The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-09-23
Young Rhett's Revenge.

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feeling was boiling toward fever heat,
one of the young Rhetts of South Caro-.
lima, says a Washington correspondent,
was sent to Harvard University. At that
time the students were sharply divided
by Mason and Dixon's line. The North.
ern boys were led by big bully from a
New Hampshire farm, who thrashed
everybody in both parties, but displayed
his partiality by thrashing the Southern
boys twice to the Northern boys once.
The university has changed wonderfully
since then, of course, but at that time it
was more like great English public
school in some respects than like great
English university. Young Mr.. Rhett
had not been there long before he was
knocked down by young Mr.. New
Hampshire. It was novel experience
for the Carolinian, and he could only
think of one remedy: he promptly sent
the bully challenge. Hew Hampshire
made no immediate reply. This natu-
rally increased the curiosity of the other
fellows as to what the outcome would be.
One morning New Hampshire waited at
chapel door for Rhett, and quite crowd
gathered when he arrived.
ibid you write that ?" asked the New
Hampshire boy ssvagely, holding the
challenge before Rhett's face.
eyes, I 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 threw them in Rhett's
face, when he and the other boys went
into the chapel, leaving the dazed Rhett
alone. Mechanically he stopped and
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 walked. In the afternoon
he reappeared, but said nothing to his
nearest friend about his visit to Boston,
nor did he disclose his plans for getting
even with his enemy. Every day for
weeks he visited Boston, and when not
away on these trips occupied himself with
his textbooks. One day, when num-
ber of his fellows were standing on the
campus, among them the bully, young
Rhett made his appearance for the first
time in many days.
"Come here" he said, calling the bully
by name.
"Come here, YOURSELF" was the reply.
"Meet me half way," said Rhett, and
the bully consented.
As soon as New Hampshire got within
striking distance Rhett quickly knocked
him down. Surprised and maddened,
the bully rushed at Rhett, when he was
again felled, aud every time he got up
Rhett skillfully defended himself and
offended the other. At length the bully,
badly used up, fell helpless at Rhett's
feet, who put his foot on his breast.
"Let me up" moaned the bully.
"Not just yet" said Rhett. "You got
a challenge from me once?"
eyes," groaned the bully.
Instead Of replying to it like gen.
tleman, you tore it up and flung the
pieces in my face" went on Rhett.
"Yes," was the reply, with an effort.
"Well, saved the pieces, and you've
got to eat them before you get up" was
the cool reply.
Thereupon he slowly fed the fallen
bully the carefully preserved bits of pa
per, and they we're all eaten. Rhett had
utilized his Boston trips to the best ad.
vantage with the most scientific sluggers
of his day. 1t was not until he had sue
ceeded in knocking down one of his in
structors that he undertook the bully.