The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-05-12

} some more agreeable sensations.
"He is an uncommonly plucky fe
low" said William, when they ha
smoked for while in silence, san
, las. strong as a lion"
r Gas plueky and as strong as yo
please, my friend, but as lazy as
and here again, Mark, being alto
gether as a loss for a smile, sough
one at the bottom Of the pewter.
! The Crimean warts thus pithily re
viewed.
Besides Mark continued, whe1
he had sl4ked his thirst, she is neve
ready. Look what precious mess
| he made Of that affair with Nichola:
1t was before you came, you know
but l reeoleet it well. Why pool
Jonnie had no shoes to fight in
and they had it out in the stonies-
part of the playground, too, where
his feet were cut to pieces. And
then again he took it all so precious
cool that he got late for breakfast il
the morning and had to fight with
empty stomach. Pluck and strength
are all very well, but a fellow must
eat and drink and have a pair of de-
cent shoes to stand up in"
"And why didn't he get a pair OF
decent shoesY asked William. "He
has got heaps of money"
'Heaps upon heaps, but be wanted
it for something else-to buy new
lathe, 1 think it was; and so he sat
grinding away in his dirty shop, and
thinking of nothing but saving up
his expesnes and shillings."
''Then, my dear Mark, what do
you advise me to do"
The counsellor gives William
some excellent advice, which ne has
since taken. He continues:
"Whatever you do, take care to
put Master Louis in the wrong
Don't pick a quarrel with him, but
force him by quietly provoking him
to pick a quarrel with you. Give
out that you are still peaceably dis
posed and carry your Testament
about as usual. That will put oil
dame Europa off her guard, and sht
believe in you as ever. The rest
you may leave to me; but, in the
meantime, keep yourself in good con.
dition, and if you can hear of any
one in the town who gives lessons in
bruising, just go to him and get put
up to few lodges. I know for a
fact that Louis has been training
hard, and exercising his fists, ever
since you gave that tremendous
thrashing to Joseph"
When William went off; he was
humming, not in a very good tune
a verse Of the One Hundreth Psalm.
This is what Mark and William
thought of the Spanish difficulty,
and what came oft.
81 wouldn't press it Bill, if Iwere
you," said John, in his deep gruf
voice, looking out of his shop win
dow on the other side of the water
81 think it's rather hard for Louis,
1 do indeed"
always ready to oblige, nv dear
John" said William; and so the new
boys claim to the garden was with
drawn.
"What shall l do now, MarkY
asked William turning to his friend
at seems to me that there is an end
of it all"
'NOt a bit" was thereby. 'Louis
is still as savage as a bear. He'll
break out directly, you see if he
don't"
81 have been grossly insuIted, ("
began Louis, at last, in a towering
passion, "and 1 shall not be satisfied
unless William promises me never
to make any such underhanded at
tempts to get the better Off again. 4"
"Tell him to be hanged" whisper
ed Mark.
"YOu be - no." said William,
recollecting himself, 81 never use bad
language. My friend" he contin-
ued, 81 cannot promise you anything
Of the kind.
"Then 1 shall lick you till you do,
you psalm-singing humbugp shou-
ted Louis.
Come onr said William, lifting
up his hand as if to commend his
cause to heaven, and looking sane
timoniously out of the whites Of his
eyes. And it was well for him that
Louis did not take him at his word :;
for, while one hand was lifted up,
the other was encumbered with
bundle of good books which he was
carrying to his summer house, and
it would not have required much to
knock him down. But Louis did
not feel quite well. He had taken a
blue pill that morning, and he put
of the attack therefore till he should
meet his adversary again.
When they finally came to blows.
William hit out a crushing blow
from his shoulder and knocked his
enemy down. Lonis was soon on
his legs again, and he, too, did ID
execution with his fists; but he vas
clearly Overmatched, and at the end
Of the first round had been punished
pretty severely.
slot work, isn't it, my boy?" said
chatting him as he mopped
the perspiration from his steaming
forehead. "This is what you call
your baptism of fire, I suppose,
heyp Then he wrote home to his
on the back of a half
penny post card, so that all the let
ter-carriers might see how pious
he was: "Dear Mamma, | am
fighting for my Father, as you
know l call garden. 1t is a fine
name, and creates sympathy. Clio
rious newsl Aided by Providence,
l have hit Louis in the eye. Thou
may'st imagine his feelings. What
wonderful events has Heaven thus
brought about! Your afectionate
son, William" The he sang hymn,
and went on with the second round.
Jonny was advised to be neu-
tral in the controversy, and contents
himself with sending liniment and
"such like" to bind up Louis
wounds. He does not, however,
fancy the situation:
"Hang the money! growled
Jonnie to himself: I'd give up
half my shop to get my old prestige
back again" But it was too late
now-Nevertheless, he had his own