The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-03-31
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Hen Nho bare no Fear.


Hen Hho hare no Fsar.
Courage has often struck me as rather
being the loss of something than the
procession Of something. Of course I
iskngW that q brave man will walk de.
n liifberstely into death, knowing foil we'll
what he eSis doing, but having made up
his mind to sdo itatany cost. It is no
siign of cowardice when 9 man sees it is
useless tos die when he can live with
much honor snd credit to him
self. and 80 refuses to walk into the
s. sjjaHsof death.
Buts shere Is man who does not
know what fear is. I have seen in my
few such men-men who would
into any danger for the simple rea-.
soa that thsy diSsaof seem to have the
3 power to perceive that what they did was
8 lliikal To cost their lives.
remember that once in the late six
'g was in 8 town that was bad.
There were some men in that toWn
those actions was never questioned and
hare we're many ;lawless deeds at which
sgen the good citizens shrugged their
should derss-and that was all.
A man came into the town who had
The mildest manners of any one whom
ever saw. He was ve1y tall, had
brosd shoulders and huge fists, but his
eyes were Of q soft blue, aud his smile
Es always friendly
0ae day two outlaws had been riding
szaroIlnd town, running things to suit
thensefyes. One of their tricks had
d been to ride into the barrooms and
j sscasserthe people there. They were let
alNne to this amusement until they
bota tired of il, for they we're abad men"
and noone cared tohaye them begin 8
ssagsge attack upon him.
hen the tHo riders, inaamed with
brutality, found the barIoom charges too
! fst their tastes they looked around
or other mischief to do. They fnund
It Ia q little Store, which was notion
sl6rs drug store and everything else.
Eey ii Estged it on the trot, and with
spurs ling, arms waving and hoofs
clatsring, in they went. An instant
later two screaming women rushed from
place and ran doWnth street. The
outlaws when they rode out on the side
bat ID their adde's and houled like
ssYages.
oW the mild msnnered, blue eyed
giiant coming down the street had dsesn
enough of the affair % undefatand what
had happened. He stopped and looked
ai the two mad riders for q full minute.
The yhcie affair MAS over. The women
lad disappeared and the horsemen were
sitting there. Still laughing: But the
giant Walking close to one ofthem, reach
ca up quickly and took him by the coat
near the throat He pulled the man
from his saddle SIS ifhe had been asack
o bran, and, giving him q terrific shake,
Dashed him to the ground, where he lay
Iin . crushed heap.
The other rider had seen sllthis at
! FIRST with look Of stupid astonishment
8 and then with savage light on his
1ace he shipped ont his revolver, but be-
fofs he could use 1t the giant had snatch.
him from his saddle, and with one
hand around his throat and one gather.
Ing UP the fellows clothes low on his
hest he literally wrung the strength ont
of him.
Better get out of this town as soon
as yon ean,' he said in low voice, and
flung him Into the street on top of bis
q companion. Tie two snesks actually
Whimpered when they got up. They had
heir reyoivers, but they climbed into
their saddles as if they were half fright.
e1ed to death.
Nov, my point is this. No man who
bad an idea Of danger would have at
tackled those mer when the peril of the
women MSS past. The chances were ten
thousand to one that he would be kill.
ed. he VA, absolutely ignorant Of fear,
for he afteriyard became deputy mar.
shsl aud while trying to arrest three
desperate men in CHS fearless way was
= shot to piece lnteruieao in Nea0 York