Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21

For moment I stood there the most
disappointed boy In the world. / had
been cocksure of dropping my game.
and all l had done was TO raise the
dust beyond him. l followed his trail
for a little way I'm the dusk, then gave
Ii up. He was badly scared at least
and there wasn't a chance that he'd
stop running for miles
When l got back my big brother met
me. =
"well. Jim. dld you get a deer?" he
asked.
mo. had a chance. but I missed. 8"
I said gloomily.
Are you sure you missed?'
told him all about it.
"Jim." said he, "I'll bet you hit that
buck. Wen so out in the morning
and get him"
1 didn't feel very optimistic myself.
but early next morning my brother
and l started up the canyon. When
we got near the place where I bad
seen the deer there were two or three
vultures sailing IN lazy circles over
others. high up In the air, coming to
ward US
You got that deer" said my broth
er. Were just I'm time"
Sure enough. we followed up his
trail and found him without much
trouble He was hit little way back
OF the shoulder
NJ 20 ft.or ,,co,1 20 toT1 etorFo- about
our fighting ancestors every now and
then. but not often enough 10 excite
too much interest "The Jefrrles fam
fly was heard OF I'm the BevOlutionar y
war and I'm the Indian wars" he used
TO say. land let me tell you. though
they were quiet and peace loving
people. they never allowed themselves
20 be whipped"
That was the principle I tried 90
follow. I never picked any fights, but
II one started IN spite Of me I took
great Joy I'm not allowing myself TO be
whipped. The surest way TO prevent
that was 10 pound the other fellow
until he gave I'm.
When / was small boy in the AT
royO SecO school. near our home ranch.
there was n bigger boy I'm the school
named Fred Hamilton Fred and 7
had some rivalry. although at that
time I hadn't grown very tall. He
was nineteen years old and weighed
about 100 pounds. I weighed about
40. but I was stocky and broad and
strong even then
One day Hamilton and I got into an
argument After few words hc
reached over aud hit me. Now. my
father used 90 say. III an enemy
smitc thee. turn the other cheek" .
thought that was an right. but III De-
hit the other cheek. too whatever
followed was his own fault
Remembering the Bible lessons M
home and these prccepts always laid
down by my father. ! turned the other
cheek according TO rule
Just hit me once more" said
"and I'm get mad"
lie did 70.
And then things began 90 happen. !
might not have had a chance with
him when we were both on our feet.
but ] caught him with hip lock az
the first rush and threw him dat on
the ground. Before he could wricrle
away was ON top. hammering with
both hands ! didn't know anything
about fair stand up lighting I'm those
days and didn't bother my head about
ring proprieties. Everything went
Hamilton couldn't throw me OF. and 7
gave him a fierce beating. His ewes
were blackcned and his face bruised
when ] got through. Then / let him up
and went back into the schoolhousc.
He followed.
or course there was an investigation
on the spot
Did you do all this damageT" asked
the teacher after taking a good look az
Fred.
Il did" said l.
The teacher looked at the big fellow
and laughed. The difference I'm our
sizes made IL seem ridiculous. guess
Al any rate. teacher wouldn't believe
that little Jimmy was the guilty party
and refused 10 punish me-
Hamilton and / had many a good
laugh over il years afterward when 7