Show from the N Y spirit of the times justices ices court or jim Bl blander auder vs the quaker r there lived in a certain neighborhood not far distant from here a roistering roy rowdy bully named jim blander jim was I 1 isain sum in a fight a kind of pugilistic napoleon many and blood were ware the affairs he had it in his lifetime and as invariably came cain off first bust best jim not only considered himself invulnerable but all tile the fighting characters in the surrounding country cou atry conceded it was no use fighting jim as he was considered to be a patent threshing machine that could not be improved on in jims neighborhood had bad settled quite a number of quakers from some cause or other jim hated the shad bellies as he called them with his entire heart hearl ho he often declared that hut to whip one of these inoffensive people would be the crowning glory of his life for years jim waie waed d for a pretext one of jims churns chums overheard a young quaker speak in disparaging terms of him tile the report soon came to jims eats not a little magnified jim made desperate threats what he fie was I 1 going to do with nathan the meek follower of penn on oil sight be besides S ides the various bruises and confusions lie meant to inflict on nathans body in his chaste language 11 he meant to gouge out his eves eyes and chaw 0 off if both his ears nathan nallian heard of jims threats and very properly y kept out of his way hoping that time would molli mollify fy his nger anger it seems seams however this much to be desired result did not take place one day friend nathan as was out oat riding and in passing through a long jane ilane when about midway he espied jim entering the other end ead nathan might have turned and fled but his flesh rebelled at his 1 I will pursue my way peaceably said the quaker and I 1 hope the better sense of the man of wrath will not permit him to molest me or allow him to do violence to my person nathans calculations as to the lamb hk like e qu qualities 2 aes ues of his adversary were doomed to be disappointed disappoint oil ho thought the bully as he recognized nathan 1 I have him at last now ill make mine mince ethan laikit in jt of shad belly 1 I 1 will salt him and pickle liim him too wilt thou please dismount from thy horse sa said 1 id jim seizing tile the bridle of nathans horse and ani mimicking il I 1 his style my heart dearneth ye arneth arnoth above all thin things as to give you the biggest mauling ever a man received 11 friend james replied nathan thou must not molest me but let me go my way in peace thy better judgment will surely tell thee that thou cannot possibly be benefited by personally injuring me I 1 go t down in a moment thundered dered jim get awn d nan you canting lying making cowardly hypocrite ill drag you down if you dont dismount friend james I 1 remonstrate against thy language an b replied nathan my religion teaches me ti tic erity I 1 am neither a liar a mischief maker nor a hypocrite I 1 am no coward but a man of peace I 1 desire to pursue my way quietly let me pass pas on got get down persisted jim down with you yon I 1 want to beat some of your religion out of you 1 I give you a flogging before i 1 leave you I 1 think by the lie time I 1 am through with you you will pass for an all honest man I 1 will teach you in a short and easy lesson the importance of minding your own vl Fairs jirs and ift tl you run ran in slandering your neighbors 1 I will not dis dismont tit ll 11 said nathan loosen thy hold from the biinte 11 you wont wont you said jim then here goes and he made I 1 a desperate lunge to collar the quaker nathan was on his feet in an instent on the opposite side of the horse the quaker although of much smaller proportions than his persecutor was all and muscle and his well we ll 11 knit form denoted both activity and strength his wrath was evidently en kindled enkindled I 1 friend james lie he implored thy pertinacious presence in persisting in persecuting me is exceed angly annoying thou must desist or Der peradventure adventure I 1 i 1 may so far forget myself as to do thee the some bodily harm by snakes said jim coming towards nathan fl believe there is fight enough in to make athe affair inta interesting resting I 1 some of the boys were hero here to see the fun fail now continued jim friend j nathan I 1 am going to knock off the end of your nose look out I 1 suiting the achon to the word jim after various i gyrations with his fists made a scientific blow at the nasal formation of our quaker friend but tom hyer could not more scientifically have warded it off jiru jim was evidently disconcerted at the ill success of his first attempt he saw he had undertaken quite as much as lie was likely to accomplish james however straightened himself out and approached na hall more cautiously the contest began again nathan athan stood his ground firmly and skillfully fully warded off 1 X the shower of blows which jim aimed at him 11 friend james said nathan in the heat of the contest this is mere childs play it grieves me diat liat thou thoa haba forced me into resistance but I 1 mus must t defend myself from bodily harm I 1 see there is but one way of bringing this scandalous can dalous and wicked affair to a close and that is by conquering thee in hi or dorto do this I 1 will inflict a heavy blow between athine eyes which will prostrate thee following out the suggestion nathan struck jim a tremendous blow on his forehead which brought him senseless to the ground now said nathan 1 I will teach thee a lesson i and I 1 hope hoheit it will be a wholesome lesson too I 1 will seat myself a straddle str adole of thy