Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-02-04

Schtleihan "HeH you see nun, you
beggerly huxster :"
] The other boy stopped, surveyed
him coolly from head to foot, and
then said, quietly, "Yes, | think | do
but | don't see him here
| Carroll grew white with rage, the
more as he fanced he saw covert
laugh on Rollins face.
''Take that, you dog" he said, deal
ing the cripple blow across the face
with the cane he carried.
The boy staggered back, recovered
himself, aud sprang at bis assailant
iuriousis. -. Hutter screamed.
Rollins caught Jim and held him
helpless.
"Go for IA policeman, Carroll, |
saw hlm attack you. He meant muir
der" cried the mother.
Rollins loosed his hold. "Iou'd
better cut and run" he whispered
Then he said aloud. Hes got clear of
me, Perhaps It's just as we'll, ma am.
Master Carroll struck the first blow
The law might have taken that into
account
The law dIscrlmnateS between gen.
t,eman and rutiians, hope SAID
Carroll. loftily.
Carroll WAS an iusuherably con-
critcd boy, ard he went to school that
day With burning sense of his own
impoTtance-tal more loudly than
usual Of gentlemen and roa}is,. bv
whom he simply meant BOYS who had
money and those no had not.
Poor Jim Ludlow went home on
lire with rage in every part of his at
tcuua,cd little body. lie told his
mother the Who'll. story Of hi. en-
counter
+ "Oh. Jimmy. when will You learn
( TO control Your tongUc' Why should
you have provoked the bov2 How do
you expect others to respect you.
when Won 10 not respect yourself:"
Nobody respects me, | never can
be = gentl.mau " sob5ed the poor lit
;le cripple.
Ills mother was TOO wise rs reason
with hlm She drew his head 10 her
breast. and pcs;cl him awhile.
Now come Ia supper. Jimmy"
The supper Was good. and neatly
served. u nru il MAS over, Mrs. Ind
low lighted the lamp and placed some
books on the tahir. Jim With
bright face "a. down to his lesson
Mrs. l.aIlov was an educated woman.
and she was teaching the boy rs thor
onshjy IS ac could have been taught
m the grammar schools.
/. was late before they put the books
AWAY. Jim drew y handful of SILVER
ont Of his pocket
Something 10 20 into bank. mother.
Oar capital grows" hs sail lsushing.
Yes. hut here is the capital. "
touching the book. which will make
YOU the equal ot any gentlemen IN the
land. With Gods help. Well ask for
that, Jimmy. and they auc,t together
IN PRAYER.
The very next afternoon, Carroll
Hutter driving ont in the park. saw
the forloru I,lIc donkey and cart be-
fore him. lie WAS peculiarly clated
with srusc oi his Own consequence
inst now. a. he was seated IN . new
dog car; driving pair Of bloodcd po-
ules which his mother bad presented
"a him a month ago. Yet the boy,
with his dashing equipa.c and dia-
mond shirt buttons, vas literally
poorer. a. 10 money. than Jimmy Ind
Ios. While his mother thought he
was at the university, Carroll spent
his DAYS in the billiard rooms. lie
had PLAYED away his last dollar that
morning. lie was afraid TO ask for
any more, and vas consequently in q
savage state of til humor.
Get out Of the way." he shouted
with an oath.
Jim had drawn up his cart TO the
sidewalk, and was giving Il handful OF
berries To half starved child with
baby in her arms.
That fellow cheats nv mother, by
charging double price for his stuff,
and then gives 1t to beggars, said
Carroll to hi. companion.
Jim's face grew red, but he did not
turn his head.
At that moment an open carriage,
drawn by powerful black horse, came
dashing down the street. \ gray
haired old man and young girl were
+ insid The children shrlsked, some
laborers sprang after the horse with a
wild yell, terrifying him the more.
Carroll, in abject fear, though he
was not near the horse, sprang from
his dog cart and to the pavement.
| The carriage rocked from side to
side, threatening to throw the girl out.
| At one end of the square the street
crossed Fairmount avenue, along
which train of steam cars was rap
idly approaching. Men and women
on the street stood paralyzed with
! horror.
The horse SHED when it passed the
carriage, and slackened his pace just
little then. jim, the huXster. who
had climbed from his cart as the horse
slackened his pace, sprang directly i'll
front Of him, and clapped an empty
potato basket over his head Tho an
imal reared, and then stopped sec
ond, trembling and wet with perspi-
ration. The horse was seized at once
by policeman " ho was standing near,
and the old gentleman alighted, and
managed to fall as he did SO, but
scrambled up and helped his daugh-
ter out of the carriage.
A glittering stone dropped from his
breast as he stumbled. 1t rolled into
the gutter.
"Well, here boy. You stopped that
brute just in time," he said to Jim,
who was packing the basket in with
the others. "Here, you deserve gold
medal, but perhaps this will serve