The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-27
WHY GOLIATH GOT
BLOCKS PVT TO HIM
Modern Goliaik's Are No I'm
common Sight he Same
Fate for All.

Little has come down IN history
about Goliath. In tact he would
.png have been forgotten had he
not been wise enough to select a
famous one To STAY him There
are enough chips from the old block
floating around, however, tor uco.
L. to dty To get a tar estimate.
OF the slant character. GOiI IN
was only a human. H. served in
the PhIIistine army tor a long tim,
ard though hr never rose ~ ,ihDit
rank, his Domfadc, looked 49, TO
HIM hccausc OF ms thick neck aud
brawuv arms. He knew ,h t h,
was by iaf the giant OF the camp
and often when hc Dragged mat b
could wipe dny man "a his r,gI
mcnt Ji thc map, there were nom,
tu dlsput, him He often boosted
Of his superior strength and spent
Il great deal 81 rs time Walking
about the camp with his s.,ey $
rolled up To- show his muscles.
he bad tn, reputation ot having
onCe knocked down his captain,
tut TINS was before he folncd tn,
Phillstlncs ana no IN VA y
found who had witnessed 'hr stunt.
Al had heard oi IT,, however, lot
Goliath never uTcd OF Hug ot It
when thr soldier we're gather d
around Tn, evening ire. lie mad
himself the center OF conversation.
40 one had eve seen ut heard or
had ever been around as much a,
nc. lie knew As much about IN,
inside worn ngs OF Ccnttai African
politics than he did Ut ms pwu
country, aud more. he hammer
was his layOritc toy aud when u |
using 1t ho was making absurd
suggestions. II was exceedingly
easy tor him 10 hpur, out a better
plan Oi campaign tudn the one the,
were then executing and often h,
maui spun ~ Nv ~ NN'.lI ~ blN'lB'
lin, Ih,u ~ vogue.
He was the foremost bully o
his time, 4 typical n.dgLut an,
50 law that he .tIII lands a. At
example OF men vino at, To- stryul
TO work lie only took hI, turl
At sentinel duty gtumb.ugiy. II,
rarely hclp,d to stake down hI,
tent and always let ms mess mat,
unfuii the blankets at night an,
told them up again IN the morning
Still his regiment seemed To en-.
.ouragr him IN IN, worthlrssncs'
aud even bOastcd to other division.
that Goliath made ouc OF thciI
numbrr.
ms giant was very vain. Wh,r
the soldiers wcIc hn'd Tor review
~ put on dress parade, hc was al.
ways conspicuous, conscious al
the Whit, that he was a traCtinl
the attention OF the adic, VINO wav.
I'd their handkerchicts from bal.
conys a. the boys pass, d.
Goliath had "A piece Vi individual
service to perform N the army a d
THIS "a another source OF bidg
nng. On the morning oi hatl, II
vas customary To send hIm tourI
TO chdll,nge u oi the enemy t.
! single combat. In tn wdN tnrN
hoprd To deprive the enemy OF
their bravest leader. Inns stunt
was Goliath long SUIT. he woulc
,auutcr out a iittte IN front VI M
ranks, and knowing that An armN
stood back OF han. would shak,
his INST most vigorously and sa,
all mdnner OF mean aud Ittic thing,
about tue toe. while his comrad'
behind, encouraged him with tneIl
filters and remarks among them
selves that he was indeed a wat.
When his challenges were reject
ed the armies Clashed. No &C
counts have come down as to nov
this hero conducted himself II
THESE engagements but It is NOS
probable that he deemed discretion
the better part oi vaIor aud so.liv
ed to run his blQfi on the morrow
But one day Goliath met nI.
match. a mere youth put IN,
blocks 10 him. No one had ev,
acc, pied his challenge and 80 h,
came to be- very bold. David Wa
no solder. lie only happened /
ice ~ camp on morning wilh som
doughnuts which ms mother ha,
seat down to has elder brother
David was without yellow streak
lie had already killed two lions Vi
ms fathers iarm, and later wne.
he became king he made a goo,
one. Gollath's slurlng languag
made the shepherd boys bloc,
boil, II was more than he coul,
stand and 50 in less than "A hrac,
OF minutes he laid the giant low i
the dust. Goliath never bragge,
again. David did the Job up 4
brown and there was nothing l.
add.
This story IS not a new one. !
was known long bet re the lewis
legends were written and to tn
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