breut breast I 1 will place my Y knees upon thy arms thus so that thou cannot injure me when thou ret urnest to consciousness I 1 hope I 1 may be the humble instrument of taming thy fierce and warlike nature and making a better and more peaceable man of thee As the quaker concluded jim began to show some returning signs office of life the first impulse of jim when he fairry saw his condition was to turn nathan off he struggled desperately but bat he was in a vice his efforts were unavailing friend thee must keep still until I 1 am done with thee said nathan 1 I believe I 1 am an humble instrument ment in the hands of providence to chastise thee and I 1 trust when fam ram done with thee thou wilt be a changed man friend james does thee not repent attacking me no said jim with an oath let me up will show you 1 I will not lot let thee up thou impious wretch replied nathan darest barest thou profane the name of thy maker makere I 1 will check thy respiration for a moment nathan as good as his word clutched jun jim by the throat lie he compressed his grip gnp a gurgling sound could be heard jims face became distorted a tre inor ran through his frame he was evidently undergoing der going a process of str strangulation angul ution the quaker relaxed his hold but not until ehte process had sufficiently as he thought tamed the ier perverse verse spirit of jim it took some moments for ift to inhale I 1 sufficient air air to address the quaker 1 knock under said jim enough let mp me up no thou hast bast not got half enough replied nathan tho thou u art now under going a process of moral I 1 I 1 purification and thou must be contented to remain chere thou liest until I 1 am done with thee thou lust hast profaned the name friend jarnes james i continued t nathan confess dost thee repent thy wick edues ss 1 l I 1 no hanged if do dol I 1 growled jim I 1 ricou perverse man replied nathan in an imploring tone say that thou test thy wickedness ill be hanged banged if afi I 1 do said sad jim wilt thou not replied the quaker must I 1 use means I 1 will compress thy windpipe atia ain unless thou divest nio an answer in m tile the affirms we n i say quick art thou sorry no 1 I 1 I i ye y Is e s 1 shrieked jim in ft a gurgling tone hiie as the quakers Ju quakers Qu akeis akers grip gnp tightened yes 1 am orry orr lb 16 uy thy sorrow a godly sorrow inquired na I 1 ali in jim rather demurred to giving an affirmative on an 11 awer to this question but a gentle squeeze admonished him he be had hotter better 5 3 beld yes replied jini jim my sorrow is a godly sorrow A godly sorrow to repentance replied nathan we are progressing finely thou said hut but just now that iwas I 1 was a canting lying cowardly mis inis chief making hypocrite thou rhou wronged me in asserting these things lings ti and slandered my dost thou recant those assertions yes aepli d jini jim 1 I do now let me up 1 I am not done with thee yet said nathan thou last hast been a disturber of tile tho peace of this neighborhood for a long time thy hand has been raised against every man thou art a brawler wilt thou brou prou promise lise me that thee will lead a more peaceable life in future futa re that thou wilt love thy neighbor as thyself yes answered jim hesitatingly all but the quakers thou must make no exceptions replied nathan acl 1 I insist on an affirmative answer if I 1 say yes to that I 1 will die first A struggled struggle now ensued between the two but jim had bad his match thou must yield james said nathan 1 I insist on it and he again grasped jim by the throat 1 I will choke thee into submission thou must answer affirmatively say after me 1 I promise to love my neighbor as myself including tile the quakers 1 I wont promise that replied jim ill be cursed if I 1 do I 1 1 I will check thy respiration if thou dont replied nathan wilt thou yield no I 1 wont ill be blasted if I 1 do answered jim thee had better give in replied nathan 1 I will choke thee again if thee does not see my gripe tightens and nathan did compress his grip and the choking process a again g duin went on oil jims face first became distorted then purple his tongue lolled out ano and his eyes protruded pro traded from their sockets his body writhing like a dying muns mans nathan persisted in holding his grip P rip until jim became entirely passive ho he then relaxed his hold jim was slow iu in recovering his speech and senses when he did he begged nathan for mer cys sake to release him when thee will make the promise I 1 exact fr from om thee I 1 will release thee but no sooner replied nathan ji jim saw he be was powerless and that the quaker was reo resolute mute he felt it was no lisa to persist in stubbornness 1 I will give in he replied ill promise to love my neigh neighbors bols as myself including the quakers insinuated nathan wes including the quakers replied jim thou arise then friend james answered nathan and I 1 trost the lesson thou hust hast learned today will make a more peaceable citizen of thee and I 1 trust a better man poor jim was entirely humbled bumbled lie he loft left the field with his spirits completely cowed not long after this occurrence the story became bruited bruised abou this was more than jim could bear he soon after left the scenes of his many triumphs and late disastrous dufeal and emigrated to the fax far west tile last I 1 heard of him lie he was preparing to make another move being pressed for his reason why he again emigrated he said a colony of quakers were about moving into his neighborhood he was under obligations to love them but he was of afan an olmo opinion 11 that distance would lend strength to his attachment |