Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-30
A Great Coward.

must be a coward, SO the boys said.
Corsou had dared him 10 cross certain
line drawn in the sand, aud Finlay, though
the equal of the kentuckiau in Size and
strength, had turned on his heel and walked
away. Besides he had violated all those
principles of " honor which schoollnvs re-
spect so highly, by appealing to the school.
master for protection.
Corson, in order TO provoke a fight had
broken Fihlay's slate. "Old Green" rs the
teacher was disrespcctfuly called by the
boys, was accustomed TO whip hard when
he had occasion TO fog and so, when the
master proposed to Corson that h should
pay for the broken slate or TAX, off his
coat the valiant kentuckan prehrred To
pay for the slate. But this " running under
the masters wings" as the boys called it,
convinced them that Finlay was a coward.
Aud yet, on the other hand, lac did not
seem much afraid Of them. lie die not get
in anybody's way; he iuterlerred now and
then in favor of smaller boys but he con-
tented himself with declaring tina. if any
body troubled him, he would not make
bully of himself by fighting, but that he
would just appeal 10 the claw of the
school for protection. If that were not suf-
iicieut lac would take the case before a
Justice.
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All Thor disannrnynl of The scheme u"s
assured beforehand.
The weather had been warm for two or
three days, and the schoolmaster began to
feel uneasy about the Ice, knowing that some
OF the boys were accustomed to cross on it..
\ sudden rise III the river during the night
had been reported to him by fisherman
who lived on the bank and Mr.. Green
thought best to 60 down aud examine the ice,
lie walked along the shore until he was
stopped by an old pile Of lodged driftwood.
In the open spaces ben cath this great loose
heap of trunks of trees, boughs aud boards,
he heard snothered voices, and he soon saw
several of his own pupils hidden here, so in
tent on watching something beyond that
they did not see him.
lie turned up the bank till he reached a
place where he could see over the top of the
drift. There stood Cor.ou, with his coat off,
confronting Fmlay.
"lou'Fe got to fight now, dog on You "
sald Corson. " lou can't tell the master,
for my story will be as good as yours"
Iou mean to whip me first, and then lie
about it, said Henry Fiulay, quietly. But
what do you want 20 fight for? What harm
have done you
YOU'RE coward and a tell-tae. Get
ready now, for you've got 70 stand your
ground"
Fmlay quietly laid down his books and
the slate which CorSon bad been obliged To
buy in place OF the old one, and stood pre-
pared to defend himself, with his back to
the bank. This gave him q little the advan-
tage Of ground.
Why don't you come down here, you
coward and fight on level cried Dick.
II yol don't like my way, what do you
fight for retorted Fihlay. am a peace
able fellow. You are bully. You have
picked this lonesome place to attack me. |
do not want TO fight and won't stand out
and hight like a rooster or bulldog, or n
prlze-iighter' IT ! had stick or stone,
would not hesitate to use il to defend my
sell | shall not fight you rs a man, but as
would a bad dog, shall stand here. II
you walk away, shan 60 on. If you attack
me hke a mghwayman, shall knock you