Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-18
A PLUCKY DUDE.
How q Big Bully Was COwed by the
Click Of u Revolver.

1.-The best instance OF the cowardice of q big
bully that have seen in a long while occurred
in IA Pittsburg street car the other night" said
the Doctor, as he settled back in his easy chair
near The STAR reporter, and sent forth q
cloud of tobacco smoke. 81 was making
flying visit to a friend of mine in the smoky
city, and we were on our way to his residence
in a street car late one night. The car was
pretty well filled, but was not crowded. Oppo-
site us sat couple Of nicely dressed young
fellows, apparently not much over p years of
age. In great contrast to these striplings were
two big iron mouiders who sat next to them
They had not ettaced from their persons the
marks OF their days work, but had evidently
been drinking pretty hard since they Knocked
OF work. The one next the young men had
fallen into "a 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 Jig feet upon the
niccIy-blacked shoes of the dudish "a appearing
young man next him. Without saying any
thing the yOungster simply showed them off
The sleeper paid no attention 10 the movement
but his companion felt that he had been in.
suited, and thereupon poured forth Il volicy of
sucn abusive and profane language as have
seldom heard. The young fellow made no
reply, but as one abusive epithet followed an.
| other he began TO grow pale. aud / thought he
was pretty badly scared boy. The conductor
did not dare TO interfere, and none OF the p,S-
sengers cared to take exception to the giants
abuse. He stopped for IA minute only to lean
forward and again go through his vocabulary
OF profanity. The yoIugster kept getting paler
OH al advertisement on the other side OF the car
When the big fellow said "d-n YOU will
throw you out oil the window just for fun and
made "A motion as ii to carry the threat into ex-
ecution, the little fellow Strengthened out his
leg and quietly drew out of his hip-pocket a
thirty-eight caiiber revolver and dropped it by
the side OF his leg. Without moving his head
he just turned his eye toward the man whose
enmity he had unwittin@ly provoked. Click
Click, went the gun, ana the big bully as quick
as lightning thrust ms head out OF the window
and was evidently very much interested in
watching something outside Everybody was
tickled, but there wasn't sound Tor q minute
when some one at the lar end OF the car draw led
out in "a thin piping voice, .'big-man smells
powder, Win strong accent Oh every word.
The result was u burst OF laughter followed by q
nre OF cnaH from nearly every passenger. The
cowardiy giant could not stand the Jcers, and
| he awakened ms companion and got out before
he had reached his destination. The plucky
youngster when he found he had cOwed his
| man quietly slipped his pistol back into
| his pocket, but tie never opened his mouth and
did not crack a smile, nor did his companion,
who evidently knew the stuff his friend was
| made Of
Now 1 thought at first that the delicate
looking young fellow scared nearly to
death, because ne grew so pale, but he was just
as cool as u cucumber, and noticed that when
| he pulled out his pistol his hand was perfectly
| steady.
That's what call cowardice and pluck. II
that bully had attempted TO lay his bands on
| the BOY he would have put bullet through
him certain, and the big man knew IL, too"
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