The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-01-21

ground very carefully, found the follow.
ing 10 be the state Of the ease:
1t seems that the Barnabee boy
speak Ut him as he were the l}enecia boy
is the Oldest pupil in the primary mill
tnry school, q think it must be military
school, oi winch johnny is IL recent mem
her) Tins Barnabec. having whipped
every one of his cumpnnions, was signing
for more boys 10 cvnquer, when Johnny
joined the institution He at once made
friendly overtures of battle to Johnny,
who. cd lly enough, seemed in disposed to
encourage his advances. Then Barnnbe,
began II series Of petty pcrsccu ions, which
had continued up to the day OF the
fight.
On the morning of that ovontful dav,
the l'arn 'bec boy appeared in the sci ool-
| yard with small 90 cart. After runnnt :
down to Johnny several times with this
useful vehlcI', he captured Johnnys cap,
filed It with sand, and dragged il Fri.
unphanll, Up and down the ward IN the
! g"-cart This made the general very
angry. ol course, and he took an uppurtu-
nifty of k cking o,er the trunpIa car, in
doin9 which lie kirhed one Of the wheels
so far into p zee that it has nJt been seen
since.
This brought matters 10 crisis The
battle would have taken place then and
there urt at that moment the school
bell rang, and the glrdiators were obliged
To- give their attention to Smiths Speiler.
But glOpm hung over the mornings ex
orriSr--a gloon that was not gjspcIie in
the back 70" when the Birnnbre boy
stenlthily he'll up 10 Johnny vision a
slate, whrreun was inscribed this fearful
message:
inc GOiag to Lex you a. R.ctSs
Johnny got it ''pdt down in wri,in'
tins time.
Ater "a hasty glance ut the slate. J ,hn,
ny went on with lis studics compnsedly
enough Eevcu o'clock came and with
t came recess, and with recess the inov-
table battle.
Now | do not intcnl to describe the
cicnt reason that though there were seven
young gentlemen connected with tho
primary school on tho field as war cor
re-ponicnis, their accounts Of the engage.
ment are 50 contradictory ~ to be utterly
worthless. On one point they all agrce-
that the contest was short, sharp. i'm d.
ci-ive The ruth il, The general is II
quick, w'ry. exp rlenced Old hero, and it
didn't take him long To rnut the Birn,bee
| hoy, who wa- in reality coStrl, ~ all
hnlhcs and tvrants ever have botp, AMI
ALWAYS will b..
don't approve Of hoys fighting !
don't defend Johnny; hut if the gereral
wants AN extra ration or two rt preserved
pear, he shall have it.
| Am well aware that, socially speak
in johnny is black sheep know
that have bronglI him up badly, anil
ihmt there is not an unnuritd IN IA or
woman in the United States whn would
not have brought him up yer diff renly
Ids u great pity that the only p.op'e w..u
know how t. mlnigs chill ren never have
amy. ~ the ~ine tine J,hnny Is not a
bac.. sheep all over. He has some wli'c
spots. ilIs sinS-if wis II folks have NJ
gres ter are the result ot animal life.
They b long to his evane-cent youth, and
will p'>S away; but his gtnero.iIy his
bravery, belong 10 his character, an are
enduring ql,ilies. The quickly crowling
years will tam him. \ goo large pane
of gii-s and II seduct vc bell knob, ceases
restless spirit. And | am qriic cDniltnt
Ih1t Johnny will hc "A greu state-man, ur
"a valorous solder, or, at all events Il good
>LIdirr, after he has got through beng "A
young de-perado. II q Ahijich in At-
taHtc Monthly for Decea4Jer.