Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-08-30
A BRAVE BOY.
BY O. 8. sLE1aHT.

BY y. b. BLEIGHT.
peaking of courage" said m
Tom Barton, as we met one da
long separation, reminds me {
ident that happened at the doc
&hool the first winter after yor
during the Christmas holi
all of the boys had gone hom
to brothers, named Fred an,
Kobb, and myself. They wer,
d to stay during the vacation be
their parents were spending th,
in Florida, and I---well, as vol
my home was at a distance, anc
Ne poor, SO / remained at school
brothers were very unlike, both
rance and character. Fred, the
the two, was a large, muscular,
faced boy, not much in love with
He was of an overbearing dispo-
and had a great deal of conceit.
bert, on the contrary, was pale
ender. He was very quiet and
Jus, and had such a love Of honesty
uth, and such detestation of mean
and wrong, that we boys had
d him the 'Parson.'
was the Saturday night between
has and New Years. We three
ere hugging the stove in the lit
IN adjoining the doctors study.
was in the study writing a ser
or the following day, as he had to
at Milltown.
. could hear his pen scratch over
per during the lulls in our con-
ion. Occasionally that sahem! ;
would come through the partially
d door; but somehow his ahems'
d to lose their ominous character
holidays.
le subject of our conversation was
Jerry that had been perpetrated at
Little's store the previous
bbberies, as you know, were un-
occurrences in the little village
be. OF course this one furnished q
or abundance of talk.
herever we had been that day we
|und some groups of men and boys
about robberies in general, and
be in particular.
was but natural that in the even
8e boys should discuss the same
and each of us offered various
ations as to who the robber was,
he had gone, and whether he
be captured or not.
len we told stories of all the dar-
of which we had ever
or read, and finally described
+ had happenedin our own houses
the descriptions Of our personal
ences Fred gave a glowing ac-
of an incident that had occurred
fathers family. One night he
he coachman thought he saw a
3rowling in the chicken yard. He
\ pistol at him, and had summoned
fhef servants to go in pursuit of
bber. He told us how the brave
Rrmed with lanterns, pokers and
erbusses, had reached the chicken
hnd there found traces of blood,
they followed up for q few yards,
ound, lying in the last throes of
the victim Of the coachman's
SIS a fine black Spanish rooster
length said I, What would you
you should hear a burglar some
Trying to enter your housep
ed Strengthened himself and
td his shoulders. Il wouldn't
Nc o moment to shoot him. said
siantly. I tell you, it would be q
burglar that could get away from
rested his chin in his hands, and
thoughtfully into. the glowing
Well,' said he, slowly, it is hard
what fellow might do under
circumstances. l rather believe,
%, ! would take good care to keep
his way. What would you do,
I TMe2' i exclaimed. very likely
pver my head with the bedclothes
leave him to carry off house and
he could
ned was about to make another re-
but was prevented by the doctor,
appeared in the doorway. We'll,
said he, don't you think we've
senough talk about robberies for one
ng2 II is getting late now, and
continual talk has bothered me so
have only written one page dur
ne last half hour, and on that page
We written four times the word
gulary' instead Of bravery
idding him goodnight we went up
and were soon fast asleep.
bout midnight / awoke with the
aousness Of having been aroused
'me unusual noise. Slightly rails
ny head / listened, and heard .
ing sound at the back hall window
W three boys occupied the from
on the third floor, the same tina
ND Atkinson had at one time. 1
bright moonlight night. Glanc
ovards the Kobbs' bed, / saw then
also.
snere's some one trying to get i
nall window said AL, in a whisper
gong TO see.'
VAT and listen awhile, urged Fret
y and give the fellow a chance TO g
s,elalmed AL. No, we better sto
Where he is.'
reFs call the doctor, said Fred.
'aere iHn't time for that. Don