Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-18
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I. PriYsts snekst's Mistake.
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ItS,was an insignificant looking little
man who4 Mas brought before me at
company office, charged with creating
distdrbanog m0csmp. His appearance
was:most detected, and while the evil
dense as to his evil conduct was being
rec4ed bYsgygsaht Smith. his hands
twitshed hefxouslyaIIt appeared that
his name was Jenkinson, and that he
had:attacked and struck certain pri-
vate Of the name Of Tucker.
knew Tucker well by sight as one
of the biggest and burliest men In the
company. But this weedy little man
wnowas charged with attacking him l
did not remember ever having noticeo
before.
When l asked him what he had 10
saw his defense, he became so nerV-
ous|that he could hardly speak.
1T was this way, sir" he, managed
to say at length. i was just a-soihs
to drink my tea when Private IucKeF'
. cir q comes ND and snatches it out OF
my and"
GO on" said l. What happened
then?"
II asks him to give it me back ana
he calls me something unpleasant ana
begins to drink it."
Go on" said l.
.Ihen / asks i'm again to give II me
back. and e gifts annoyed and e nlngs
the rest of my tea in my face. Then
Lit i'm"
The Door little man looked so woetul
that 1 became rather interested. II
certainly seems" said I, that you nave
had some proyocation. There was
fight, was there?"
NO, sir. There wasn't no hght.
only it i'm just once"
"Only once?" asked. Il guess you
did your best TO hit hard"
NO, sir. 1 only 1T i'm just ordinary
like. And just the once, sir.
Did he hit back?
mo. sir, e didn't it back. 1t was
only Just the once 1 it 'em. And 1 'ope
you'll overlook it, sir. I've got clean
sheet up to now"
My sympathy was aroused. tucker
was evidently a bully. He had appar-
emily specially selected this little man
as a suitable object for his bullying. 1
have no patience with bullies. 1t was
plucky of this little man to stand up
to one twice his size.
turned to the sergeant major Tor
further information. But his sphinx
like face, as usual. expressed nothing
at all.
There's not much in this SAID.
Sergeant major, You had better SEND
TO- Private Tucker. I'll speak to him.
He seems to have been the real cause
Of the trouble"
Beg pardon, sir" said the sergeant
major. But / should have brought
up Private Tucker this morning as
we'll as Private Jenkinson, but he can't
be brought today"
why not?" said I.
We'll, sir" returned the sergeant
major, dS d LldIISt VI law .A>
come to yet"
Hasn't come to-" I gasped.
BEG pardon sir" continued the
sergeant major, imperturbably and In
his best orderly-room manner, "put 1
thought perhaps you knew that Prl-
yate Jenkinson here is the celebrated
KID Jenkinson who only just missed
being champion lightweight boxer OF
the world just before he Joined up
I gasped.
looked at the little man with pro-
found respect. I am a great admirer
of the noble art Of self-defense.
Good heavens" said l. Il had no
idea we had such an expert in the
company"
The sergeant major allowed his fea-
lures to relax to the nearest approach
to a smile 1 have ever known him gull
ty of inside the company office.
mo, sir" said he, dryly, Private
Tucker had no idea, either.
H. Stewart in London Opinion.