Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10

could do wouldn't break any of my
bones" replied the rufllan, leering M
her impudently.
"But can break your bones for yor
| in half minute, and I'll do 1t IL 20,
don't stand up and read us the teache
asked YOU to- said voice at til
other end of the class, and Alice LOOKED
| in that direction and saw Jim Turne
step from the class and face the rs
tonished Nose.
Noses insolent manner abated in an
instant, his face turned pale, and ht
muttered something about not being
''bossed by other boys but he stood
up as he was commanded.
Alice could have kissed her young
champion for very gratitude, but she
mustered all the dignity she could
command, aud said:
"Mr. Turner, cannot allow you to
interfere with the management of my
school; take your seat"
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The youth obeyed without word,
but kept his eye on Nose, rs If watch
ing for any delinquency. After this
little episode the exercises proceeded
without interruption till noon.
Alice had no appetite for dinner.
She leaned her throbbing head upon
the desk and wondered YEARLY h,w
long she could endure this.
She was aroused by one of the little
girls running up TO her, enchanting,
Teacher, teacher, the big boys are
fightingp, She followed the child ex-
claiming, "Oh, why did ] ever come
into such den of wild beasts?' AT
the rear of the school house stood Jim
Turner engaged in hand-to-hand
combat with Nose Bradley and his
two brothers, both Of whom were
grown. AS Alice stepped around the
corner Jim sent Nose Keeling TO the
earth and then turned like "A lion upon
his two remaining assailants. They
rushed at him from two sides, but jim
was as active AS panther, and BIZ
Bradley fell rs If shot, from left
handed blow, and his brother Tom fol-
lowed him in an instant. by THIS
time Nose had secured q bat and
rushed upon jim, but the latter evaded
the blow and wrenching the bat from
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his hand knocked Nose headlong with
a blow of his fist
AS the discounted trio arose jim
laughed lightly and asked them how
they liked 1t as far as they had got,
picked up the bat he had taken from
from Nose and called out, Come on,
bows, let's have game OF ball,
The combat ended so quickly that
Alice had no chance to interfere, but
she felt that II would not do to let this
omen violation Of school rules pass UNI
n,lnisbed. so she rang the bell. When
The pupils Were assembled she called
The culprits up to the desk and asked
what the fight was about and who
began II. The Bradleys stood sullen
and silent, but Jim answered, II
would rather not tell what 1t was
about, but / began II by knocking
Nose Bradley down. Alice knew
the fight was the result OF Jim'a
espousal OF her cause in the reading
class, and her voice faitered rs she
said: "Then / shall have to punish
you; hold out your hand.
Jim obeyed her instantly. She TOOK
up the ruler with trembling hanc
and began the punishment. JIM
face never changed Il muscle. TIL
look upon IL was of quiet obedience II
which there was no trace OF elthe
brayado or sulienness. AS Alice In
llicted the blows upon the hand s
quietly held out 10 her, the though
rushed upon her mind that she wa
shifting the only hand that had beel
raised to befriend her in that lawles