Excerpt: ...courage than yourselves, I will now offer, in cold
blood, to engage with the biggest boy in the school. If I conquer
him, it will be a sign that I know how to defend myself; and if he
conquers me, I will, by my behaviour, give a proof that I am not
wanting in resolution to suffer pain, although I never will so far
demean the character of a reasonable creature and a Christian, as
to fight upon every trifling disagreement or insult." No sooner had
he uttered these words, than every boy present was loud either in
his commendation or condemnation. One quarter of them, convinced of
the justness of his arguments, highly extolled his forbearance;
whilst the other three parts, with still greater noise, only called
him a bully and a mean-spirited coward, who dared not fight, and
for that reason made such a fine speech, hoping to intimidate them.
"Well then," said he, "if such is your opinion, why will none of
you accept my offer? you surely cannot be afraid, you who are such
brave fellows, of such true courage, and such noble spirits, cannot
be afraid of a coward and a bully Why, therefore, does not one of
you step forward, and put my fine speech to the test? Otherwise,
after I have thus challenged you all, I hope none for the future
will think they have any right to call me coward; though I again
declare my fixed resolution against fighting." 'Just as he said
this, a voice calling for help, was heard from a lane adjoining to
the play-yard. Immediately we all flocked to the side nearest
whence it proceeded; and, clambering upon benches, watering-pots,
or whatever came first in our way, peeped over the wall, where we
discovered two well-grown lads, about seventeen or eighteen,
stripping a little boy of his clothes, and beating him for his
outcries in a most cruel manner; and at a little distance farther
down the lane, sat a company of gypsies, to whom the two lads
evidently belonged. At the sight of this we were all much
distressed, and wished to relieve...
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