The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-19
Bouk1f1ig;ht & West,

lions. ~
"Bravo~ cried one of f.he triumphant
side. You can use yf1r fists. What
is your name!' ~
"Harkaway." n
''Tm captain of til school and my
name is Collinson," eplied the other
You have renderey me a service to-
day by coming up the nick of time
and if you want bend you'll find one
in me. 1 can fight bs well as any one
but those coward 4 fellows always go
about in patches va two to one is not
fair ~
What are yof going to do with this
one?' asked jag pointing to his fallen
foe.
You have settled him. That cut you
gave him under the ear did his busi-
ness. Leave him where he is; he won't
hurt"
Cut his coattails off and paint him
black and blue" suggested Jack. 81
have Just bought shilling box of wa
ter colors. Make a palette OF one OF
his hands. There is some water In
that puddle"
by Jove, that bright idear' said
CollinSon. You're 4 genius"
First of all, we'll have his tails.
That's the spoils OF war"
And Jack very neatly cut on MS
, coattaIls near the waist He wore a
! cutaway coat, which was not improved
by the process. Jack speedily prepared
his colors and. laying on alternate
stripes OF black and blue. made his vic
| tim present a most remarkable appear
ance. He painted him black around
the neck and gave him blue ears. On
his nose he put a great patch OF red.
and he picked out his eyebrows with
xe. -------- --
win that do?" he asked, surveyins
the inanimate body with the eye of &
pleased artist.
''Spifting!" cried Collinson, who hat
not been idle. He had written in pen
ell on sheet OF paper which he for
tunately had with him, .'This is how
gentlemen treat skunks when they
meet them out"
He pinned it on to what remained OF
the back OF his coat. Whether it was
the painting or the cool breeze we dc
not know, but the boy began to re
vive
Lets hook itw cried Collinson
He's coming to and will find his way
home
So they ran away, Collinson and hi.
I friend by himself, Jack and Harvey il
another direction.
Il must have wash somewhere
exclaimed Jack. 'One of the skunks
/ tapped my claret. Does II show
! much:'
/ Nothing to speak about Don't both
er yourself" replied Harvey. Il want
I 10 get into the town To see that fellow
come back. He doesn't know what's
happened TO him. 1t will be such i
lark
"All right" replied Jack
How did you come to think OF it,"
inspiration OF genius"
What fellow you are observed
Harvey, lost in admiration.
Wait till l develop. I'll show you
some fun before I've been here long"
They We're still in the lane. but they
soon got into the main road. Not lik-
ing the dirty thorouGhfare, they got
bA'i NAoh h anu "dlhtNl
along the grass of Il meadow
DO YOU see that bird?' said Jack,
pointing 10 chatiinch in the hedge
What's the odds don't pick him of o.
Ten To one" said Harvey.
"All right. I'll take YOU. Ten to one
! don't knock him of his perch"
lie picked up small round stone.
The sound of wheels was heard ap-
preaching.
Look out" cried Harvey; there's a
carriage coming"
Bother the carriage! Don't YOU see
the field is higher than the road? l
shouldn't hit any one even if l missed
tie bird"
He let fly, and the bird, perhaps
frlGuteurd by the noise Of the approach
ing carriage, tiuttered its wings and
tew of just as Jack hurled the missile
at il.
Missed. by George" he exclaimed in
tone of disappointment.
Al the same moment there was a cry
of pain and an angry exclamation. Both
were in a wOman's voice
You've hit somebody" said Harvey
Il hope not. 1t might be serious. e"
lack replied, feeling some alarm.
The carriage wheels no longer sound.
ed. The driver had pulled up.
Look through the hedge and see who
II is Jack said.
Let's bolt"
No; if I've hit lady. I'll apologize.
only hope she isn't hurt"
Harvey looked through the hedge and
came back with white, frightened
face
You've done it!' he said
Done what cried Jack seriously
What arc you looking so frightened
about:'
Mrs. Crawcour's in the carriage with
Miss Lefty and Mr.. Mole. You've bit
Mrs. Crawcour with the stone. Mole
had to pull the horse up, but l expect
he'll be over the hedge ike q shot in