Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-10-15
WHO WAS TINE NERO d?
"Wasn't he = hero, papa.
BY EMMA LESLIE.

Wasn't he hero, papa.
"wbo INV bov-.N.poson p, asked Mr.. Wills,
LOOKING mp RON ms newspaper
mo, papa Tom Flowers" answered Henry.
"Why what has Tom Flowers done to earn
A.. .'.,.'.,;.,, ~ ..,.1 ,,,. ,,.n,Iar,an
why, lie took Arthur Raymonds pari IN ihe
dght Yesterday with Climb, anil Climb in ever 10
,anoh n..sr t,,n hin, y
'A'',a Dseo, "-.' '".A. ,.,,,,. =.
bnt thomSht hsht'hg was 'orp'oue" u"
school now, Harry" said the gentleman
Nj. son ,nokad down aud colored slipbtlv
s'n 'os' n,'.,, '"" ,s,''., 49, .,.,, M,
m ,.,Sam, ~, par,,, par. ne ''" ''' '''' ' S'
,,Inaa., - ..i, ~. a.,,,,sm., j,v,v al WAS
'A"' w. H'' , ".
not aware they were n''ch Insfrs'S""'e uni
mails"
nNov man. WI, are lsnybinv st me-" said
u.,,,s ..p,, :, r.,,,. c.I,. vo,, nsm.s what
ha'ry. nu' u n a''''o" 'a''' you "A"''" "''"'
are you to do ~
uStrika him T suDpo.e according to your
,,sar, ..ia A., viii.
'ueoiy' sa" WI. ",''
"ies, there's i,othing else yon can 40, "''ess
yon want to be called a coward" said Henry
usna I do hats couar,s 4" bs added .sI wisl,
$50 ~ ,,z,ssa =, n,,,;no
Arthnr hAu ho1 w9hSu on ns'eau =, y, msn"ms ~
Chnp yestsrday heli pe sehl " 'oS""''y 'o'
1t. Know ,.,..,,,, ,o,
luen Artnur I1AsMohu th''hn " p'an'"n'o ~
boys 10 I'VE Wltlo"t heht'hs' 1 h''Ppose' SAT"
the EentleMah. - o.,
well, you see, papa, lighting has been iof-
bddsn since Una. ansir oi M%sri,,s % " sam men, en-.
WI ana iayhoho salu nS Wunum nlI n,eah .sa e .ne
rnles u was very eowAidiy OF MN, 'or We were
not IN the playground nor near the school at
al. .,. ,,,, ,,,,
VIVA. nsu Sn,S uony 10 ah miTs ag,,y ~! "a yo"1
Mr.; au Willsi lL,;u, ,,,, .r.. 49,, ..,,,, o,a, 10
ne eaued uinh nar, anu Ar',,,i o"Hus w
have knocked nm down directly. he conla nave
zone easily; bnt instead OF Inat,ns merely sa,d
hs eoniu prove 10 all the Sc""ol ''a' "e IVA"
spoken trnthfully"
Aha u,d ne ao so ssneu n.s l papa' -,
ne VIII pfine the PROOF tomorrow morning.
