Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-09-14
Volume XL.---No. Il.
Young Rhett's Revenge.

Years before the war, while section
al feeling was boiling toward fever
heat, one of the young Rhett's, Of
South Carolina, was sent to Harvard
University, writes the Washington
correspondent of the Philadelphia Re-
cord. At that time the students at
fair Harvard were pretty sharply di-
vided by Mason and Dixon's line
The Northern boys were led by big
bully from New Hampshire farm
He threshed every body in both parties
but he displayed his partiality by
threshing the Southern boys twice to
the Northern boys once. The univer-
slty has changed wonderfully since
then, but at that time it was more like
a great English public school in some
respects than like great English uni
versity. Young Mr.. Rhett had not
been there long before he was knock
ed down by young Mr.. New Hampshire
1t was novel experience for the young
arlstocrat, and he could only think Of
one remedy. He promptly sent the
bully a challenge. The young man
from New Hampshire made no imme.
diate reply. This naturally increased
the curiosity of the other fellows as to
what fthe outcome would be. Next
morning young New Hampshire wait
cd at the chapel door for young Mr..
Rhett. Quite crowd had gathered
when Mr.. Rhett arrived.
Did you write that 2" asked the
New Hampshire boy savagely, holding
the challenge before khett's face
Yes, | did, said Rhett, pale of face
but defiant of heart. New Hampshire
said nothing more, but deliberately
tore the challenge into snips and bits
and bits, and then threw the bits into
Rhett's white face. The New Hamp-
shire boy and the other fellows passed
into the chapel, and the dazed South
Carolinian was left alone. Mechani-
cally he stopped and bit by bit picked
up the pieces of paper lying at his feet.
Then he went over to Boston, playing
with the bits of paper in his pocket as
he went. In the afternoon he reap
peared, but said nothing to his nearest
friend about his visit to Boston. Nor
did lie disclose his plans for getting
even with his enemy. Every day for
weeks he regularly visited Boston, and
when not away on these trips occupi-
ed himself with his text books. One
day, when quite number of his fell
lows We're standing on the campus, a.
mong them the bully from New Hamp-
shire, young Rhett appeared there for
the first time in many days. :
Come here" he said to young New
Hampshire. calling him by name.
Come here yourself, answered the
bully. =
'Meet NE half way" said Rhett,and
the bully consented. AS soon as New
Hampshire got within striking dis
tauee, Rhett quickly knocked him out.
Surprised and maddened, New Hamp-
shire rushed at Rhett like an angry
bull. Rhett telled him like butcher,
and every time New Hampshire ap-
preached, Rhett skillfully defended
himself and as skillfully offended the
New Hampshire bully. Atlength the
latter, badly used up, fell helpless at
Rhett's feet, Rhett Immediately put
his loot on his breast.
Let me up" n.oaned New Hamp-
shire
Not just yet, said Rhett. You got
challenge from me once?
Yes groaned New Hampshire.
''lnstead OF replying to it like a gen.
tleman. went on Rhett, you tore it
up and fund the pieces in my face
YES said New Hampshire with an
effort.
Well said Rhett, cody, 4 saved
the pieces and You have got to them
to eat before you get up Thereupon
he slowly fed New Hampshire the
carefully preserved bits he had picked
up at his feet in front of the chapel
door weeks before. And the bully ate
them all. Rhett had utilized his Bos-
ton trips to the best advantage with
the most scientific sluggers OF his day.
1t was not until he had succeeded In
knocking one Of his instructors down
that he undertook New Hampshire.
Tradition has it in Georgia, where
heard the story, that Rhett and New
Hampshire subsequently faced one an
other on the battlefield, Rhett falling
then under New Hampshire's sword,
only to see New Hampshire prostratcd
by IA Confederate bullet.
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