one bound, an,
with stunning blow brought Xcke t,
the floor Then jerking of his coat an,
| placing himsclfin fighting attitude, h.
turned to the astonishcl group, will
"Come on now, you cowardly rulians
lfyou cannot let me alone pcaceabIy,
will make you do it by force. hay,
borne your insults long enough, and
you have any more to offer, come OF
with them"
This challenge was sufficient. Coat
came otland sleeves rolled up in amin
ute saw that my friend would b.
apt to get the worst Of the fight, an'
forcing him into Il corner, | then cX
claimed:
"Gentlcmen, one word, if you please
1t would be cowardly for you all to at
tack his man; | will not see it done
And you will attempt it, have some
thing here Tapping my breast signiii
cantly) that will stop it. He is not t.
blame he-has resented IN insult whicI
any of you would have done, You hav
all insultcd him because he has cOnduC
ted himself strangely; let him explai
his conduct, and perhaps we can max
up the quarrel. He owes you an cXpl
nation-ii' not you, he certainly doe
me- "And now, sir" said !, "turnini
to him, demand it of you asa right
lIo hcsitatcd q moment.
Come, my friend said ], "let u