The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-02-27

sor. He had rigid notions of discip
line, and was uncompromising in his
enforcement of the rules of the Insti
tute. He was unbending, unconge-
nial, intolerant of neglect of duty
inattention to studies, csrelessness al
drill etc. This combined with hi,
ccceDtricities, made him mark for tho
witticisms and the mischief of the
cadets. They played tricks upon him
they leased him, they made sport Of
him, they prosecuted him. All in
vain. He turned neither to the right
nor to the left, but went straight on
his way. As he was passing by the
tall Institute building one day, q
vicious and cowardly cadet. who
hated him, let drop brick from the
third-story window. 1t tell close by
his feet, and his escape was almost
miraculous: He did not deign to look
up, and stalked ON with contempt
uous indifference. He brought charges
against cadet for some misdemeanor,
and got him dismissed. The cadet
was a daring and reckless character,
and challenged him, accompanying
the note with the message that if the
professor failed TO give him satisfac-
ton in that way, he would kill him on
sight. Jackson brought the challenge
to me, and asking my advice in re-
gard TO swearing the peace against
the cadet. vehemently opposed 1t
on the grounds that the cadets would
always regard him as coward, and
that he would be annoyed by their
contemptuous treatment. He heard
me through patiently, thanked me for
my advice, went straight to a magis-
trate and swore the peace against the
cadet. There was perfect boot OF
derision in the town, in Washington
College, and in the Institute. A mill
tary man who distinguished himself
on the plains OF Mexico, had taken an
oath that he was in bodily fear of a
mere STRIPPING. But the end was not
yet. The officer of the law was afraid
to serve the writ on the young des-
perado, who easily kept out of his
way. Jackson had rooms in the In
stitute building. He went in and out
as usual, both day and night. The
dismissed cadet told his comrades that
he would attack Jackson at a certain
hour one day, but he did not. The
time was changed to that night, to the
next day, to the next night. But the
attack never came, and the boys dis
covered that the blusterer was afraid |
Of the man who had sworn the peace |
against him, and they turned their
derision from the professor to their
The explanation of his con-
duct was this: Jackson had let il be
known that as Christian he felt it to
be his duty to avoid difficulty, and
therefore, had gone to an officer of the
aw for protection. That failing, he
lad felt it to be a duty to protect
llmself, and had prepared himself for
personal affray. The cadet had seen
he flash of that blue eye, and knew
hat the result of a collision would be
atal to himself. have thought that
10 incident in the life of jackson was
more sublime than this. He was
comparative stranger,
With but few friends. He was ambi-
ious, covetous of destruction, DESTROYS
D rise in the world, sensitive to ridi-
ule, tenacious Of honor,--yet, from a 4
Ugh sense of Christian duty, he sacri-
ced the good opinion OF his associates,
rought contempt upon his character
8 a soldier and gentleman, and ran
he risk of blightiug his prospects in
fe forever. The heroism of the
attlefield, yea, the martyr courage of ;
ne stake, are nothing 10 this.--Gen. ,
}. ii. Hill, in the Century.
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