Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-21

alarm, and OlnSleton StarCeo W uis ioo' du''
ering in every point.
miserable BRUTE" he said, "let hergo!
In an instant Burke jumped up and swor
he'd "whip the youngster within an inch o
his life !"
In an instant all was alarm and confusion
but in the midst of the clamor arose a clear
clarion vC.>>o:
"Stand back Stand back, every one O
you! Back, say, and give rue room"
The way was quickly cleared, and thf
young doctor leaped into the open space, hi!
bright eye burning keenly, his face flushed
and his ine form stern and erect.
Fellow !" he thundered, "leave this place
Take your foul presence hence at once Dc
you understand? What miserable coward
to insult girl Shame Shame! But go?
For a few moments Burke was complete
ly dumb founded. There was something in
the tone and bearing of the man before him
and in the strangely burning eye that beam
ed upon him, that awed him for while
But he measured everything by its weight
and size, and the courage of the brute soon
came back to him.
"Who are you ?" was the first remark, at
the same time shaking bis bullet.head threat
eningly.
81 am the man who ordered you to leave
this place Your presence is very offensive.
You were not invited, and if you had any
decency you would not be here !"
"Look here, my fine dandy" followed the
brute, "just yo,: say amt decent again, and
III spile that lady.like face of yourn, al
mighty quick !"
There was quiet smile upon the doctors
face as he replied
"Your course now shows that yon are de-
void of all decencY. A decent man would
not stay where he knew his presence was Of
fensive!'
With 6ercs oath Burke raised his huge
fists and dartec forward We would have
interfered, but CRANKY sternly ordered US
back. Still W. were fearful. What could
the small, emanly physician do with a
giant?
But we were soon undeceived. Upon
Burke's first advance, CRANKY slipped to one
side, and with quick motion of his foot,
caught the giants toes, and sent him at full
length upon the ground. Like mad bull,
Burke sprang to his feet, and while, curses
from his lips, he started upon
CRANKY as though he would annihilate him
at once. Calm and serene the young doctor
stood, and as the brute came up, he adroitly
raised his left elbow, and passed the huge
dirty fist over his shoulder, and in the same
moment planted his own full upon Burke's
face with blow that knocked him complete
" from his feet. That blow sounded like a
pistol, and was given by man who knew
how to throw all his power to the best ad-
vantage wherever he wished to put it.
Jonathan arose like one bewildered, and
so he was. But in few moments he recov-
cred his senses, and leaped toward CRANKY
again. This time the doctor performed a
feat as surprising as effective. Like thing
of steel and wire and finely tempered springs,
he jumped up and forward, planting both
feet upon the giants breast Burke fell
like log; but his breast was heavily boned,
and he was soon on his feet again. ..
Look, yer' cried CRANKY, sternly, "you
have seen enough of me to know that I am
not to be trifed with. Now, 60 away. and
you shall 60 unharmed, (save that one black
eye.) But if you trouble me more, l shall
most assuredly hurt you. l have given you
warning"
"Ill lick you afore I 90, if I don't"
We will simply say that the remainder of
this sentence was composed of fearful oaths,
and that while they were yet quivering upon
his lips, he clenched his fists and darted for
ward.
This time the doctor received him in a
new fashion. He stopped every blow which
Burke madly and clumsily aimed at him,
and began to rattle in shower Of knocks
upon his face, and breast, and head, and
arms, and body, that soon completely bewil-
dered him. On they came, heavier and heav.
ier, thicker and faster, each one cracking
like a pistol, and planted exactly where it
was aimed. In very short time, Burke
was not only exhausted, but his whole body
above the waist was beaten till the flesh was
black and confused. He beloved like calf
for mercy.
"Will you leave the ground at once ?" de-
manded the doctor.
EYES,"
"And will you promise never to annoy
Mary Livingston again ?"
Eyes"
"Then go!'
Like whipped cur, as he was, the fellow
left the ground, and when he was gone the
young doctor, who had not even got scratch,
cried out in a ringing, happy tone
"Come, boys and girls, now to sport. I'll
60 and wash nv hands and then join you" )"
Ere long the cloud was gone, and the day
ended amid cheers and smiles, and happy
songs. Everybody might have been jealous,
had everybody wanted to, for everybody's
girl firted and made love with the doctor,
for everybody loved him, and honored him,
and so everybody was not jealous.
Within a week, Jonathan Burke left our
village, never to enter it again. He couldn't
stand the sneers and gibes that we're cast upon
him, nor could he bear to see those who had
witnessed the summary punishment he had re-
ceived. 1t was glad day for our village
when he left it, and the doctor never gave
more effective nor a more valuable purge
than he did when he purged the place of that
incubus.
Gu thing more: Within a week every
young man in our village had pair of dumb
bells, and such another swinging, and dinging,
and ringing, and finging Of cold iron for the
development of muscle was never seen before
or since, | venture boldly to assert.
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dications are that the wonderful woman