y. -,,,l MIN :" Covenr,v tc, ;
iusy W s6'eeu u, ~ ~ ' ~ ''''
ing such coWsIu. ,., at. 80
al, hu uoo' sa W. tnII him What ~. .hopla
ses, sesn,lraa ~ ,,gb, hnt he stnnk 10 II tLai
40 ne ,e. .;..n. " hsSa.L ,Ie rules and waikea
"ks noI I,sTs NJ " E,"norS | ni,chaJ into ChmL
on, auu Ilei aoiu nio"ois p, pna' t,,a Ionnr -,
Tor his ithPuuehSe, J''n. W 1u Iy i; un1 ~. Va
me senoo, w'e nsy ,ls naii !, W WI ,hint ,,,,
DsSraesn, ~ Soa o,,aoi SSt j s,a Mr vii. '''''
isd y IN honor 70 t,,s sca,1G M.,ss s' ' WIN
mean what i say. ea'' nm True i'e'''
hsia ale gen.,eMan M ~, mI1 , %. ~, :, ,yvu an coward
nn,, ni, psps i ~ ssht ~. CH;,b pa" ~
" Of him not 70 nsnt u,i'.o. ,.,, =, c,,,, oor,d
b9t yoh ssy he WI a VIZ, u h.avoS ',n'
have beaten MN els'y Su ~ ta n' ,hn,s
ing against the pnonc opinion "' '"e "''''' ''"'''
rather than preah me ,hieS ,1lis1. L.. w coward
papa" said Henry anu you 10 not th,,'h ne
ought 70 pe seit " Coson.y p ,"p.a. am, ,o
hope, my 10y; you III WI. .ia 10 oa,, sHomJ sarr,
etahu " LIN. n.s ..oe. es.,5 - NJ WiIis IA stani
out their thress sa,u a' i, Wills us, 4, r;ast stai, I,
by those VINO nAse uA,ou " & uW VIVA hra,ar,, aSa
spite ol eli oppostph te pas, Ian. ~, al"
hope you, hsrry VII ~ he,o VI a,. ."tn nypo .n
wli 20 ,ar y, %ore TOre Tv Tinwsrs "''' say
the part OF ION f,ome; ,;s f.,.. had ,.ft him
For koms time after nus iathef naa lsi1 mn ,,
Harry SAT thlhKilB over WhAt Iaa H. poe,. sa'' a.'
!snRsh ne resolves W 1a;ani, ~ III. vom,j IN
until he tried It the next day. ,., u,;,,,,
AZ be VISA going 70 senooi thG heM. np,ln"s S,m =
Tom Flowers oVertook nlni. no We a., ,"n ~. ~ "
.ef glorhcston telling Wnaa hst Taken aao pIhss hs
the nght before, anu that the aenoo. uo,o' ,'a
been trampled in the dust by haymondn COW
afdce. nArry wanteu W say souiosns =, e. ~ w
fence Of his iriend,something OF VIVA. M ,a'n \,
sr had said the night before pu. suhienoW WI, T.
could not. bnt when HayMohu caule III s,sn
and the rest Of the boys ralher po'htouy "''he
away, lie went and met h,m.
Have you brought the PROOF You saia 70
would| asked haris' ~A"''"s W AAs '''''s
"Yes, have 1t IN my pocket, salu Rayhiohu
Gut he coored and sighed ~ ne spoke, lof wv
other boys had passed and taken no hotiee
lin. 1t WAS not easy 70 bear inns sllent con
tempt OF his schooifeiiows, aithoueh ne Was "
hsh BY the eonselossess 81 ~, nsvs saa ome ssa Isa
little bitterly. "Ihey Meah 10 soi" Ae W So'
entry, can see.'
"Are you sorry You did not pitch into Chnb
asked Harry. ''You might do It You know. Eve
now you might walk mp To him, show INN u
proof aud then punch him. You're not afraid
him, are you2 Yeure stronger than Flowers
''No, am not afraid OF him. SAID ltaymon
But I'm not going to fight when it's against U
rule lit isn't right II l get the opportunit
IN lot them see I'm not q coward, but II woi
he by lighting"
By this time they had reached the school ~
went in but Harry received several tlreateni
slances from his companions he passed
lis place. During school-time the quarrel "
NO. mentioned but no sooner had they got
tue playground than Harry was ovsrwhslm
with reprosehes
''WhAt business had yon to speak to III
mond p said one.
''Yon're just such another sneak as lie j
raid another.
"If You talk to him again we'll sond You
Coventry rs well, ssid third. And this thr
was taken up and echoed by all the rest.
Harry had never yet been treated to this pnni
ment, and was by no means inclined to eovot
especially when he glanced across the pl
ground and saw Raymond sitting by himt
with book in his hand To be shut out OF
Tue ganes and quite unnoticsd was very hard
bear but lie remembered his fathers woi
aud, moreover. he could not help admiring II
mohd's action, although 1t brought no glory,
3 great deal Of annoyance, 30 ne said boldly !;
Now, look mere. hsyMona ,si,t \. . coward ,I,