Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-26
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harm. he encountered q countryman,
swiftly moving in direction opposite 70
that he was taking; ar. Cheyalns I nerT
adjoining an open cellar, and Observing
from the furious haste the fellow was III
that d collision might occur uhiIsS ~
yielded a part Of his way, pausel NJ
Inent 10 give a clear passage 10 MS mdh.
On the contrary, the more space was
yielded. the more WAS demanded. IN
short, the cOuntryman Josued 50 cFu l,n
the old gentleman as TO throw MN cream
of his balance. Chevallie disappeared ~
the cellar-pit the pumpkin disappeared
from the scene Some gentlemen VINO saw
the unfortunate rencontre ran 70 the res
cue OF the fallen man. Ihousn pIuIse9
and shaken by the fail, IL was discover go
that the old gentleman was not seriously
hurt.
His powdered wig had been bedraggled
In the dirt, his queue disordered, MS nat
battered, his clothes soiled. his appear
ance on the whole was that Of used-up
man. Such damage az he had received,
however. was soon repaired. J crowd IN
the mean time had gathered iDout tne
old gentleman, VINO evidently expected 10
be confronted with the person who had
caused the accident.
Observing this expectation, a gentleman
remarked: "Mr. Chevallie, that man Is
gone" There was Amusement and mel
fable contempt in the expression or Che-
vallie's face as he replied, ana ne no
make an apologyP
When a boy Of 10 or IL years / became
engaged in rock battle with an urch n
Of similar age, near the precincts or the
old shockoe Warehouse. Ny adiyerssa1Iy,
after hurting a missile at me, would spIlng
quickly and adroitly under cover OF
corner. whence he would suddenly appear
to repeat his attacks. on the contrary.
fought in the open street, advancing as
fought when, taking good aim, | hurled
at length a pebble of the size Of hen
egg straight at his head. Observing the
motion 1 made in hurting the stone-he
was born fighter-he again sprang under
cover. when, 10 my dismay, the missile
intended for him struck straight into the
teeth Of a gentleman who appeared in the
place the boy should have been IA.
What was I TO do now? Run as my little
adversary had ran. or so straight Up 10
the injured gentleman and make my
apOlogies7 I chose tie latter alternative.
a. came near the dear old man he WAS
pressing his hand 10 his mouth, from
which Che blood flowed freely. Two OF his
teeth had been knocked out By the stone.
l stammered an apology, expressed my
sincere regrets, explained as well as
could how innocently | had injured him.
/ naturally expected him to cuff and kick
me. He did neither. His first words
were-he spoke with evident paint
can't be helped. BE more careful. Don't
throw any more stones in the street"
This incident made q strong impression
on me. The victim OF my hee1lessness was
Charles NJ Mitchell, commission mer-
chant. whose place OF business was on the
south side OF Cary between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets Several years after
wards L came into possession OF the &C
oount-books OF Charles NJ. Mitchell. Gle
verify kept by Lewis ID. Crenshaw then
his confidential clerk and bOok-keeper,
ana having occasion to use them as
models in my ONCE, inspected them quite
thoroughly. Turning to one of the various
accounts In q ledger. ] was gratified be-
yond expression to discover that one Of
the largest of them was headed "Chari-
ties" G. NJ. w.