Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-07

From the washington Star.
s.The best instance of the cowardice Of big
bully that l have seen in a long while oc-
CURED in PIttsbury street car the other
n ght." SAID the doctor, as he Sc tied back in
his easy char and sent forth a cloud of to-
bacco smoke. "Iwas making a fl wing visit to
friend of mine in the smoky city. ana we
were on our way to his re .ldenCe in a street
car late one night he car was pretty well
filled, but was not crowded Opposite us sat
a couple of 'cebc dressed young fellows, ap-
parently not much over twenty-one years of
age. In great contrast to those
stripiings were two big iron moul.
ders who sat next to them. They had
not effaced from their persons the marbs OF
eirday's work but had Violently been drink
ing pretty hard since thev Knocked of work.
The one next The Young man had fallen
into drunken sleep, and was evidently in
charge OF his companion, who was just drunk
enough TO be ugly, The sleeping giant, in his
restless slumber. threw his hg feet upon the
nicely b acked sh cs Of tie dudish-anpearlng
young man next him. without saving any.
thing the youngster simply showed Their OF
The eeper paid no attention TO the move
ment, but his companion felt that he had
been insulted. ard thereupon poured forth
volley of such abusive and profane lang age
as have seldom heard. The young fellow
made no reply. but as one abusive epithet fol-
lowed another he began to grow pale, and
Thought he WAS pretty bHdly sea- ed bov.
The conductor did not dare to inJsrfe e, ard
none OF the passengers cared to take eNcep-
ton TO the giants abuse. He stopped for
moment only TO lean FORWARD ana again 60
through his vocabulary OF pro anty. The
youpgs'er Kept ge ting paler. but said never Il
word. nor did he take his eyes off an adver-
tisement on the othe" side of the car.
NV hen the big fellow said, - you. ! will
throw you out Of the window just for fun
and made motion as II to carry the tn eat
into execution. he little fellow Strengthened
out his leg and quietly drew out of his hin
pocket u thirty-eight calibre revolver and
dropped it bv the side of his leg. Wi h0u
moving his head he just turned his eve to-
wards the man whose 'nmity he had unwit-
tingly provoked. Click. clekp went the gun,
and the big bully quick as lightning thrust his
head out Of the window ard was evidently
very much Interested in watching some thing
outsid,. Every body WAS tickled. but the, e
wasn't sound for u minute, when some one
ut the far end Of the car dra q led out in
thin, piping voice. big man smells powder
with a strong accent on every word. The re-
suit was burst of laughter, followed by
fire OF chahfrum ne rly every passenger. The
coward v giant could not stand the jeer-. and
he awakened his Ompanon ana got ont be-
TO he had reached his destination. The
pluchy oun gster, when he found he had
back into his pocket, but he never opeNed his
mouth ana did not crack n smii =. nor did his
CON pnniOn, W he evidently knew the stun his
friend WAS made Of.
Now, thought at fret that the delicate
100 ing Young fellow WAS scared nearly to
death. bscause lie grew 80 pale. but he was
Just a. ceol A. u cucumber. and noticed that
when he pul Ell out his pistol ms hand was
pert ct y eady.
that's what call cowsrdce and pluck. "
that bully had attemp ted 10 lay his hands
on the boy he would have put q bullet
through him certain, and the big man knew
it, too"