Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-07-13
MisGellamenMs.
YOUNG RHETT's REVENGE.

Years before the war, while sectiona
feeling was boiling toward fever heat
one of the young Rhetts, of South Car
olina was sent to Harvard University
writes the Washington correspondent O
the Philadelphia Record. At that time
the students at fair Harvard were pretty
sharply divided by Mason and Dixon's
line. The Northern boys were led by d
big bully from New Hampshire farm
He thrashed everybody in both parties,
but he displayed his partiality by thrash.
ing the Southern boys twice TO the North.
ern boys once. The university has
changed wonderfully since then, but at
that time it was more ike Il great Eng
lish public school in some respects than
like great English university. Young
Mr.. Rhett had not been there long be.
fore he was knocked down by young Mr..
New HamDshire. 1t =, was a move az.
Bsrssy1a,u,d only think Of one remedy He
promptly sent the bully challenge. -
The young man from New Hampshire
made no immediate reply. This natur-
ally increased the curiosity Of the other
fellows as to what the outcome would be.
Next morning young New Hampshire
waited ut the chapel door for young Mr..
Rhett Quite crowd had gathered
when Mr.. Rhett arrived
"Did you write that p asked the New
Hampshire boy savagely, holding the
challenge before Rhett's face. ayes, |
did, said Rhett, pale of face but defiant
of heart. New Hampshire said nothing
more, but deliberately tore the challenge
into ships and bits, and then threw the
bits into Rhett's white face. The New
Hampshire boy and the other fellows
passed into the chapel, and the dazed
South Carolinian was left alone. Me-
chemically he stopped and bit by bit he
picked up tho 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
reappcarcd, but said nothing TO his near
est friend about his visit to Boston. -
Nor did be disclose his plans for getting
even with his enemy. Every day for
weeks he regularly visited Boston, and
when not away on these trips occupied
himself with his textbooks. One day,
when quite number Of his fellows were
standing on the campus, among them
the bully from New Hampshire, young
Rhett appeared there for tho first time
in many days.
Come here" no said to young New
Hampshire, calling him by name.
Come here yourself, " said the bully
meet me half way" said Rhett, and
the bully consented. AS soon as New
Hampshire got within striking distance
Rhett quickly knocked him down. Sur
prised and maddened, New Hampshire
rushed at Rhctt like an angry bull
Rhett fcllcd him like butcher, and ev-
cry time New Hampshire approached
Rhett skillfully defended himself and as
skillfully offended New Hampshire. Al
length the latter, badly used up, fell
helpless at Rhett's feet. Rhott immedi-
ately put bis foot on his breast.
"Lct me up" moaned New Hamp-
shire.
"Not just yet" said Rhett. "You
got challenge from me once :"
eyes," groancd New Hampshire.
''Instead Of replying to il like gen.
tlcman," went on Rhett, "you tore II up
and flung the pieces in my face"
yes" said New Hampshire, with
an effort
1"Well," said Rhett, coolly. II saved
the pieces, and you've got TO eat them
before you get up" Thereupon be slow
ly fed New Hampshire the carefully pre-
served bits ho bad picked up at bis feet
in front Of the chapel door weeks before
And the bully ate them all Rhett had
utilized his Boston trips to the best adj.
vantage with the most scientific sluggers
Of his day. II was not until he had
succeeded ia knocking one Of bis in
structors down that he undertook New
Hampshire. Tradition has il in Geor-
gia, where heard the story, that Rhett
and New Hampshire subsequently faced
one another on the battlefield, Rhctt fall
ing then under New Hampshire's sword,
only to see New Hampshire Frustrated
hv rohoI hulIot